Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-09
AFTERNOON SESSION.


Mr.. Brown of Kanawha, presented ere.
dentials of benjamin Il. Smith of Kanawhs
county, who had been Informally appoint
ed as Delegate to the Convention from Lo-
gan county by 10 citizens of the last named
county, anu moved his admission to seat
The motion was agreed to, and Mr,
SAITH was admitted as member.
The consideration of tho 87th Section
was resumed, and the amendment of NJ
Sinsel rejected
Mr.. STUART moved to insert after tn @
word corruption" the words tsor iucom-
potency"
The amendment was adopted. and the
section as amended was also adopted.
The 18th Section WINS reported
"3s. No act to incorporate any Joint
stock company, or to confer additional
privileges on the same, and no private act
fanny kind, shall be passed unless public
notice OF the intended application for such
act be given under such regulations ns
shall be prescribed by law
Dir. SoPER moved to strike out .sjoint
Mr. HRRvEY moved to pags BY the Sec
ton, rs the Committee on Finance were
considering the same subject, but The mo
ton was not agreed to.
AE s.. ooPER withdrew his motion TO strike
, 0us yolh 5 st..ck' and insert after these
S %vaSS HA before 'company' the words ''or
Ae amendment was rejected.
Mr.. SoPER then moved to strike out
Haud no private act of any kind" which
motion was agreed to.
The section in this shape was adopted.
The Both, 10th and 4lst sections were
reported and adopted, rs follow
"39. No man shall be compelled to FREE
queut or support any religious worship,
place or ministry whatsoever nor shall
any man be enforced, restrained, mOlestCd
or burthenel in his body or goods, or 9TH
| erwise suffer on account of his religious
opinion OF belief; but hlI men shall be free
to profess, and by argument to maintain,
their opinions in matters of religion; and
the same shall in no wise affect, diminish
or enlarge their civil capacities. And the
Legislature shall not prescribe any relig-
ious test whatever or confer any peculiar
privileges or advantages on any sect or de-
nomination; or pass any law requiring or
authorizing any religious society, or the
people Of any district within this State, to
levy on themselves or others, any tax for
the erection or repair of any house for
public worship, or for the support of any
church or ministry but it shall be left free
to every person to select his religious in.
structor, and to make for his support such
private contract us he shall please.
$40. The Legislature shall not grant q
charter of incorporation to any church or
religious denomination but may provide
by general laws for securing the title of
church property SO that it shall be held and
used for the purposes intended"
al. The Legislature shallc confer on the
Courts the power to grant divorces, change
the names Of persons, and direct the sales
OF estates belonging to infants and other
persons under legal disabilities but shall
not, by special legislation, grant relief in
such cases.n
The AID section was reported:
40. Tho Legislature shall pass laws to
protect the property of the wife against the
acts and dCbts of the husbandn
MIR. BROWN OF Kanawha, moved to strike
out the section.
Gu this motion the ayes and nays were
taken with the following result
YEAs-Mcssrs. Brown of Kauawha,
Brooks, Brumield, Chapman, Carskndon,
DerinE, Dolley, Harrison, Irvine, RuErner,
Simmons, Stephenson os Clay, Taylor, and
Hall of Mason (Prcsident)-I4
NAYs-Messrs. Brown of Preston, Cald-
well, Hansley, Raymond, Hubbs, Hervey,
Lamb, Montague, Mahon, O'Brion, Parsons,
Paxton, Pomeroy, Robinson, Sinsel, Ste.
vensOn of Wood, Stewart of Writ, Sheets,
Soper, Stuart of Doddridge, Trainer, War
der and Wilson'S.
So the Convention refused to strike out.
The section was then adopted and the
Convention adjourned.
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