Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31

main IS now provided by W und re app III nsn oi the
shall be made by the General Assembly as hereinafter pro-
vd.d
The General poEOr upon application q
majority o. The voters Of the county q Ca upb H. 10 provide a'
nesd Of ae dele gates TO be ee ed by said souny he
the sourty Campbell delegate AMI said sea-
eal Assembly shall have kepower o. t appheson e
sgatss elected said county, the city OF
Portsmouth, shall delegate and the rssidas Of the county
OF Norfolk SHAH elect one delegate.
Senate
The other sh II be called the Senate, and consist ef hy
Or NE ssoa 81 wo the San cities @ ana ana lows ts,Ss
Of the respective District at the time Of the h election Of dele
gates under this 10 otion sh v,ie for heaator and the
sheriff. Other officers N ding the election for each county city
and town. within five Jays .er the election shall meet at he
and ro% me pos taken IN hlr rsipesv cou tiles eide,
"wn, senator ~ person who hssreceyed hs greatest
by roson divided four classes and
numb By The hst consist twelve the second
Of theel third .lve fourth Of thteen. Tie
sha be vaelted At the
ptstoE Of the fist year aer the Of he term OF
office OF he second cias at the exaton Of te second ye
fsrA ea q hs expiration OF ia fourth le.r 50 that one
eas may be chosen every Ar aud ne Saesae, nsgy se
manner aid This rotation shan be applied to each class
according TO It's nuuber and eontnud due order anauly
arranged pn representation IA the tEo Hou shall be reap
pordoned in the msnner provided in this oons.ailoa
| Agportioament ef RspreseHtItion
nshan du,y the Genera As emily, in the year
,hOasan sight hundred and sx7 aTe and every tnth year
~ IN S sn,, asS Hapss o n
gates In accordance heeS and n the event the General A.
aI ft Gcee up,n priacple OF repres nton aud 70 re-
appo in sccrilnce hsreEith each House
or fue or the House Of 6elgl,ei ia connection vi
principle or rae for the Senate AID i 81 se The eS,y OF h
the prn pl rus of representation which the respective
Samn, & aSs n e Hoaa Desas G ne
Governor hN as soon ,aereae as may be Oy prSsAna,on
qara the voters o the ommoaselh TO assemble at such time
sapooni atheir lawful places OF vong and decide BY
their votes between tn pres nled eve.
General Assembly sh1 IA In the thousand eight
slch reapp AsAe, 'he Governor shl mme
sely aeF he ado rnneat Of the General mb By pr7cls
such time As h, all appoint at Their asu places OF vong and
FT Thsher In the sene A7d House of Dale.
gates shall be app5rtoaed the "sun Bai' hat Is ae
cordng the mber o. votes In the seTer e1lhlss cities,
towns, and senl,oral dstrss Of the Com uoaveslh
Or second shssr 10 so,S HSas, ,ha be AZ.
white nhsb ians tuod aud tie 'mount Of ali state taxes
IN s E E 1sS D, 20 o ns s o. s ssS
and eapltaon tax on free neg os osng one dele
for seveutyKh part OF said tax, and dsb ang
/ the BenatOrs 10 Ike manner:
senlte taxasn; that's, aceor the am uni of I'll sae
pad in the several counties cs aud towns Of the Com
aud sny e'o9o1 tax on re negroes and Ia tbs House
Or urt whether representation shall be spPoroned In tha
FenAie The hxel Basis as soresd and IN the Hoase OF
shan cast M vote favor OF Of said schemes Of aPp'rOr
nTL.I be n, duy of the sSe-ir other officers taking
sad ps 10 keep the open for period OF three davs ana
within Eve dsy sr are closed TO certify true copies tereo
tbs vsrnor who all al early as IN be- ascertain the re
suit Of said vote, End make hereo aud In case
See.t2ei tnai matIy Of Al tle vot.s cast IN favor o.
Of the voters h- Governor shall communicate the
session - vi in ease asoesi ,sd tAat mlsry
all te votes cas-: Is not In f,vo- ~ either the principles Of rep
rsenaou referred aoresa 70 the choice OF the yo,srs,
shan he e duty of tn Govsrno, NAV he after
eItnng he fact IN IKE name 70 eau,. s vote p decide
ev voting received ths g-eaeS nbe Of voes and
, GO s9a 70 en q as ssa nas '' ~
It's erJi Ion; and Ia either The General Assem-
taking o. the vote which snail have
n,catd toitb' the Gove-nor shah -ppoon representation
The two HoueS y ly In acc I'd nee With the principe
II representation 10 each To- whcN msy OF the votes cast
every tenth year hereait TO TeTp ftnn a7d dt butte tn
number senators aud Deegil In accordance with the
principle
Qualification ofSGaItors and Delegates.
