Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-02


vleGes or advantages on any sect denominations or
pass any aw requiring or authorizing any religious go
cety the people Of any district within this Common
wealth. 10 levy on hemselveS or others any tax for the
erection or repair ct any house for public worship
for the support of any church ministry; but shall be
lett free svsry parson select his religious ms
tor and 10 make for his support such private contract
he shall please
l6. No law shall embrace more than one object,
which shall De expires ed in s title: shall any law
be revived amended by reference to its title, bat the
act revived or section amended shall be reenacted and
published at leugth.
II. The General Assembly may provide that no per-
son she'll be capable Of holding, OF being elected to- any
post OF profit, trust enolument civil or military e-
GslatVe executive judicial, under the government
oiths Commonwealth who shall hereafter fight duel,
or send or accept challenge to fight duel the pro-
babe issue Of which may be the death of the chalen-
ger or challenged who shall be second to either par
tY, Or shall in any aid assist in such duel,
or shall be knowing the bearer OF such challenge
acceptance; but person shall be disqualified by
reason OF his having heretofore Tough: such duel
or accepted such challenge or been second in such duel
Or bearer OF eucTl challenge or acceptance.
is. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Judges, and
all others offending against the State, by NAL admins
tration couption neglect of duty, other high crime
or misiemeanor, shall be inpeachable by the House OF
Delegates and be prosecuted before the Senate which
shall have the sole power to try mpeachmsnts. When
sitting for that purpose they shall be oath or affirma-
| ton; and no person shall be convicted without the
| concurrence oil wo-thrds of the members present.
Judgment in cases CT Impeachment shall not extend
further than to removal from Office and disqualification
10 iOd ana ENJOY any once oil n0nOr, lrSL or pfOHt
under the Conmonwealth but the party convicted shall
nevertheless be subject to Indictment trial. Judgment
aud pun shment, according to law. The Senate may
sit during the recess of the General Assembly for the
| trial OF impeachments
| Siaues and Free Negroes.
10. Slaves hereafter emancpated shall forfeit their
| freedom by remaining in the Commonwealth more
than twelve months after they become actually Tree,
aud shall be reduced slavery under such regulations
as may be prescribed by law.
20. The General Assembly may impose such restrie-
and haJl on
power OF slave to emancipate their slaves; and
may pass laws for the relief ofthe Commonwealth from
the free negro population, by removal or otherwise.
81. The General Assembly shall not emancipate any
slave, or the descendant OF any slave, ether before
after the birth Of such descendant.
Idrat1on and Finance
%. Taxation shall be equal and uniform throughout
the Commonwealth and all property other than slaves,
shall be taxed in proportion to its value which shall be
ascertalned III such manner as may be prescribed by
law.
%. Every slave who has attained the age of twelve
years shall be assessed with tax equal to and not
ceedng that assessed land OF the value of three hum
dred dollars. Slaves under that age shall not be sub
Ject 10 taxation; and other taxable property may be
empted from taxation, by the vote OF majority of the
whole number OF members elected to each house OF the
General Assembly.
"a. capitation tax, equal TO the tax assessed on
land of the value of two hundred dollars shall be levied
on every white male inhabitant who has attained the
age OF twenty one years. and one equal nloety OF the
caplaon tax upon white persons, shall be applied to
the purposes OF education in primary and Tree schoos
but nothing herein contained shall prevent exemptions
OF taxable polls in cases Of bodily lntrmty.
25. The General Assembly may levy az tax in
comes, salaries and licenses but tax shall be levied
on property from which any income taxed s derived,
or on the capital invested in the trade or business in
spect to which the license so taxed is issued.
26. Ne money shall be drawn from the treasury but
in pursuance of appropriations made by laws and a
statement OF the receipts disbursements appropriations
and loans shall be published after the adjournment OF
each session Of the General Assembly, with the acts
and resolutions thereof.
o1 +ba sc b;oh
tiuues, revives tax creates debt charge,
Makes continues reviyes any appropriation of public
or trust money or property or releases discharges Or
connutes any claim or demand OF the State, the vote
shall be determined by yeas and nays and the of
the persons voting for and against the same shall be en-
tered on the Journals OF the respective houses, and
maolity OF all tho members elected to each house shall
be ne esssry to give it the force OF a law.
f %. The liability to the State of any incorporated
company or institution, to redeem the principal and
pay the interest of any loan heretofore made, which
may hereafter be made, by the State such company
or Institution, shall net be released; and the General
Assembly shall not pledge the faith ofthe State, or
bind it in any form, tor the debts obligations ct any
company corporation.
80 There shall be apart annually, from the ac
cruing revenue, sum equal to seven per cent OF the
year one thousand eight hundred and fifty. two. The
fund thus set apart shall be called the Sinking Fund,
and shall be applied to the payment Of the interest of
the State debt and the principal oil such part as may be
redeemabe. II no part be redeemable, then the resi-
due of the Sinking Fund, after the payment of such in
terest shall be invested in the bonds certificates Of
debt of this Commonwealth of the United States,
of some ofthe States OF this Union, and applied the
payment OF the State debt as it shall become redeema
bic. Whenever, after the said first day of January,
debt shall be contracted by the Commonwealth, there
shall be set apart in like manner annually for thirty
four yeais sum exceeding by one ger cent. the ag-
gregae amount of the annual interest agreed to be
paid thereon at the time of its contraction, which
shall be part Of the Sinking Fund and shall be applied
in the manner before directed. The General Assembly
shall not otherwise appropriate any part ofthe Sinking
tuud its accrung interest, except IN time OF war; IN
surrection or INVASION.
80. The General Assembly may, at any time, direct
a sale ofthe stocks held by this Commonwealth in in
erna Improvement and other companies; but the pro-
ceeds OF such sale, if made before the payment Of the
public debt, shall constitute part OF the Sinking Fund
and be applied in like manner
81. The General Assembly shall not contract loans
or cause be issued certificates Of debt bonds Of the
State, rredeemable for period greater than thirty
four years.
i General Provisions.
| 80. The General Assembly shall not grant a charter
Of incorpora lion any church religious denomina-
ton, but may the title 10 church property to an
SO. No lottery shall hereafter be authorised by law,
and the buying, selling, transferring of tickets or
chances in any iolterysnot authorized by law OF
this State, shall be prohibited.
81. Nonew county shall be formed with less
than six hundred square miles, shall the county
counties from which it is formed be reduced below that
area; shall any county having white population
less than five thousand, be deprived OF more than
fifth of such population; nor shall any county having
larger white population, be reduced below four thou
sand But any county, the length of which is three
times its mean breadth, Which exceeds fifty miles ia
length, may be divided at The discretion OF the General
Assembly. In all general elections the voters in any
county, entitled to separate representation, shall
vote in the same election district
50. The General Assembly shall confer on the courts
the power 10 grant divorces, change the names OF per-
sons and direct the sale of belonging 10 infants
and other persons under legal disabilities, but shall not
by special legislation grant relief In such cases, or IN
any other case OF which the courts or other Tribunals
may have jurisdiction.
S. The General Assembly shall provide for tho pc.
riodca registration in the several counties, cities and
towns OF the voters therein and Tor the annu-
al registration of the Births marriages and deaths
in the white population, and of the births and deaths
intha colnIlred nonuation thereof DISTINGUISHING