Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-01

or borough within its lmts; which fo-apportionmnn,
shall continue in force till the next regular decenial
| re-apportlonnont. \
8. The General Assembly, afior the year s,aa,
and at intervals thereafter OF not less than ten wears
shall have authority, two-thirds OF each House CON
sarrins to make rcapportionmcnts OF Delegates and
Senators, throughout the Commonwcath SO tlut the
number of Delegates shall not nj any time exceed
$50, nor OF Senators sc.
d. The whole number of members 10 which tho
State may at any time be entitled in the House of
tsepresenIatves oil the UD-cd Statcs shall be appor
toned as ncary as may be- amongst the several con-
TICS, cities, bcrougs and towns of the State sccor-
ING to their respective numbers, which shall 3 de-
terinned by adding. to the whole number or free
persons, including those bound to service for tern,
ofyears and excluding Indians 70, taxed thrce-6ihs
OF all other persons.
2. Any person may be elected Senator who al. Il
have attained to the uge of thirty years. and shall be
actually resident and freebooter within the d;s,rct
qualified by virtue ofhis freehold, to vote for
oi the teneral Assembly according this Cons:;t,,-
ton. And any person may be elected a member of
the iiousc oil Delegates, who shall have attained the
age OF twenty-five Yeas, and shall be actually n
resident and trccholdcr within tho county CITY toyn
borough or election district qualified by virtue of
his freehold, 10 vote for members Of the Gene raj
Assembly according to this Constitution: Provided,
that all persons holding lucrative Offices and Minis
crs OF the Gospel and Priests of every denominations
shall be incapable of being elected members of cthc.
House of Assembly.
g. The members ofihe Assembly shall receiv, for
law, and paid out of the public Treasury but no law
increasing tho compensation OF the members shall
take effect until the end of the next annual sessio,
after such law shall have been enacted And mo
Senator Delegate shall, during tho term for which
he shall have been elected be appointed to any civil
Office of profit under the Commonwealth which shall
have been created or the cmolu,acnts of which shall
haze been increased, during such term eycept such
offices may be fiilcdby elections by the pccpIe
/ Q. The General Assembly shall meet once or often
or every year Neither House, during the session OF
the Legislature, shall, without the consent of the
other adjourn for moro than three DAYS nor 70 orv
OTHER place than that in which the two Houses shall
be sitting a majority of each House shall cons,i.
tute quorum to do business; but smaller number
may adjourn from day TO day, and shall be authorised
to compel the attendance OF absent members i'm sncl
manner and under such penalties as each House NAV
provide And each House shall choose its own
Speaker, appoint its officers settle its own rules
OF proceeding, q direct wrs Of election for supplying
intermediate vacancies But ifvGcancies shall occur bv
death or resignation, during the recess of the Gene
raj Assembly, such wrs may be issued by the Cover
nor, under such regulations as may be prescribed by
Jaw. Each House shall judge Of the election. qua
LITIGATION and returns its members; may punish lis,
members for disorderly behaviour and with the con-
e"rrSnea of two thirds, cxpe mrmbor, but not Sc
cond time for the offence.
iV ~ laws shall originate III the House of Dele
gates to be approved rejected by the Senate OF to
be amended with the consent OF the House of De-
legatcs.
H. The privilege of the Writ of Ha5eas Corpus
Hot III cHy caSe DC suspended The Legislature
shall not pass any bill Of attaindcr; or any er most
fdcto law; any law impairing the obligation of con-
tracts; or any law whereby private property shall
DC taken for public uses, without Just compensation;
or any law abrdging the freedom of Speech of the
Press: no man shall be compelled to lregucnt or
any religious worship, place ministry whatsoever;
nor shall any man be enforced, restrained moes,ed
or butthencd in his body goods or otherwise suf.
Ter, on account OF his religious OPINIONS belief but
all men shall be free to profess and by argument to
maintain their opinions In matters Of religion and
the same shall in wise affect, diminish or enlarce
their civil capacities And the Legislature shall not
prescribe any rehgious test Whatever confer
any peculiar privileges Advantages on any one sect
or denomination; nor pass any law requiring
ihnrzlng any relisious society, the people or any
district within this Commemorative to levy on them
selves or Others any tax for the erection repair of
any house tor public worship for the support of any
church or ministry; but it shall be left free TO every
person to select his religious instructor and TO make
for his support such private contract as he shall
please
IL. The Legislature may provide by law that no
person shall be capable of holding being elected to
any post OF profit, trust emoument, civil or militia
ry Legislative. Executive or Judicial under the Co
vernment of this Commonwealth, who shall hereafter
ilgif duel, or send accept challenge to fight
duq the probable issue of which may be the death of
the cha lengcr challenged, who shall be second
TO cithcs party, shall in any manner aid or assist
such duel or shall be knowingly the bearer Of such
Challenge or acceptance; but no person shall be So
disqualified by of his having heretofore fouoht
such DUEL or sent or accepted such challenge been
second in such duel, bearer Of such challenge or
acceptance.
-. The Governor, the Judges Of the Court of APP
pcas and Superior Courts, and all others offending
against the State either by NAL administration, COR
rupton, neglect OF duty, any other high crime or
Ijsdemeanor, shall be Improbable by the House of
delegates; such impeachment to be prosecuted be-
fore the Senate, which shall have the sole power to
try all mpeachinents. When sitting for that pur
pose, the Senate shall be oath or affirmation: and
no person shall be convicted without the concurrence
OF two-tbirds OF the members present Judgment in
cases of impeachment, shall not extend further than TO
removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and en-
Joy any Office of honor trust or profit under the Com
monwcalth; but tic party convicted shall ncverele-
loss be liable ana subject TO indictment, trial. iude-
ncnt end punishment, according TO law.
H. Every white male citizen ofthe Commonwealth
resident therein, aged twenyouc years and upwards
Deing qualiicd TO exercise the right of suffrage nc
cording to tie former Constitution and laws: anIevc-
ry such czcn being possessed, or whose tenant for
years at VIII or at suferancc is possessed of all es-
tate OF freehold in land Of the value of twenty five
Idollurs and assessed to be any nsscssfncn crc