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81 Eaeh county shall Be laid Cd into disiriess 90
nearly equal a. may be IN territory and population
In each disFfcs shere shah be elected b The voters
thereof, four justices OF the peaee who shall pe
sse1s is,Tc = ana "a Sola sir oss for The
q four years. The justices 50 elected shall choose
one Of their own body, Nhe shall be the presiding
justice Of The county eeuft and whose duty Il shall
be tc attend each term Of said eenrt. The other
justices shsl y classified By law for the pertorm-
ance Of their duties in court. ~
2e The justices shah receive tef their services
in court per dien compensation 10 be ascertained
b. law, and paid cut Of the county treasury and
shall not receive any fee sr emolament for Other
%. The power and Jurisdiction Of Justices Of he
Peace within heir respective counties shall Be pre-
seribed by law.
County Officer.
80 Theyoters Of each county shall elect 4 clerk
Of the county court surveyor, an Attorney for tbs
Commonwealth, a sheriff. and So many commits
sioners Of the revenue as may be authorized By law
whe shall hold their respective Offices as fellows:
The clerk and the surveyor, fog the term Of six
years. the attorney, for the term 81 four years the
sheriff and commissioners for the term Of TIVE
years censtabes and oyerseers of the poor, shall Be
elected ~ The voters as may be prescribed BY law
81. The officers mentioned ii the preceding
section, exceptlhe Attorneys, shah reside in The
Counties er Districts Tor which they were respec-
lively excited, NoperSon eleetedfor two successive
terms to the olLe OF Sheriff. shall be ye-elibhle to
the same office fer the hexi succeeding term; nor
shall he during his Term Of service or within one
year thereafter be eligible to any political Office
-. The Justices OF the Peace, SheriaS Attorneys
for the Commonwealth, Clerks OF the Circuit and
County Courts, and hll other County officers, shall
be subject TO indictment for nnaleasanee, misiea-
sauce, or neglect OF official duty and upon convic-
ton thereof their sihees shall become vacant
Corporation Courts and Officers
50. The General Assembly may vest such juris- .
dicion shah be dsemed necessary in Cooperation
Courts, and in The Magistrates who may belong 10
81. An officers appertaining the Cities andoth-
er Municipal Corporations, shall be elected BY the
qualified voters or appointed by he constituted au-
ihorities of such Cities Of Corporations as may be
prescribed by law.
Done in Canyention in the city 3of Richmond, on
the first day of August. in the wear Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and iity=oae and in.
the seventy-sixth year of The Commonwealth Of
Virginia. JOHN II. MASON, :,
Prestdeat Fl he Coaueali0s.
| s. D. WHlTTLE, Seefesafy Of Tie Gonreatioa.
SCHEDULE
l. Ii shall be the duly Of the President Of This Con-
yeniion Immediately on s adjournment, TO certify 10
the Governors copy qfthe Bill Of Rights and Constla.
lion adopted, together wiihihis Schedule.
