Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-18

any house for public worship, for the support of anv
church or ministry; but 1t shall be left free 10 every
person to select his religious instructor and TO make
Tor his support such private contract rs no shall
please.
-. The Legislature may provide by law that no
person shall be capable of holding being elected to
any post OF profit trust enolument, civil or militia
ry, Legislative Executive Judicial, under the Go
vernment of this Commonwealth, who shall hereafter
ight duel, or send or accept challenge to fight n
duel the probable issue of which may be the death of
the che aenger or challenged, who shall be second
to either party or shall i'm any manner aid or assist
In such duel or shall be knowingly the bearer such
challenge or acceptance; but person shall be 80
disqualified by reason of his having heretofore foupht
such duel, or sent accepted such challenge or been
second in such duel bearer Of such Challenge or
acceptance.
10. The Governor, the Judges of the Court of An
pcals and Superior Courts, and all others offending
against the State, either by NAL administration cor
rupton, neglect of duty any other high crime or
misdemcanor, shall be impeachabe by the House of
Delegates; such Impeachment to be prosecuted be-
lore the Senate, which shall have the sole powcr to
try oil mpcachments, When sitting for that pur-
pose, the Senate shall be oath or affirmation: and
no person shall be convicted without the concurrence
OF two-thirds OF the members present Judgment, in
cases of impeachment, shall not extend further tia IN
removal from office and disqualification to hold and On
10y any Office of honor, trust profit under the Com
monwealth; but the party convicted shall neverpile-
less be liable and subject to Indictment, trial, udg-
ment and punishment, according TO law.
H. Every white male citizen Of the Commonwealth.
resident therein aged twenty-one years and upwards
being qualified to exercise the right of suffrage nc
cordng TO tile former Constitution and laws ande
ry sucn citlZen beng possessed, whose tenant for
years at will or at suerancc is possessed of an cs-
tate Oh freehold in land of the value of twenty five
dollars and so assessed to be any assessment there
oil ue required by laws and every such citizen, being
possessed as tenant IN common Joint tenant or par
ccner, OF an interest In share of land and havnr
an estate of freehold therein such interest or sha re
neing OF the value of twenty-five dollars, and os-
TO be any assessment thereof be required by
law; ana every such citizen being entitled to n rover
sion or vested remainder in fee expectant on an es-
state fer life or lives, in land of the value of fifty dol
lars and so assessed to be If any assessment thereof
be required by law; leach and every such citizen I'M
less his title shall have como TO him by descent de-
wise, marriage marriage settlement havinr been
so possessed or entitled for six munthsl and eyerv
such Citizen who shall own and and be himself in c.
tual occupation of leasehold estate, with the evil
dence OF title recorded two months before he shall of
ter TO vote, of term originally not less than five
years, OF the annual value of twenty dollars
aud every such citizen, who for twelve months next
preceding has been house keeper andhead of fam
liy within the county, city, town, borough or election
district where he may offer to vote and shall have
been assessed with part fthe revenue of the Com
monwealth within the preceding year, and actually
PAID the same-and no other persons-sha be quail
fed to vote for members of the General Assembly IN
the county, city, town boroug respectively where
IN such land shall lie, or such house keeper and head
OF family shall hive. And, in case of two or more
JOINT tenants or parCenerS
session, reverson remainder, having interest in
land, the value whereof shall be insufficient to en-
title them all to vote, they shall together have
| as many votes as the value of the land shall en-
title them to; and the Legislature shall by law
provide the mode in which their vote or votes
shall IN such case be given: Provided nevertheless
that the tight OF suffrage shall not be any person
unsound mind, or who shall he paupe
ed Officer soldier seaman MARINE the service of the Uni.
ted States by person convicted any offence
10 In all elections in this Comronwealh to any Office or
pace oil tu honor or proht thu votes shall bo given OPENLY
or rva rosc, and not BY ballot -
ARTICLE w.
l. The chief Executive power Of this Commonwealth slaI,
be vested in Governor be elected by unt vote of the
TWO houses oil tie General Assembly lie shall hold his Office
during the term OF three years. commence on the FIRST av M
January next succeeding his election other day. as
rom Te 10 tlne, be prescribed by law; and he shall
ineligible to that Office for three years after his term of
service shall have expired.
No person shall be eligible Office of Governor un
@ ne shaA nave attained the age of thirty years. shall he
lve cizen OF the United States shall have citizen
eIeoi at the adoption of the Federal Constellation and shall
nave been citizen of this Commonwealth FIVE years next
preceding his election.
The Governor shall receive for his services compensa-
ION 10 be h%ed by law which shall he neither nor
diminished, during his continuance IN Office
lie shall take that the laws faithfully
snail communicate to the Legislature every session. the con.
dhion OF tho Commonwealth, and recommend to their consd-
eaon such measures as nc may deem expedent shall
comnandeTn-eef Of the land and naval of the State
lie shall have embody the militia when in his opn
ion the public safety shall require it, the Lcpa
tTe, on application OF majority the members of the House
oil Delegates or when III his opinion, the interest Of the Com
mon"eah may require IL repreves pardous
cep where the shall have carried on y the
House of Delegates the law shall otherwise particularly
ect 10 conduct either III person, in such as shall
re prescribed by law, all intercourse with other foreign
STATES and during the recess of the legislature pro
pore all vacancies in those Offices which NAV be the duty of
te TO oil permanently Provided, that his appoint
ncnt TO such vacancies shall be by commissions expire
the end Of tie next succeeding of General Assem-
bly,.
8. There shall be Council State to consist of three mem
DeTs, any one or moro Of whom They shall be
ed by joint vote OF both Houses of the General Assembly, and
remain in Office three years But first elected one 10
be designated by lot shall remain in Office year only
hal rcna in
Office for two years only Vacancies occurring by expiration
OF the term of service otherwise shall he supplied by cleo
tons made IN like The Governor shall before he ex
eTces any dcetionay power conferred him by the Consi
tuition and laws require the advice of the Council of State
which advice shall be registered in books kept for that
signed 10y The members present and consuming thereto and laid
before tie General Assembly wien called for by them The
council shall appoint their clerk shall take an oath In
keep secret such matters he shall be ordered by the Board to
conceal The Senior Councillor shall be Lieutenant Governor
and in case OF the death, resignation inability the
Governor from the seat Of government shall as Governor
o. The manner o appointing militia officers sfalTye provided
n 10y aw but no officer below the rank Brgader General
shall be appointed by the General Assembly.
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