The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-10

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VIRGINIA ac published y a SELF gu
Clerk Of HOUSE Of Delegates sud Keeper Of 'ee
: JOINT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS 10 THE 20, Cd, ngh,
SECTIONS 70 THE 6TE AETIcLE ceSCEsss.oSns I'M.
THE IEGIsLATIvE DEPARTMENT &c TEE af, SUn.
sTlTgrIoN GFTnIs Gon@1NWE ab csa s
ar1tE SANE TO THE NEXT GENERAL AssEaa l.
fApproyed March 80; lss5:j n, .,sao,..
Resolsed BY the sass ad asssf 70 ede ee
s9s e. and they hereby proposed 70
Che Constution Of firgina an ~ be chosen q. The
next general election of senator's and members OF
the House Of Delegates for II, 10
eonlgE n,t from ibe Constitution Of Viena the
second hird. fourta fIh, sixth, and eishth sec.
lions he % article, Fa n fbe fooWins wofd
Section q. The Honse OF Delegates shall De elected
benniaIly by the voters OF the ssseral cnles ano
in November. and shall be distributed and appor-
Toned Us follows:
Section 8. The senators shah be eleeted for inc
counties Cities and towns shall be divided into
more than forty districts. Each county; city, ana
town of the respective districts. at the time or me
rst election of Its delegate or delegates under ibis
Constitution, shall vote Tor one or more
The senators first elected under this constitution,
In riots bearing odd numbers, shall yacate their
nres at tie end Of TWO years and those elected In
districts bearing even numbers nt inc eng OF .o "
wears: and vacancies occurring by expiration ~
term shall be flied by the election OF senators lor
Section the srst session Of the General AIS
semby after the enumeration Of the ln6aDMa ins
or the STATE by the United States reapportlonmsnt
of senator's and members OF the House OF Deegates'
ard every tenth year thereafter snaiIoe psce.
o1rAIIFfcATIoNs OF SENATORS AND DELEGATES.
Section s. Any person may Ds eISsu resdent
N IL
tsrs of the General Assembly according to this
Constitutions; ann any person may oe ee Sa s;,a
member Of The HEse OF Whn The County
civ town or election district, qualified TO vo.e LOT
members of the General assembly according 10 tnis
10 eer branch Of the General Assembly from the
city. county. town, or district Tor WHICH DC wac
elected shalt vacate his cfhce.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL Ao'H"
Section 6. The General Assembly shall meet an III
nualy and not ofener unless c9nve ,bio Co5usii
tuIinn No session of the General Assembly,, stGa
Inc first under this Constitution, shall con.uae
longer than ninety days without me enc
of fhrea.6fths OF the members elected 10 eacI
house: in which case the session may pe eXtenueu
for further period n tbe SESSION or the General
Ssembly shall without the consent OF the otncr,
adjourn for more than three days nor 20 any otnef
Mace han that In which the two houses snail De st
tinp' a majority of the members elected TO each
house shall constitute quorum TO 90 business, Dut
q
Shall have power to compel the attendance o! az
sent members IN such manueran under sucn PEN
ally as each house may prescribe. ., .,s.r,-
bly shall receiye for their services compensation
to be asccrIaned by law, and paid out OF the pu9nc
treasury; but no act incre is ng such compensation
shall take effect until after the end OF the term for
| which the members OF the House OF Delegates vo-
ting thereon were elected: and no senator or atie.
eate, during the term for which he :hal have been
elected snail be appointed 10 any civil once OF pro-
| fit under the Commonwealth which has been crea'
| ted or the emouments of which have been IN
creased during such term, except offices filled by
Aud Insert in lieu thereof the fo'lowirg:
Section 2. The House OF Delegates snail pe
elected biennay by The voters OF The several clues
| aud equities on tile Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday in November. and shall. from ana after the
| Tuesday succeeding the first Monday In November
eighteen hundred and seyenty-nine, consist OF mol
| more than one hundred and not less than ninety
Section 8. From and after the same date the
Senate shall consist Of not less than thirty-three nor
more than forty res Sa oe Sbo
te counties, cities, and towns shall be dvaed INTO
districts. Each county, ely, ana town OF me re-
lion of its delegate delt gates under this amend
inen. vote for one or more senator's The senator's
first elected under this amen dmcnt, In district:
be airing odd numbers, shall vacate their offices al
the end OF two years, and those elected In districts
bearing even numbers at the end OF four years
and vacancies occurring by expiration OF term nail
be I'll led by the election of senators for the full term
Section 4. An apportionment of senators and
Al The regular session of the General Assembly next
prf cedlng the tuesday, after the first Monday In NO,
vember, 1879, or sooner. a snail
| De made IN the year 1SS1 anu eNerJ teHth 1eak
| thereafter.
