The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-29
JOINT RESOLUTION


PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CD, 3D. Arm
5TU, 6TH,a 9TH SECTIONS, AND ADDrTlosir
SECTIONS % THE 9TH ARTICLE COSCERSlSG
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT OF TIE cox.
STlTUTIOS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FoR PRIV.
| Ii HING SAID AMENDMENTS, AND CERTIFYING
| THE SAME TO THE NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY
| ~ rApproved March 80. 1881
l. Resolrfd by the Senrte and House NJ D,Lgqis,
| too House, agreeing therttoJ. Tn the following
amend IN ents Be, and they are hereb. ,prop0seJ IN
the Constitution OF firrinta; anu are "r,ty re.
ferred TO the General Assembly TO be chosen at ID.
next general 81. ction of senator's and melutersM
| the House Of Delegate for It's concurrence, in
! Strike out from the Constitution OF YieIns The
second. third fourth. ffth sixth. aud eIshlh SC.
lions of The fifth article concerning The legislative
department. which are III the following words:
Section Q. The House Of Delegates shall oe elected
beuuialiy by The voters OF The several cities and
rounties on The Tue day ediEg the r,t Monday
In November. aud shall he distributed and appor.
| tened as follows:
Section 8. The senators shall be elected for the
term of four years. for The elt ciion OF whom the
counties cities. ana towns shall be diylGed into not
more than forty districts. Each county. city, and
town If the respective districts. NJ the time OF the
first election of It's delegate or ~ ega e. uu'r this
cOnst .Iiion, shall vote for one or more senator's.
The senators first elected under this Constitution,
I'm dis riots bearing odd numbers. sla 'uca,e their
offices ut the end Of two years. ana those elected In
districts b+aIing even numbers al the end of four
wears. AID vacancies O. CURING by expiration Of
term shall be tled by the election Of senators Tor
the fuII term.
Section f. At the first session of the Gen raj A.
sembly after the enumeration Of tn" Inhabitants
OF the State by The United Sacs ar,apl nu0HmeE.
Of senator and members of the House II Delegates,
ar d every tenth yea: thereafter, shai u: Ea'r.
louALrFrcArIoS OF SENATOR'S AND DELEGATES
| Section 5. Any person may b. cl' cited Seni,or
who at the time of election IS actually resident
within the district and quail lied t. vote fer
bars Of The General Assembly according 10 this
COnSti 'utiOn; ana any person may lie elected
member Of the House u Delegates wbOar the Tine
OF election Is actually reside lint within HE county.
city, town. or election district, qualified 10 yote lor
members of the General assembly, ACCORDING 10 this
Constitution. The removal OF any person elected
to either branch Of the General Assembly from tie
city, county, town, or district tor which be was
elected shall vacalc his tiitce.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL ASSEM-.
| BLY,.
Section 6. The General Assembly shall Meet an.
nually, and not Ofltner uiltss convened by The
Governor In the manner prescribed In this Cons-
| tuition. No session Of The General Assembly, after
the first under this Constitution, shall continue
longer than niIfety days without the conc rrcnce
Of three ufTiIs OF the members tlcctd to esch
house in which case the session may IT, extended
for further PERIOD not exceeding thirty days
| Neither house, during the session Of The ueatral
Assembly, sh al, without the conseht' tile otter,
adjourn for more than three days. her 10 aLy tber
Mace than that In which the IwO house, hall be SIT
Ting. majority OF the me meers elected 10 each
house shall constitute quorum To DO busiLeS tut
L smaller number may adjourn from di| 10 ia! ana
shall have power u compel the attendance OF ao
sent members n such manner and undrr such pen'
ally us each house may ID cScribe.
Section g. The members OF The General Assem-
blv shall receive for their services "a compensation
to be ascertained by law, and paid cut OF the public
treasury; but act ,ncrets Ing such compensation
shall take effect until after the end OF Tie tenn Tor
which tue members OF the HoI:c Of Dt!rgate' yo-
ting thereon were elected: and no senator or Ole.
gale, during the term for which he lInlI ii5rt,trn
elected Srall DC appOintt To any cSI Afe oi pro-
lit ind tie Commonw' aith which has LEeh c!ga'
! ted or the emoiuments OF which have len M
creased during such am, eXc.p. Offices hAtd W
| elect ion ID, the DcODlP.
| And ius, ri in lieu tn reof the 10 loving:
Section 2. he House or Lecea',s shall he
aud cOultlcs on the TUESDAY succtcdiES he Brl
Monday In November. ard shall. from ana alter The
Tuesday succeeding the hrst '!onray Ia NoTemrr:
eighteen hundred and sevrniy-nlnc, c"nsts, Of Hot
NOR titan one hundred and not !ess than Ninety
members.
Senate shall consist Of not less than thiry.hrtcD0t
more than forty members. They shall b.. e!frtGd
for the term OF four years, for he eIcI0n .! whom
the counties, ciits, AMI towns Shall h. divided INTO
districts. Each county, city. and town Of the re-
spectlye districts shall. at the time Of The hrsi ctc'
zion OF Its delegate or dele gales uEicr ms amtHu,
| nept. vote for one or more senator's The senators
first elected under this amendment. IN district,
be airing odd numbers, shal vacate Ihrir Office, a:
the end OF two years, and those cIrccd IN districts
bearing even numbers NJ the eud Of four ycars
and vacancies occurring by expiration Of term lah
tie filled by the election of 81 uators Tor III, G! term
Section 4. An superintendent OF sena'of; anu
members Of the House Of ei gates shall b. mao"
al the regular session of The General Asse nbiy neN
preceding the uesday after the ilfst Nonoa! 10 Ae
vcmber, S79, or sOontr. A rapptrEiCnIest:Nan
be made IN the Year 1891 aud Every tenth year
tn reafter.