Any pessn may be eced senator who the time Of eee
ton aauedthe o; twenty aye years and actually
the General ASse ubly sce'rdng this Constitution and any
per,on may eee member of the House Of whO,
and resident wihin the county ety. town, eec
on dsniss q1aa d TO y,ts to members Of an'a As.na
tive ohee nn s- gospel or pT.et Of any tsgou de-
pany h.l be capabl being elected OF either house
The removal 81 person elected 70 ehe, bsnh
oe Gene al Assembly from he county city town or district for
which he elected, shall vaoate hi olce.
Fo,o.rs and Duties qr TIE General assembly.
The General Is,eb shan NEE: once 10 every year. and
s 5Ssu lon Ne tier house i-in the session o,
the Gen raj Assembly sia whoa the consent Of the ohe ad
urs for more than days any other place than -,
in which The tao hou shah sitting majority
shan c5nsti- /, do bufnes,; hat smaller number
Of abssa sbers in such and under such
penalties each haSss may provide
the assnc, the Lieutenant Governor or when he shall exercise
body iient pro HiDor aud each a1pont It's
officers settle Is rules of proceeding aad d-cc wr of
shall during the Of the General Assembly such wrs
be yucd b. the Governor under such regulations he
hv al thae
cation an returns Of rs menbsra punish them FOR disorder
Y behavior All with tbs OF two thirds oIpe
| Der, but not 4 second tire for o. same cGencg.
II Tae members Of the GssesS Assembly shall receive for
their ssvcss eoupen'aon to DC acstaned by law and paid
thepub ic ,relsdY but act incresng such compena
ton shah take effect until the end OF the TO- which the
nsnberi tf the Hoa's OF DeegleIy'uag thereon were elected
sad senator o. deet daring IA, term for which he ths
under the oomnonWe which hal been created the mod
es Of which have been increased daring sach ter except Of
DC hiei by eecton'b By the people.
l9 Bits and reso c-l-in, In either OF the two
houses OF the General sspproved rejected the
Ne osssr "''' '' '''s' n'n''' with 'A' '0A''n o.
n Each house Of General A,Ismby shall keep Journal
the and nays Of the rsuasrE OF ehe huse any qse
on shall at & 6.e Of one hh Of thoss present bc entered
on three dG''ent DAYS Of the VIII eh orig
nse nne tSo ths Of the members elected 70 that house
u The whole number ,a,uy s to which the stae may at
be snt the no q Representatives tie Con
eeraie States, 81 III Os apporI oned y may be amoags,
several e'une eli aad to ans Of the de according
ger Tepeetye numbsrs which ai be Determined by adding
the VII lie number Of fee Including 1se service
%: sem otyeh anu exc ular indians not taxed hreehs
OF all other pHsonL
10 10 the aaporonm M the shall dvded into dis
tricts oorsep1n irF nnher TIE which
h, ei the HoUse OF the
OF the COME erate Sses which shall be for rel respectively
contiguous counties os and wni be compact ani induce,
nearly be- sqtal npmhar Of ths ppaon upon
which sed in the House OF Representatives Of
the Confederate States
l6 The priv ege othe writ Of Jets corpus shall
be 1jed The Grn'ra Assembly sh ~ bill
Of t'pder: port |fco lw law npanS the
Obligation Of contrast law whe eby prva'e pr psy
shall be taken for pubic 1ut jas lan
law sb dgng the freedom ofspees off pess No shn
be comp TO elsnt sarpor apy rel vorE pAee,
m.aiIy whatC yer; shl any hi en osd reaAn
ed uoed birlh Rsd 10 hs hodV o. So olherviis tu
account Of his ER belief; bu. al shall
he and by argument h mNnta1 their opinions
matters of goa, and the shIl in 1vss affect nN
enlarge heir civil pSoes and the Geaers Assembly
privileges sect or denouns pAsSa1y
law reqnhng horiEng rsgs sose Or the people Of
district wit in ui gnraonW&hh oisvy themiel'cs
others rths ec i'm rePir 81 hocie for public
Sorsap or o. a1y oNaTsa or ministry bat shall
make his support susN yate eSnset he shall please.
H. Every law, luton havog the force ollw shA
late 70 hut subject whsh shsl be eypel ~ The title
IS The General ksenby ray rfovlde Tat person sha
be eEplbe o. hsing eeo,ed TO- poIl Of po1 trust
Cnol1me, vii mill sry leg alive, executive Aiea
the government OF tbs commo IT, who shall hereafter
fight duel accept chs lengs hght duel p-Ob
ahia he