Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-11


same offence.
10. All laws shall ori yinsie in The House OF
Deeg gates, to be approved or rejected by the
Senate. or be amended with the consent CT The
House Of Delegates.
II. The privilege Of the Writ Of HabeGs Cor
pus shall not IN any case he suspended ne
Legislature shall not pass sny I'll OF alta ndei
or any trpoa faoto Law or any law imptiring
the obligation OF contracts or any law, where
BY private property shall be taken Tor pubic
uses without just compensation OF any Ia" a
b ilgipg the freedom of speech or OF the press.
No man shall be compelled 10 frequent or sup.
port am religious worship, place or ministry
whatsoever /: nor shall any man be enforced
restrained. molested OF burlhened, in his body
or Foods, or otherwise suffer. or account oil his
religious opinion, or beliet but all men shall be
free to profess, and by argument TO maintain
their opinions in matters OF religion, aud the
same shall in no wise affect, diminish OF enlarge
thrir civil capacities, And The Legislature SHAH
no prescribe any religious test whatever, nor
confer any peculiar privileges or advantages
on any one sect or denomination, nor pass any
Inv requiring or authorizing any religious socf
efy on The people Of any district, within this
Commonwealth, 10 levy on themselves OF o.
tbcrs, any tax for The erection or repair OF any
house for public worship, or Tor the support Oh
any church or ministry but 1t shall be leit Tree
10 every person 10 select his religious instructor,
and TO make for his support such private con
tract rs he shall please.
II The Legislature may provide by law that
m person shall be capable Of holding or being
elected To any post Of profit, trn't or emoln.
mrnt. civil or military, Legislative, Executive
or Judicial under the Government OF this Com
monwralth, who sha | hereafter fight duel, or
itail "a Oh "A
probable is sue Of which may he the death oil
the challenger OF challenged or who shall be
second 10 either party, OF who shall 10 any
manner aid or assist IN such duel, oil shall be
knowingly the bearer OF such challenge OF &C
ceptance ;but no person shall be SO disqna ihed
by reason of having heretofore inu3h such du-
Ell, or sent, on accepted such challenge, or been
second in such duel, OF bearer OF such Challenge
or acceptance.
IL The Governor, the Judges OF the Court
of Appeals aud Superior Courts, and all others
offending against the State, either by mal'ah-
nIn,sira6inn, corruption, neglect OF duty, OF
any other heh crime or mlsdemeanor. snail
he impeachssIe by the House of Delegates
such Impea rhment 10 bs prosecuted bel re the
Senate. which shall have the sole power 10 try
all impeachmenis. When sitting rof thAl pur-
pose the Srnate shell be on oath or ilifmailon;
concurrence OF Two thirds OF the members
present Judgment in cases ot Impeachment
shall not extend tu, TIER ih n u removal from
office. and disqualification TO hold aud ENJOY
any Office of honor, trust or profit, under the
Common wealth but the party CONVICTED shal'
nevertheless be liable aud subject 10 indictment,
trinl, judgment and punishment according TO
law.
ID Every Write male citizen Of the Com
m ,nwr,llh resi- lent therein, aged twenty ono
years and upwards, being qnalhed TO exercise
the eight OF suffr ige according 10 the iormer
Constitution and laws: ani every -ueh cilizen,
being possessed, m VIII fse tenant tor years, al
nili ~ AZ sufrerances possessed, OF al estate oil
freehold in land OF The value oil % dollars aud
81 assessed 10 he ifany assessment the eel he
required by law aud every such 1Iilzen, being
nosssssed. "A tenant in commOu, jnIni tenant or
parcenor of an interest in, ar share oi lahd
aud havln, m esta e of freehold theTea, sue
interest ar share being of the value oi tw"nty
SIC d,IIrs and SO assessed TO be, if any assess
meul thereof be reqnired by Jaw; aud every
such citizen beng entitled to a reT"rslan or
vasied remainder IN fee, cSpectanl on al estate
far If or Ives in land OF the value OF hty 81
lar. and 90 assessed 10 be- If any assessment
thereof be required by law; (eac' Al every
such citizen, unless his ilte shall nave come To
him by descent, devise, marrlagf or marriage
settlement, having been so possessed or en''-
tied for elk months y and very such chIztn,
who -hall own and br himself, IN actual occn
nation of leasehod estate, with the evidence
nffitle recorded two mouths before he hall Oh
fer TO vote cf erin oi orig nally not less thah
five wears. ofthe annual value Or rent ottwen y
dollars aud every such cnl2en who Tor Twelve
,poeths next preceding has been houSs-keeper
+ al he
town, borough Or election district where ne
may offer TO vote aud shal have been sSsns''
ed with n mart of the revenue Of he Common
wealth within the preceding year, and actually
paid the same--aud 40 other persUps-shaii be
oua fled to vote for members IN the GENERA,
Assembly IN the county, city, tor" or borough
Respectively wherein such land shall lie, or
such hoosr-keeper aud cad ola hmiy III "
1--we And IN case Of woor more tenants Id
{ mmon ipini tenants parcenors, in posses
sina rever.inn nr remainder having interest IN
"A ii, the value whereof shall be Insufficient to
euttle them al TO vote, they snail together
have as many vuteS as the value OF the land
shall nj, lr Them 10 aud the L. !Slature shall
Inv law providn the mode in which Their vote or
votes shall in such casr be given: Provided
nevertheless TINT the right of suffrage shall no
be exc, cisrd nv any person of unsound mind,
I'd officer. soldier. seaman or marln", IN the
srry &c of che United States, or by any person
conv,r ed of any inla aous offence
II. In all elections n this Commonwealth
to any iii e or place of trust honor or proh'
the votes shall be given openly or uisl rocs and
not by ballot.
ARTICLE Nv.
|. The Chief Execu,ive pow"r OF the Com
monwealtb Shall be vested in a Governor, to he
elected Ivy the joint vote ol he Two Houses OF
the General Assembly. lie shall hold his office,
dnring the trrm ofthree years. 10 commence
on III, first day Of January next succeeding his
election or on snch other day as may from
time 10 time. he prescribed by law AID he
shall be ineligible TO that Office, for three years
next after his term of service shall have expl
red.
q No person shall be eligible 10 the office
of Governor, unless he shall have attained the
age cfthiriy years shall b. a native citizen OF
the United States, or shall have been Cit.
zen thereof ~ the adoption Of the Federal Con.