Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-03

trds iia members psslL Juiga=nL OF imp .ac
hoi eroy oe, Of trat Or pc
SS 70 S1 si R sSd
seeOrtlnT 70 la Tns s:n.e may saIng s rsee's o. M
erection eJ FsscTtirs bssiaess.
] aap.s aud Fpse Negroes
90 Slaves hereafter 81 ~ recon oy
they aetusy free and sdH Pe e day o. General
Assembly % Prsscr0s proper regal oasJ' refHcg 'e1 ne
81 The snsrs isisnsiy NAV roaDR t future eraanc,pG.
S.e prop,T on s POWER Of slave owners % r.ncpas .ir
slaves and may pass the relief Of the
s The .nerI 1,ssaby 1is moi sasuc psis any slave
dcendat OF any slave either before or aer the birth of
sueh deJeendAnt 90
! a. 'r =. u Tdration and FIaanee
qs T.raon Ih.l be equal aad orm throughout the oo-
onwsah and all properly shall be taxed In proportion TO i
,bsd by law bd, aey may be exempted nom ssaon
by cfa ~ Of the whole numb Ofnembe elected
TO each Houss the General Assembly
a. cspI:stion x equal %. assessed .nd Of IN,
lnhabAn the yesrs but moth.
iny herein eoDtsne shah prevent exemptions ofsSabe polls In
9s Ths Assembly may levy on ne,msc .ala,s,
ud licenses. but no Dc ey:d on S% tss % any
badness respect which the license 50 taxed issued
MONEY lhi be dawn o@ the treasury sS,
and le.Ss shall os Sl,S
ca ss. NE slsS o. sson session Oh
9 The passage Of every act which Imposes continues
ye, tax or eresies ehrge makes eOnnues
rea,es discharges any CLAIM demand f the
q ne pfoSs soog for and the saao hs be
all nenbss each House Sha be Necessary 10 sire
IL the foreeof a Law! 81; - -!
n.iiiation sdssn the principal and pay the any
loan hSTsioo mAde which hereafter be made BY the
Assembly shall pledge the fth Of the State,
rn for the debts or obligations Of auJ company
w. i6srs 81 be SCI apart annually for ihs accrung reve
p. 1,Ef % Sss sa nS
an ayW The iand thus set apart shalt be called the snka
sae debt aod the pps q; such part as may be rsdsr@abe
no pArt h,n the residue Of the tlnkrg Fund
or ese Of dSst Of s or Of the Coufsdsr
States Of om Of he States Of h ooniederAcy and Ap
able wh,nsvsr the said rst day Of January debt sdh
essa or shan be by s H. there
sdnE sy one per cen, the snSqI; r. Of ns an
ton; part Of the snkn, Fund.- and shs be
applied In the amer before directed The General benby
I soeruDg interest," except time Of war nIusciIOn nva
he stocks hsd By In internal Improvement
companies bsi the proceeds Of such sale made be
sinknE iund, and be applied In Ike manner
81 s General Assembly ns not contract ians or cause 70
for period grsassr than thitTfsur yesrs. -
.5s,A: 6 ed G1tsrol Pr0risiONG -
any reoes der nnAhon but secure
he M S an :, s,'sS. s"s :: %fa Ss ,s sy sn the
buying selling or transferring Of any lottery
nsi nos sahsrIsd By aav o. TIL, state ,hsn be prohibited
SO No new county shah be formed with less than SIX
shall the county count IRON which
Ss 10 uis,n less than Ave thousand be Sssed 81
Than onennh such population nor shah eoun hA'ns
larger white pep Tattoo he red iced beloE foar thousand
IS rne ensr Assembly shall confer The he power
70 grant dvorce change tie and drsc sale
s b: :Ss % ps s . S-%s ~ . sHS o s e Se
any of -Ae as eOurs or other Tribunals
sS TSs General Assembly ihA provIds p.Oac, regis
several coanes es and towns Of the voters there
in Sad for the annual registration Sth, maria and
deaths IN the white population Andef the Srh and deaths IN The
eoiOred Of the sane dsng between the mum
81 The msnaer Indusas making Of elections
a 9ns So S%s..sa .S:s, pSe sSd o By ' %
prescribed law And the General Assembly declare the
sion made for that purpose In thi. Constitution,
S. hs be the dutJ Ofne General As'enby provide BY
law adequate protection AgAns. al nir .ebns OF the rgh
. the eiIs' Of ,hs oonmonys,,h by ne seventh
SS Se aeesh six eenth aud ntent clauses Of
he ninth session srce cdasituon o, the Con-
fsderate States lrhii Ia new ssetonl
ARTICLE V.
kKECUrvK DEPARTMENT.
