Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-19

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Ths Convention coucurred with the committee OF
the whole in inserting after tna par' o. lle o.h SEE
in every two years and no oteneT unless con-
yened bv the acting Governor OF the commonwealth,
on application in recess, OF maloy oil the menners
nj sch house of Assembly, or when, IN MS opinion,
ths interest fthe commonwealth may require ". =
The following amendment "tBut no sessions OF the
General Assembly shall continue longer than ninety
DAYS except the first session after the adoption OF this
constitution: Provided, that when three-hfths OF the
members elected to each house of the General AS,
sembly shall concur, the session may % e&'enoeu
beyoud the limitation herein established
Tke Convention next concurred with the commit
tee Of the whole in striking out the 9Th section, which
reads thus "A bills for raising revenue shall originate
in the House of Delegates, but the Senate may pro-
nose or concur with amendments as on otheT Dlls,
and substituting in lieu Of it the following bis ana
resolutions NAV originate IN either OF tne TWO houses
Ofhe General Assembly, TO be approved or rejected by
The other and may be amended by either house. with
the consent OF the DINER. =, 49,
To the 9th section, which reads as follows; Each
house of the General Assembly shall keep Journal OF
js proceedings which shall be published from time TO
time" tue committee of the whole made the following
addition: "And any seven members present OF the
House of Delegates and any three members OF the Sc
nate shall have right require that the vote on any
question shall be taken by ayes and noes, and entered
on the Journal"
A motion was made to strike out from the amend.
1nent the word Seven and to insert ten Agreed
The Convention disagreed to the committee amend
Jnent as amended, ayes A, noes As.
The committee adopted also the following addition
to the 9th section mo bill shall become law until
it be read on three different days of TIE session in each
House of Assembly, unless two-thrds OF The members
elected the house, where such bill s pending, shall
On motion of Mr. VOOLFOLK, the word $50 in the
amendment stricken out and the word "oher-
WISE inserted its stead
Mr. BococK moved to strike out all OF the amend
ment precedent to the word "uness, and to inset The
following "Bills shall have their reading upon three
separate days each house OF the General Assembly
Mr.. SHEFFEY proposed to amend the amendment by
striking out from it the words sin each house OF the
General Assembly" and inserting instead otst the
words sin the no in which they originated" Agreed
10. 49,
The question required upon the amendment OF Mr..
RococK as amended, and it was disagree ed to-.
The Convention then concurred In the amendment OF
the Committee OF the Whole
The Convention concurred with the amendment of
the Committee Of the Whole to insert after that part OF
the 18th section which reads thus 1.-The privilege OF
the writ of habeas corpus shall not in any case, be
su pended The Legislature shall not pass any bill oil
attander or any expost facto law; any law impair
ing the obligation OF contracts; or any law whereby
private property shall be aiken for public uses, without
just compensatlon,"- the following " nor any law
for the emancipation OF slave, any descendant of
such slave take effect said descendant, either be-
fore or after his or her birth "
The Convention concurred with the Committee in
amending the 18th section, to it to read
follows "The General Assembly shall, by law, con-
fer the courts the power to grant divorces, change
the of PERSONS and direct the sale OF estates be-
longing infants, other persons, under legal dsa-
hities but shall not by special legislation, grant relief
in such cases. norm any other over which the laws
may have conferred jurisdiction on the courts or other
tribunals"
The Convention agreed with the Committee in in
sertng the following section-ayes IS, noes 25:
"No lottery shall hereafter De authorised by law and
the buying selling Transferring OF tickets or chances
in any lottery, not now authorised by law OF this
State, shall be !ohibiied'
The Convention concurred with the Committee in
tba thp ORIG
reads thus: IN new county shall be formed with
area @ less than six hundred square miles, In the
formation OF new counties, no existing county shall
be edueed below such area; nor shall any existing
county having population less than six thousand
white inhabitants, be deprived OF more than one fifth
of its population" and substituting for it the following
mo new county shall be formed with less than
SIX hundred square miles, shall the county or coun-
ties from which it is formed be reduced below that
sre. shall any existing county, having white pop
nati less man t.ethousand be deprived ofmore than
one-ffth oil lis population; nor shall county having
larger white population be reduced below four thou
sand Provided however, that any county, the length
of which is three times greater than lis main BREADTH
ana which exceeds in length fifty miles, may be divided
at the discretion of the Legislature ln the formation
of any new county or IN adding poftlon ol one eoon
voters within the limits OF the county to be formed or
changed SHALL in all general elections, vote in the
same election district.
The Convention coucurred with the Committee in
Inserting the following additional section:
"Tl7. N law shall be revived or amended by refer
tile; IN Sucn case tie act as revived,
section as amended shall be enacted and published at
length
FREE PERSONS OF COLOUR.
The amendment of the Committee 10 strike out
the Bird article in The original report, and in lieu OF
to insert the following:
% Slaves hereafter emancpeted shall forfeit their
freedom by remaining in this Commonwealth more
than twelve months after they shall have become
ally Free and shall be reduced to slavery, under such
regulations as may be prescribed by law
Tho Ianeral Assembly nav such nlita.
tons restrictions and conditions they shall deem
proper, the power of slave-ow ners 10 emancpate
their slaves aud may pass laws Tor the relef OF the
Commonwealth from the free negro populations; by re-
moval or oherwise."l
A division being demanded the Convention agreed
with the Committee in striking out.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Richmond, offered the following in
lieu of the LIST section:
i. 'From and after the adoption of this Constitution,
it shall not be lawful for any emancipate slave
to remain within this Common wealth.
2. "Afier the LIST day of May, in the year 1872, no
free negro free mulatto shall remain within the
States and the Leg ature may make provision for their
gradual removal prior 10 that period. Disagreed
The Convention concurred with the Committee In in
eerng the sections indicated.
ARTICLE Nv.
TAXATION
The Committee amended, by striking out the 1st sec.
ton, which reads thus:
al Taxation shall be equal and uniform throughout
the State All property shall be taxed in proportion to
its value; be ascertained by law. No species of
property shall be taxed higher than another species Of
property of equal value which taxes shall be levied
but any property may be exempted from taxation by
majority OF the whole number OF members elected to
serve in each house of Assemby,"-and inserting the
A division being demanded the Convention concur
red with the Committee in striking out.
Mr.. MASON moved to strike all of the amendment
out ate! the word years" lie proposed to insert it
in the ID section. Agreed TO.