Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-02-11

to their consideration such measures as b
may deem expedient, and convene the Gen
eral Assembly, on application of two. thirds
of the members of both Houses thereof, o.
when, in his opinion. the interests of thu
commonwealth may require it. He shall
be commander in chief of the land and nava
forces of the state have power to embodJ
the militia to repel invasion, suppress in
surrection, and enforce the execution CT the
laws; conduct, either in person or in such
other manner as shall be prescribed by law,
all intercourse with other and foreign states
and during the recess OF the General AS.
sembly fill protempore all vacancies in those
offices for which the constitution and laws
make no provision; but his appointments,
to such vacancies shall be by commissions,
to expire at the end of thirsy days after the
commencement of the next session Of the
General Assembly. He shall have power to
remit fines and penalties in such cases and
under such rules and regulations as may be
prescribed by law and, except when the
posecution has been carried Oh by the House
of Delegates, to grant reprieves and pardons
after conviction to remove political disa-
bilities consequent upon conviction forofences
committed prior or subsequent to the adop-
ton of this constitution, and to commute
capital punishment /; but he shall communi-
cate to the General Assembly, at each SEES
sion, the particulars Of every case Of fine Or
penalty RENTED, %orreprieve or pardon grant
ed and ofpunishment committed, with hisrea-
sons for remitting. granting, or committing
the m iia. ...e l4ss.
Sections VI and VII. are verbatim copies
from Article V. of the constitution Of 1850
81 The following is added. 5
Sec. 8. Every bill which shall have passed
the Senate and House of Delegates, and
every resolution requiring the assent of both
branches of the General Assembly, shall
before it becomes a law, be presented to the
Governor ; if he approve, he shall sign it (;
but if not, he shall return it, with his OBJ
%jections, to that House in which it shall
have originated, who shall enter the objec-
ton at large On their journal. and proceed
to reconsider it. If. after such reconsidera-
ton, two thirds of the members present
shall agree to pass the bill or joint resolution
it shall be sent, together with the objections
to the other House, by which it shall like
wise be reconsidered. and if approved by
two-thirds Of all the members present it shall
become a law notwithstanding the objections
Of the Governor. But in all such cases the
votes Of both Houses shall be determined by
ayes and noes, and the names of the members
voting for and against the bill or joint
resolution shall be entered on the journal Of
each House respectively. If any bill or
resolution shall not be returned by the
Governor withinfve days Sundays excepted)
after it shall have been presented to him,
the same shall be a law in like manner as if
he had signed it, unless the Legislature shall
by their ad journment, prevent its return, in
which case it shall not be a. law.
ARTICLE v.
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
Sec. 1. The legislative power Of this Com
monwealth shall be vested in a General As
sembly, which shall consist Of a Senate and
House of Delegates.
Sec. 2. The House of Delegates shall be
elected hiennially by the voters Of the sever
al cities and counties On the Tuesday sue
ceeding the first MondsNin November.
It shall be apportioned as follows;
I'VE have already published the appor-
tionment in our issue Of April 10th.
Sec. s. The Senators shall be elected for
the term of four years-for the election of
whom the counties, cities and towns shall be
divided into not more than forty districts
Each county, city and toWn Of the respective
districts, at the time Of the first election of
its delegate or delegates under this Consti-
tuition, shall vote for one or more Senators.
The Senators first elected under this Consti-
tuition in districts bearing odd numbers shall
vacate their Offices at the end Of two years,
and those elected in districts bearing even
numbers at the end of four years; and va
eaneles occurring by expiration of term shall
be filed by the election Of Senators for the
full term. .4-4 i#s..r5 ..
Then follows a list of the senatorial!
distriats, .9 z.aa g4
See 4. At the first session of the Gamer
al Assembly after the enumeration of the
inhabitants Of the State by the United States
a re-apportionment of Senators and men,
bers Of the House of Delegates shall bs
made. n .J % tiio,= 9a 4t'
QUALIFICATION OF SENATORS AND DELEGATES.
Sec. 5. Any person may be elected sena-
tor who at the time of election is actually a
resident within the district, aud qualified to
vote for members of the General Assembly
according to this constitution: and any per-
son may be elected a member Of the House
Of Delegates who at the time of election is
actually a resident within the county, city,
town, or election district, qualified to vote
for members Of the General Assembly ac-
cording to this constitution. The removal
of any person elected to either branch of
the General Assembly from the city, county,
town, or district for which he was elected
shall vacate his Office.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF TIE GENERAL AssEA-
ply ,-..
Sec. 6. The General Assembly shall meet
annually, and not oftener unless convened
by the Governor in the manner prescribed
10 this Constitution. No session of the Gen
eral Assembly after the first under this con-
%stitution shall continue longer than ninety
days without the concurrence Of three-Gfths
of the members elected to each House ; in
which case the session may be extended for
a further period not exceeding thirty days.
Neither House during the session Of the
General Assembly shall, without the consent
Of the other, adjourn for more than three
days, mol to any other place than that in
which the two Houses shall be sitting. A
majority of the members elected to each
House shall constitutute a quorum to do
business !; but a smaller number may I'D
ioHrn fromfl day 10 Day, and shall have pow
. Or TO compel The attendance of absent mem
bers in such manner and under such penalty