Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-27

Instead Of "a, two delegates to be sc ed By said county
S
era Assembly shah have ke power o. ne application CT ms
delegates BY said county the city OF
Portsmouth shall elect delegate and the residue Of e county
Of Norfolk shan elec, one delegate
Senate.
The called the selate aud coaslSt Of atty
menbsrs r the election OF the counties cities and towr
OF the rsDec,Vs DISTRICT the time OF the rt election Of dele
under this 9ol,dat,r shan y',e for one Senator and hs
and town. Within ave days ser the election. shan meet at hs
and nom the po. 50 t1ksn in h:r respective couae e, and
Senator the who has received The greatest
BY rotation the d,s,iei, shall he divided into
numbered Ot The at class sh consist twelve the second
seat. Of se senors Of he t shan be vsea,sa
ONCE o. he s'coud cla at the expiration Of the second year
Of the third class At the expiration Of TIE third year, and OF the
fourth cA's the expra,n Of the fourth year. that
elias nay be chosen every ysr and the yaesne, thereby &C.
caoned shall be lied from such class by new election In The
aeeorpS is numSer aud n de order annually
he election OF Senators the districts shall remain
unt representation In the two Hou shall be reap
porioned In the provided In this Constitution.
Apporionment Of Representation.
shall be the duly OF the Genera Assembly, in the
thereafter In cA1 pnclPe OF
eappoon approximation In s Senate aud Ho1si OF Dele
gates accordance heeh and In the event the General A'
semby at the St uhsequent period Of
SAL M T,,H pSopi o. a, sSa 10
shall separately propose scheme Of e1n.aons
ncps rae for the Senate Audit he the duty Of the
General Assembly al the seIion to certify 10 the Governor
Hoasss araey propose applied making respp
onmeat the Senate aud Ia the House OF Dees ue aud the
make known the propositions respe ve Houses and
qulrs the voters II the commonwealth to assemble at sue time
appoint Atheir Lawful places OF vong and decide by
their between the p-opouors thus presented In the eve
n. SsneT 'n "a "a S .s year SnS az sE
sieh rtih safe, he Governor iha mmei
aey amer the adj nne't Of the General Ass smoy BY procla
matDn, REQUIRE nf tNe OmmonweAh assemble
such time he sNs appoint at their lawful places OF voting and
TO declare by III ir votes:
Pirs. whether the Dele.
gates shall be apporiloned the suG Basis that Is
cording the nimber o. votes In the severh e1lnu ce
towns, and senatorial districts Of the Commonwealth
Or second shethe representation In both Houses shall be AZ
Of white nhSb cotned and tie ,noun Of all State taxes
pSd In the several couue cites Snd towns OF the connon
wealth. deducrg thereom all paid license and law
and eaptaon tax on free allowing one dele
gaze for part OF and one dele
for sevenxth part OF said taxes and dsb ns
the senators In like manner:
Senate taxation; that IT, Accord TO the amount Of all State
paid the several counties cities and towns OF the Com
pocess and eapoa e aad in the House
OF Delegates on the "au1 age Ba'i" 4, Si,ress'd
Senate III, Mixed Bsis azores i'd and in the Hoaie Of
Delegates the suffrage Bs" atoresd and each voter
shall cast h vote favor OF OF said schemes OF appsrton
shsI be n, duty Of the sser, and other officers taking
polls keep the OPEN for period OF three DAYS and
within closed To certify copies tereo
TO ths vernor who sa ss early as may be ascertain
suit VOTE make thereof and in cDe
RScetnel that mai y Of all ae votes cast In 'ayor OF
ether NJ the principle Of repe'enato referred Aforesaid
70 the eho voters the shall oonmuncat, the
Of such To the General Assemble At IT, rt regular
all the voes ~ either cf the principles of rep
resenson referred aoress to the ehose Of the voie1s Is
be the duty Of the Goyerror be aer
certsnng In IKE the voters TO decide
between The i've Drneps o. spsssnaGn which ;ha sch S
he shall ascertain and nroe aion OF the reut Of the said
vote and communicate hasame to the Q.nerN Assembly at
rs next regulu sson and In either ease the General Assem-
regular session he-eo which shall be held next AFTER the
ncated tnb7 the Governor shall reppo!on representation
IN the Houses y y in accord nee with the principe
were given and shall be the duty OF the General Assembly In
number Of Senators and Delegates In accordance with the same
principle
Qualification Of Senator's and Delegates.
