The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-21
JOINT REa0Irrrrn,.

lance VI
Clerk or T,cn.. =, M D. BELL BiGc.1sas.
hohs OF VIRGINIA. "ter IA.
JOINT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS To Tn, o.
9TH, 9TH, and 9Th ACTIONS iSn %. 30. An
SECTIONS TO THE 9TH ARTICLE aaDDiTi0yif
TIE LEGISLATIVE DEpARrlfyS1 M HrEaSfs.
sTITCTlOE Of THIS cCJsYesWyiyyy W, w IlE c1s.
TIE sIm1 sH Io 044na x AsD C,e1,yIECs.
LIE oAhh I'D THE NEXT GENERAL .s.IsfIyg
fApproTed March 30. Ie7s fHEtL
/. Resolrsd by the Senote ami H,u..
Ia myority grthe nnenIbers .k.rteJ ~ OS,t,gnt,
tno Ho,t8es agreeing NleTtto) TEst H. snS Va,
amer a omen,s o., and they are herebr ooS,D*ls
me SOns,tnlioa OF firnnfa. ana ar %
iefreo W the General Asst mtIy u DO h,'letf -.
next General election Of ~ Dalors ,rd 'es'n ne
the House Of DeIegate~ for N, cDoienteiIT
c2nformiiy wfh article XII Of sald CSa.,,tsnnce, %
sccons eT ,htr rom 1n ne C@nsi'ution Of Vhsipi,a
tons OF the fflh article Concerning ~ t:Mh &C.
department., which are IN the following xnstsalye
section 2. The Hou<t Of Delegate, ts,n rp nn:
ooem9ta5 oy me Ytters Of The several ts sc
In November and shall he dlst,lJure w., Sh1a4Y
toned as follows: "''' shd apror.
Section 8. The senators shall h. er.c,....
term OF 19nr years for the election Of ,ho,, ne
counties cities, and towns shall &c d vts, ION The
more til al forty districts. Each c,u,i% ,at9 IN:
town OF the respective districts a, the NV, AID
first election OF its delegate or n Ier,,e, - ~ he
9ts'l.aioh, shaii vote Tor one or more s.n,, VIZ
The sci ators hrst elected under TIN. onS,,,ssen
In dis rtcrs bearing odd numbers shall ,sc.,saoE,
0tices ut the end Of two years. ana iho.e lstlt
districts bcariEg even numbers At iI. ,nj ~ IA
years. ana vacancies occurring b. ex,tr,,ionSl,
the full term. '''s !or
Section 4. At the first session Of m. Cs,,,.,,
sem6ly after the enumeration of Tho i.titimA A.
OF the State by The UDiIch state. rear nr;lorrt
n p. u NIB N ~ ~.
ar q every tenth year there after. shan u,s''S
QUALIFICATIONS OF SENATOR'S AND pyrgc,.
Section 5. Any person may b. q cied -
who at the Time If election Is oc.u,l!y sstR
within the district and qualified o. vote fa,
bcrs OF the General Ass. mbly according n NJ ~
Consii ution; ana any ~ rson may lie eIecied
member or the Fo';Se Of beCg,lcS Who a; tbe 10,
OF election Is actually resident within The cor,.
city. town. or election district qua lltad 10 yos
members of the General Assembly ACCORDING 10 NJ,
to either branch OF the General Assembly from ,ss
city. county, town, or district Tor which he ,.
ELF cred Shall vaca:c his flee.
PowEns AND DUTIES OF TIE GENERAL ,Ssrv-
ELY.
Section 6. The General Assembly shall mo-, =,
nualiy, and not oftener III lees cGnyer ed b, n.
Governor In the manner prescribed In This Cnr,,,
tuiion. No session of The Geu,r sl ASsemblv. an.
the first under this Constitution shall c6nt,ur.
longer Than ninety Gays without the con,urrrr1a
of three tftns or the memh rs ,lect,d TO e.rS
house; In which case the session may re- ex,sndi
for fur.her period hot eXcsecin2 thirty DIV,
Neither house, during the session Of the Gea,ti
Assembly. shall, without thr colseut I the otbe,
adjourn for more than three days Der TO any I'M,
place than that In which the two house .hslI he 81,
ting. majority or the members elected 10 each
house shall constitute quorum ~ 30 tGsi.eS; la
Il smaller number may odjourn from d :, Ia DAY. and
shall have power to compel the attendance II al
sent members II such manner and uutrr such r4n
.lTf ~ 81 81
Section 3. The members Of the General Assem-.
bly, shall receive for ihei: services c0lnpeLsso,
TO be ascertaDed 10y law, aud paid cut OF the publ.
treasury: but no act increasing snch COMPENSATE
shall take effect until after the end Of the trrln n,
which the members ut tie Hou.c Of Delegate, 70
ting thereon were elected: aud 40 senator or die.
aate, during the term for which he b1il have beru
elected spall be appointed 10 any civil nc. 81 pr
tit under tie Commonwealth which Ia, teen era.
ted on the emO'uments OF w.!ch have ten IN.
creased during such term, eXc'p. Offices flltd tY
cleclIUu by the people.
