Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-01-07

OF incorporation to any church religious denomlna
ton, but may the title to church property to an
extent to be limited by Law.
81. No lottery shall hereafter be authorized by law,
and the buying selling, or transferring OF tickets OF
chances III aEy lottery not authorised by Law of
this State shall be prohibited.
3S. No new county shall be formed with IN area of
less thaA six hundred square miles, shall the
county or counts from which it 10 10 be formed b
rcduced bsls~ that shall any county having
white population lGs than Eve thsu1and, be dsprlv
81 of more tAaa eAs-6ftA Of such pofsletisn; lsr
shall sounty having Argsr white pspsAion b -
81 The General Assembly shall coafr On the courts
ths power 10 grant divorces. change the names of
pecsoss, and direct the sale of sstatas belonging 10
shall net by special iegislatos grazt relief in such
cass@. or IL ssy other Of whish the soar6 or
other trlbassIs nay savs JsrIsdctlos
3d. The General Assembly shall provide for no Pc
riodcal registrAtioa the several sosHtD saes a@d
IF she voters therein Aaa for khs sas
tr.lioA of the births, marriages. sad assths in We
white popsstion, ssd Of the births ans d<stss of he
coOrsd population Of the same, distinguishing BE-
tween the number of the frss coorsd psrssns and
slaves.
So The naHnsr Of conducting and making sstarns
of Sling vacancies Office, in not sFssisay pr
vidsA for BY this shsl be p1sssribsd by
law And the General Assembly nay declare the sszss
in which any Office shall b does cd vscant vhsss no
provision Is made for that purposs in his CoHsEtu
ton.
81 1t shall be the duty Of the General Assembly 10
provide y y. sd'qu.te Profession against all s.sc-
ioss OF the riyh. guArsaaes1 10 the sitseas Of as
Conan salth BY tbs asvssth sighth and tss I'll
tious OF the Bill Of RixAA Of vireais, SAD by Use
fosrtssssA, fifteenth, si2tsesA sad ssvsassats esu
sss Of the ninth sscOn Of The 6rst srtials Of tbs Sen
| sttution of the ColfsGsrats 2tsssa.
ARTICLE Y.
| axHcUrIvs DarAs-aANg.
| Gosrnsr.
1. The chief executive power of this Conmen wealth
shall be vested i. the Governor He shall AoId the
forA nOSf Ot1r An fk4
frat Gay Of January nsxt S1ccssdns Ass aleston and
be Etllixibs tbs Office tor slO suc
ceeding that for WHICH be vss elected, and to any
other o6ce during his terua Of service.
2. The Governor snail be elected by Ne vsters at
the and places Of choosing bsss of The Gen
erai Assembly. Returns of the election shali b ns
rstary of the Common yssfth, whs shsl deliver them
to the Speaker Of the Mouse of Delegates As first
day ct tns next ssssien of the General Assembly
The Speaker of the HOUSE Of Desxa - shall within
one sek thereafter, in ihe presence of nsion6 OF
the Senate and House of Delegates opea DIS said
turns, and the votes shall sAes be couated The per
having the highsss number of votes shall be de-
clsred elected, If such nunssr be majority Of ths
| whole number of votes cast, and if ne person have
such majority, Their from the persoss having the ah
number Of votes, tot excesaaS three ne asasrs
Assembly shsl, by . joint vote Of The We HoaseG
elect The Governor Contested ssstieas fer Gov
sh.ll be dssdsd By like vote, and tbs mcae Of pro-
ceeding N such cases ahsli BE- prescribed By lev.
ernor unless be has attained the age of sAirty years
is native citizen of one of the Csnese rate states
and has been citissn of Virgjaie for Ave yssrs
preesaiAg tas sisssios.
