The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-14
JOINT RESOLUTION

Rolls Of Virginia. :" u
JOINT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO TIE %. 3D. Am
9TH, 9Th, and 9TH SECTIONS. AND ApDI1roxt.
SECTIONS TO THE 5Tfr ARTICLE COSCgpyiyct
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT or THE CIV.
sTITUTIoE OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR Pr.
Lining SAID AMENDMENTS, AND CERTIyyIyr
TIE SAME TO Tue MKT GESERAL Assgspry
rApproved March 80. 1871
Res0Sr>i bp the Senrts and Ho,se Of D.i.o,,.,
| Ia mgortty 5the members ELECTED 10 each IN.
taro H9uae. agreeing thereto) Tn the :oaosiss
| the Constitution Of Virginia. aud ar hi BIZ ~
ferred to the General Asst mbly To be chossn AK.
| next general FL. ction OF SENATOR'S and uiemte,sT
conformity with article XII tf said Con.iilq,ISr. ~
Strive Cut from The Constitution OF YfsIns tho
second. third fourth fifth, sixth. and ei:hrh So.
department, which are in The following words:
Section 2. The House of Delegates ,hal b eler,s,
benniaIIy by the voters Of the several ci'l4s and
COUNTIES on the Tue day Fucc' edlng the first Mori,y
in November. and shall be distributed and stro,.
| TONED as follows:
Section 8. The senators shah I've elected for 10
| term or four years. for the election of whom he
count es cities. and towns shall be dlylced into ma
| more than forty districts. Each couuiy city, and
town Of the respective districts ~ the time Of n.
first election of its delegate or dslegae; under u.
| on. luiOn, shall vote for one or more S.Gaon
The 81, ators first lected under tht. tonstitut!r
In dis riots bearing odd numbers. shall ,aca,e tht.
offices AT The end Of two years anG hose elected a
districts barring even numbers al The 'nd OF four
years. AID vacancies 0 CURING by expiration u
term shah be hled by the election Of senators n.
| the fun term.
S,c:lon 4. At the first session Of III" Gen raj A.
semhv after the e. umaratnn OF IN. iulsh!lll,
| 0, toe State by The United Saes r.aii "roAu,c;
Of senators and me mbers of The Fouse vi D. ly.ts
II every tenth year thereafter, shall D. Hafe.
| QUALIFICATIONS OF SENATORS AND DELtGATE,
Section 5. Any person may b. 81 cited senator
| a.
| within the district and qualified t. vote 10. Icm.
brrs Of the General AS mby according 10 ID!
| Consti utiOn; ana any person may lie elected
| member of The HorS- Of De egairi wio ~ The in.
| or lection Is actually resident wihn lie CUNT.
| cily town, or election district, qualified 10 goeio!
| members Of the General ssembly accnrllrg to his
| Constitution. The removal OF Eny person elct-!
| 10 eli her branch Of the General Assembly rcm'be
city, county, town, or district Tor nhilh be NA
| elected shall yacale his Office.
PowErs AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL ASSN.
Section 6. The General assembly shall meet 81.
nuaily, and rot ofrtner VI less c.nvcI cd by le
Governo. In the mapuer prescribed IN IN: toGsa.
m rs und.r his 81 .h c3nS
longer ihsn ninety days vii bout The coz ufFB1.
| of three. hfihs OF the members tlec',d to at4
house; In which case the SESSION may tG e1'enc.i
for IA further period not xc'edin2 dirty dsy.
| Neither house, duriog the session III The beh,IA
Assembly, shall, without The conse't'l The otei
9djou'n for more lh4n three days. nor 10 any 'us'
|
| ting. a pajority OF the members elrcIei 'otsfl
house shall constitute quorum "a 40 hu:iaes'; 10;
u smaller number may adjourn from d'y 'ohi!,'El
| shall have powtr 70 compel the aterGince ~ 80
| sent members II such manner ana u"I'f such pta'
| atty as each house may d cSCribe.
| sectionS. The members OF the Grn'ra Assem-
bly, shall receive for their services colhltHsaiIa
to be ascerrained by law, and paid Gu; 0f We pGpt
treasury; but 10 act increasing such c"'nppi'au.l
Shall take effect until alter the cn OF the Term lH
| which q Z members OF the House Oh D'irsats> ~
| ting there on were elected: and 10 stns"T ~ G4'
cate, during the t'rm for which h. HAT ha'eitea
elected. snail bc appointed To any eva NEE o. s-
| lit und r tie C"mmonw' alth when IA Zen @t"
ted Of The emonmcnts Of which haze Ecu ".
creased duSiug such term, except oihcrs h'N' y
| election b, the people.
And Insert In lieu tn reof the 70 lo"f ::
Section 2. The House Of lctsa 9 f@,l
elected bicnuially by The votes OF tic 'cyrl ti.n
AID cOuLti"S on the 1ues'ay succeeding 'Le L;'
Mrndav In November. and shall. ir"m ani aiti
| Tuesday succeeding the trSt dcniay ~ H"Nn'''.
eighteen hundred arc - VEN y-IiAr GO, - us
NOR. than one huLdrtd and not .tss tt4n E.DSI
members.
Section 8. From snd after the same lie !tf
Senate shall cOnsis; OF not lesS than y illy atGE
more than forty members They shu M cI:t'?i
for the term OF four y.2rs fer The erection u HI'!
The !unties. cl'is, and towns Shall h DIVIDED u"
districts. Each county, city. aud to"n 81 w ~
spcctire districts shall! 1t me time o! I'VE MS.
