Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1851-01-21
TuE coNvENTIoN4

WslaesZzy the 9th, the Convention vas oeeuRed
in discussing the place Of meeting The COmmfsS
tee having decided uPon the UHiversaltst Church
Is a proDsr place. and concluding with resoI6tioas
directing he SerReantstA Arms 10 have the building
properly ti,,ed up without delay, thsfeP0Es was
coneurTed IN and the Convention atjdnTned-
1aursSzy Was eOnsuued upon the subject Ttsta-
er vote OF ,hanIs be rendered the House Of Deli
gates fer the Han &C., very probable busi-
ness, truly.
On FFisaa AFTER the reading OF the journal ofihs
preceding DAY, Mr.. Hunter sai3-
have rssoiyIiu. 90 the subject Of the basis Of
representation which ViIl Tead bSioFe elt IS pre-
ssnied aud which wish to nave TEleILea u tne
EcoHmItiee having charge oi Ahas suu4eS' - = =
Resolved, That the Committee on thesBssts and
AppordonmenI be Instructed 70 inquire INTO the e1
pedieucy Uf inserting the I1ito4lns 0sisioIS u
The Constitution, to wit:
.'Thc Legislature shall pass no act INC eject OF
which shall se 10 eubieet tle STATE 70 Geets oE Wa
biliEieS, amounting in lhe aSSrsSate, any tAs
vious debts or IiabiIiiies, TO q sum e1eeehlng
millions % dollars except tor purposes 0t var, o.
% Suppress issuFTeetie1si and u stau e ne Sa9
stituIiu1 or the laws mac aere1s
upon . propeF case made beloTe il, 10 pr115ules
S Isssi fa7sr rI.. Be ti, de Legislature
at its first session 7ttef ne adoption Of ts SOnstt
tuition, soDq hereafter as practicable, 10 make
provision - law f9T bringing such questions before
elect 10 proceed at his own cOSt-RHd providing 10
favor either OF the State the party complaining.
the right of appeal To the contS O Hast resort ttb-
ont regard TO the SUN Of no1eysin controversy.
And moreover il shall be the duty OF the Leg
isla:urs 10 provide by Law for Publication, n the
end OF each session. OF official statement showing
the debts aad liabilities referred to the foregoing
section.
This section shall No; be construed to refer %
any money that has been or may be deposited with
the State by the Government OF the United States
1.-THE Legislature shall pass no bill aPprOpriaunE
the public money or in any other way aHording Pc
cular aid 10 any road, CanEl or other work OF In
ternaI Improvement RnIil each of the following
prerequisites shall haVe-bee fully complied with.
to-wii: The projected WORK slaI De lhotUuShiF
examined ty some one or more eompetent ensl-
neers in the employment OF the state; an6 not eP-
pointed with reference 10 any particular improve
ment-such examination TO be by Reconnaissance. as
full and accurate possible short OF actual lns-
mental surveys.
made to the LegiSfatnTe) shall show By estimate
with much accuracy as practicable, n0t only the
cost of constructing the whole work, or eontemPA-
ted line OF workS-and in case OF railroad of sup
plying the motive poweF-but- also the probable
amount of trade and travel which will pass over
such work, or in other form contribute TO the IN
come to be derived from Il within years neIf
after the same shall have been completed.
"Such report shall further show that aceuTdinst 10
the estimates and reconnaissance above directed, the
projected work will yield seit average return OF
not less than per centu per annum npon tns
expenditure required for its construction aod mo-
tive power as herein before mentioned, for the
years next succeeding the completion thereof. ne
ACCURACY and fairness of such report according 70
its purport shall in all cases be verified by the at-
idavit of the engineer or engineers making The
same.
IS The Legislature shall have power to df.cEimi-
nate as 20 what property persons shall be the sub
jects of taxation but all taxes upon property shall
be levied upon-the ad ValoFem principle, either ac-
cording its absolute annual value as the Leg
sIafure in reference 70 each description of proper
ty, may deem most just and equitable: PTovteed:
however, that in no case shall slaves be snbleeted
10 higher taxation than reel estate; nor Shali1uy
sRave under thO age off, yeaFa which from in
trinity or disability has become of less annual val
ue than the charge Of maintenance, be subject to
taxation"
The balance of the sitting OF the Convention was
occupied upon the subjects Of Banks. and Banking
Corporations; betting on elections, and Printing
Debates.
Saturday was also occupied upon the subject OF
Printing the Debates.