QUALIFICATION or SENATOR'S AND DELEGATES
| Section 5. ANY person may be slacied s'nite,
/ who NJ the lime ri election Is acturlly Ieslgens
4 within the district and qua lfied 10 vote for mem
bers OF the Gen rs .mbly acc"rcng 10 lhls sGn.
AitutiOn: and any person NAV BIZ elected NE nDi
itbf the hou.e Of Delegates WHO al Tue uipps
oi election Is actually resident ~iln ,,,,, :,
trny, I'M f.ify 4
| vote for memxrs Of The General ass' ihOl ~
cn-ui,g TO this Constitution. But no ff,S sn
ment Shall be capable OF being .lectst tE M 81.
OF either houseof the General Assembly. th IN,
mofsl OF any person eh etei 10 either -
General Assembly from the cl'y: c@nm'! wnH hs
district for which he WAS elected sht' 'ac1'e "'
| Office. .s..5
POWERS AND DUTIES oFTHE GENERAL AssE4bL'.
Section q. The General Assembly shall meet e =.
In two years, aud not uilener ua!e>s Sop'cI1fI ~
the Governor In the manner prescribed IN t's taE
stitutiSn. No session Of the Gcntfa' AoseisEy' at
the first under th amer dmen. sbal' t 'h,'nIs -.
| er than ninety days without iEe { hcbi
three hfihs Of the members eiec;cd 10 tacS H.H
in which case tie session Aay be ,hitLo'GG Hh,-
further period not exceeding thirty Gays N.hT,.
house, iariug The session OF The Eentrs As,M';'
shall without the consent o. the O'iitr a"s 49,,
more than ihIte days, nor 10 ally o.hc' tn'
thar IN which The mo hoSsrs s0a!i it sp't- Ii
inns iIrity OF the members elected l. e.ch "VS' Ia,
teDnsfitufe quorum To 90 business; pnt Ia
tnumber May adjourn irv1n Gay 10 d'l' 'G ,,,,,a.
thave power 10 compel the atlei'uiO'S "> IL, a
smembers IN such manner ana unCtF Su'i ''"''
leach house In1s prSscr be. ,xw.
| Section 3 ] he III. IuDeis Of t"c Gs!.'Eh -.
bly, shall receive for thrtr sSiTlcis 'SIa ~ 49,
" rtainett by Law, and patio on OF the III Ike
tsury: bus no act iuc easing sucn sai1rs Et.h I1s
effect until after the end or t,r I'm i"t s'sa
uenlhers of the fiousc Of RsicSat s'fohh< SsJrs
| were elected; aud uu senator ~ "ei'E'"' "hiI
she tcrui for, Which he shall nav, octii rh.
u app0iuied 10 any clSli %tlce ol pT""S 80 49, M.
snlnon wealth which h1s bee', ersa s.,, IsfiGg
.nolumen,s OF n hich have osci increasr" 49, 49, ne
zach liza, except Offices 2tea " si'SH@' -
people. . , = ~. AZ
ADD the following sectisais Al the ena % az ."
,iele .-u.E No., .s,r 10
section 90. The Legislature shall ht>e 80 nn a.
4 progl,. tor the ypyeinxa eut Of cities u" 80 -
aud TO eS;s tsh such eDufts iherc'h a. "''
cessary Tor ihe administration oi lustlr'' has
Section "a be General Assembly, go, les
power, by a two-fGird ro,c, 10 remove u'S1Dr,cs
l Ineuri ~ undtr claus" three. serfioo OK. i,,ny
third of ibis onstituLsss IN r.it fti, I,r
2. aRGsoiced, Z In, rhe ci RI OF me si"d a rr Il
gales, or The clerk 81 .hs sc1aIe nc ,.iaise
layaeaGrS hat U.n 10 balh Of ado oh.s-, mix =:
officer OF either hUu>; Of the 6cirtsi ~ ,,,,,tI
au hoe xed ard ,elG"st,d. 70 cnsSe y, ,.',hi,nl5
taMendInen,s aud hssc resolution 10 :" -, glca-
Tin SOME pewspsp published ID Hlf ~ 'in,e ~
naGd Tor three hnlths prrStoGn ~ "v .nDlv ::
tcecosiNg the Eietnhs ~ pf Tie 1fNtFt rnmf ES
the next general eketton OF Ssnas'i' a""
OF the House oil Deieg ties. -. md go
/ y. Resotred, That the clerk et s's scH" ~
o erk OF the House OF DeleRiisa &c r.nns-a ~
transmit to the G neral AsSsM5'S 10 pe InIbcFs
the next gen, F,ai election cs senators anu Il sta
tof the House of Delegates err,ited c,pS s,,S
amen dments and these resolutions, tustf,Isy q, 10
certificate Ni publication b. the puaisNa ub
newspaper In which the PROPOSED aia'
shall have besn published, p,ssaR,
Clerk OF House Of p; x, al
mud X e.,r OF the kolls VI sHs'"