Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-07-09

ielO0y or bfeecn OF the peace, DO prlVil
eyed from arrest dur ng the sess ons oil thei
respective Houses and for any speech OF
debate in either House they shall not be
questioned 10 any other place. They shall
not be sui ject TO arrest, under any civf
process, during the session Of the General
| Assembly, nor for if cen days next before
the conveniog AMI after the formulation Vi
each session.
Sec. IL. The who number Of members
to which the state aay at any time bs Gu
titled In the House of Representatives OF
the United States TALL be spportiOned, a.
nearly as may be, amongst the several
counties, cities and towns OF the Slate, ar
cordiDg to their population.
Sec. 10. In the superintendent, the State
shall be diyid, d into districts corresponding
| in lumber with the Representatives TO which
| II may be entitled In q House Of Repres-
entatiyes Of the Congress OF the United
States, which shall be iorme I, respectively.
Of contiguous counties, cities and TO wns, be
compact, and include, rs nearly Gs may be,
| an equal number Of population.
See. IL. The privilege of the writ Of
hG6eds corpus shall not be suspended unle s.
when, In cases of invasion or rebellion, the
public safety may require 1t. This General
Assembly shall not pass any bill Of affair
der, or any er post Jdcto law, or any law
impairing the Obj CATION of contracts, or any
Law whereby private property shall be taken
for public uses without Just compensation,
or any law sbrideing this freedom of speech
| or Of the press. No man shall be compeli-
ed 70 frequent or support any r, ligious
worship, place or ministry wi atever, nor
| snail al y usn be enforced, re strained, mo-
tested or burthened in his body or goods,
| or otherwise suffer, on account of his re.
| ligious opinions or belief, but oil m, shall
he free to profess, and by argument TO
maintain, their opinions in matters Of re-
| gon, and the same shall In nowiso affect.
| diminish or euiarys the r civil capacities.
| A d theGeneTa A .. ubly shall not presc ribe
| ony eligious tott "iatever, or confer any
| IecuIiar privileges or advantages ON any
sect or denomination, or pass any law re.
| quiring or author zing any religious society,
| nr the people If any district within this
| c, mmOnweslth, to levy on themselves OF
| others aLy tax or the erecti.D or repair Of
any ouss Of public worship. or for the sup-
| purs Of any church or miuistery, but 1t III AL
| he left free to every person to select his re-
| ligions instructor, and to make for his sup
| port such private contract as he shall Pile ase.
| Sec. ID No law shall embrace more than
one o, jcct, which snail be expressed In its
| tile; nor shall any law be revived or amen
| ded by ref, rencs TO its title, but the act re-
vived or the section amended shall be re-
enacted ami published at length.
Sse. l6. TIE Governor, Lieutenant. Gov
! arnoc, JUICES and all others offending against
the State, by NAL administration, corruption,
neglect of duty, or other high crime or mis-
demeanor, shall be impeachable by the
House of Dcle, o es, and be prose cated be-
fore the SENATE, which shall have the sole
power to try impeachment. When sitting
| hat hal ha an nath
| o tirmatioD, ard no person shall be con Wet
ed without the concurrence Of two, birds
of the members present. Judgment, In
case Of Impeachment, shall not exien
further than to removal from office and dis
qualification TO hold or enjoy any Office of
honor, trust, or profit under the Commo l.
wealth; but the party convicted shall, new
ertheless, be subject 10 Indictment, trial,
judgmt ut and punishment, according to law
Tue Senate may sit during the recess OF
the G, neral Assembly for the trial of i'm
peachment.
Sec. II. The General Assembly shall not
grant a charter of Incorporation TO any
church or religious denomination, but may
secure the title to chu ch property To AL
xtent to be limited by law.
Sec. 10. No lottery shall hereafter be
su, boriz-d by law, and the buying, selling
or transferring Of tickets or chances In any
lottery shall be prohibited.
See. 10. No now county shall be formed
with au area of less Than SIX hun r square
miles; nor shall the county or couDtie,
from which IL is formed be reduced below
that area nor shall any county, having a
pf palation J, 81 than ten thousand, lie de
pr,yed Of more than oue-hf h o. such DO N.
lalion n shall a county, bavil z larger
population, be reduced below eight thous
| mi n of tvhi Oh
is three times its pesn breadth, or which
exne is fifty miles in length, may be divided
at the discretion OF the General Assembly
In all general elections, the voters In any
county, not entitled to separate representa-
ton, shall vote in the same election district
Sec. 20. Toe General Assembly shall con
! fer on the courts the power to grant di'
, vorces, change the names of persoLs, anC
, direct the sale of estates belonging to in
fants and other persons under legal disabili
ties but shall not, by special legislation
grant relief in such cases. or In any Othe
Case Of which the cour or other tribunal
, may have Jurisdiction.
Sec. 81. The General Assembly shall pro
! vide for the annual registration of births
marriages aud deah
Sec. ~. The manner OF cond ucting anC
. making returns OF elections, of determin
! ing contested elections, and Of filling vacsn
: clos in office, In cases not specially provided
for by this Constitution, shall DO prescribed
by law and the General Assembly ma!
declare the cases in which any Office shall
: be deemed vacant where no provision 1
, made for that purpose in this CJnstitut on
\ ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
! Sec. !. There shall be Supreme Cour
o of Appeals, Circuit Courts and Count
Couns. The Jurisdiction Of these tribunal
= aud the jupges thereof, except 50 far as III
. same is conferred by this constitution, sla
l. be regulated bN law.
COURT oF APPEALS.
II Sec. 9. The Supreme Court Of Appeal
. shall consist OF i've judges. any three
. whom may hold court. IL shall have al
g pellaIe Jurisdiction only, except in cases
?, hnbedS corpus, m1ndGmls and prohibition
. 1t sLAn not have jurisdiction 10 civil cas-
n where the matter IN controversy, rxclnsiS
II Of costs, is less in value or amount than fN
d hundred dollars, except in controversi,
Y concerning the title or boundaries OF Ian
b tho probate of a will, the appoin ment
\ qualification Of personal representative
ID guardian, committee or curator or co
10 cernirg mill, rosdSsy, ferry or land NJ
Is or the right oil corporation or Of cOun
ly 10 levy tolls or taxes, and except In cases
o. habeds corpus, mdRddmus and prohibits
or the eoDstituuonaiity OF a law : Provide
s. That tho ssSent Of a lO-ity OF the judg
a elce ed TO the court shall DO required,
nd order TO declare any law null aud void
ct reason OF its repugaance to the federal Go
ke stitution or 10 the Constitution ,f this Stat
or Sc. B. Special courts Of appeals, TO co
G. sist Of not less than three nor more th
no five judges, may be- formed OF the judges
or the Saprsme Curt OF Appells and VI /
be circuit courts, or any OF them 10 Try q
er cases on the docket Of said court, in
ID, speot TO which maj ,riiy Of the jude
IN. thereof may be SO situated as 10 make
les IMPROPER fr them to sic os the hearing
the same an-sralso TO try any cases 90
a. said docket which cannot be otherwise d
he posed Of with convenient dispatch.
re- See. 4 When Judgment or decree Is
by versed or affirmed by the SrPreme Court
err. Appeals, the reasons therefor shall be 8
rs ted IN wiling, and be preserved with
rO- records of the case.