The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-05
JOINT RESOLUTION

j. BELL Bt6GFR.'
Clerk OF House OF Delegates and Keeper Of N.
JOINT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE 2p An H.,
sEcIIoNs 4o T 9n 5Tm aRTIch ASD cooDDT
| TIE LEG1sLATEvE DEPARTMENT or THg ING
sTiTUTIoN Of THIS COMMONWEALTH ron rps-
THE SAME TO THE NEXT GENERAL Assypp,ns
| Improved 3larch 80. 1871
! !. Resolr<d by the Serp,te and House nj Dsy.,u,
| "a majority U'Ms menlbers elected 10 sgcI a|H
too hGss, ogrestnP tHhsreto1 Tn, the ioloxmnz
The Constitution OF Virginia. and ar, herrfSo 10
ferred To the General Assembly 10 be chosen >, r.
next general election OF senator's and memtersaaes
| the House OF Delegates for II. concurrrncs' 81
conformity with article XII Of said C0nsi!,uIo. IN
Strike out from The Constitution OF virgin, -.
tons OF The fifth article concerning The lcgjs.,S.
department, which are In the following word,. 's
section 2. The House OF Delegates hall b. elect,
biepoiay by the voters OF the several Cit ~
counties on the Tuesday succ, cdIng the ars, w. 1ha
In November. and shall he distributed and apra .y
toned as follows: Pps'
term Of four years. for the election OF whom b
counties, cities, and towns shall be divided into ~
more than forty districts. Each couy civ. anS
town Of the respective districts. at the lime n 40
first election Of its delegate or delegates un,!r ,ry
Constitution, shall vote for one or more sap,, Wis
The senators first elected under this Cons,I,nmS'
In dis Riots bearing odd numbers. Shall yarae ,b,
Offices at the end OF two years, and Hose elected -
districts bearing even numbers at the end OF fon
years. and vacancies occurring BY expiration ~
term shall he filled by the election of scnator. ia
| the full term. '
Section 4. At the first session Of the Gen raj ,,
sembly after the enumeration Of The inbsbi,,nn..,
OF the State by The United States reairior,opTs-::
or senator's and members Of the House Of D.jrg,,s'
ard every tenth year thereafter Shalt be Rade '
QUALIFICATIONS OF SENATORS AND DELEGATES
Section s. ANY person may b. clcc,ed senate,
I'm ttv1n AZ n1A -
within the district and qualified To- vote for ,nerr
beers of the General Assembly according 10 ,Ss
Constitution; anu any Person may be elec,ed a
OF election IS actually resident within the countI
city. town. or eecfion district. qualified vote Tor
members Of the General Assembly according TO ibis
Constitution. The removal OF any person elected
to either branch Of the General Assembly from The
city. county, town, or district tor which be WAS
| elected shall yacaie his Cifcc.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL Assem-.
| BLY,.
| Section g. The General Assembly shall meet an.
| nually, and not of,ener urIess converted rs The
Governor In the manner prescribed Ia this Con,,i.
| tuition. No session Of the General Assembly afe,
the first under this Constitution, shall conIiupe
| longer than ninety days without the concurrrnce
of three fths or the members elected 10 each
house In which case the session may be extended
for a further period not exceeding thirty tsys
Neither house. during the session OF She Gcafiai
Assembly. SHALL without the consent CT the oder
adjourn for more than three day, 20 any other
place than that In which the two house; shall bc ~
ting. A majority of the members elected 10 each
house shall constitute quorum 70 90 business; but
a smaller number may adjourn from De 70 day. and
shall have power 70 compel the attendance .. al
sent members IN such manner ana urGrr such Den.
atty as each house may prescribe.
Section 8. The members OF the General Assem-.
bly, shall receive for their services compensation
to he ascertained by law, and paid cut OF tn. publ,
treasury but no act increasing such COMPENSATION
shall take effect until after the end OF the so
which the members Of the House Of Delegates yd-
ting thereon were elected; and no senator or dele
tl,n ..t,k al, Lao.
elected shall be appointed 10 any civil office Of pro-
lit under the Commonwealth which has been crpa.
ted or the emofuments OF which have been IN
creased during such term, except Offices filled BY
election by the people.
And Insert in lieu thereof The following:
| Section 2. The House OF Ic.ega'es shall h,
elected biennially by the voters. of . several cies
and COUNTIES on the TUESDAY succeeding The hrst
Monday in November. and shall. from ani alter the
Tuesday succeeding the irSt 'londay IN Nov,mn"r,
more than one hundred aud not ess than ninety
members.