GorerRor
The chief executive Of ths CommouveAh thAu be
vested ia ovsrnor he shall hold the Oce Tor
year commeAee s h day Of January next his
eredng for witch he eleced and TO any ether ose cur
ris escyenST shan bo elected by til. voters, At the time,
places chsos, member ohe Gen raj Assembly Returns
Of the ecou ha be tran n.ed seal BY The proper
them 10 he SpeIte Of e Vouss Of delegates the Of
asuss o. Sess4s sSs Siha Que week tn, sr 10 the pres,
OF majority Of the Senate aud House OF Delegates open
s ne S SunSe ., r Ss Be declared iseied
s"@ ru0br De- n iy eths ,r.Sls nH'n,r 2, ross 5a't
fg hshgist r.5s @ ress aos s.etedla0 nres Ms Gene
A ms S Tt & for Sy.rnor s re- .s S2. esesd @ S
alike vote and the mode Of proceeding In u'h cases shall be pre-
No p,son shan he eligible to the Oce Of unless he
has alta R;d e ase Of hty years native citizen OF one o.
We trp next pfecetllg the elesion- -
Ths G'vernot sh,p reside the seat Of GoIrnnea; shall
receive 1--WE dpaS fo- each Of his service and
while In Office shall receive other enouneni from this or any
s. NE ssa tsGe care that the Law, be faithfully executed
raeate The General 'enby al every non TIE ondoa
Of The Ess"Usnd 20 S' M sus
Assembly application Of msoT OF The nemhe- Of both
N nWea N mag reaare lie let in-ohief Of
navel ceS the State; have power eneods The
execution Of the Aw eoaia either In pesou or In suen other
manner as shah be risssfGd gy ss all msers1ue WIN oser
h pro trD0ye all vacAhdsja those Offices fpr which the Con
uss sssa be by c6uuson, expire The end OF
thirty dayI Afr the committeeman OF tbs next session 6' he
dn ch cisss ana under such rules snd regulations
prescribed all ehct w1ea The prosecution has ben
particularly direct grant rspeyss aad parSen, arr conrs
aon ata sapi, ruhi.hHsst but h. shan s1%nrri
every case OF ano or penalty remd o. rspese OF parton
gran ed and Of pan a. pet van MS fs
g. r may rtquirS Incrn liSn writing from the officers in
the ex ca i've subject refn TO he duS
Of their respeouy oios and require the opnsl In
writing Of e Attorney General upgn any question OF hs cen
nee.ed w.ih bis t1hciA duties. ~ 49,. .-
4 Comno,s grants shan Ia tle mans OF Common
vssh vrssls and be sested BY h Governor with the
seal OF the Commonwealth annexed. o.. .rrj'a
~ g.. Lisdtsadnf GoysrHor. .s-.... a.
Leulensn. Governor shall be elseed ths time and
for sae The G,ysno and his qaahsauon and the
manner Of his ee ,uon In all respec Ela be the
In the remoSAlof the overnor from once or Of his
death ally resignation. removal from tbs M,e, or
inability discharge the p5wes and dudes Of the ONCE hHtAd
ONCE vi ~ eompeusltoa shah devolVe pp1u me Lieutenant
oyernor; and Assembly shall provide by law for
chAg Of The sxseevs functions In Other Necessary cases
TO- The Lieutenant Governor M be President OF the Senate
but ha have yce and vhle anP such, shall receive
that Aowedto the Speaker Of the House
Of Delegates. .I. r. ~ :. r'.
SecrcIrry Of ne OogaoqsOeatt Teea tsr, dad Auditor
IL Of the Commonwealth Treasure-, and an An.
dtor Pube Accoun sha be ,e by the Int vote OF The
two Houses the General Assembly and eontrus In tee for
the r.n of two year.. unless sooner removed.