The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-02-27
AMENDMENTS Or THE STATE CONSTiTU-
TON.

AMENDMENTS Or THE STATE CONSTiTU-
TION.
The joint special committee of both hous
es Of the General Assembly to which was re-
ferrcd the subject Of amendments to the con-
stitution Of the State have agreed upon the
proposition to return from the present town
ship division Of the counties to the former
division into magistsrial districts. The com
mttee proposes. in order to effect this change
to strike out sections one aud two Of the con
ssitutinn as it now stands and substitute the
following
SECTION J. There shall be elected by the
qualified voters OF the county, oue sheriff
one attorney for tho Commonwealth, who
shall be the Commonwealths attorney for the
circuit court one county clerk, who shall be
clerk Of the circuit court, except that 10 coun-
ties containing fifteen thousand Inhabitants
there may be separate clerk for the circuit,
court one county treasurer, aud SO maayr
commissioners OF the revenue as may be pro-s
vided by Law and there shall DO appointed
in manner to be provided bylaw one su
perintendent of the poor and one county sur
veycr ; and there shall also be appointed in
the manner provided for ia article TIrI, one
superintendent Of schools. All regular cleo
sions for county officers shall be held On the
forth Thursday in May, and all officers cleo.
ted or appointed under this provision shall
eatsr into tbs duties Of their Office on the 1ss
day Of July next succeeding their election,
aud shall hold their respective officers for the
term Of four years, except that County and
Circuit Court clerks shall hold their Offices
for six years.
SECTION 2. Each county Of the State shall
be divided into SO many colnpactly located
lnasisteriai districts as may be deemed nee
essary-not less than thrce-pyovdod that
after these have been formed no additional
districts shall be made containing less than
thirty square milcs-each n,agistcrial district
to be known as --uaglsterlal district CT
county. Ia each magisterial district
there shall be elected ono supervisor, three
justices Of the peace, one constable and one
Ioverseer CT the poor. who shall hold their re-
All regular elections for magisterial district
officers shall take place ca the fourth Thurs
day in May, and all officers SO elected shall
enter upon the duties Of their respective Of
Gees on the first day Of July next succeeding
their election. The supervisors Of the mag
isterial district shall constitute the Board Of
Supervisors For that county, whose duty it
shall be to audit the accounts Of tho county,
examine the books Ct the commissioners Of
the revenue, regulate and equalize the valua-
ton Of property, fix the county Ioyies Of the
ensuing year. aud perform any other duties
required Of them by law.
| They also propose to strike out.all Of sec
ton four which relates to road districts Their
proportion embraces the following schedule
will be necessary to bridge the way over the
change If the rev proposition is adopted.
i. The legally constituted officers Of the
several counties and townships Of Che State
at the date Of the ratification If these amend
msats by the people shall continue to dis
charge the duties Of their respective Offices
until the officers provided for by these amcud-
men.s shall have been elected OR appointed
and qualified aud al bonds OF reoosuizsncas
entered into by any county or township Of
Of his ohics shall rsnaiu vaii,. aud binaias
aEu :ilt it5atS ana liabilities No0GF tle SaHiS
shall continue, and may be prosecuted as pro-
vided by law
2 I3sso1pee7, That tho clerk Of tbs Ecuss
, Of Delegates or he clerk of the Senate, BE-
, authorized and required. or, ia vacancy
happen in both Of SAID Offices, the presiding
officer Of either house of the General Assem-
bly, be authorized aai requested 10 cause s.as
proposed amendments az! these reso!a.ioss
to b, published in some nsw7p PEI paia::s..e ]
ia tho city Of Richmond for three months
previous to tho tine Of choosing the men
bars ofthe Geaegal Assembly, az tho uext
general election Of Senators ard members Of
: the House Of Delegates.
r 8 Resolue2, That the clerk of the Senate
and clerk Of the House of Delegates be re,
CURED to transmit to the General Assembly
to be chosen at the next general election o.
7 Senators and members Of the House Of Del.
esates a certified copy Of said amendments
and these resolutions, together with certif-
cate Of publication By tho publisher Of the
newspaper in which the proposed amsndments
shall have been published.