Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-19

cases IN which anr flee shail ba deemed VI
c1nt, Hhern 70 prnvi' ion is .na,:c lyr that puI
pose in :his Constitution.
ARTICLE 7.
ExEcCT:rE DEPARTMENT.
]. Tha chic! executive p ltreT ot th!3 Io'll
m"nwalih shall nc scstcd in GoTcrnur. Lii
sAal! hn!d the cffic. f'r q .crIu Of fur years
to c"M'lcnre on tie frs! day ri January mex
succerd ag his cec i'm, and be ine E'nic to ta'
Same ciIlc. Tor the .erln next succt edng tho
i1r which lie WAS tl:ced, aHd to aDy GtaeT q
Gee during lis .erln Of service.
9. The Governor snail lie elected ty th'
Toterf, at the times and places OF choosing
members Of the General Assembly. Return;
o. the elections shall be transmitted, undci
seal, by .ha propc: riicers, to the Secretary o.
the Commonwealth. who shall deliver them I:
tic Speaker cf the Hausc Of Delegates on ths
first DAY Of linz next session Of the GrncIa
Assembly The speaker Of the HnusA oi Dele
gates SHALL within one week thereafter, in Ii;
presence CT ma;ori:y Of The Senate and HOUSE
Of Delegates. oren the said returns, and the
votea shnll then be counted. The person hnv
ing The highest number Of votes shall oe dc
clared elected; but il two or more small have
the highest and an equal number Of woes, one
OF them shall bc chosen Governor BY the 'inl
T0te Of the two houses Of the General Assem-
bly,. Contested elections for Governor shall
be decided by like vote, and the mode Of pro
ccctlinG in such cases shall bo prescribed by
law.
g. No person shall he eligible to the ctice
Of Governor unless he has attained the age Of
thirty years. is native citizen of the Confed
eratr States, and has been citizen Of Virginia
fc7 five years next preceding bis election.
!. Tue Governor shall reside al The seat o!
scvcrnmen'; shall receive i"e Thousand d?l.
lars for each ear OF his service and, while IN
otscr, sha.l receive no ether elno!ument from
this or any other government
s. Il. shall tnke care that tue laws be faith
fully executed: communicate 10 the General
Assembly at ty-ry session the condition ci the
CvmuonT, sth; recommend to their consider.
nton such measures Gs he may deem CXredi.
ent; and couvene the General Assembly on
application Of nsj irity Of the members Ct
hu!b houses thereon, CT when IN his opinion
lno ir.Gr.a: ri ihe Commonwealth may require
it IL shall be Colnm2nder-in.Chief OF the
land and Ea7al forces of the Stale; have power
10 ;mSody the militia 70 repel invasion, sup
press insurrec!ion. and eriorce tho execution
Of lhc laws; conduct, either in person or in
such olhe. l..iiiRcr Is shall be pres cr:bed by
lev, eli in;crccnrse with other and foreign
States. H. snai! nominate, and by aac With
the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint
the Judges Of the Supreme Court of Appeals
and the Circuit Courts; ard during the recess
Of the General Assembly iii, pro temrors all
vacancies in those Gi.cs for which the Consti
tu.ion and laws make no provision; bu; his ap.
poulments % such vacancies shall be by com.
missions 10 expire at the end OF thirty days 81
.cr The commencement cf the next Session ol
The Genera! Assembly. lle shall have power
to !c!ni. Eucs and penalties in such clses aud
Under such rules and regulations is may &c
prrscrib.d hY las !; aEd except when the pros
e;.rlon fa; been carried Oh BE- the House o!
Dis ga;cs or the Il y shall otherwise Pa.t:ca
laCly direct, 20 gran. seprieGes and pardons ai'
ter canr'c,un and 20 commute capital punish.
mcnr; bot he shall communicate to !he General
Assembly, At each session, Tho p-rliculaEs oi
every case Of tac or penalty reml,tcd, Of re
prieve Or pardon granted, atd oi punishment
comaiu:ec. with his rcascEs for rem;i!ing,
Graa!ng, o: committing ;hc same.
t II. ,u-S require irGhIaa!!nn iii writing
from: the III mrs ii !hc executive d'parl nsn:
uroa any SUI ct relating 10 taa duties oi Their
respective o:lcts; ard Iua: also require iae
opinion IN wiring e TIE Attorney CtgHsril a2
on any ores.od Of l.w u2aaccted With his Of
iicial du,iss.