;ion OF its deIt gate or delegates ur"ef i'' amSr
menf. vote for one or more senators. hr nav,
! first elected und,r this smepGn cur, ~ " M,
b, ariug odd hunters, shall vac.te tE'tt "Eee, :.
lhe eL ID OF two years, ard these e!tc'ed u isHl.'
bearing even numbers NJ iEe ea Vs ~. "a,
and vacancies occurring ny expiration 81 fern "a
tie lled by the election of senator's 'or 'ht 'u "!
Section i. An app0runnment oil stGs'H' 90.
members OF the House Of 1,ei+gates sii " -,
al the regular session Off General Assem-. f.
| prf ccding the tuesday, after the irsi Monoa! ~ 81
venoer, 10, or sooner. r'anpf ri1lr ~ sL. w.,
! he made IN the year 1891 aud Every leH'H 80
tn reafter.
QUALIFICATION OF SENATOR'S AND DELEGATE"
/ Section 8. AEy person may be Ell ctea en-.
| who M the lime Of election Is acluiIy Tss.*a'
within the district and qua HE'D 10 yo'e i"l -
ters OF the Gen raj ASS mbly ,ccortirg 70 w:
stitu,icn: and any person NAV w eiec' ~ I'm.
OF the House Of Delegates who al E;e ~:
| OF election IL actually resident "ni" "a
county, city. town, lection alsrict qu.hhir ~.
vote for mcmars OF tht Ge1erai 40 nv. !,.oa
| cO-oi z 10 this Co. stituion. But no ~.
holding saiareI office under the Slate "o,h
mept shall be capable Of beiag excited me- -.
| of either house OF the General ass nl9l!' 1t:Ls
moys OF any person eit cied 70 eist U.s. ,,xu u
| General Assembly from the ely county ~ t,
district for which he was elected sh i' '"'''~
! Office.
TOWERS AND DUTIES or THE GENERAL Assh@ -
! Section g. The General Assembly shall ne. f - IN
/ In two years. and noi oftener uh'e>s ,hI,i1E
the Governor In tue manner prsscrioso III ~ scr,
stitutiop. No session of The Gcct "a As>t'o! e. 2.
the hrst under Thu anegdrer' shai ,srf, d
| cr than ninety days without Inc h't Sor,,:
4 "a
| in which case the session may Or tAtL4sSS ,gts,
[ further period not ceediGg thirty ddiSi .s,hy
house, durDg the session Of me esh.sA GLgra g6r
shall. Without The consent OF Tue nsI: .r iaal
i more than ihr, days. nor 20 ally otbsf I'm, A
! tt,at iD which The two houses s9ai 't go. be-.
ma Iosity Of the mrmhcrs elected 10 eau ,s.rec
constitute quorum 10 do puslne.a' w. and :.il
number may adjourn from Gay 10 ~ y ,b,eaL
| haze power 10 compel she at,et dihCs - 4,
me,cherS in such manner and unctr saSH P-'
each house may prescr De. ,,., General SEN.
Section B. The members OF TIE 'sp'I % h -.
bfv sasli receive for their Eryic.s sI'as ~ tr y
certaipsd BY law, and paid out OK ,Ec ; lup ,aSe
I sury; but no act inc easHa siicn saI't sbeh tBe
eject antt after ih" end o. oie t,in Y"tir. ssfsa
were elected; and no senator az Ind 81
the term for which be shall have hesa q, the
le appointed 10 any cisi sner Oh prDntsd ~ ne
| ( oinIuon wealth which has bss: Gsa'St, tuI TX
I enol1mea,S Of ~hlch have peep lncseI,is. hy re
such terra, except offices a'kd % e''''''"
! people. a.. end Q! tLg ~
/ ADD the following SECTORS NJ tho '"'
Sre,ion 80. The Legislature shall ha's r,mp'
! provide tpr The government "i ci'sS ~ n Ee-
! aud TO as' abiisl such coaztS tekEs!u a.
| cessary Ter the administration 81 JrsnSf s,u hase
/ Seciion "a. q bs General Assembly ,i,aa lhs'
power by u two-thitd Iate, 10 lfn0N' ore, arllss
3 incurred under els u.s.. three, seciio" iss.
third OF ibis Conetiiesi0r. In reft nf Dds
< 2. gssotses ! has the clark uf The aoaIrd u: u
gates, or the clerk OF ,fe ssaair, NC w.. rrs $3.50
vacancy harpeni Ia teh az Ssia As,sls, =
ERu' hor red and requested, ~ caLes ~ ,sSlsa<d
In some newspaper paslished IN he ei ne Iass d
llnona for three months preStssa, ~ nS.sna, >!
choosing the members OF the tsstleEa. ,s.aitsi'
1 sRe mex, general ek.ction or seratofs au"
OF tbs fioHSs OF Delegates. s,.,, and Ds
/ g. ReSoleea, Thai the clerk 81 me - euifsd y
fctrk Of the H0nse of reisgsies 10 ~ Nshossn 81
tne M ut general election OF senator's sla ci sid
of the House Of Delegates q eesurs1 sGs WITH
amendments and these resolutions, tast.n,r Of 10.
! c.r llficate OF publication by Inc u.msndmeph
/ newspaper In which the proposea a
| shall have been paoltshed. ..,. plc6HR,
| CLERK OF House OF psS,rSiSa.
and Keeper of tho Rolls :"