Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-22

a The General Assembly, intervals of five years iron
The dates The Of The OF the United States
sh, cause be taken and such statistics OF I'M
State as may be prescribed by laws which census and status
tcs shall be returned The Secretary Of the
who shall compare and correct the returns ana report '
same 10 the Grncru Assembly.
"a The Ui cnnduCflng and making returns o
crons Of determining contested elections and Of hlIn
vacancies uiice in cases not specially provided Tor nS
mi. Constitution shall be prescribed by la"i but spcch
elections to fill in the office Of Judge OF any c"r
snail be full And The General Assembly irny de
where no provision made for that purpose in this Gons'u
''0' ARTICLEV
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Governor.
/ The Chief Executive puwer of this Commonwealth
shall be vested in Governor He shall hold The "ffcs f"
the term years, commence On The lrSi day %
January succeeding his recn and nc incgbl" TO '
same office succeeding that far which he wd
elected and any office his Of service.
. The Governor shall bu elected by the vuCis. nj Iii,
times and places If chUUsng members OF the General As
sruply Returns of the elections snail be transmitted,
der seal BY the proper officers the Secretary nl the Com
monwr,Ih sh,! deliver them 10 the Speaker ot tn,
House uf Delegates, The first day Vi the neat sfSsin OF
the General Assembly. The Speaker Of the House Of Dele
pars shall within week thereafter in the presence o
oinrilv nj the Senate and House Of Delegates open the
said returns and the shall then be counted The per
son having highest number =" votes shall bs declared
elect but if Two more shall have the highest AM: an
.oua number vucs OF them shall be chosen Cover
nor BY the Joint Of the two houses OF The General As
seby Contested elections for Governor shall De decided
by like and the mode oil proceeding In such cases
shall be prescribed by law
j. M person shall be eligible 10 the office OF Governor
unless he attained the OF thirty yeats native e.
zrn the L. Sthrs and has been citizen al virginia ior
five wears preceding his Election.
A. The Governor shall reside at the scat OF governments
shl receive five thousand dollars for each year Of his ser
vice and while IN office shall receive no other eIlulunen
from this any other government.
) He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed
communicate t" The General Assembly at"yery SESSION lie
condition o the Commonwealth; recommend 10 their con>i
deratlun he deem expedlcni; ana con
yene the General Assembly application OF majority ul
the members both houses thereof when in his opinion
the interest Of the Common wealth may require It, He shall
be cumandcrn chief OF the land and naval forces OF the
Stale; puwer embUdy the militia Ia epcl INVASION
suppress insurecun and enforce the execution OF the laws
conduct either in person in such other shall b.
prescribed by law all Intercourse with other and foreign
States during the OF the General Assembly I'LL
emp0-e all vacancies in those Offices Tor wh c Con-
stuliu and laws make provision: but his appointments
vacancies shall be by commissions 10 expire M The
end ui thirty days the of the next
stun Of thu General Assembly He shall have power I" re-
fine. and penalties in such and under such rules
and regulations BIZ prescribed by law; and except
when prosecution has been carried By the House o
Delegates law shall otherwise particularly direct, I"
grant rrprevcs and paruns after c0n"cti"n and 10 COM
capital punsnenI; but he shall communicate t" The
General Assembly nj each SESSION. the particulars oi every
case fine penalty rcncd of repreve pardon grant
ed and Of punishment cnnmucd with his reasons Tor REMIT
ng granting committing the same
g. He may require information in writing from the officers
in the Executive department. upon any subject relating TO
the duties their respective Offices and may ais" require
opinion writing vi the Attorney Gtnerdi upon any
qurs:iuu of law cunn"ctcd with his official duties.
l. Commissions and grants shall run in The nam" OF TIE
Commonwealth oi Virginia. and De attsed by the Governor
with the seal q. the Common wealth annexed.
LeutenlHt Governor.
s. Lieutenant Governor shall be elected a. inc same
time. and for the term, The Governor ana MS guam,
cuton and the oil his election in all respects shall
be the same
g. In case of the removal of the from office, Of
his DEATH failure to qualify resignation ,, from Inc
State Or inability discharge the powers and duties OF me
office, The said Office with its compensation, shall !cv"ve
upon Lieutenant Governors and the General assembly
shall provide by lw for the discharge OF the Executive unc
tons IN other necessary cases.
