Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-05-05

0OO or more. In which city or town there N,
be separate Clerk for the Circuit Court, wi
; shall hold his Office for term of six wears.
Sec. Is. One Commonwealth s Attorne
who shall be the Commonwealth ATTORNEY f;
the circuit court and shall hold his office for tt
term of two years.
Sec IT,. One City Sergeant, who shall hol
his office for term of two years.
Sec. 1S One City or Town Treasurer. who's
duties shall be similar to those of County Treas
urer and shall hold his Office for term of tbre
years.
Sec. 49, One Commissioner of the Revenue
Sec. 20. There shall be chosen by the elector
OF every city Mayor who shall be the chic
executive officer thereof, and who shall see tina
the duties OF the various city officers are faith
fully performed. He shall have power to in
vestigate their acts, have access to all book
and documents in their Offices, and may exam
Inc them and their subordinates on oath. Th
evidence given by persons so examined shall no
be used against them in any criminal proceed
lngs. He shall also have power to suspend O
remove such officers, whether they be elected
or appointed, for misconduct in office or neelec
OF duty, to be specified in the order of suspen
sion or removal; but no such removal shall be
made without reasonable notice to the office,
| complained OF, and an opportunity afforded him
! to be heard in his defence. All city, town and
village officers, whose election or appointment
is not provided for by this Constitution shall be
elected by the electors of such cities, towns and
villages or Of some division thereof, or appoint
ed by such authorities thereof as the General
Assembly may direct. Members of common
councils shall hold no other office in cities, and
no city officer shall hold seat in the General
Assembly. The General Assembly at it's first
session after the adoption Of the constitution
shall IoyU ho
effect to the provisions of this article. Gener-
al laws shall be passed for the organization and
government OF cities, and no special act shall
be passed, except In cases where, in the judg-
ment Of the General Assembly, the object of
such act cannot be attained by general law
Nothing in this article shall effect the power of
the General Assembly over quarantine, in re-
gard to the port Of Norfolk, or of the interest
OF the State in the lands under water and with
In the jurisdiction or boundaries of any city, or
to regulate the wharves, piers, or slips, in any
city. All laws or city ordinancesin conflict with
the provisions of the preceding sections shall
be void from and after the adoption Of this con-
stitution.
Sec. q. All regular elections for city or town
officers under this ordinance shall be held on
the 4th Monday in May, and the officers elect
shall enter upon their duties on the 1st day of
July succeeding.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Sec. %. All the judges shall be commission
ed by the Governor, and shall receive such sal
aries and allowances as may be determined by
law, the amount of which shall not be dimln-
lshed during their term OF office. Their terms
OF Office shall commence on the 1St day OF JAN
uary next following their appointment and
they shall discharge the duties of their respec>
tive offices from their first appointment and
qualification under this constitution until their
terms begin.
Sec 23. Judges may be removed from Office
by concurrent vote of both Houses of the
Generai Assembly, but ma jorlty OF all the
members elected to each House must concur in
such vote, and the cause of removal shall be
entered on the Journal Of each House The
Judge against whom the General Assembly may
be about to proceed shall have notice thereof,
accompanied BY copy of the causes alleged for
his removal, at least twenty days before the day
on which either House of the General Assembly
shall act thereon
See "a. Judges Of the supreme court of ap.
peals and judges of the circuit courts shall NOT
hold any other office Or public trust during their
Continuance In office.
Sec. 25. Judges, and all other officers elected
or appointed, shall continue to discharge the
duties of their offices after their terms Of ser
qualified.
Sec g. Writs shall run in the name of the
Commonwealth Of Virginia, and be attested by
the clerks OF the several courts Indictments
shall canelude against the peace and dignity of
the Commonwealth.
ARTICLE VII.
COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS.
Sec /. There shall be elected by the qualified
voters of the county, one sheriff one attorney
for the Commonwealth, who shall also be the
Commonwealth s attorney for the circuit court ;
one county clerk, who shall also be the clerk of
the circuit court, except that in counties con-
tanning fifteen thousand inhabitants there may
be a separate clerk for the circuit court; one
county treasurer; one superintendent of the
poor; one superintendent Of schools: PrOUided,
That counties containing less than eight thou
sand Inhabitants may be attached to adjoining
counties for the formation of districts for super
ntendents of schools and county judges Pro-
vided also, That in counties containing thirty
thousand inhabitants there may be appointed an
additional superintendent Of schools therein
All regular elections for county officers shall be
held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, and all officers elected or appoint
ed under this provision shall enter upon the
duties of their Offices on the 1st day Of January
next succeeding their election, and shall hold
their offices for the term of three years, except
that the county and circuit court clerks shall
hold their Offices for four years. Provided fur
ther, That after the end of the first term, the
county judges shall be elected or appointed for
the term Of six years.
TOWNSHIPS.
Sec 2 Each county of the State shall be
| divided into so many compactly located town
| ships as may be deemed necessary, not less thar
| three Provided, That after three have beer
| formed, no additional township shall be made
containing less than thirty square miles. Each
township shall be known as the township O.
-, in the county Of - and may sue ,ano
be sued by such title. In each township there
shall be elected annually one supervisor; ont
township clerk one assessor; one collector Oh,
commissioner of roads one overseer of the poor
one Justice of the peace, who shall hold his offic
three years one constable, who shall hold hi
office three years: Provided, That at the frs
election held under this provision there shall b.
three justices Of the peace and three constable
elected, whose terms shall be one, two and thre
years respectively. All regular elections TO
township officers shall take place on the fourtl
Monday in May, and all officers SO elected sha
euter upon the duties OF their respective Office
on the lst day Of July next succeeding thei
election. The supervisors of each county sha
constitute the board of supervisors for tha
county, and shall assemble at the court hous
thereof on the first Monday in December in eac
year, and proceed to audit the account of sa
county, examine the books of the assessors, reg
ulate and equalize the valuation Of property. Fl
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