Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-03

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tenants in common, joint tenants or parcener, in roe
session. reversion remainder, having intcrest In
land the value whereof shall be inss1 cicnt to en-
as n.ns s% oil to sCse They cha: together have
title them to; and the Legislature shali by law
provide the, mode in which their vote or votes
thar he Ss !. no, b
unsosnd mlnd OF who shall be psper commission.
ted States: ~ Of any nnou. osOes
Is In all election; in h. Commonwealth to any ofcs or
or UNA poee, and not by ballot.
I. The chief Executive. n no,ss. :. ~ ~.
~ s sa.. ~ Sos:o % 3. elected ~ the
during three years to commence on ,ss ~, oc
oex ueceedns his election, such other day, az
ineligible Office three yeas mex. after ii. tenn Of
service shall have expired.
No person shall be eligible Office of Governor On:
Isse citizen 60, Of The United States :hs have
have been citizen Of this Commonwealth for ave care nsxr
The Governor shall receive for hin services. co,,,.,
ION 70 be fixed by law which shal DO reassd noy
diminished, during his continuance in oihce.
He shall take that the laws be fai,huv
communicate to the Legislature, every session. the
Grafton such measures he may expedien He shall be
Of the land naval forces Of the State
on the public safety shall require 1T Legisla
OF Ie ., . Of a. Of the members Of the House
may require 1T reprieves and parons
House of Delegates law shall Otherwise paTie ~
Direct conduct either person or in such mamie, ~ s
stsies and during the Of Legislature to @ pro E
all vacancies those Offices may be the duy of
such vacancies by to eSnse =,
the end Of the next succeeding General Assem-
s. There shall be Council of State to conss, of
ed b. on % So Of En0m They shall elect
remain in Office three years But Of those first elected one TO
other designated in like Manner shall rsma,n u
oee Tor two years only Vacancies occurring by expiration
tons made in like The shall before he ex
eces any discretionary power conferred him Const
which advice shall be registered kept for that purpose
signed by The members present and conserving thereto, laid
council shall appoint their clerk shall take an oath 10
The Senior Councillor shall be Ieu,sysn. Goysmor
and in of the DEATH resignation inability or absence q the
The appointing militia officers shall be provided
6y law but no otce below the rank OF Bgadier General
shall be appointed by the General Assembly.
Commissions aud grants shall the the CON-
OF Virginia. and bear Governor with the
seal oil the Commonwealth annexed.
ARTICLE v.
l. The judicial shall be supreme court Of
IN such superior courts as the Legislature may from
me 10 time orda and eablish aud the judges thereof
o :. s as
corporation courts and the magistrates may belong TO
the Judges thereof shall be regulated 10y The Judges OF
court OF appeals and Of the superior courts shall
the manner prescribed this Constitution; SHALL at the
same nme hold no other office appointment. public trust;
judicial Office y - '''''' '''A '''A'' MS
No law aeolsh,ns ceur, shall construed to de-
Pve Judge thereof OF his Office, unless tho
members of each House passing thereof
b." "t the legislature assign other Judicial
uoees OF Courts abolished by law enacted less
two.thiId of the members of each House present
he Of
shall remain Office until the of the session of tho
% Of sss ,ssfs,
The Superior Courts shall be elected by the joint of both
The Judges Of the Supreme Court of Appeals and oi,he
which shall not be diminished during their continuance in Of
of both Houses Of the eneraI Assembly, hut w ,;rd Of
The members VOTE and the causs
Judge against whom the Legislature may be about to
receive nctes thereof accompanied with COPY
day on which either House of the General Assembly shall &C,
theIeuPon.
reaoe shall be appointed in the first instance such manner
any county, SHALL for any cause be deemed necessary C,
ernr Sc e number shall be made the Gov
g. The Attorney Central shall appointed by Joint vote
OF the two Houses of the General Assembly and commits
stoned by The GOVERNOR and shall hold his Office during the
pleasure Of the General Assembly The the several
hs when vacancies shall occur, shall be appointed by
well Of those now in Office of those who NAV be-
hereafter appointed shall prescribed BY law The SReds
and Cooners shall be nominated by respective County
so"ss and b whs" by The Governor shan
all fees Of officers shall be regulated by law Ano
wn,s shall run in the name Of the Commonwealth of
indictments shall conclude against the peaee and dn; vs.
the Commonwealth ~ "s''' VI
ARTICLE W.
J. both Houses. - - ''' WV VI
ARTICLE VII.
1he Executive Department Of the Government shall remain
as at present organized and the Governor Pvy Conncl
lois sna continue IN ofce until Governor elected under
this Constitution, shall Office and all other nerson.
ONCE when THIS shall be adopted except
~ onese expressly directed shall continue in Office ill sue
cessos shall be appointed law shall Otherwise provds
and all the Courts Of Justice now existing shall continue with
and
system may or shall be hereafter otherwise orear by tho
Legislature. " '"'
Done IN Conventonin the city Of Richmond, on the
fifteenth day Of January, in the year of our Lord
| ono thousand eight hundred and thirty and in tho
fifty fourth year of the independence of the u.
| States Of America.
PHILIP p. BARBOUR,
President ofMe Convention