!. Cumu1ssio1s ard crsnis shall run in tho
ralac OF tie Ccun onr cath CT Virginia. ard be
s5i.s,e,i by the Governor, with the seal o! ti.t
C,3ra,no; wea7'!, ".rnrSrc.
L::a'taTa: Ga:nT:pr.
3 x Ltau:.r.#rt . werner siia!i !'a e:er!ef
at the same t;.ac, aEi IL; the Same c7i.l rs The
Gavcrnu: ann his oIs, fcciioH ard the man
ncr Ct Ills eicci.eu IA all respects shall Dc tht
same.
3 In case OF tno rcrornl tf;hc G5-srnor frou
,iiicc, or Ct his iea; failure 70 qualify, res:S
na.!cn, re,noya! :rrin li,e Sln'e. or inability Il
discharge the pa~eis a-d ~ fthos1id Gee
with lis c0rlp .1saton shall d.vnvc upo tn
Lcu;cnsn; Governor; ami the General Assem-,
hiy shsli provide iy laI fur me discharge 0
tho executive tanc:.ocs !n ctncr necessary
cases.
10. The Leutcnan. Governor nbHil be prcsi
de,.t Of tho Senate, but shall have no vote
and, hile acting as s@eh, shall receive com
pcnsa:ion equal ~ that allowed to the speaker
Of The .I,,use Of Del, gates.
Secretary az tie Communicable, Treasurer
and .ird!t0r
II. 4 Spcre'ary Of the Commonwealth
; Treasurer, ard an Auditor Of Public Accounts
shall &c elected by the joint vote CT the. tw'
h,,uses Ct the General Assembly, aud ccn,inu
in ttlice !or the term Of oyears, unless soon
er -etnnved.
II. The Secretary shall keep record Of tn
,iii ,ial acts o! the Governor, which shall b
rign>d BY the Governor and a!tcsied by tn
Secretar;; ard when required, he shall lay tn
sanr. ard any papers. minutes. and vouchers
pertaining to his Office before either house
the General Assembly; and shall perform suc
other duties rs may be prescribed by law.
-. The powers and duties Of the Treasure
and Ac.iilor, sha. bc such as now are. or ma
! be hereafter prescribed hv law.
Militia.
j. The maansr al appointing militia oticer
shall be prescribed by law.
ARTICLE VI.
/. The .i:idicia! power shall be vested in
! Supreme Crurt Of Appeals, in the Clrcni
! Courts, and :te judges thereof, in the ennnt
ard corporation cout;s, in the justices ct IN
peace. snd in .he magistrates who m,y bf'on
10 the corporate body. The General Assem-!
rsIay also constitute special coarIs Of aPpssl, I
consist G: not less than three nor more tha
five Judges to try any cases that may be o
the docket of the Supreme Court of Appeals
in r,spcc: 70 whici! InajaFity i! the ju 'SeS
TIA! court G.ay be So si:uaed as to make 1t it1
proper for them to sit on ;hc hearing therer
and also TO try any cases On the said dock;
which canaot otherwise be disposed oi wi;
| convenient dispatch.
. The Jurisdiction OF these tribunals, oil III
judges aa1 justices thereof, and Of the mag':
tra.cs Of the corporate bottles, shall be reg
lated by law; except that the Supreme Cou'
Of Appesls shall haze appellate iirisdc,io
oti's. unless in cases OF hh5s2s terph
manaamus and prohibitions, sad case
! sa:oIvins f:=eio'o or the constitutional
" OF law !: shall 10, have Jurisdlt
ton in civil cas.a where the matter ii ceE
iro.crSy, exclusive of casts, is ieSs than :
dollars. cxcep; in controversies concerning 10
title or boundaries OF lan1, thc probate Of