The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-01
This ordinance

of the State Treasurer. This oroin
shall be in force from its passage: ~ a.
The ordinance was read Q hrst auu
,ond time. and referred to the Com"i'teo
on Contingent Expenses. snb-
PORTER offered the following as D 'uo
stitute: ..hooto f nro-
v;dinp means to meet the expenses VI on
Convention be referred to Q selece Ill
mittee of seven, of which Mr..
shall be one" u,on
An extended discussion ensued upon
this: pending which the hour lot roces'
arrived.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at 4 O'CLOCK.
The consideration of the subject OF the
means of raising money was resumeo'
Under q call for the previous question:
the substitute offered by Mr.. PORTER was
adopted-ayes, 4s; noes, II.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
The report on the legislative department
was taken up, and the following sectlons
adopted
"SEcT1oN 49, The Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, judges, and oil others
offending against the State by maladmlnls-
tration, corruption, neglect OF duty, or
other high crime or m~isdemeanor, shall be
impeachable by the House of Delegates,
and be prosecuted before the Senate,
which shall have the sole power to try i'm
peachment. When sitting for that pur-
bose, they shall be on oath or affirmation,
and no person shall be convicted without
the concurrence of two-thirds of the mem
bers present. Judgment in case of i'm
peachment shall not extend further than
to removal from Office and disqualification
to hold or enjoy any Office of honor, trust,
or profit, under the Commonwealth but
the party convicted shall, nevertheless, be
subject to indictment, trial, judgment, and
punishment, according to law. The Senate
may sit during the recess of the General
Assembly for the trial of impeachment.
SECTION l6 stricken out.
"SECT1oN II. The General Assembly
shall not grant q charter of incorporation
to any church or religious denomination ;
but may secure the title to church pro-
pertv to an extent to be limited by law.
"SECTroN Is. No lottery shall hereafter
be authorized by law and the buying, SELL
ing, or transferring of tickets or chances
in any lottery shall be prohibited.
"SECTIoN 19. No new county shall be
formed with an area Of less than six hum
dred square miles nor shall the county
or counties from which it is formed be re-
duced below that area nor shall any
county having a population less than ten
thousand be deprived Of more than one
fifth of such population nor shall a county
having a larger population be reduced be-
low twelve thousand.
"SECTIoN 20. The General Assembly
shall confer on the courts the power to
grant divorces, change the anne of per-
| sons, and direct the sale of estates belong
ing to infants and other persons under le-
gal disabilities, but shall not, by special
legislation, grant relief in such cases, or in
any other case of which the courts or
other tribunals may have Jurisdiction.
"SECTIOS 81. The General Assembly
shall provide for the periodical registration
in the several counties, cities, and towns
| of the voters therein, and for the annual
registration Of births, marriages, and
deaths.
"SECTIoN %. The manner of conduct
ing and making returns of elections, of de-
termining contested elections, and of filling
vacancies in Office in cases not specially
provided for by this Constitution, shall be
prescribed by law. And the General AS
sembly may declare the cases in which any
office shall be deemed vacant where no
provision is made for that purpose in this
Constitution"
The following additional section was Of
fered:
"The members of the General Assem-
bly, shall in all cases, except treason, felo-
ny, or breach of the peace, be privileged
from arrest during the session of their re-
spective Houses, and for any speech or de-
bate in either House they shall not be
questioned in any other place. They shall
not be subject to any civil process during
the session Of the General Assembly, nor
for fifteen days mex before the converting
or after the termination of each session."
The following committee was announced
under PoRTER's substitute concerning the
raising of money for the Convention-viz.,
Clements, Hire, Gibboney, French, Owen,
Curtis, and Morgan.
The Convention then adjourned.