Apy per,on may be elected senator Who time OF cleo
ton attained the Of twenty Eve and actually
resilient within the netc and qulnd TO vote for members Of
may be Of the House OF Deleae who
time OF election, attained the OF tweny-ons year,
oa dssiet s ID to vote for member Of the General Assem-
by Ordng his o'nttution but nc p'on holding lueTa
nomnaton aaei banking corporation
pany shall be capable Of being either houIe
~ IsemSiy Tfremovs Of any person elected TO either
nby from the c'uuty city town or district for
which he was elected, shall vaca,e his Office
Porsrs and Duties Of as General Asssmbly
O. The General iseuby shall in every and
not ofea,r unless by
sebed b, The oonstu lon Neter house d1.n; he session
than three days, any other place than that
which the ~ Sttng majority eAch
sh. constitute 70 do bq'nes but smaller nuube,
adOurn from day day. a1d shall be Authorized TO
the Of absent members such manner and under such
penalties each house may provide .
10 Delegates shall choose lis spfake, andin
the Lieutenant Governor when he shall exercise
the office Of Governor the senate shN choose from their Own
own Oesrs settle is own rules of proceeding and dreci wd
for supplying lnermedate yacaoee but vacancies
shall occur during OF the Genera Assembly such w
nav be Iued the Governor such regulations be
precrbed Each hous sha jldge Of the election quah
cation an rs,urns members may pun them for disorder
with the OH thlrds eIptl
Der, but not second tine for the same offence
their services compen,aon to be By law paid
public Treasury but act Increasing such cOmpenia
shall effect until ser the end Of the term for which the
members cftle Deiegate thereon elected
s1 no OF dps h % 's% & lE5 snss 6 Se pH s
the Commonwealth which has been created the mou
OF which have been increased daring such 'erU except Of
H. Bs and reIOl may originate in either OF the
other may amended by either house. with the OF
th- other.
proceedings which shall be pubhsd rom time 10 lime and
the and Of the members OF either h'use on any qoe
ton SHALL the des Of h OF those present. be entered
the formal No bill h BE- ONE law until has been read
three DAYS Of The session In the house which orig
mated unles tgo rts o the members elected 10 that house
Ia The whole number Of members TO w,ch the State NAV at
any pe EMIT e In the House OF Representatives Of TIE Don
feierae States appcr oned nssIy be snoas
ter respective which shall determined bv
the vhe number free including h,t bouud TO service
term ofyea and exc udog Indians no. taxed three
apportionmsn the State shall be divided Into dis
cs correspon nnmber wr the representatives to which
ed IN the House OF the Congrt
ofthe eras States which shah be for mel respectively Of
contiguous Counties Cities and towns be compact and In ute
nearly be- eq1sl number Of the population
which Based In the House OF Representatives Of
| the Confederate states
Is privilege ofhe writ corpus shall not In
case suspended The General assembly pass bill
tsinder post tO law law inpa'ring the
Obligation OF con,rstt law whe eby private pery
shall be tsken for public ou jas, Ipsrslon
abddgng the freedom peee tn No sh al
comp ed frequent support reg worh place.
maIy vha'o shall b. eno 'eed, restrain
ed moested burhened In his bodT gnods oe ve ruff
o. his reg opinions belef but al shall
be profess and by'sgument to mana' their opinions In
Of gon and the shl In nowe Affect diminish
enlarge their civil capacities and the General Assembly shall
prescribe religious whatever cone peculiar
privileges ajvlntsges denomination
law reqnrng horizny reg ths people Of
any dsic, wit In tbis Commonwealth to levy hemIers
others Tor the Inn rsplr OF house for public
worship the OF church ministry bat shall
es every 10 select his religious rsructo AID
for his support such pvste contract he shall please
IT, Every law resolution havag the force law shall
subject which shall be d In the tlte
IS The General Assembly piovidstls. person shall
epabe holding being elected TO- post Of prch trust
noumen' vii military, egsatye, ,cuiye judicial
under the ofth who shall hereafter
hgt duel send accept el enEs 70 Aghta dus the
able OF which msy be the death Of the ccsenEer chs
who Ihal be secspd 10 either party tha1 In
aid assist In uh duel sh be know ngy the bear
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