4. The Govern shall reside ct the seat If Govern
msnt; sha reasve ave thoasAld dollars Esr each
year of hs service, and hiis in oice hail receive
o, other snaoiument from his Or say other Govssn-
mept.
| 3. He shall take cara that the the laws Be faith
| fully executed; sonmuaiests 70 tss General As
ssmby ~ every session the cssditos of the Cen
vealth; recommend to their consideration such meas
ures as no may deem eSpedisnt; sud soavsHe Ne
General Assembly GA application of majority of TIE
members OF both Houses tLsrsef or vlsa, il his
| opinion, the interest of the CommoHw eGltk asy
QuIre it. He shall be Comm in CHIEF of the
land and naval forces of the State; have power
body the militia repe INVASION to suppress insur-
recton, and enforce the execution of the laws;
duct. either in person IN such other shall
be prescribed by law, s intercourse wlA oshsr and
foreign States and during the recess of the General
Assembly fill pro tenpors, ell vscancs sin those oces
for which the Constitution and laws make prov1-
sion but his appointments to such vacancies shall be
commissions expire at the end OF thirty days after
the commencement OF the next session OF the General
Assembly. He shall have power to remit hH&s aud
penalties such and nRdcr such rules and reg
ulations as may be prescribed bylaw and except
when the prosecution has been carried BY the
House of Delegates, or the law shall OthGw par
ticuary direct grant rsprisvss and psrdons after
conviction, and to commute capital punishment; but
| ne shall communicate to the General Assembly, at
each session, the particulars of every OF fine
penalty RENTED of repreve pardon gran Ted, and
of punishment committed, with his reasons for remit
ting. granting, or committing the same.
He may require information in writing from the
officers in the Executive Department upon any sub
ect relating the duties of then respective Offices
and may also require the opinion in writing. of the
Attorney General upon any question OF law connected
with his official duties
! T. Commissions and grants shall run in the name of
the Commonwealth of Virginia, and be attesed by
the Governor with the seal of the Commonwealth an
nexed.
| LIsUTENANr GOVERNOR.
| L
time, and for the same term as the Governor, and his
qualification and the manner of his election in all re-
spects shall be the same.
.. In case of the removal of the Governor from of
ice, OF his death, failure to qualify resignation,
removal from the State, inability discharge the
powers and duties of the office the said Office with its
compensation, shall devove upon the Lieutenant Gov
ernor; and the General Assembly shall provide by
Law for the discharge of the Executive functions in
| other necessary cases.
| To- The Lieutenant Governor shall be President Of
the Senate but shall have vote; and while acting
as such lshai receive cOmpen alton equal TO that al
lowed to the Speaker of the House Of Delegates.
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, TREASURER AND
| AUOIToR.
| II, A Secretary of the Commonwealth Treasurer,
and Auditor Of Public Accud nts, shall be elected
BY he JOINT CT the w Houses Of the General As
| seIn5iy and continue office fCr the term OF two
years, unless sooner removed
i H. he Secretary shall keep record of the official
acts OF the Governor, which shall be signed by the
Governor. and attested by the Secretary; and, when
required he shall lay the same and any papers, min
ues and vouchers pertaining his office before either
| House OF the General Assembly; and shall perform
sach other duties as may be prescribed by law.
10 Tue powers and duties of the Treasurer and u
dit"r shall be such are, or may be hereafter,
prescribed by law.
| BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
| H. The General Assembly shall organize Board
oil Public Works to continue SO Ion as may be nee
essary, and with such powers may be conferred by
law
l5 The manner of appointing militia officers 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 there
or In The county and corporation courts in the JUS
tees of the peace and in the magistrates who NAV be-
long TO corporate hodies. The General Assembly may
also constitute special Of appeal to consist of
no less than three nor than five udges cOrst-
tued OF the judges OF the of appeal and of the
circuit courts or any OF them to try anv GASES that
may be CD the docket of either uf the courts of ap-
peal In respect 10 which "a majority of the Judges of
that COUP may be situated as to make it fmnroper
or them 10 SIT on the hearing thereof and also to try
any cases on the SAID hlch cannot otherwise
pc disposed OF with convenient Dispatch
2 The jurisdiction of these tribunals of the Judges
and justices thereof and of the magistrates If the
porate bodies shall be regulated by law ex cept that
the courts of appeal shall have appellate jnrisd ction
only unless in of haoeas corpus nsandaus and
prohibition They shall not have jurisdiction in civ