Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-01

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IT, No law shall embrace more than one object
which shall be expires ed in its tile shall any law
be revived amended by reference its tiile but the
act revived section amended shall be reenacted aud
published at length.
II. The General Assembly may provide that no per-
son shall be capab of holding or beng elected to, any
post OF profit, trust or umen civil or military, e-
gislatve, executive judicial, under the government
ofthis Commonwealth, who shall hereafter fghta duel
send 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
shall be knowingly the bearer OF such challenge or
acceptance but person shall be so disqua led by
reason of his having heretofore fought such duel or sent
accepted such challenge, been second In such duel
or bearer OF such challenge acceptance.
Is The Governor Lieutenant Governor, Judges, and
all others offending aganst the State, by ma-admnis-
traon corruption neglect Of duty other high crime
or msdemeanor, shall be impeachable by the House oil
Delegates and be prosecuted before the Senate, which
shali have the sole power to try impeachmens. When
81 ng Tor that purpose they snail be on OATH or aira
concurrence OF two-thirds OF the members present.
Judgment in cases OF impeachment shall not extend
further than removal from office, and disqualification
10 hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit
under the Commonwealth; but the party convicted shall
nevertheless be subject to Indictment, trial, judgment
and pun ishment, according to law. The Senate may
sit during the recess of the General Assembly for the
trial OF lmpeachments.
Slapes and Free Negroes.
49, Slaves hereafter emancipated shall forfeit their
freedom by remaining in the Commonwealth more
than twelve months after they become actually Free
and shall be tdueed TO savery, under such regulations
as may be prescribed by law
90 The General Assembly may impose such resrc-
tons and conditions as they shall deem proper the
power OF slave owners to emancpate their slaves and
may pass laws Tor The relief OF the Commonwealth from
the free negro population, by removal or otherwise.
Il. The General Assembly shall Dot emancipate any
slave or The descendant OF any slave, either before or
after the birth OF such descendant.
Taxation and Finance.
" Taxation shall be equal and uniform throughout
the Commonwealth, and all property, other than slaves
shall be taxed in oporlion ito value, which shall be
asceralned in such manner as may be prescribed by
law.
%. Every slave who has attained the age of twelve
years sha be es,ed with equal to and not ex-
ceedng that assessed land OF he value OF three hun
dred dollars. Slaves under that age shall not be sub
ject to 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 A capitation tax equal 10 the tax assessed on
land of the value two hundred dollars shall be levied
every white male inhabant who has attained the
age OF twenty one years; and one equal moety OF the
capltaon tax upon white persons, shall be applied to
the purposes OF education in primary and Tree schools;
but nothing herein contained shall prevent exemptions
OF taxable pol in cases Of bodily nfrmity.
Is The General Assembly may levy tax on in
comes, salaries and licenses but shall be levied
property from which any income taxed is derived,
or on the capital invested in the trade or business in re-
spect to which the license SO taxed 10 issued.
&c Ne money shall be drawn from the treasury but
in pursuance of appropriations made by law; and
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.
81. On The passage of every act which imposes,
tnues, TAX creates debt or charge, or
makes, continues revives any appropriation OF public
or trust money property, or releases, discharges, or
commues any claim or demand OF the Stale, the vote
shall be determined by and nays ana the names OF
the persons voting for and against the shall be en-
tered on the journals of the respective houses, and
majority of all the members elected TO each house shall
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%. The liability to the State OF any incorporated
company or institution, to redeem the principal and
pay the interest Of any loan heretofore made or which
may hereafter be made, by the State to such company
institutions shall not be released; and the General
Assembly shall not pledge the faith OF the State,
bind it any form, for the debts obligations OF any
compa or corporation.
90. There shall be set apart annually, from the
cruing revenue, equal to seven per cent. OF the
State debt existing the first day OF January in the
year one thousand eight hundred and fifty two. The
fund bus apart shall be called the Sinking Fund,
and shall be applied to the payment OF the interest OF
the State debt and The pnc al OF such part may be
redeemabe. Ii no part be redeemable then the resi-
due of the Sinking Fund, after the payment Of such in
terest, shall he invested in the bonds or certificates OF
debt of this Commonwealth OF the United States
OF some OF he States OF this Union, and applied to the
paym mt OF the State debt as it shall become redeema
Bile. Whenever, after the said first day Of January,
debt shall be contracted by the Commonwealth, there
shall be set apart in like annually Tor thirty
four years, sum exceeding by per cent. the ag-
gregate of the annual interest agreed to be
paid thereon, at the time OF its contraction, which
cha be part OF the Sinking Fund, and shall be applied
in the manner before directed The General Assembly
shall not otherwise appropriate any part OF the Sinking
Fuod lis accruing interest, except in time of war in
surrectlon or Invasion.
80. The General Assembly may, at any time, direct
sale OF the stocks held by the Commonwealth in in.
erna improvement and other companies; but the pro-
ceeds OF such sale it made before the payment Of the
public debt, shall constitute part the Sinking Fund
and be applied in like
81 The General Assembly shall not contract loans
to be issued certificates Of debt bonds of the
State irredeemable for period greater than thirty
four years.
General Propisions
30. The General Assembly shall not grant charter
OF ncopora lion to any church religious denomna
to1, but may secure The title TO church property
extent to be limited BY law
80. No lottery shalt hereafter be authorised by law,
and the buying, selling, transferring of tickets
chances in any latery not now authorized by law OF
this State, shall be prohibited
"a. Nonew county shall be formed with an area less
than six hundred square miles; shall the county
counties from which it is formed be reduced below that
area nor shall any county having white population
less Than five thousand, be deprived of more than
fifth OF such popuation 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 main BREADTH or which exceeds fifty miles in
length may be divided at the discretion OF the General
Assembly. In all general elections the in any
county, not entitled to separate representation, shall
vote in the same election district.
80. The General Assembly shall confer on the courts
the power grant divorces change the of per-
sons, and direct the sale OF estates belonging infants
and other persons under legal disabilities but shall not
by cial legislation grant reet in such cases, in
any other of which the courts other tribunals
may have jurisdiction.
Sc. The General Assembly shall provide for the pc.
rodical registration in the several counties, cities and
towns, of The voters therein and Tor the
al regis ration of the births, marriages and deaths
in'the coloured population thereof, distinguishing
between the numbers OF free coored persons and slaves.
3d. The General Assembly at intervals OF five years
from the dates of the returns ofhe census OF the Uni
ted States, shall cause 10 be taken and such
statistics OF this State may be prescribed by law;
which aud statistics shall be returned the Sec
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