Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-24

ee'ses OF others say in The sFeons oy repair al
h1sse OF p1uic wois OF tor the support oany church
or ministry but it shil be Left free 10 every person to
select MS religious instructor, and to make Tor his sup
port such private contract as he shall please.
Is. The General Assembly shall by law confer on
the courts the power 10 grant divorces, change the
names OF persons and direct the sale OF estates belong
ing to infants, other persons under legal disabilities;
but shall not by special legislation, grant relief in such
cases, nor in any other over which the laws may
have conferred jurisdiction the courts or other tri
bunals.
a. No lottery shall hereafter be authorized by law;
and the buying, selling, transferring of tickets
chances in any lottery, not now authorized by law of
this State, shall be prohibited.
u.s. No county shall be formed with an area OF
less than six hundred square miles 10 the formation
OF new counties, no existing conny snail be reduced
below such area; snail any existing county having
popuaiio less than six thousand white inhabitants be
deprived OF more than oue-third OF its population.
l6. No new county shall be formed with area less
than six Thousand square miles; shall the county or
counties from which is formed be reduced below that
area; shall any existing county, having a white
population less than five thousand be deprived OF more
than one fifth OF its population; shall county hav
ing l7rger white population be reduced below four
thousand: Provided however, that any county, the
length of which is three times greater than its mean
BREADTH or which exceeds in length fifty miles, may be
divided at the discretion of the Legislatu e. In the
formation OF any new county, or in adding portion of
one county TO another, the Legislature shall provide
that the voters within the nits OF the county TO be form
ed changed shall in all general elections, vote n the
same election district.
II. Every law shall embrace but one object and that
shall be ex pressed in its title.
49, No law shall be revised or amended by reference
to its ttle but in such the act az revised or sec
ton amended, shall be re enacted and published at
length.
49, The Legislature may provide by law that no per-
son shall be capable OF holding being elected to any
post OF profit, trst amoument, civil or military
Legislative executive judicial, under the government
OF this commonwealth. who shall, hereafter fight duel
or send or accept challenge to fight duel the pro-
bsbe issue OF which may be the death of the challenger
or chal euged, who shall be second to either party
or shall 10 any manner aid assist in such duel or
shall be knowingly the bearer of such challenge or ac-
ceptance, but no person shall be disqualified by rea-
OF his having hereto fought such duel or sent or
accepted such challenge been second in such duel or
bearer OF such challenge acceptance.
~. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, the Judges
and all others ofendug against the State either by
INSTRUMENTATION, corruption, neglect of duty, or any
other high crime or nsdemesnor, shal be ipeacha-
Bile by the House OF Delegates; such impeachment
to be prosecuted before the Senate which shall have
the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting
for that purpose the Senate shall be on oath or afir-
nation; and person shall be convicted without the
concurrence OF two tn rds Of the members present.
Judgment 10 cases OF impeachment shall not extend
further than 10 removal from office, and Disqualified
ton to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or
prot under the common th but the party convicted
shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment,
trial, Judgment and punishment, according TO law 10
all elections in this commonwealth to any office or
place OF trust, honor, profit the shall be given
openly or viva voce, and not by ballot, provided dumb
persons entitled to suffrage may vote by ballot.
1.-THE Sd and 4th articles under the head of the Lee
gislave Department. relate the subjects of Free Ne
groes and Taxation, and were published in the Times
of yesterday