And Insert In lieu I'll reOf the ia loving:
Section 2. The House of / c'cgatcS shall /.
elected biennIally blythe votes OF The .ryer cI,,
and couutics on the Tucs''ay succeeding HE lrI
Monday In November. AID shall. from aai alerlhe
Tuesday succ, etng the first hGnjay IN Movement
eighteen hundred and str,niy-niGc. con ist Of M
more than one hundred aud not Is, tAau nia-,y
members.
section 3. From and after the same date tie
Senate shall consist OF noticss than tLlily-hIeeH,
more than forty members. They shalt tc elected
for the term OF four years fer Thee lcct0H II whom
tie counties, cities, and towns s1ll b. divided into
districts. Each county, city. aid town 81 the n.
spe ctve districts shall. Il. The time of hs frs, cltc.
ton of Its dele gate delegates uLdcr Ihi, amend.
ment. vote for one or more scnatOts. liz senators
first elected Indtr this amendment, iu dt,rriti
bearing odd NUMBERS, shah vacate ih'lr Offices 81
the end OF two year. and ihOs. elected ~ di>iIc..
bearing even numbers 1t The end al four Year:
and vacancies occurring hy expiration "fterfn shl
he h led BY the election OF 81 majors Tor the lGt term
Section 1. An superintendent Of senator's and
members of the House of elsg,tes shan be mai.
M The regular session of The General scnbly Rli
PR ceding the tuesday, after the inst Monday 10 No
veBber, 1879, or soobtr. rcapp' r!iDnIeD.shl
be made in the Year 1881 aud every ieath var
thereafter.
QUALIFICATION OF SENATORS AND DELEGATES.
section ). Any person may he t,c'cd ,eHi'rr
who mt the time If election l. aciuIliy .rSGlsi
within the district aud qua HE'D 10 vote for men.
beers OF the Gen, raj Ass, mbly according This Ton.
stitutiou: anu any person mas Ds c!ccird n.nt,!
of The House of Delegates WHO ut tie une
oil election Is actually a resident within The
county, city. town, election district, qllIine1 10
vote for members of IN, General Assembly a.
cordt.g 10 this Constitution. But no perscn
holding salaricr Office under thu Slate Govern.
ment shall he capable OF being elected q memt+t
Of either house Of the General ASS mhIy. The r..
moval OF aby person ei6ced 10 either brihch OF 'Ds
General Assembly from the city. county, town. u
district for which he was elected shall yacate his
Office.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Section q. The General Assembly shall meet once
in two years, and not oitener unless convened "
the Governor In tue manner PRESCRIBED ~ 'his Loa-
slitution. No session of the Genera Assembly. a!hf
The first under tbi- amerdmen, shall c'ntnu- !7ti,
er than ninety days without The Z. recurrence u
three. tifhs OF the members etcle1 10 tirh iol",
In which case the session may b. 'NfhdrH iy' !
further period not exceeding thirty Gays Heiilrl
house, during the session Of the Gears! Assembly
shall, Wthslit the consent Of the DINER, aIJ hr3 ~.
more than three days, nor 10 ally othcr p,arr lAii
that In which the two houses SHALL tt s's!ihe. a
majority OF the members elected t. cich ho1>' 'iI
constitute Il quorum 10 do business; bu' 'ml.t,
number may adjourn from day 10 Day. ana 'A.
have power TO compel the airIjinc" u ,t'ca.
members III such manner ana uncef shCll ItAA'! -
each house may prescribe. ~
SECTION g 4 he members Of the General 4 sssiI'
bly, shall receive for lhei services S,iaf{ 20 w'-
crrtafncd by law. and pitu out OF me lHnT w =
sury; but no act iBci easrg such saiir! shi ". az
effect until after the end OF the term l"s WHICH ~
members of The House Of bcie2ats lo'!EE 1IIs,.
were elected; and no senator Or dcltg'.e' IoiI I
the term for which lie shall have been ~ ~.
he appointed 10 ANY civil Office OF prom Hutes W. -.
commonwealth which has been crea'et ~ ~,
emoluments OF hich have been increased In', ~
such term, except offices filled by e!tc'i"H .! ~
people. xa,,r.
Add the following sections at the end Of tie IT.
ticle: .r., :,
section 90. The Legislature shall have pave, :,
provide tor the government ~ cities aL1 w.
ard to establish such courts therein As ma! e ~
cessary tor the adin,Lisi raiion OF justice. -,
Section "a. I ha General Assembly snin a.
power, by twO-third vote, 10 remove dlsau. r.
incurred under clausa three, secioh oAe, ~ IT.,
third. OF this onstlutor, In reference 10 'us."s
2. Resolted. I hat rhe clerk Of the lloue % ~ y,
gates, or the clerk Of the >euate. be r'1'uira ~
vacancy hal pen In both ofsait otices te
officer OF eth, house OF the General A>'tma5 !
authorized and requested, 10 cause ue p,ts.f.
amendments and these resolutions 10 tt pu"ps e%h
In som. newspaper published IA he en-! " IT,. ~
mond for three months previous 10 .n pt.n1y 4
choosing The members OF the General Asse'nD
the next general election VI senators ana H''D''
of the House OF Delegates. m
8. Resoieed, 7 hat the clerk OF the srhae 49,
clerk of the House OF DeIrg3ies be hII", ,
transmit 10 the General Assembly 10 Ia ~ ~, ~
the next general election OF senltorS aii ~ .,l
OF the House Of Delegates 4 c,rtibed cHpi .-1b
amendments and these resolutions, 'o2r'n', =; m
certificate OF publication by The pupu,m,' ,,ssut
newspaper III which the propose" ''"'"
shall! have been published. ,rr.p
Clerk Of fiou,c Of Del 2ltsS
and Keeper OF the Rolls .!
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