The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-05-28
THE COUNTY ORGANIZATION CLAUSE,

Below will be found Article VII of
the Underwood Constitution, relating
to County Organizations.
ATICLE VII-CoUNTY ORGANIZATIONS.
Sec. 1. There shall be elected by the
qualified voters Of The county, one sher-
iii; one Attorney Tor the Common
wealth, who shall also be the Common
wealth's Attorney for the circIit court;
one county clerk, who shall also be the
clerk of the circuit court, except that in
counties containing fifteen thousand
inhabitants there may be separate
clerk for the circuit court; one county
treasurer, and one superintendent of
the poor. And there shall be appoint
ed, in the manner provided for in Ar
ticie VIII, one superintendent OF
schools; ssprovided, That counties con-
tanning less than eight thousand inhab-
itants may be attached to adjoining
counties for the formation of districts
for superintendent of schools: provd-
ed, also That in counties containing
thirty thousand Inhabitants there may
be appointed an additional superintend-
ent OF schools therein, All regular cleo
lions for county officers shall be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, and all officers elected or
appointed under this provision shall
enter upon the duties of their offices
on the first day Of January next sue
ceeding their election, and shall hold
their office tor the term of three years,
except that the county and circuit
| court clerks shall hold their offices for
| four years.
TOWNSHIPS Sec. 2. Each county
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many compactly located townships as
may be deemed necessary, not less
than three; Provided, That after three
have been formed no additional town
ship 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 town
| ship there shall be elected annually
one Supervisor; one Township Clerk ;
one Assessor; one Overseer of the Poor;
one Justice of the Peace, who shall
hold his Office three years; one Consta-
| b,s, who shall hold his office three years:
Provided, That at the first election UNI
der this provision there shall be three
justices OF the Peace and three consta-
bles elected, those terms shall be one
|
regular election for township officers
shall take place on the fourth Thurs
day in May, and all officers so elected
shall enter upon the duties of their res
peetive oflices'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
Court House thereof on the first Mon
day in December, in each year, and pro
coed by the books of the Assessor, tt
regulate and equallze the valuation Of
property fix the county leyies for the
ensuing year, apportion the same
among the various townships, and per-
form such other duties as shall be pre-
scribed by law.
School DIsTRICTs,-Sec. 3. Each
township shall be divided into so many
compactly located school districts a:
may be deemed necessary: Provided
That no school districts shall be for.
med containing less than one hundred
Inhabitants. In each school district
there shall be elected or appointed an.
nually one School Trustee, who shall
hold his office three years: Provided
that at the first election held under
this provision there shall be three Trus
tees elected, whose terms shall be one
two and three years respectively.
RoAD DISTRICTS. - Sec. 4. Each town
ship shall be divided into one or more
road districts. In each road districts
there shall be elected annually ont
Overseer of Roads, under whose direc
tioI the road shall be- kept in repair, q
the PUBIC expense, in mode prescrib
ed by law.
Sec. s. The General Assembly a
ITS first session after the adoption o
this Constitution, shall pass such law
as may be necessary to give effect tt
the provisions of this article. But
nothing in this article shall be constru
ed as prohibiting the General Assemb-
ly from providing by law for any addi.
tional officers in any city or county.
Sec. 6. Sheriffs shall hold no Other
office. They may be required by law
to renew their security, and IN default
of so doing their offices shall be declar
ed vacant. Counties shall never bt
made responsible for the acts of the
sherffs.
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