| QUALIFICATION OF SENATORS AND DELEGATES
section 5. Any person may be elected senator
who ut the time Of election Is actually resident
within the district and qualified TO vote for mem-
bcrs of the General Assembly sccordng 10 this Con-
stitution: and any person may DC elected me MIXER
OF The House OF Delegates who at the time
| ip
county city, Town, election district, qualified to
| vote for memaerS of III. General Assembly nc
| coruiup 10 this Constitution. But no person
holding salarien Office under the State Govern.
| meut shall be capable OF being elected member
| of either house Of the General Assembly The re-.
naval OF any person elected TO either branch OF the
| General Assembly from tine city, county. town, or
| district for which he was elected shall vacate his
| Office.
| POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
! Section 9. The General Assembly shall meet once
| in two Years, aud not oftener unless convened by
the Governor in the manner prescribed In this Cou-
siituton. No session OF the Genera Assembly, after
The first under this amendment, shall continue long
| er than ninety days without the concurrence OF
three. nfths OF the members elected 10 each house;
in which case the session may be extended for a
further period not exceeding thirty Gays. Neither
house, during the session of The General Assembly,
shall without the consent OF the other, adjourn for
more than three days nor 10 any other place than
that In which the TWO hoiists shall be sitting.
Drity of the members elected to each house shall
| constitute a quorum u do business; but smaller
number may adjourn from day to DAY, and shall
have power to compel the attendance OF absent
III, mberS in such manner and under such penalty az
| each house may prescribe.
| Section The members of the General Assem-
bly, shall receive for lhetr services salary 70 be as.
certained by law, and paid oul OF the public rrca-
sury; but no act increasing such salary sils take
effect until after the end Of the term for hich the
| members of The House Of Deegau.s voting thereon
| were elected; aud no senator or delegate, during
the term for which he shall have been elected, shall
oe appointed any civil Office of profit uuder The
| commonwealth which has been created or the
| emoluments OF hch have been Increased during
such Term, except offices filled by election by the
! people.
ADD the following sections at the end OF the ar.
| tice: ...-
Section 20. The Legislature shall have power to
| provide tor the government OF cities aud towns
aud to establish such courts therein as may be he
| cessary Tor The admiDiS rat ION Of justice.
. Section "a. I no General Assembly shall have
power, by two-thtrd vote, 10 remove disabilities
incurred under claus" three, section one, article
third, of this Constitution, In reference 10 duelnR
| 2. RESOLVED. That the clerk Of the House OF Dele
gates or the clerk of the senate be required. Or IL
ayacancy happen In both OF said offices. the presiding
officer Of either house OF the General Assembly bt
| authorized ard requested, 10. cause the proposed
| amendments and these resolutions 10 be published
! IN some newSpspr published IN the city OF Rich
mond Tor aAree months previous to the Time o.
the next general election OF senators and mcmoer:
| of the House OF Delegates. .....
| 8. ReSotred That the clerk Of the Senate and thu
ERIK of the House Of Delegates be req1ffed tt
| transmit 10 the General Assembly TO be chosen a
! the next general election Of senators and ncmbct
of the House Of Delegates II ceriheT copy OF sait
| amendments and these resolutions. together with
Certificate OF publication by The publisher Of III
newspaper In which the proposed amendment
- copy. j. BELL BIGGER, Is.
Clerk of House of Dell yates
and Keeper OF The Rolls OF Virginia.
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