Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-06-03
County Organization Clauses Of the
Underwood Constitution.


Underwood Constitution.
The following are the county organiza-
ton clauses, of the Constitution. to be
voted upon on the 9th of July, and upon
which, together with the Test-oafh and
DISTINGUISHING clauses, it was expected
and hoped the President would order a
vote to be taken.
SEC. l. There shall be elected by the
qualified voters of the county. one Sher-
If; one Attorney for the Commonwealth,
who shall also be the Commonwealth At
torney for the circuit court; one County
Clerk, who shall also be Clerk of the cir
cult court except that in counties con-
tanning fifteen thousand inhabitants there
may be separate Clerk for the circuit
court; one County Treasurer, and one Su-
perintendent Of the Poor And there
shall be appointed, in the manner provi-
ded for in Article VIII, one Superinten-
dent of Schools: Provided, That coun-
ties containing less than eight thousand
inhabitants may be attached to adjoining
counties for the formation OF districts for
superintendent of Schools Provided al
so, That in counties containing thirty
thousand inhabitants there may be APP
pointed an additional Superintendent of
Schools therein. All regular elections for
county officers shall be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem-
Der, and all officers elected or appointed
under this provision shall enter upon the
duties of their Offices on the first 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.
SEC. 2. Each county of the State shall
be divided into SO many compactly located
townships as may be deemed necessary,
not less than three: Provided. That after
three have been formed no additional
township shall be made containing less
than thirty square miles. Each township
shall be known as the township Of,
in the county Of, and may sue and be
sued BY such title. In each township
there shall be elected annually: one Su-
pervisor; one Township Clerk; one Asses
8or one collector one Commissioner of
Roads; one Overseer of the Poor one
Justice CT the Peace, who shall held his
Office three years; one Constable: who
| shall hold his Office three years, Provided,
That at the first election under this pro-
vision there shall be three Justices of the
Peace and three Constables elected, whose
terms shall be one, two and three years,
respectively. All regular elections for
township Office rs shall take place on the
fourth Thursday in May, and all Off
GERS SO elected shall enter upon the duties
Of their respective Offices on the first day
of July next succeeding their election
The Supervisors of each township shall
constitute the Board of Supervisors for
that county, and shall assemble at the
courthouse thereof on the first Monday in
December. in each year, and proceed to
audit the accounts of said county, exam
ine the books of the Assessors, regulate
and equalize the valuation of property, fix
the county lcVies for the ensuing year,
apportion the same among the various
townships, and perform such other duties
as shall be prefcribed by law
SEC. 3. Fac h township shall be divided
into SO many compactly located school
districts as ma be deemed necessary :;
Provided, That no school district shall be
formed containing less than one hundred
inhabitants. Tn each school district there
shall be elected or appointed annually one
school Trustee. who shall hold his office
three years: Provided, That at the first
election held under this provision there
shall be three Trustees elected, whose
terms shall be one, two and three years
respectively.
SEC. 4. Each township shall be divi-
ded into one or more road districts. In
each road district there shall be elected
annually one Overscer Of Roads, under
whose direction the roads shall be kept in
repair, at the public expense, in a mode
prescribed by la v.
SEC. 5. The General Assembly, at its
first session after the adoption of this Con-
stitution, shall pass such laws as may be
necessary to give effect to the provisions
of the article. But nothing in this article
shall be construed as prohibiting the Gen
eral Assembly from providing by law for
any additional officers in any city or
county.
SIC. 6. SheriHs shall hold no other Of
fee. They may be required by law to re-
new their security, and in default of so
doing their Offices shall be declared vacant
Counties shall NJ ever be made responsible
for the acts Of the sherifs