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tsf n ne several eonEtescities
enl - 10 Noiers herein; and for The annual
allea US .nffth$ marriages and deaths in !
ss m1sse F0pgsAklon hereof and the births and
aeaeas ah me eNsefed population Of The same dis
tlnsalsntag os Sen The Rnmber Of The free colored
|; 81, The Gsnesal Assembly al intervals of i've /
years ireH piih returns Of the census Of The
United STATES Dali cause to he taken census and
such staiisiits lthe State as may be PRESCRIBED sy
aws which cstFns and statistics shah be returned
/ 70 the Secfelat9 oi the Commonwealth, who shall
cpmpare and Erect the returns and report the same
4 TO the General ksse mhly.
80. The MAI teroi conducting and making returns
ofeleciions, 4gmining contested elections and Of
filling vaeage3es in office. 10 cases not specially
prov ided for A4this Constitution shall BE- presrri-
bed by law; Mfspecia elections To fiji vancancies
in the Office Shdgs of any court shall be for full
term. And ills General Assembly may declare the
cases in whiesiAhy office shall be deemed vacant
when no pfoFassdn is made for hatpurpose in this
ARTICLE ".
ExEsTTIyE DEPARTMENT.
G0rernor
Il 'rhe ChisfExecUtiEe power of this Commons
wealth shall ID vested in Governor. He shall
hold the once tor The term Of four years. COM
mence on The kfst day of January next succeeding
his election aS Pc ineligible 10 he same office for
elected and eAany other office during his term OF
service.
.. The Gqysrhor shall be elected BY the voters !
al the times SEa places OF choosing members OF the
Central skIsAiy Returns Of the elections shal
the Secretary 15 the Commonwealth. who Shall de-
liver them tothk Speakerofthe House of Delegates
on The FIRST dasIof lie nextsession Of the General
Assembly THE Speaker Of the House OF Delegates /
shall within se week thereafter 10 the presence of
majority d ilhe Senate and House of Delegates
open the sae Isturns, and the votes shall then be
counted. Tai person having the highest number |
Of votes shall be declared elected but if two or
more shall taFe the highest and an equal number /
of votes one ut them shall be chosen Governor by 4
the Joint yp.s OF The Two Houses OF the General As
sembly 1CsHiesied elections for Governor shall he
decided BY siike gote and the mode Of proceeding
in such casSs shhit be prescribed by law.
Ii s. No peSsen shall be elisible 10 the office Of
Governor uktess he has attained the age Of thirty
wears is a fasiye citizen Of the United States and
| has been tiiRkn Of Virginia for five years next
preceding his eleciiun.
l. The Gsvernor shalres;de at the seat of govern
ment shall receive five thousand dollars for each
yearof his setvite and, while in Office shall receive
no other enloiument from this or any other govern
meuf. E3
s. He shall take care. shat the laws be faithfully
executed !; communicate TO the General Assembly
/ al every session the condition of the Common
\ wealth; recommend TO their consideration such
measures as he B1ay BEEN expedient; and convene
I the General Assembly application Of a majority
OF the members OF both houses thereof or when in
his opinion Tue Interest of the Common wealth may
1 require it, Heshal be commander-in-ehie of the
| land and naval forces u the State; have power TO
II embody The NJ iiitia to repel invasion, suppress in
II d
4 conduct either in person or in such other manner
as shall be prescribed by law, all intercourse with
toher and foFeis States; and during the recess of
\ the General Assembly il pro temgore all vacancies
/ in those Offices for which the Constitution and laws
! make pF&gisioa; but his appointments to such
vacancies {hSll heiby commissions 10 expire at the
I end Of thifJ.dFys after the commencement Of the
/ next session, iof the General Assembly. He shall
| have poxarto remit fines and penalties in such
cases and Inter such rules and regulations may
| be prescribed ty law; and except when the prose-
! culon has Ageb carried on BY the House of Dele$
| gates tliglaw shall otherwise particularly direct
| TO grant reBsieyes and pardons after conviction
I and TO commute capital punishment; but he shall
| communicate to the General Assembly at each ses
sion the psgficulars of every case of fine penalty
RENTED. aefenrieYe or pardon granted and Of nne,
/ graniifg 0ECommntlng the same.
6. He mss require information in writing from
] the officsrsin the Executive department upon any
subject relEting 10 the duties of their respet i've Off
ces; and ataY also require the opinion in writing
connected u IT'D his official duties Il
T. COMMISSIONS and grants shall run in the name
Of the Commonwealth Of Virginia and be attested
BY the Gogernor with lheseal of,the Commonwealth
annexed
&. Lieutenant G0ternoas
g. ALsentenant Governor shall be electcdsat the
same time and fer The same erm, as the G. werner
and his Qualification and the manner Of hiseection
in all fespeels shall be the same.
g. In asse Of the removal of the Governor from
Office, or o his death, failure to quality, resigna
ton. reFsIYal from the State, inability 10 dis
charged Il powers and duties of the Office. the said
office wih is compensation, shall deveve upon the
Lieutenan: Governori and the General Assembly
shah provide by law for the discharge OF the Exc
eutive Injections in other necessary cases
10. The Lieutenant Governor Shall be President
Of the Senate, 5ut shall have no vote and while
acting a. sach, shall receive a compensation eqna
tothat allowed tothe Speaker Of the Hppse Of Del
egaes.
Secretary Of tie Commonwealth, Treasurer,
and Auditor
II. a Secretary Of the Commonwealth, Trea-
sureT, and an Auditor OF Public Accounts shall be
elected Ey the Joint vote of the two houses of the
General Assembly, and continue in Office for the
term OF two years, unless sooner removed.
u The Secretary shaikeep record of the Off
eia acts u the Governor. which shall he signed by
The GeveFnor and attested by the Secretary; and
when reqbjred he shall lay the same and any pa
pers, ipinhfeS and vouchers pertaining to his office
before either house ii the General Assembly; and
shall perform such other duties as may be pres
cribed hq, law.
10 Thepowers and duties Of Treasurer and Au-
ditor SHAH DE such as now are may be hereafter
prescribed hy law.
Board Of Pu5iic Horks
a. There snail'be Board.of Public W forks, to
consist of aiiree Commissioners. The State shall
be dividedinto three Districts containing nearly
as r4ag be equal numbers of voters and the voters
Of eaehdkslrict shall elect one Commissioner, whose
term of CAGE shall be six years but OF those FIRST
elected, ttsf 10 be designated by lot, shall remain
in Office iqr two years only, and one osher, TO be
designatse in like manner, shall remaiavin office
for toas years only
Is. The General Assembly, at its first session \
after lie adoption OF This Constitution shall provide
fsr ihe election and compensation OF the Commls-
sioness, ard the organization OF the Board. Ihe |
Commissioners first elected sha all assemble on day
10 be apn0n,ed by law and decide by lot the order
in wlfjchssher terms Of service shall expire
I6 The Board OF Public Works shall appoint all /
officers ployed on the public works, and all per-
sons fkbfksenting The interest Of the Commonwealth
in wefksof internal improvement and shah peri |
form such other duties as may BY prescribed, by
law. 8S
II. eThe members of the Board Of Public Works |
NAV he removed by the concurrent vote OF ma |
ority ion all the members elected 10 each House OF
The GeRe8al Assembly; but the cause Of removal |
shall BIZ entered on the journal Of each house.
Is. n hs General Assembly shall have power, by 1
a vote oEshree-ffths of the memberselected 70 each
House q abolish said board whenever in their i
opinion board Of Public Works shall no longer be
necessary.
Militia. i
~. Taemannero Of appointing militia ofiesrsshail |
be prescribed BY law.
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