10 The Lieutenant Governor shall be President Of the
Senate shall have vote; and while acting as such
shall receive Il compensation equal 10 that allowed TO lille
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Secretary OF The COmmonneaM Treasurer, and AUDITOR
II Secretary OF the Commonwealth TREASURER and an
Auditor Of Public Accounts shall be elected by the Jnt vote
Of the Of the General Assembly, and continue in
Office for the term of years. unless removed
T. Tn. Secretary shall keep record ut the official acts
nj the Governor which shall be signed By the Governor and
attcsed by the Secretary; and when required he shall lay Tie
same and any ppes, minutes and vouchers pertaining t.
his office before either house Ut The General AsscnaY ana
shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by "
l3 The powers and duties of the Treasurer and Auditor
shall be such as now are or may be hereafter prescribed "
Board Of Public Uorks
H. Thore shall be Board of Public Works to consist OF
three .oners The shall be divided int" three
Districts containing nearly may b. equal numbers ="
voters and the pf each district shall elect "nr Com
s.nner whose office shall be .x years but n t'Ht
for years only, and one other TO hc drsianhcd III Ike
manner, shall remain in office for four years only
Is The General Assembly, nj lis first session a''"r me
aduptiun Of this Constitution shall provide for HE election
and cupc Of The Commissioners and the orslnzh
lion Of the Board The Conmssiuacs first elected s'al
assemble day IL be appointed by aw and decide by lot
The idcr in which ut service shall expire
G The Board Of Pntic Works shall appoint AL officers
employed The public works and all pcrs representing
the interest oi the Commonwealth in works ni internal IN,
provsrnent and shall perform such other duties az may ne
prescribed 5p Law. 49, ,
H. Thr members Of the Board Public Works my be
remoyrd by the concurrent vote of majority ut all III"
members elected each House Of the Gruc, Assembly,
but oil removal shall be entered on the journal o
each house.
Is The General Assembly shall have power, by v"r :"
three tths n the enbers elected 10 each House, Ia no
.h said board whenever in their opinion board OF Pubic
Works shall no longer be necessary
Militia.
49, The mlnner Of appointing militia officers shall be pre-
scrbcd 10y aw.
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
|. There shall Supreme Court "t Appeals DIstrlc
Courts and Ccm Courts. The jurisdiction :" these 'rOn
nuls and Of the Judges thereof except far as the same Is
conferred by this Constitution snail b. regulated ny i"
judicial Divisions.
. The State shall b. divided into t%cny.onc Judciai CIT
cu,s districts and five sections.
1. The counties Of Princess Anne, Nnrinlk NhnSeh'oh"
Isle Of Wight Southampton Grecnesvilc, SnrrY anu 's
sex and the city Norfolk shall con the first circuit
II. The counties III Prince George Dinwi,!ir. Biuhs"ch
Meckrnburg, LHncnhnrg, Nntnway Amellt, ChrsernI'
and Powmtan and the city Of Petersburg shall constitute me
second circuit.
III. The coun,ies q" Cumberland Buckingham. AppoHa
ox Campbell Prince Edward, Charlotte and HALIFAX ana
the Of Lynrhhnra shall constitute the th.d circuit
". The counties OF Psyvania, Bedford franklin, "a
trick and Henry shall constitute the fourth circuit.
V. The counties Of Acconac and Northampton shall con-
s,iluc the fifth circuit.
VI. The counties of Elizabeth City, Warwick, YORK
Gloucester, Mathews, Mldicsey, Henrico, New hen',
Charles City and James City and the City OF Williamsburg
shall constitute the sixth circuit
VII. The City nt Richmond shall be the seventh cirrni'
VIII. The counties OF Lancaster Northumberland, tlci-
Hanover, King William, King and Queen and Essex shall
constitute the eighth circuit.
H. The counties Of Stafford Prince William, Alexandria.
Fairfax Loudoun fauqucr and Rappahannock shall consil-
tute the ninth circuit.
The counties OF Cnlpepe Madison, Greene, Orange,
Ahemar Lunsa, Flnvanna and Guochand shall constitute
the tenth circuit