Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-08

ordination Or preference between different see's
or denominations; nor confer any peculiar PR
yileges or advantages Oh any one sec' OF ue-
nomination over Others, nor pass any law re-
ouiring or authorising any religious society,
or the people Of any district within this COM
! monwealth, to levy on themselves or others, ANY
tax for the erection or rep air OF any house LOT
public worship, or for the support Of any church
or ministry: bu, il, shall be Ieftfrse to every per
son 10 seiec; a religious instructor, and to
| make for his supper, such private contract as
| he shall please.
| XII. The Legislature may provide by law that
| no person shall be capable OF holcing OF being
cleo ted to any post Of prof., trust or emo'a
ment, civil or military, legislative, executive or
judicial. under thr government of this common
wealth, who shall hereafter fight duel, OF SEND
or aceep, challenge to figh, duel the pro-
| bable issue of which would To- The DEAN OF the
challenger or challenged, Of. who shall De Sc
cond to either parly, or who shall IN any man
ner aid or assist in such duel, or whY shaii oe
knowingly the bearer OF such challenge or
acceptance; but no person shall be 50 dIsqu all
fed by reason Of his having heretofore iought
such duel, or sent or accepted such Challenge,
Or been second in such duel, or bearer oil such
challenge or acceptance. -
monweal,h, resi1en, therein, aged twenty one
wears and upwards, BEING qualified 10 exercise
the right Of suffrage according TO the former
constitution and laws; and every such ciIiEen,
being possessed or whose tenant for years, al
will or a, sufferance, is possessed, Of an estate
of free hold, in land Of the value OF twenty i've
dollars; and so assessed TO be il any assessment
thereof be required by law, and every such CT
Zen being possessed, as ieuani in common,
Joint tenant or parcener Of an interest IN, or
share Of land, and having an estate Of freehold
therein, such interest OF share being OF the Va
lue OF ,wenry five dollars, and SO assessed TO
be, if any assessment thereof he required by
law; and every such citizen being entitled 10
reversion or vested rem ainder in Tee, expectant
on an estate for life lives in land oil the value
OF fir dollars and so assessed TO be II any as
sessment thereof be required by lawi each and
every such citizen, unless his lille shall have
come 10 him by descent, devise, ma rage or mar
rage setllementhaving been so possessedor EMIL
tied for six months; and every such citizen who
shall own and be himself in actual occupation
Of leasehOld estate, with the evidence OF little
recorded two months before he shall of r 10
vote, Of term originally not less than hive
years, Of the annual value or rent OF twenty
dollars; and every such ci'izen, who tor twelve
months nexi preceding has been housrkeeper
aud head Of family within the county, city,
Town, boro', or election district where he may
offer 10 vote, and shall have been assessed with
part of the revenue OF the commonwealth
within the preceding year, anc actually paid the
same-S NO o'her person-shali be quaiiAed 70
vote for me,nLers Of the General Assembly 10
he coun,y,ciy, town, borugh or cleo ION district
wherein su III land shall lie, Or house keeper x
cad Of a family shall live. And in case OF two
or move tenants 10 common, joint tenants, or
pare cners, in possession, reversion or remand.
er, having Interest in land, the value whereof
shall be insu Rrirnt 70 enti,e them all to vote,
they shall ,oge her have as many votes as the
land shall en- i,le them TO; and the Legislature
shall by law provide the mode in which their
vole or votes shall in such case be gwen: Fro
vided, never helr>s, that the right oil suffrage
shall not be exercised by any person OF .un-
sound mind, or no shall be a Pauper or nom
commissioned officer, soldier. sraman or ma
rine. in the service Of the Uni,ed States, or by
any person convicted Of any infamous offence
XIII. In all cleo lions in thi, Commonwealth,
10 any Office or place Of trust, honor or Proht'
the woes shall be given openly or p'rd uoce,
and not by balloe.
XIV. The chief Executive power OF this
Commonwealth, shall br vested In Governor
He shall hold his Once during Tue tei" vi
,hree years, 10 commence on the first day Of
January next succeeding his election, or on
such other day, as may from time TO lie pre-
scribed by law:-and he shall be ineligible TO
that Office for three years next afer his term
Of service shall ave expired. he shall be e
lee,ed as follows: At The first election for
members of the House of Delegates, TO be held
under his Constitution, and every third year
thpr eafter at the times and places OF holding
such election, in The several counties and cor
DO, ate towns of this Commonwea all b the persons
ouoli6-d to vote for members OF the General
Ass. mbly shall vote also for a Governor. A
poll Of The votes so given in each election dis
iric, shall be duly kept, authenticated, certified
and laid before the General Assembly, al heir
next annual mee.ing,in such manner as shall he
prescribed by law. These polls shall be *.
amined by joint committee OF both Houses;
the number Of votes given for each person as
Governor, ascertaiued. and the result, shall be de
clared by resolution Of the General Assembly.
The pr son,havins the g'ea'es' number OF votes,
il ,ha, be a majorily Of The whole number Civ
en-, aud il he be eligible 20 the ofiee, shall BE-
declared dolly elected Governor. II no such
person have majority Of The whole number Of