Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-10
ARTICLE \.
ENcUHyk DkrART'IExI.

GurtFHoF.
The chief executive power Of tis Commonwealth shall be
vested lie shall hold he oee FOR term Of four
ye day q January succeeding his
election and be 10 The same once for the term reN
een that for winch he elected and to any ether o'e aHr
TSe Eoycru1r shah ceetei by the the times
and places ofthe Gen raj Assembly Returns
OF the oecau shall be transmitted un 'er seal by he Pro-
ON ,s's TO lhs sefesy o 1 T ~ ,, a., d,y of
thv next the Geucal Assembly tn; Speaker Of he
House Of Delegates hs within one seek the % IN the pre-
encr msjoy of and House OF Delegates open
hIing tn highest unnber o vt shalt he deciired elected
sb srJs a paIj,,fy oThe ,rl0s runby o. cf,'
dad ifHo Airt i majority iSsn pv f,e peroHs 'r
iHg hs hgf HURi i- ~ rJs not ercSffsgg bFst ne uen
ri Asg LiH by jliaf roii ~ ae bp5 8ousss eset ne
G,rsOr Jonted rlsconI Tor Governor shl be- decided BY
Ike vo and the mode Of proceeding Ia such cases shall be pre-
. scrih4i bvl,V
No person shall BE- eligible the ose Of Governor unless he
h atian.d'h OF thirty yeNs native eisa OF one o
years next p-ecedioE the election.
The Governor shalt reside the Of Government; shall
Ave usatd dollars for each year OF hs service; An
while In shan receive no ohe emouen from th or any
lie ssad sss care h',htdly executed;
municae she General Asemb AZ evey scson the .ondNr
rs,ares deen eEpedent and ihe General
Assembly application o. mrjot' Of NE members OF both
thereof In his opinon the neres, Of the Com
may reqire He snal be Commander nchrf Of
the land forces Of the stae have poWero embody the
ra suupreI, nsarecion, ald enforce the
Of eondaet either 10 or In ssen other
msnne- as shabe prsot,ed la- all Other
and for es duag he Of the General Asseb
a. pro t7apors all yacaacr IN hose oHc for which the Con
make provision; bu, his apPontnenii 70
uch vacarc shall by oouriSoni To expire a. the end o
thirty days Asr the coneDcement Of the next sson OF the
aes and under such rules and regulations may
prescribed BY s AMI IL sfs me S sSs o,rSe Ss Sssn
icuay direct, grant repreyes and parsOus atr oonye
- aaa commute capita! punshmentb but he shall commun
% The general Assembly, session. the particular, Of
cry o''ne penalty remtied OF rePneve OF pardon
glne AMI OF At eomu''ed with his reasons or remit
Z lng grantiog, or conn i,ng the same.
subject TeliDg 70 the dulles
respective Offices; ard require tie opinisn In
writing Attorney General upon question OF law con
| duth IA flRI Al
l. conIl.'oSs grants shan run in se Of Common
wealth Of vroia and be atesed by the Governor with the
seal Of the Commonwealth annexed.
L4e,gsndm GOreyuoy.
Lieutenant Governor shall be elected at the ms and
for The sane erH as We s1vsrnor so ana h M anu "
In case Removal Of the Governor from Office, or OF his
nssy 10 chse ise and dude. Of NE ONCE the said
With It's ,ns ssyUve Dp;s ;sv me y as o
the discharge Of the executive functions ohec cases
bat hall have no vote and wa aetna As such shall receive
compensaon equal thai sowedo the Speaker OF the ou'
OF Delegates. .r-
csaIrv ct b. opq,,soavsi,i, Ttsa,urey aad Audito,
Assreslry OF the Commonwealth, Treasurer, and an Au.
dto Of Public Accounts shall be ee,tC by the n. vste OF the
Houe OF the &c neral Assembly, and continue In office for
the tern " two years. uneH s)onet removed
ecrotry shah keep record o Se onicN acts of @
Governor which ha be signed by the Goyeraor and aie'ted b.
the seerY anil when he Sha lay thi same and any
pHpers minutes and voleher pertaining 70 his once before
either House Of III, General Assembly ald shall perform such
other dulles may be prescribed b.
49, The wes duties Of the Treasurer sud Auditor shabe
or may be, hereafter prescribed by Law.
Btlrd Of Public Hosts.
II TAs osasra Asss3by shall Organise B'drd Of Publ;
Works. 9coatinHe long may b neJessdry and % sues
powers as may be conferred BY lar
Militia. .--r.... .g-
10 The appointing militia officers shall be prescribed
by Law. .I..r.. .u ..rr .r.r
.t.v H.I ARTICLE VI ., r...r..
1T,e iudicid power shall be ed In e Crt G Ipped',
the 0r-ui Courts and the judges hereof the county and
ion courts justices of the pracs and In the mAgs
Ses sy belong corporate bodice The General Assembly
cinsu special courts Of appeal 20 consis Of not less
V judges constituted Of the judges Of
appeal ami ~ the crcl courts Of them TO
OF either Of the rourts
appeal in sspss, which majority Of the judges Of that