Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-28

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10. Al laws stall originst IN the House ~
/, legsfes. 10 he tpprs,rd or rrjett. n, th,
orn lie. OF to be amended will the consent OF
the House OF Delegates.
II. The privilege OF the Wet of Haben
Corpus shall mol IA say case be suspended
Tue Leg la'ure shall no. rass any bill of ut
talodrr, o. an, Fl posi- (acio law. or any law
'mpauIns the obligation oi contracts, or any
law, win, feoy plsa'e property snail b. ,akrn
iIr public nse', without just comp snsa,ion, ~
any Ia" abrIdg ne e freedom i SPEECH, or
OF he Press. No man shall he compelled 10
tfeqheni az suproti any relg Gus worship.
placr or miuisify wuaisbv' nor shall an,
man b- enforce .eSnHned mnle,trd, or bur
henrd ~ III, hudy OF goods, OF otherwise
suhrr. On account 81 his rrlgnus opinions or
brhef, but all men snail br tree to profess aud
by argument 10 MAINTAIN, heir uplniol, la
matters OF religion, and the same shall ~ no
Wis, ater diminish OF en- arge iheu tivll
caparIllrs AID the Legislature, snail not
prescribe Any religious test whatever; nor
confer any pecplin privll -grs or advantages
on any one sector denomination, nor PISS any
Inv requiring ur Hu,hor1,ug any ,rigiou,
society. or the pcsple Of any district within
this Commonwealth. 10 levy on themselves or
others, any tax tor the erection OF repair ol
anv house Tor public worship, or for the sup
por ri any chur h OF mInistIy, bur u shall he
ieit Ice to every prs 10 select his religious
instructor. add M IKE for his support such pri-
waite contract rs ne shall please.
Il Inc LsgIsa uIs may provide bv law
thai no person snail h. capable oi holding 81
being elected oauy posi- OF proht, 'rua o.
emolnmeni civIl or military, Irgislativ, Exc
cntive or JUDICIAL uud r the Gbvernmrnt Of
this Commonwealth, VINO shall her hite, tgh, u
dpcl. or srnd ~ accrpt a cpallrug- ~ fight n
dnel the pro able issue 81 which may nc the
death nf the challenger or challenged, ~ who
shall be second to ellher pnrty OF shall in
any manner aid nr assist III ~ncn duel Of shail
b kuo''iagv the bearer of such cball, age or
acrep,aure bul 40 person shall q so dlsqu IL
fed ny reason Of his having beret fo,, tong hl
such JuI, o, sent, or ccepted such challenge,
o. been second ~ such darI %, bearer of such
cha lenge ~ acceptance
10 lie Gov moi, the Judges of the Cour
of App"al aud Sup rior Counts, and all oiht,s
oil nding galnst the statc, eitnet h, nal al
mml.tfalon, corruption, neglect OF duit or any
u er high C,lm or aus icmeanot, shall h
impeasbahle ~ The House IT ID resHcs such
impea hmrot In be prosecuted t'ioie tho SEN
ale. Whi,h shall have The sole power 10 Try al
lmpeac meats. When sni,ng 10, thai pur lose
the Senate shall he oath o. ailima lon and
no person ,osli be convicted " thuui the con
currenCr Of wo-thrds Il the members pres u,
judgment IN cases 81 impeachment. shall not
extend further than 10 rnm wal rom office. aud
d'squ 'l'lica,Iun TO hold aud enjoy any Office OF
hou T, tast, o pr it. under the Cnnnonw, alt
-1u III party onvrcted hall ncveithel,s Ne he
liable AMI subject TO iedc mrnt. trial Judgment
aud punI,hmeni according 10 law.
IA Nv ~ white male CliAeu OF the Com
IN ouwralh. resident therein aged twenty one
years and up" ,rds, beng qualified To exercise
the right of suffrage according To the former
Constitution aud laws, aud every such citlzcn.
being possessed or whose tenant for year. AT
will ~ Al suierance Is pos, ssrd al an estate
o. hoehold IN land Of the value OF twenty FIVE
dollars, and So assessed 10 he, il any assessmrni
thereof be 'quifrd by law, and every such
clliz heng possessed tenant IN Common
Jolnt lcnan' OF Parcenor. oil an interest ~ or
share of land and having an estate Of lrrenold
thpreIn. such infrtesl or share beng Of the
valle OF Senly h.e do lars, aud 50 asses ed 10
he, II any seesinent thereof he required by
law, Hnd every 'nch citizen beng euIlled 10 u
revrision 81 vested fetninde, ia lee 1pec-
tant on rsta," 10, life OF lives, IL land Of he
value Il fly dollars, aud 50 assessed 10 be, il
any assessment hereof he required by law ::
Coach aud every such c,l,zen, unless lbs nj
shall have come to hun by descent, devise,
marriage marriage settlement, shaving been
30 possessed or rntltsd for SIX mouths and
every such citizen, who shall own a d hr hIn-
sell III actual occupation of lrasehol1 csi ate
with the evidence OF tI'le recorded TWO months
before he shall offer TO vote. # a term original
" not less tn N five years, al the annual value
or rent oil twenty dollars, aud every such Cit
IN, vino Tor twelve mon lis neIt preceding has
been a house keeper and head OF "A famll,
wi hin the county, CITY, town, borough or eIec-
ton distrlri where he may oHer to vote, aud
hall have been assessed with a part of the
revenue Of the Cnfum Juwehl h vii IN the pre-.
cedng year, and actually paid the sane-aud
no other pc, sons shaI be qpnn6 Il 10 vote Tor
members of he General Assembly IN the coun.
ty. city, town ~ borongh respectively, wherein
such land shall lie, OF such house keeper aud
head Of a family shall live Aud IN case of two
parcenOrs, III possession, reversI'n or remain.
der, having interest in land. the value whereof
shall b iusuthcirn to entitle them III TO vote
they shall alioge her have as many votes as The
value 81 the land shall eninle them TO aud the
Legislature shall by law provide The mode ~
which their VOTE u votes shall III such case be
given: Provided, nevertheless, han the r. IN OF
suffrage shall not he rIeTGisrd by any person
OF unsound mind, or who shall be a Jauper or
a on-commissioned officer, soldier sea man on
marine, IN the service OF the United STATE, o.
by any person convicted of any Infamous Of
fence.
H. In all the elections in this Common
wealth, TO any office OF place OF trust. hono, or
profit, the vote shall be given openly, or rIDd
Uoce, and not by ballot
ARTICLE ~.
The Chief Executive power OF this c ON.
shall be vested in Governor, to
he elected by the oint vote Of both Horses Of
the General Assembly. tie shall hold his Of
fee, during tho term Of three years, TO com
mence on the iifsI day Of January next succee.
ding his election, or ON such otter day, MS
may from lime 10 time be prescribed by law
and he hall be ineligible TO thai office, for
three wears nexi alter his term Of service shall
have expired
2. No person shall be eligible to the Office
OF Governor, until he shall have attained The
age 81 thirty years, shall be native cIllzen u
the Unted States, or shall have been chizrn
thereof ~ he adoption OF the Fede al Consti.