Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-24

monvealh the drbuton and apporonnenl whereof shG
main as now provided BY law un re spp1ri nmrns Of s
sane shall be ads b. the General Aemoy a. hsenAtr pro-
vidsd.
The General As,emb power upon application q
majority Of the county o. Ga upb H. 10 provide that
Instead Of the gates be elected by said county he
the county cf csmPSei shall sis one delegate
ersl Assembly shan have n. aPPisai95 Of ma
stead OF Two delegates to be esi by said oogntJ The city o.
Portsmouth shall delegate and the redas of the county
| oi Norfolk shall ele;l one deleghe.
Senate
The Other shall he called the se,se. and c1a't Of ay
shll be divided into aty Each couaty city AMI t,wn
Of the Tsspeev district at the time OF IN. hr election Of dele
hs or other ose. So ding the elscaon ot esoh county cy
and town. within i've days Aer the eieetou shat NEE. at ,hs
and rom e pc 20 taken in h,ir repecvs cOuass ccI and
number n votes in the whole district To keep ~ Assembly
by rotation the districts shall be divided into four classes and
Of thse1 the third i've the fourth Of thirteen, The
sea' Of the 81 the 6 class sha be vacated ~ the
On class exSratOn second yea
o ne thltd ea' at The expraoa o. ae tsi yea' and of i
ess nay be chosen and he vacancies thereby
% ooa sn ). a9pss soS a,
ng TO Its nuber and contnu Ia due order annusy
arranged unt ia the two HOa e. shan be re sp
PoTaOnsd in the manner provided In this Constitution
A9portioamen, Of Representation.
nsha Be the daly Of the General As emby the year
thousand eight hsuded aud sixty hTe aud Ia tenth
thereafter in case cl7 agree upon principle
gate, In hceordsnse thes and In the evenths General A.
.iai ftS Isree up,n prIacpls rspre,sn,soh
Appoton 10 rdance hsresl each douse
Sf u % q. House S
principle rae for the Senate And T. be The d1;y Of III
the prn plss rules a. repreelta.on which the respective
onm sat, TIE House OF Dressrs and
Governor ha the-eane may be- by proclamation
qure the commonwealth assemble time
he shall spooln s,hsl vu places Of von and dsclde BY
Una he
me General emby shSftI Ia the yss- thousand eight
sach rtae IN, G,vsrnor shall, imue n
a'ely ahef hs adj unneai Of The Geheal Anb by pocs
uch tine rs h a appoint 81 their ,vu places Of vong and
to declare By N ir votes;
shah he apDSrOnei me san Ba'' that h
nordng the imber OF votes In the Bese- o1ines ces
tOw1s, ana ,cns,oda districts of the oomuolwsAlh
o. second "hher In bota Hoa's; shall be sD
Of white uhb tans cotnsd aud the Of all state
psd In the several oounes e les Snd towns Of tbs Common
and any expiration fee negos allowing dele
for sevenyxh part o and one dele
for every seyeniySA part OF said tAx, and distributing
Or third whether rspressnt.On shah b srpOroned In the
taxes paid in the several Counties cities .nd town. Of the Com
nonEcah deducing aerom AL taxes paid license and law
process and capson IRE and 10 the House
o. Delegates on the "suGrsss Bpli," s,aflrssad
lsnst- me NlSel B" sOresd, and in TIE Hon5e OF
Deeste The sufaga BA" 40 eshd; and each voter
Sa vote IN favor Of one OF isd schemes Of aPpsrtoa
shal et1= duty CT the bNeh and other ofhceS tatnE
sha days s-r eosed 20 certify true copies tere'
0. sr AZ yo sns make S.Psc and IN case il
seetnei tia, ma iiy Of all the votes cast In favor Of
her ~ the prncpls, Of TeJeeniao referred aio ~ad
the choice o The voters s Governor lha eoumuncAts the
re.r such vote the General Assemble at it, G. regular
sesson thereaer;b IN case Gscsi7ed that mjsty Of
te votes cast 10; In f.vor ~ either 4 he rnepes Of rep
fhaH the duty cf the Govrro- he after
certnnr the fact in IKE 70 the vote TO decide
between The prncpsoi representation which shan at sch
shan sseen and nave roclAT aton Of the result Of the ss
Nst vote and commune 'ts the same She nsr Assembly at
regulu on and In either the General Assem-
Ens o. se vote he su Of which ssai have been 50 coa%u
q bv thsGoye-uor shah rslpporon representation
AZ ,iIon IN each for ach urjsy the votes cast
given and sbA be the duty Of the General Assembly 10
number cf Senator's aad DegIt In accordance with the same
principle.
| Qualification oJSenG,ors and Delegates.
