The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-07
JOINT RESOLUTION

CLERK 81 rouse OF DeieBales ana Keeper ~ IT,
JOINT REsOL UTIOy
PROPOSING; AMENDMENTS TO THE On y,
5TB, 9Th, and 9TH sEGTio AND ADDlTloy.nt
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT OF rus ' ,G
sTITUTIOg OF THIS COMMONWEALTH ynv IN .,.'
LISTING; SAID AMENDMENTS, AND cYHr,rY,.h...
THE SAME TO The NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY
lA0proyed March 80. 1881 l.
l. Rss0lrsd by the Be,,rts and Ho,t.e n b.,,u,
Ia majority efhe members elected 10 e1eI 2 ",
tro H0uSes agreeing therttOJ Thst the ,o1 y ~
amendments be, and they are herebT ,pror@se e 7.
frrred to the Genera, Assembly a To- ar
next general election OF s.Dators and menl a. hs
the House Of Delegates for It's conrurrensa VI
conformity with article XII 4 sid ConsilImIon N
Strike out from The Constitution OF yr,jn,. :,
second, third. fourth nth sixth, aud eI.b,n 'hs
lions OF The fiffh article concerning III. lee s,r
department, which are la the following wnrts ''e
Section 2. The House of Deleaat. shal h. .teo., !,
bleuuiaily By the Voters OF the several ct,-s ,st
counties the tuesday, ucc. eding the mr., Nov az
In November, and shall be distributed and ,n,I.I
TONED as follows: 'p''
Section 8. The senator's shall he eIectes IA. =.
term OF four years. for The election o! WHOM -
counties, cities, and towns shall he d.yiced into ~,
more than forty districts. Each county. civ, .,i
town or the respective districts. at the tim. ~ .hl
irst election Of It's delegate or '.gaies un.r nv
Constitution, shall vote for one or more ..b., w..
The senators first elected under this tons,iintiss'
In 0lS r1CtS OeaFlDS Qua snail
Offices at the end Of two years. snd hose elected IN
districts bearing even numbers at the end OF for
years; and vacancies o. curing by expiration =,
term shall be l!ed py the election OF senator's ,or
the full term. :"
Section 4. At the first session Of the zen r,I l.,
semhly after the enumeration OF The iullahIt,,s
OF the State by the United States reappof,tontnr,
Of senator's and members of the House Of y, -.
ar every tenth year there after, shall be pa,t
QUALIFICATIONS OF SENATORS AND pELyc,7y,
Section 5. ANY person may b. Ell, eted s.n,,o.
vino Ut the time of election ~ actually r.s,j.,,
within the district and quail ned t. vote Ter ,i
hrs Of the General Assembly according 10 hi,
Constitution; and any person may be elec,ed /,
member of the House OF Delegates who al Tie Ina
OF election Is actually resident within the coQpy.
city. town, or election district, qualified 10 vote I:
members Of the General assemby acc0rdiug TO nil
Constitution. The removal Of sny person yectr
10 either branch OF the General Assembly ir. m he
city, county, town, or district Tor Witch he a,s
elt cted shall vacate his cfice.
powEbs AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL A>sgy.
BLY,.
Section 9. The General assembly shall mee,a7
nually, and not oflener uriess covered ty he
Governor In the manner prescribed In This CoL,;I.
the first under this Constitution, shaIi c,pnnaa
longer than ninety DAYS without the concurrenca
of three-ufths OF the menlrrs elected I" each
house In which case the session may be "Ntend,i
for a further PERIOD not exceeding thiIty day..
Neither house, during the session Of the t,entni
Assembly, shall, without the coDseut 81 the y,.er
I'D III fl.W
n,sce Than that I'm which the Two houses shall, b. 81.
Ting. A majority OF the members elected 10 eac,
house shall constitute quorum to 80 business trt
a smaller number msy adjourn from DAY Ia diy.aa!
shall have mower IN mpel the atendincr If al
sent members n such manner and und,r such ,yer.
atty as each house may 81 escriDc
Section 8. The members or Tie General Assem-.
bly shall receive for their services ccnpeusa,hu
10 be asccrtaned by law, aud paid cut 81 the publ,
treasury: but no act increasing such comp-nsa:iln
shall, take effect un'l after inc emu 1i the t'im lr
tnrC ftl IA If ibst.
when tDe ntnnets ", vi: ~ &c, W n,rtie ~
.. Ing an,iUa the t.rm for which he shall nay. to-,
ta'e, snn1t ho annnlnte OH tn any ri vi ms. ~
s., 49, = TIC f,o,nrnonw, .Ith whirh In, hr,u rr.
