The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-17
PR0CLAM ALTON.

lines ana penaltieS in such cases and under
/, such rules and regulations as NAV ba pra.
| scribed by law; and except when the proae
| cntiou has bean carried on by the House O,
| Delegates, or the law shall otheryise 20 Darticn
larly direct, to grant reprieves and pardous
| after conviction, and to com m u te canitaI nm
| ishment: but he shall communicates to tho
General Assembly, at each session the par
| hculars of every case of fine or penalty ra.
! mitted, OF reprieye or pardon granted and of
| punishment comm uted, with his reasons for
| remitting, granting, or committing the same
&. He may require Information in writing
from the officers in the Executive Depart
nents upon any subject relating to the du les
/ OF their respective officers; and may also re-
| quire the opinion. in writing. of the Attorney
General upon any question of law connected
with his official duties
| :, Commissions and grants shall run in the
name OF the Comm on wealth of Virgin ia, and
| be ted by the Governor, with the seal Of
the Commonwealth annexed.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
.. IL Lieu tenant Governor shall be elected
W the same time, and for the same terms as
| the Governor, and his qualification and the
manner OF ms election III all respects shall be
| the same.
,. IN eass Of tn removal of the Governor
| from ofce, or of his death, failure to qualify,
resignation, removal from the State or ina
oillty TO discharge the powers and duties OF
the clilre The said office, with its compensa-
| Governor and the General Assembly shall
provide by law tor the discharge of the TX
echtite ienetlon5 III other necessary cases
H. IAe Lieutenant Governor shall be
resident UE the Senate, but shall have no
| fote and, while acting such shall re-
cove compensation equal to tina. allowed
| t. tLe speaker OF The House of Delegates
5L-REEARY oE TIE COMMONWEALTH, TbEASC REK
AM AUDITOR.
| Il. 4 Secretary of the Common wealth
| iIoIauLeF, and ar Auditor of Pubiic Ac-
! counts, shall be elected ny the Joint vote of
ti2e tTo Houses o. the General Asse "a bly. an /,
"a IN n ~
uhieas sooner removed.
/. The secretary shall keep a record CT th o
| c.ncai acts Of the Governor, which snail ne
stgiad oy the Governor, and attesteI by the
secretary and, when required he shall Law
the same and any papers, minutes and vouch-
| ers pertaining 10 his office before either
| hoas9 OF the General Assembly; and shall
| perform such other duties as may be pre-
ScTiDe.i by law.
| l.. The powers and duties of the Treasurer
ana Auditor shall be such now are, or may
be hereafter, prescribed by law.
| BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
| II. lac General assembly shall organize a
board OF Pubic Works, TO continue long
| As may be necessary, aud with such powers
| as may be conferred by law. =.
MILITIA.
| Is. The manner of appointing militia ofI
| GERS shall be prescribed by law
| ARTICLE VI.
l. The judicial power shall be vested in the
| courts OF appeal, IN the circuit courts. and
| the Judges thereof, in the county and corpor.
| alton courts. III the justices OF the peace, and
| in the maglstra tes who may belong to c3rpo-
| rate bodies. The General Assem- bly, may also
| constitute special courts OF appeal, to consist
| of not less than three nor more than five
| Judges, constituted of the Judges of the courts
OF appeal ana OF the circuit courts, or any OF
/ them, to try any cases that may be on the
| docket OF either of the courts OF appeal in
| respect 10 which maority of the Judges OF
| either court may be 40 situated to make il
lf ON hEh
Of and also TO try any cases on The said docket
| which cannot otherwise be disposed OF with
| convenient dispatch.
| 2. The jurisdiction of these tribunals n
| the Judges and justices thereof aud of the
| magistrates OF the corporate bodies, shall be
| regulated by law; except that the courts o.
appeal shall have appellate jurisdiction only
| unless in cases OF hGbeas corpus, nqan6am,s 81 nd
| prohibition. They shall rot have inrisdic.
tion III civil cases where the matter in cor.
| troTersy, exclusive OF costs, is less than one
hundred dollars, except in controversies cou.
| Germ 1g The tile or boundaries of land
| the Drobat OF 4 Will, the appointment o,
| qualification OF personal representative
| guardian, committee or curator or Concern.
lag mlii, roadway. ferry or landing, OF
| tae fiSht OF corporation, or of a county tc
, levy tolls and taxes, or in eases involving
| freedom or the constitutionality OF q law.
| . I2eEe shall be two courts OF appeal tC
consist OF three Judges each, any two o.
| whom shall make quorum one OF these
snail be court of equity, the other q court
| OF law.
