Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-03-24
UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION,


up the following
OATH OF OFFICE
Ali persons before entering upon the dis
charge OF any functions IS oIleers Of. this State
must axe and subscribe the following oath or
affirmation
Il, -, do solemnly swear (or affirm
that will support and maintain the Copstitu
ton and laws of the United States, and the
Constitution and laws Of the State of Virginia );
that recognize and accept the civil and politi
cal equality of all men before the laws, and that
will faithfully perform the duty Of -- to
the best Of my ability. So help me God -
Mr. Mclaughlin moved to amend by striking
out the following words: That / recognize
and aceept tie civil and political equality Of all
men before the laws
Mr.. Bowden called the previous question -
The call was sustained
| The ayes and noes were then called on the
| amendment. 1t was lost-ayes 81, noes So
another strictly party vote, Mr.. Allan being the
only Republican who voted "aye."
| The vote was then taken on the oath. IT. was
adopted by vote of 40 ayes to % noes; Mr..
Allan voting in the negative,
No other progresa was niaie-ali other prop
osltions being negatived.
MONDAY, March l6.-The third section OF
the report of the committee on
COUNTY ORGANIZATION
was taken up. 1t was as follows:
Each township shall be DIVIDED into so many
compactly located school districts as may be
deemed necessary; provided that no school dis
trlct shall be formed containing less than one
hundred inhabitants In each school district
there shall be elected annually one school trus-
tee, provided that at the first election there
shall be elected three trustees who shall hold
their Offices one two and three years, respec
lively, SO that there may always be three trus-
tees
Mr.. Williams, of Amherst, moved to post
pone the further consideration of the third sec
ton until the report of the Committee on Edu-
cation be taken up. The Convention refused.
The fourth section was then taken up.
Each school district shall be divided into one
or more road districts. In each road district
there shall be elected, annually, one overseer Of
roads, under whose direction the road shall be
kept in repair, all of the property in said road
district being taxed equally for that purpose
which taxes may be paid in money or labor, al
the option of the persons so taxed: Provided
That no capltatlon tax, exceeding one day la
bor, shall be levied for the keeping of the public
road In repair
., Mr. Curtis offered the following as an amend
ment to the first clause Of the report:
"Each township shall be divided into so many
road districts as may be deemed necessary -
Adopted.
Mr.. Allan moved to strike out the proviso -
Adopted
MIR. Thomas moved to strike out all after tn.
word repair, and insert 'at the public ex
pense as provided by law Adopted-ayes
Al noes, Il.
The original section as amended was adopted
AFTERNOON SESSION.
MIR. Thomas, from the committee on finance
: &c, reported that said committee sees but tw,
ways of accomplishing that object-one to lev.
tax for the purpose and provide for its cOllec
ton, which can be done by the officers engaged
ln collecting the State revenue, and to anticipate
its collection by issuing certificates of debt ant
make them gecelvabe in payment OF the tax
and the other is to assume that the tax law o
the State, passed by the last Legislature ant
now in force, will produce surplus which may
upon the approval of the Commanding Genera
It of this district, be anticipated by the issuing Q
. certificates in the manner above Indicated
These facts are submitted for the consideration
of the Convention, and the committee respect
fully asks its instruction as to the best mode t
i be pursued in the premises.
The following, offered by Mr.. Allan, wa
! adopted:
3 Resolced, That the report be recommitted t
< the committee on finance and contingent expen
n ses. with instructions to ascertain II there WI
be apv. and if SO, what funds in the Treasur
y of the State after paying the expenses OF tn
government and the State indebtedness Tor tn
year for which such tax was levied. ,.u,
The fifth section was then adopted; IN
General Assembly shall prescribe. by law tn
> duties and fix the salaries of all officers enume
rated in this article at its first session AFTER tn n
+? adoption of this Constitution, and provide TO 10
carrying it into effect but nothing In h tnls Gsn al
t;cla che he construed as prohibiting the Gen