Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-27

pressnoe envy rt;lsious test whatever; nor confer
or denomination; nor pass any law requiring or au-
thorzing any religious society, or tho people OF any
district Within this Commonwealth, to levy them
selves others, for the erect ion or repar of
any house for pubic worshp or for the support of uny
Church or mnistry but It shall be lett FREQ TO every
person TO select his religious Instructors und TO make
tor his support such private contract he shall
please
-. The Legislature may provide by law that no
person shall be capable of holding being elected to
any pct of profit trust enoument, civil or militia
ry Legislative. Executive or Judicial. under tho Co.
vcrnn'ent OF this Commonwealth, who shall hereafter
fight aduel. or send accept challenge to fight a
duel the probable issue Of which may be Inc doat of
the challenger or challenged, who shall be second
10 e"her party, or shall in any manner aid assist
in such duel shall be knowingly the bearer of such
challenge or acceptance; but no person shall be SO
disqualified BY renson Of his having heretofore fought
such duel or sent or accepted such challenge or been
acceptance.
rs. The Governor, the Judges of the Court of Ap-
Peals and Superior Courts, and all others offending
against the State. either by NAL Administrations cor
lnisdcmcanor, shall be mpeachable by the House of
Delegates; such impeachment to be prosecuted be-
fore the Senate which shall have the sole power to
Try all mPeachments; When sitting for that pur
pose the Senate shall be on oath affirmation: and
no person shall be convicted without the concurrence
OF two-thirds OF the members present Judgment in
cases oil impeachment, shnll extend further than TO
removal from office and To hold and on
Joy any Office Of honor trust or profit, under the Com
nonwealth; but the party convicted shall ncvershe-
less be liable and subject to Indictment, trial udg.
ment and punishment, according to law.
IL. Every white male citizen of the Common alth.
resident thcrein aged twenty years md wards
being qualified to exercise the right of suffrage &C
cordng TO the former Constitution and laws; aud eve
y such citizen, being possessed, or whose tenant for
years, at will or q; sofvIaicc, possessed of IN es-
tate OF freehold in land of the value of twenty FIVE
dollars. and assessed to be if any assessment there
OF be required by law; and every such citizen being
possessed, rs tenant in common, Joint tenant or par
cencr OF an interest in share of land and having
an estate of freehold therein such interest or share
being of tire value of twenty-five dollars and so as
sessed to be 1t any thereof be required bv
laws and every such citizen being entitled to rcver-
sion or vested remainder in fee, cxpccan, on an Co.
state fer life or lives in land of the value of fifty dol
lars and assessed TO be If any assessment thereof
be required g. laws leach and every such ciizen un-
less his title shall have come TO him by descent de-
wise, marriage or marriage-settlcmcn having been
so possessed or entitled for six months; and every
such citizen who shall and and be himself in &C
ual occupation of leaschold estate With the eyi.
dence OF title recorded two months before he shall Of
fer to vote, of term originally not less than five
years, of the annual value of twenty d.ls s
ana every such citizen, who for twelve months next
preceding has been house keeper andhead of fam
lily within the county, city, town, borough or election
district where he may offer vote, and shall have
been assessed with part ofthe revenue of the Com
monwealth within the preceding year, and actually
paid the same-and no other persons-shal be quail
he'd to vote for members of the General Assembly ~
county, city, town borough respectively where
in such land shall lie, such house. keeper and head
OF family shall live And, in Of two or more
tenants IN common, Joint tenants parcencrs in pos
session. reversIon remainder, having interest in
land the value whereof shall be insufficient to en-.
title them al to vote, they shall together have
40 many votes ns the value of tho land shall en-
title them to; and the Legislature shall by law
provide tie mode IN which their vote or votes
shall IN such case be given: Provided nevertheless
that the right suffrage shall exercised by any OF
unsound mind or who shall be Psupe commission
ed otcer SOLDIER seaman marne the Uni
ted Staes by person convicted of any offence
Is In all elections this Commanwc any office or
place oil uus honor or pro the votes shall be given openly
or RIGA roce, and not by ballot.
l. The chief Executive power Of this Commonwealth, shall
wo Houses of the General Assembly. He shall hold his Office
during the term OF three years. Oh the first day of
January next succeeding his election other day. as
ray from time to tme be prescribed by law; shall be
ineligible to that Office for three years after his
No person shall eligible the Office of Governor I'M
less ne shall have attained the age "f thirty years. shall
native citizen Of the United States, shall have been citizen
thereof at the adoption of the Federal and shall
have been citizen of this Commonwealth for five years
The Governor shall receive for his services compensa
lion be xed by law which shall he neither increased nor
diminished, during his continuance IN Office
lie shall take that the faithfully executed
shall communicate tire legislature every session. the con
dtion OF the Commonwealth, and recommend their consid
Grafton such he may deem expcde lie shall he
commanderncef Of tire land naval of the State
lie shall have power 10 embody the nii when his opn
ion, the public safety shall require the Legss
e, application of majority of the members Of the House
OF Delegates when, his opinion,
onwea may cqure ~ TO grant Ieprcves and Pardons
cep where e prosecution shall have been carried by
House Of Delegates the law shall otherwise particularly
direct to conduct either person, such shall
he prescribed by law all intercourse with other and foreign
States and during the OF the legislature FILL pro
pore all vacancies M those Oces which may the duty OF
the Legslaare 70 GIL permanently Provided TIA, lis appoint
ents TO such shall be Ivy commissions expire at
me end Of TIC next succeeding session of the General Assem-
bly,.
D. There shall be Council Of STATE consist Of three
hers any ri whom may They shall he eject
ed 10y OF both Houses Of the General Assembly
remain IN Office thee years But Of those first elected one
he designated by lot shall Office year only
and one oc 10 c designated in like manner, shall
Office or two years only Vacancies occurring by expiration
OF The term of service, otherwise shall bc supplied by cleo
tons made like The Governor shall, before
ercscs discretionary power conferred nby the COns
tuition and laws, require the advice of the Council Of STATE
which advice shall DC registered in books kept Tor that purpose
signed by the members and conscutug cco and laid
before the General Assembly when called for 10y The
council shall appOr, their clerk, who shall take 10
he he v