~ ~, nr the emoinmenIs of which have Lon IT,
20. cod dining such IeIm eycppt Offices dll,, Gv
c i.J, ~ tin nconia ' ,
elecllon W t''. p TI, "a ro,y .ho ro,,o,I
Ana lnseh Tha anuso nt ! e'og,,ct, h.u :,
se.'ip n,,a,iN nv ,be yota,s nj ih. s.y.I Ii
and Counties on the Tuesiay succeeding iGr NJ
November aud hall from nm, I"e ' w.,
Tnns1ay Succeeding the first ,InnGay In Snr,,rr.
.,ahI.en hundred and seventy nine. consist 81 a..
more than one hundred and not les, than uiDry
~ o,nhssrS '
SerIion g. From and after the same date L,
Senate shall CONSIST Of mol less than tlirty.lhrrVr
more than forty members. my shall liz e.r'ri
for the term OF four years. Ter Of "l!
me countries, CT ~, an! 'S S,'u'' VIC '''',''h no
distflct-. raIn Sou,S - ~ , "m 80" 80, " 10" 'r'
pectlle OF TcLs >ha'. a. Wv. t''it w w "fNo''
ION OF its ut't Sd'e VI i So "'c' w, "rb.'
mtnI. Sote ior one UT liloic e.na,"ie' Nv Haif
first elected undtr ms aipe , ~ Ms.H.a
BEARING odn nuihpcrs suSii 'a'ate t'tiI once, 1.
the enc OF TWO SetrS, anu iH'>' eic''c' ~ "'>''S
bearing even huihoers ~ 'Iic e''" VI iour year,
and vacancies occurring ny expiration ~ lcflh '"1
be He'd ny the eltct'h OF seHhtot-'or III" ihH'Hu:
Section i. An apporunn'nfht Vi 5eha '"' aai
menbers III me iiouse VI eatts shdii We ma:
AT the regular SESSION VI .he Ir",IaI hmS L,h
prt cedlng Ins uesuax a.e' ' m'nt n"m'a. "a M
yember, ! S79, or sooner. rr;tpp"FtlDhhrhtshl!
be MADE III the year 1871 aHu '''!! tch'' "a.
thereafter.
QUALIFICATION OF SENATORS AND DELE"NES.
-, >,,, ,,a.s,p may ba e,.c,.d .,,,,t,-
hn -, Tho Inn. 81 ELECTION |. actually a ,e,ut,,
within rho district and ana rd Ia vote Tor lu,I.
hnru NJ Tho Gem raj ss inbly according 10 iE, rr9.
ti,ton. mud any nnrson MAY h. e,crir., n.r7..,
Of the House OF Dttrllcs who al TIE tn.
" " ai'ctfnn l. artunIIv a resident wirrlu n.
orntS civ Iown or election distinct, uulI'te. .
voIr for mcrnt4rs Of IN. General Assembly a.
corc,rv In tlis Constitution. But no Trr~l
SnlI,no q sa,aric1 Office under the Stale GoNriB.
meut shaIl lie capable OF pcing elected a m.ntt:
~, ei,r ho,,ee Of the ,;euer Assembly,. The re-
moval of any per>ou elected to either branch vi's
Generai Assembly from the ely. county. tDwn.3
d;.tr,nI f,r which he was elected shall y,clte kI
nt,,re
I'.>', 49, ~, ,s.yup,y
POWERS AND ol iiEso f M 9" ~" "
Section u. The General Assembly 7in!! mex ONO
In two years. and not "ftener un'c,s cohirHr! y
the Governor In the manner Prescribed In IBIS Coo
stitutiop No session OF the Genera, Assembly,, iI!
The first under thu amendmcn shall htihH" 71 ).
er than ninety days without ihc c1hcninh nee q"
three GfhS OF the meinbers etcIci ~ ehch "piNt
in which case the session MA; u tSttiil'p ~!
further period not excce ding thirty DAYS Nriir!
house, during the Session OF me Generai A>-rnt ;!
shall, without The Consent oi the "'isr. auJ u!u
more than ihite Gays. nor 10 ahl 0tiIi INN,
that IN which the two HOUSES shhil tt 'u'h''
majority OF the members eIccuo - ca'h '""s "'
constitute quorum ~ 90 business nu. '!ni e
number may adjourn from Gay 70 ua!' agp ga,
have power TO compel the attendance 90 ',r":
members In such manner anu under such 'tha!l -
each house may prescr.be. ~
Section s. 7 lie members Of the NeIrra! go
bly, shall receive for theic servic,s salary !" ~ 80
certaDed by law, and paid ouI OF me hdpl'T "a
sury; but no act INCREASING sucil sahi! sn'"
effect until after ihe eld "i Tue '.ih -. -.
were elected; and no senator OF delegate, Hurof
the term for which he shah have been clCc" y .'a
SommonWeatn mii Nm, mas nI'p i,cr,,,.d dur!r.
people. ,,o .,o It the T..