+ The State shall be divided into not les,
than twenty one judicial circuits, which shall
| remain as now es tablished, until altered by
| the General Assem- bly,. For each circuit :
| Judge shall be appointed, who daring his
| continuance In Office, shall reside in the cir.
| cut OF which he is Judge, and hold court a
| least twice 4 year in every county and corpo
| ration thereof i'll which Circuit Court is es
| haDiished; out a Judge of one circuit NAV
hold conrt i'll any other circuit. The NUM-
l ITf - hg NM ha iy,ry
| by the concurrent vote of majority Of 81
the members elected to each House OF. tn,
General Assembly; and with the concur
renee OF majority Of the members elected K
each House, provision may be made for NOR,
than one Judge Ill city or town.
| D. The Judges of the Court of Appeals ant
| OF the Circuit Courts shall be appointed b.
Joint vote of the two Houses of the (Ienera
! Assembly, commissioned by the G0yernor
| and shall hold their offices during good be
| haTior, or until they attain the age OF sevent
years, or until removed in the manner pre-
| scrlbed III this Constitution, and shall at In
| same time hold no other office appointment,
or public trust and the acceptance thereo
| by either of them shall vacate his officia
| office.
| +. The judges shall receive fixed and ade
| quate salaries, which shall not be diuiniShe,
| during their continuance in office The sala
| ries of the Judges of the courts of appeal shall
not be less than three thousand dollars each
| ana that OF Judge of the circuit court no
| less than two thousand dollars per amman
, except the salary of the Judge of the fifth cir
cult which shall not be less than fifteen hun
| dred dollars per annum; and each shall hay
| q reasonable allowance for necessary travel
Z. Inc Judges may be removed from Ola,
, by concurrent vote of both Houses of "a
General Assembly, but a majority of all tn
members elected 10 each house must concu
! in such vote (; and the cause OF removal sna
be en- tered on the Journal of each house Tn
| Judge against whom the General Assem- oil
may be about TO proceed, shall eceive motto
m NAV.
| by law, accompanied by cory of the causa
= alleged for his removal, at least twenty day
before the day on which either House OF t6
General Assembly shall act thereon
| s. There shall be county court in ieacl
| county OF the Common wealth, which shall b
| held monthly, by three justices of the peace
| except when the law shall require the pres
eBce Of greater numb ber
| 9. Eacn county shall be laid Off into dis
| tricts rs nearly equal may be III territor
and population. In each district four Justice
OF the peace shall be chosen hy the qualif,e
| voters thereof, who shall be commissions,
| by the Governor. reside in their respectiv
districts, and be at the time of their electio,
| qualified voters of the Commonwealth an,
; hold their offices for the term oftwelve years
| At the Itrst court after the election and Quail
iication OF the justice, under the Constitu
| tion or as soon thereafter as may be- the
: shall be divided into four classes each elias
TO be numbered by lot. The term of seryle
| OF the first class shall expire at the end O
three years of the second class at the end @
six years of the third class at the end O
nine years and OF the fourth class a
|, | the end OF twelve years and this ter
nation shall be continued, so that on fourt
| of the Justices may be chosen every thir
! year, vacancies occurring in the office O
Justice after the first election shall be filled b
. the justices of the county, they having bee
J first summoned for the purpose, and ma
lority of those present shall be necessary I
make an election. The term of the justice s
I elected shall expire at the end of the term 10
| which his predecessor was elected. The in
tiees of each county shall select one OF ,hei