Any person may be eeted senator Who
son. has aaued of senty Gye and actually
resident vha the dsirc and quaa,d to voe for uem9si' Of
General nb,y according his Constitution and
uer,on ray the House Dele VINO,
and i actsa " rcsd,a, ri the county city iFn or esc
ton dsrict qisned TO vte for member OF tbs Assem-
live oce mnltec gospel ped Of religious de-
n-m'nson sael cr bank ng corporation or com.
pany ha capable OF being elected ber OF ee- house
Of assembly The removal Of any person elected either 6snh
Ase bly, from the c)untv city town district for
which he elected, shall vacste his Office.
Po,Oers aad Duties Of he General assembly,
rhe assembly shAl NEE; ~ every year, and
oea unless ned BY the overnoT ID tie manner pre-
Neither house, DARING the session OF
e GEN raj Assembly sHa whou the Of The her, sd
IN sSh he two hou e. sh ii sitting ms'rtY Of each
shall constitute q,orun 10 do bu ness; bat smaller number
day day AID shall Authorized TO compel
me Of absent such and under such
! penalties as each house may provide III,
absence the lieutenant Governor or when he shan exercise
s cs Of GOv,'nar the senste 'hL choose ho@ thes oEn
officers settle rules Of ding and direct WI 90,
shan occur dung OF the General assembly such writ,
may issued by the Governor under such regulations as may be
cation q rs nenb:rI mar punish hem for disorder
hlvor snl with the OF two thirds eEpel mem
| ber but not esood tue for the same offence.
ii Tee nbers Of the General Assembly shall receive for
ou OF the Teasury bat ncrai7g coupeu,a
un amer the end Of the for which he
dseyae da0g ihl term for which he shall
hive been elected shall he aPPoiutd to aay civil oceof profit
which have ncreassd daring sieh term except Of
19 Bis aad 1toni may crsus,. In either Of the two
other may amended by either house, With the eOhIns Of
ia Each house Of me General Assembly shal keep iturna
Of Its pEoeengs which SHAH be pushsd rom time to tine and
the ana nay Of the members eae h'ue on any qae'
tae formal No bill 81 be ONE law until has been read
three different DAYS Of the session In the house IN Vheh orig
mated unle tSo hrss of the members escedt that house
IL She whole number Of members to which The State may
-e be ent ei In the Ho,S Of Representatives OF tie Con
Tolerate States sh be appors oned n.sry may be
Ihe several o'nne c aad towns OF The st e according to
Ia whole numb OF es lcludng IN b5urd 10 service
years and exc udug Indians no: taxed threef tbs
OF all Other persons.
IS In the spporonm mt the State shall be divided Into dis
oorrerp1n irg In number TIE representatives. 10 which
may ted in the House Of Of the Gng'
ofe Confederate stses which sAa be respectively
contiguous countless es end towns be oonpac and In use
nearly be 'q14 nuiNe- ~ the population upo'
which bed representation in the House OF Representatives o.
the Confederate states ...
is Ihs privilege oihe writ ha6s1s corpus shall not in any
cave sispeuded The -n raj ismby III pass any bill
OF tEiader post fcto Aw 'aw inparng the
obrzSil,n Of eontrat Law whereby
shall for rubre tho alton
law idgrg the FREE dow ofspe-cA sr
comp Ted 10 requet port worship place,
nlHIy uhao sver shs any b. enfo ced
oested bihsned In his body goods erEIs ruff
account or reg opinions beei hut all Ehan
and mn,ai1 their opinions
matters Of religion and The shi n,vse affect diminish
enlarge their civil pces and the Geoeral Assembly shall
not pStscee religious test Shate5e or peculiar
privileges sect denomination
law repairing horzng reii socey, the people OF
ny district wit uis Commonwealth to levy Themselves
Others any the tpsr house public
worship OF church ministry It shan
every to select his religious sFucor, aad
for his support ue ivate conrac he hsn please
IT. Every luton havg the force ofsv shall
lac 10 hut subie which thAl be In the tile