Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-02-19


!. wealth, 70 levy OH themselves or others, an
tax ior the erection or repair ofany house for pub
Z Tic worship, or for the support of any chnrcI
. or ministry but it shall be left free 10 ever,
; person to select his religious Instructor, and 1.
make for his support such private contract Il,
IL The Legislature may provide by law thai
| no person shall be capable of holding or bein,
elected to any pest of profit, trust or emolu
ment' civil q" military, Legislative, Executive
or Judicial, under the Government of this Com
monwealth, who shall hereafter iyh, duel, O,
send o. accept challsDge "a fight u duel, tn,
probable issue of which may DO the death OF
the challenger or challenged, or who shall be q
second to either party, or who shall in any man
ner aid or asst in such duel, or shall be know.
ingy the brearer OF such challenge accept.
ance; but no person shall be so disqualified by
reason of having hcretofors fought such due
or sent, or accepted such challenge, or been Sc
cond IN such duel, or bearer Of such challenge
OF acceptance.
ID The Governor, the Judges of the Cour,
OF Appeals and Superior Courts, and all others
offending against the State, either by mal-ad.
ministration, corruption, neglect of duty, or any
DINER high crimo or misdemeanor, shall be i'm
peochable by the House of Delegates; such i'm.
parchment to he prosecuted. before the Senate,
wluch shall have the sole power to try all i'm.
peachments When sitting for that purpose
| the Senate shall be oath or affirmation d; and
no person shall be convicted without the con.
nurrence OF two thirds of the members pre-
sent. Judgment In cases of impeachment
| shall not extend further than to removal from
| Office, aud disqualification TO hold and enjoy any
Office OF honor, trust or profit, under the Com
| monwealtd but the party convicted shall new
| er,heless be liable and subject to indictment,
trial, judgment and punishment, according to
law.
IA. Every white male citizen of the Com
tnon~eaiii, resident therein, aged twenty. lone
years and upwards, being qualified to exercise
the tight OF sutfage according 10 the former
Constitution and laws; and every such citizen,
being possessed, or whose tenant for years. at
suterance, Is possessed, of an estate of freehold
| in land Of the value of twenty-five dollars and
| so assessed to be if any assessment thereof be
required by law; and every such citizen, be-
ing possessed, as tenant in common, Joint tenant
| or parcenor, of an interest in or share OF land,
| and having an estate of freehold therein, such
! interest or share being of the value of twenty
hve dollars and SO assessed to be, if any assess
ment thereof be required by law and every such
citizen being entitled TO reverson or vested re-
mainder In fec, expectant on on estate for life or
| lives, in land Of the value of fifty dollars, and
| 80 assessed to be If any assessment thereof be
| required by law Teach and every such citizen,
unless his title shall have come to him by de.
| scent, devise, marriage marriage settlement,
having been SO possessed or entitled for six
months j and every such citizen, who shall own
and be himself, in actual occupation of lease
hold estate, with the evidence Of title recorded
| two months before he shall offer to vote, of
term of originally not less than five years. of the
annual value or rent of twenty dollars, and ev-
| cry such citizen who for twelve months next
preceding has been house. keeper and head
OF family within the county, city, town, bo-
rough or election district where he may offer to
vote, and shall have been assessed with part of
| the revenue of the Commonwealth within the
preceding year, and actually paid the same
m nj hnrn .l.nltt q n
for members of the General Assembly in the
| county, city, town or borough, respectively,
wherein such land shall lc or such house keen.
or and head Of family SILL live. And in case
| OF two or more tenants in common, iontenants or
! parceners, IN possession, reTerson or remainder
| having interest in land, the value whereof shall
be insufficient TO entitle them all to vote, they
shall together have as many votes as the value
| OF the land shall entite them 10 and the Legis-
ature shall by law provide the mode in which
their vote or votes shall in such case be given /;
Provided, nevertheless, that the right Of suf-
unsound mind, or who shall he pauper, or a non
commissioned officer, soldier, seaman or marine,
IN the service Of the United States or by
any person convicted ofany infamous offence.
| 10. In all elections in this Commonwealth,
to any Office or place of trust, honor or profit
the votes shall be given openly or vira poee
and not by ballot.
ARTICLE Nv.
1. Inc Chief Executive power Of the Com
monwcaltb, shall be vested in a Governor, TO be
elected by the joint vote of the two Houses of
the General Assembly. lie shall hold his office,
during the term OF three years, to commence
on the hrst day of January next succeeding his
election, or on such other day, as may from time
10 ume, be prescribed by law and he shall be
ineligible to that office, for three years next af-
ter his term of service shall have expired.
=. NO person shall be eligible to the Office
ttY.ln h.. kali
age OF thirty years, shall be native citizen OF
the united States or shall have been a citizen
OF the United States, shall have been a citi
zen thereof at the adoption of the Federal Con.
stitution, and shall have been citizen Of thi,
commonwealth for FIVE years next preceding hi,
election.
3. The Governor shall receive for his ser
wees, compensation, to be fixed by law, which
shall be neither increased nor diminished dur;n,
his continuance in office.
.. lie shall tako care that the laws be faith
fully executed; shall communicate 10 the lie
glSiathrc, at every session, tie condition of tn
Commonwealth: and recommend to their con
6 slderatioD such measures as he NAV deem exnc
= dent. lie shall be Cemmander.in Chief of In
. land and naval forces Of the State. He shal
have power to embody the militia, when in hi
>. opinion, the public safety shall require it t
o convene tl,c Legislature, on application of ma
jority Of the members of the House of Dele
" ~ V $500 ~, ~, 10 VP''iU"b VIC interest
Z, tho Commonwealth may require it 10 grant r.
:, prieves and pardons, except where the prosec,
ton, shall have been carried on by the House
s Delegates, or the law shall otherwise particula
:, ly direct; 10 conduct, either in person, or
:, such manner as shall be prescribed by law. n
a intercourse with other and foreign States: ar
~ during the recess Of the Legislature, 10 fiji D.
= tsmPore, all vacancies in those Offices which.
= may be the duty of the Legislature to Eli pe
~ manently: Provided, that his appointments
:" such vacancies shall he by commissions 10 G xpi
20 At tbe end of tho next succeeding session Of Il
- General Assembly.
VI .. There shall he Council of State. to co