Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-08-06

House of Delegates, who, at the time of election,
has attained the age of twenty one years, and is
actually resident within the county, city, town,
or election district, qualified to vote for members Of
the General Assembly, according 10 this Constitu.
ton but no person holding a lucrative Office, nd
minister Of the gospel or priest of any religious de-.
nomination, no salarsd officer of any banking cor.
poration or company, and no attorney fur the COM
monweaIth, shall be capable Of being elected
member of either house Of Assembly. The reno
val Of any person elected to either branch Of the
General Assembly from the county, city, town or
district for which he was elected, shall vacate his
office.
8. The General Assembly shall meet once in
two years, and moi ofener, Unless convened by the
Governor in the manner prescribed In this Cohsti-
tuition. No session of the General Assembly, after
the first under this constitution, shall continue lon
ger than ninety days, without the concurrence of
three hhs of the members elected TO each house,
In which case, the session may be extended fora
further period, not exceeding thirty days. Neither
house, during the session Of the General Assembly
shall, without the consent Of the other, adjourn fof
than three days,ncr to any other place tan that
in which the two houses shall be sitting. A mt;
iority of each house shall constitute quorum 10 do
business. but smaller number may adjourn from
day to day, and shall be authorized 10 compel The
attendance of absent members in such manner aud
under such penalties as each house may provide.
g. The House of Delegates shall choose its own
Speaker, and in the absence of The Lieutenant Gov
ernor, or when he shall exercise the Office Of Gov
ernor,b Senate shall choose from their own bOdy,a
president pro tempore: and each House shall APP
point its own officers, settle its own rules of pro-
ceedng, and direct writs Of election for supplying
intermediate vacancies but If vacancies shall occur
,uyin he
wrts may be issued by the Governor, under such
regulations as may be prescribed by law. Each
house shall Judge of The election, qualification and
returns of its members, may punish them for dis
orderly behavior, and with the concurrence Of two
thirds, expel member, but not second time fox
the same offence.
10. The members Of the Assembly shall receive
for their Services compensation to be ascertained
by law, and paid out of the public treasury but no
act increasing such compensation shall take effect
until after the end Of the term for which the mem
bers Of the House of Delegates voting thereon were
elected. And no senator or delegate during the
term for which he shall have been elected, shall be
appointed to any civil office of profit under the
Commonwealth, which has been created, or the e.
moumenis OF which have been increased, during
such term, except Offices filled by elections by the
people.
ii. Bills and resolutions may originate in either
of The two houses of the General Assembly, TO be-
approved or rejected by the other, and may be a.
mended by either house, with the consent Of the
oher
IL. Each house Of the General Assembly shall
keep journal Of its proceedings, which shall be-
published from time to time, and the yeas and nays
Of the members of either house, on any question,
shall, at the desire of fifth of those present, be
entered on the journal. No bill shall become law,
until il has been read on three different days os the
session, in the house in which it originated, unless
two thirds of the members elected 10 that house,
shall Otherwise determine.
Is. The whole number Of members 10 which the
State may at any time be entitled in the House VI
Representatives Of the United States, shall be ap
portioned nearly as may be, amongst the several
Countless cities and towns Of the State, according TO-
their respective numbers, which shall BIZ determin-
ed by adding to the whole number Of fee persons,
including those bound to service for term Of years,
and excluding Indians no! taxed, three ffIhs Of all
other persons.
a. In the apportionment, the State shall be d.
yided into districts, corresponding in number with
the representatives 10 which it may be entitled in
the House ofRepresenatives Of the Congress Of the
United States. which shall be formed respectively
of contiguous counties, cities and Towns, be COM
pact and include, as nearly as may be, an equal
number of The population, upon which is based the
in the House of Representatives Of
the United States.
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