3 Upon the receipt ofsaeh certified c,py The Cover,
SHALL forthwith, announce tie fact BY proclamation,
TO be published in sndh newspapers Of the State as may
be deemed requisite for general information and shall
and Constitution, together with this Schedule: which
PRECIPITATION. Bill Of Rights, Constitution and Schedule
shall be published inthe manner ihdcaed for The pc
Rod ofone anh; and pfnledteopies thereof shah
by the Secretary Of The Commonwealth be Immediately
transmitted by mall the clerk af each county and
corporation this Gommonw ealih, to be BY such
clerk submitted the examination Of any person deslt
s. The officers authorized BY existing laws TO conduct
general elections sha the places appointed for hold
ing the same, opera poll book Abe fenFh Thursday
in October next to be headed, III he Constitution as
amended and Schedule, and 10 eoHiaint NO paraie
Il columns; The frst column 10 be headed, 2 for fafy4
ing = the other 10 be headed, for req cling And
such officers, keeping said polls open for the sTaee of
three days. STALL thenand there receive, and record IN
said poll book The votes for and against This Consu-
tion and Schedule Of al persons quAfedsandeT the
ting or amended consaliSn 70 exercise The ghl Of
suffrage. +,
by the officers The prvilegesof fAe voters, and the
penalties attaching for mseondurbon the part ofany
person. shall be, in all things, prescribed by the Sc
cond, third, fourth seventh, eighth. and ninth seeVNs
The acl oEthe General Assembly passed March the
fourth one thousand eight hundred and fyy entitled
An act tak the sense Of The people npon iecallo
Convention AID prov idng for organizing The same,
SO far as The prov iOn of said section may be applicable
s. # shalt be The duty Of the Governor upoR rseesvpg
the said officers, ascertain the result there
Of and forthwith declare the same by bis preelaHa
iion stating the aggregate vote IN The Stale for and
against the ratification lfhe amended Constitution and
Schedule which shall be Published at leasioacs aNeek
| until the second Monday inADeeemher next, IN such
newspapers as Ia his opinion, wv be bestealehlaied
% iliuse eenefalinfomation fhereG; and If il appear
that majority Of the Votes cast is IN favor Of ratiea
ton tie Governor, the tnie and in like man
ner shalt make proclamation for holding, on the day
| last mentioned, Generai Election Throughout the
State for Delegates and Senators 10 e General ASSEM-
bly according the apporI onment and districts pre-
scfbed in this Constitutions and also for Me eleciion
| Of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney
General ~
g. The officers authorized by existing laws to hold
and conduct General Eieeions shall hold and conduct
the elections herein required, and sHe officers aud all
other persons shall be governed and eonfoled therein
by the provisions of said laws far as the same may
be applicable TO- and necessary for the proper eonduel
ing said elections Duplicate polls shall be sepa
raely kept for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, for
Attorney General and for Senators and Delegates 10
the General Assembly, which shall be verified by tho
oaths of the officers conducting the elections.
Z. The verified duplicate polls for Governor, Leute
AMI Governor and Attorney General sha be deposited
with the clerks df the several counties and cities, who
shall retain in their respective offices, and transmit
the other by mail, TO the Secretary OF the Common
wealth.
s In the election OF Senators and Delegates for dis
rets formed gilmore than County and City the Off
GERS conducting the same, al HE eiari. hoHses OF The
several counir and cities forming each district shall
assemble on the eighth day afterhe commencement of
the said election at the eoaEonse OF the county or
civ first named rs of the counties of the District,
shat compare the polls and ascertain the result; and
shall deliver and reAE certificates Of election accord
ing TO the laws row in force
q The Insnbers Of The General Assembly so elected
shall meet the GaFttalin the city of Richmond. on
the second Mopdayn January in the year theusand
eight hundred and ytwo, and men ana ltefe organ
re as the General Assembly Of Wing inia; but before
such organization they shall respectively take The oath
offdelity TO the Commonwealth and the other eaths
OF office required by the lawsnow in force.
TO- The election Of Members Of the General Assem-,
under this Constitution, shall vacate The seats of
| those elected under lhs present Constitution.
N The Official terms OF The Delegates first elected 10
HE General Assembly under tins Constitution shall
pre on the fhreih day OF June, Ia the year thou
| sand eight bundled and ffty+tlfee. ~
- The official terms Of the FIRST GDveTnor Ienen.
AMI Governor and Attorney General elected under this
Constitution shall expire on the thirty first day Of De-
cember in the year one thousand, eight hundred and
| ffty-fiye.
f3 The preseRt Judges ofihe supreme Court OF APP
meals and or the Circuit Courts and their suecessofss
who may be appointed under the existing Constitution
shall remain In office until such time az the law may
prescribe for the commencement oil offcfal Terms Oh
| The Judges under the amended Constitution and no
longer: which time shall not be than six months
after the ermination of the first session 5fhe General
1 Assembly underthe amended Constitution.
i ii. The Executive Department of the Government
shall remain as at present organized and the Governor
and Councillors pf State andth successors appointed
under Inc existing Constitution shall continue in Office
until oyernor elected under this Constitution shall be
qualified and all other persons in ofce when TINS Con-
sttalion is adopted except as is herein otherwise
presslq directed shall continue in office until their
essors are qualified: and vacancies office, happening
bore such qualification shall be filed in the manner
| now pFeserfbed by law.