The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-15
The New


AN llGIE l.-HGdtlOnS 10 me
Government of HE United ISfats.-
Tue State Of West Virginia iG, ard
shall remain, one Of tue United States
Of America. The constitution Of the
United States Of America, and the laws
and treaties made in pursuance thereof,
shall be the supreme law Of tho land
., The government Of tho United
States IS n government Of enumerated
powers, and all powers not delegated
to it, nor inhibited to the States, are
reserved to the States or to the people
thereof. Among the powers SO re.
served BY tue States, is the exclusive
regulation Of their own internal gov.
Crnment aud police; and it is the high
and solemn duty Of the several depart.
menis Of government, created by .bis
constitution, to guard aud protect the
people Of this State, from all encroach-
ncnts upon the rights so reserved.
Q. The provisions Of the constitution
of the United States, and Of this State,
are operative alike in period of war
MS in time Of peace, and any departure
thcEGfrom, or violation thereof, under
the plea ofncccssity, or any other plea.
is subvGrsiyC Of good government. and
tcuds to anarchy aud despotism.
4. For tue election Of representa-.
tircs to congress. tue State tGallb be di.
vidOd into districts, corresponding in
numl0r with the representatives to
which it may be entitled; which dis.
tricts shall be formed Of contiguct s
counties aud be compact. Each dis.
lrict shall contain, as nearly as may
be, IN equal number of population. TO
DO determined according to the rule
prescribed in the second section Of the
fourteenth amendment Of the Cons,itu.
ton Of the United States.
ARTICLE 1I.-Ihe ,Stah.-The
territory Of the following counties, for.
perly parts Of the Commonwealth Of
Virginia, shall constitute and form the
State of West Virgins, viz:
The counties Of barbour, Berkeley.
BOouc, Bruxton, Brooke, CabSll, Cal.
houn, Clay, Doddridge. Fayttc, Gil.
nrer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire,
Hancock. Hardy, Harrison, jackson,
Jefferson. Kanawhn, Lewis, Lincoln,
Logan, Marion, Marshall. Mason,
Mcdowell, Mercer, Mineral, Monon.
galis Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas,
Ohio, PCndletOa, Peasants, Pocahon.
taS, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh, Ran.
dolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers.
Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upsllur,
Wayne, Webster, WGtzcl, Writ. Wood
and Wyoming, The State of West
Virginia includes the bed, bank and
shores Of the Ohio river, aud 50 much
Of the Big Sandy river, as was former.
ly included in the Commonwealth OF
Virginia; aud all territorial rights and
property in, aud Jurisdiction over, the
same, heretofore reserved By, and
vested in, the Commonwealth Of Vir.
ginia, Are vested 10, aud shall h,real.
ter be exercised by the State Of West
Virginia. And such parts Of the said
beds, banks and shores, as lie opposite. |
and adjoining tho several counties OF
this State, slall form parts OF said sew.
eral conpliCs respectively.
2. The powers Of government reside
in oil the citizens Of the State, and
can DO righIIully exercised only in &C.
cordAncc with their will aud appoint.
mCut.
s All Ptrlons residing in this State,
born, or naturalilsd, ID the United
States, and subject 10 thc jurisdiction
thereof, shall he citizens Of this State
4. Every citizen shall be entitled
10 equal representation 10 the govern.
ncnt, and, in al appointments of
representation, equality Of numbers Of
those entitled thereto, shall. rs far rs
practicable, 10 preserved,
b. M distinction shall be made bc.
tween resident aliens aud citizens, rs
10 tho acquisition, tenure, disposition.
or decent OF property,
q. Treason against tue State shall
consist only in lsVying war against it,
" 10 altering 10 its enemies, giving
hem aid UHd comfort. No person
,hall be convicted Of treason, unless on
lie testimony OftwS witnesses to the
amc oyerii ci, or on confession in open
curt Treason thal! bs punished nc.