Senate shall consist Of rot less than tIty.ihrecHnr
| more than forty members. They shall b. elected
for the Of four years, for election of whom
The counties clits, AMI towns shall be divided into
districts. Each county. city. aed town al The r.
spectivc i,tricts shall. At the time of Tie first cl.c
ton of Its delegate or delegates uLdcr his amend.
ment vote for one or more senator I he senator,
first elected uud,r this amendment III d.. ret:
bearing odd numbers, shall vacate thrir Offices a,
the end OF two years and those elected! In rict;
and vacancies occurring hy expiration "ftcrn hl
bc filled by the election Of >.urto-s Ior the u term
Section 4. An ,app"rtlonment OF senators aai
members of the House Of licl gates shall he made
az the regular session OF the General Assembly ncN.
pre- cedlng the tuesday, after the tit-t M"n"ay'uN 80:
vember, $40, or sooner. a r,apportl"nmrl t,h,l
lie made IN the year 1891 aud every tenth !c4c
| thereafter.
QUALIFICATION OF SENATORS ASD pELEGtTgs
section 5. ANY person may be- elected senator
who ut the time "t election l. actually resident
III, FL, did
Ders OF The Gcu raj Assembly acc"rriug otht> ION
stirurion: and any person NAV be- elected ln''c
oil the House OF Delegates Who al TIE tine
ot election Is actually resident wIthiH the
county, city, town, election district. qualified 20
vote for members of III, tcueril Assembly &C.
cordinR TO this Constitution. But no person
holding a saaricI office under the State hDirrE-
mcut shat! lie capable OF Dcin2 elected Dalaltr
Of either house Of tho General Assembly,. IL" Pc
moyo OF any person elected to either branch u tue
General Assembly from the Guy. county. rwn,0f
district for which he was elected I'll ii! yacIte m'
Office.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Section q. The General Assembly shall M ol!e
in two years. and not Oitener u.icss convened W
the Governor in the manner prescribed In this COY
sitution. No session OF the Genera Assembly, ate:
the first under TIL amendment, shal 'hiIhGe 7ti:
er than ninety days without The O. recurrence "
three. tiflhs Of the members elected ,o each E,l>'
in which case the session may b. extended ior
further period not cXceedlUe iltty days. Nrilet
house. during The session Of the General Assembly,
shall without the consent Of the o'l"r, ahJ"Grn Tor
CaoIe than three days, nor 10 ahy other pace 1hla
that in which The two hons' shall nc SLIM a
minority OF the members elected L. cacB hol,. 'llI
constitute quorum To DO business; but Slna!FI
number may adjourn from Jay 10 dty' ana s'At
have power to compel the a'tendauce Of .S,ta; y:
members IN such manner ana under such ltAiI -
each house may prescribe.
| Section 5 ! he members Of Ike General hssshI'
bly, shall receive for lhcir scr'c, salary 10 W -
cernued By law, and paid Oui OF NE Ihlllc Hr"'
sl,ry; bI; act incitasiug such salary si'I tAse
effect until after The end OF the t,iw lf "h,'nIus
members of the House of Dc!cratt- voting th"fe'a
we're elected; and no senator OF ielrgate' I"nl T
the term for which he shall have been rlcci't' ?mI
W appointed 10 any civil Office ~ prom ahe,r ~.
Commonwealth winch has bccm crcliei ns 'hs
emolumcnls OF which have b,cn increased iifiat
such Term, except offices filled b. election b! iis
people.
Add the following sections AZ The eLd OF ue a.
tice:
section %. The Legislature shall have power 20
provide tor the government OF cities al" '"r..
aud to establish such courts therein ~ HAY oe "e
cessary Tor The administration 81 justice. - ,.ys
Section ~. The General Assrh'dl siii't a. a..
power, by 4 two-thlrd ynte, 20 remove d'"o. In'
Incurred under cIausa three, secIion one 'itSas
third. Of this Constitution. In r,i' renee 10" T
2. Res0lred. That the clerk of The il"'l,r o, y,
gates, or the clerk Of the >euatc he rr'iur ~
vacancy arDen In both OF said olcc' tle pr
officer OF either hOiiS. OF the Genera a>SeID' II
uu horf Zed- and requested to.cause ne pUtihi
amendments and lhcse resolution, 10 he puIisht.
In some newspap.r published III the cli! 81 - ~
moad for three months previous ~ '"e - 4,
choosing the members Of the Gcrerii sse'n s,.r
The next genera! election 0l sclatols ipa "'~
Of the House OF Delegates. ,,ba
3. ReSoirei, That the clerk OF !be stia'e ana y,
c ERIK of the House OF delegates IN I"t"' :,
transmit 10 the General Assembly 10 be c!N sTr;
tile next general election OF senators ana ~ - III
OF the House of Delegates Il certirci cVi =. rh
amendments and these resolutions 'ot,ins r - he
certificate OF publication by the pupisbt . :"
newspaper IN which the proposed db'eH.'"|
shall have been published ,,-,LU
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Clerk Of House OF Dtt s'ei
and KteDer OF Tie Rolls ~ ' H~'"-'
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