The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-17
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fi3HE FOLLOWING PR0Pnewo
=; Il : AMENDMENTS 70 The c0NsTI1UrTIGSnh a!
VlHGlNIA nre published In accordance ,., gs UP
). BELL BiGcGssTpis ~.
Rolls of Virginia. spef u tfs
JOINT RESOLUTION

Z SECTIONS 10 THE 5TH ARTICLE rI ogyC,IiosAL
{ HE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT or TiIn ESQ
Lining SAID AMENDMENTS, AND rns frE-
THE SANE TO THE NEXT GENERAL ASsr,,tnlNg
fApproyed March 80. 1881
1. Resolrfd By the Se1,,fe and House or hi,
"a T,nJorffy 9rthe members elected 10 n,r5 g1.g
amer d. ents Be- aid hey are heaeb1 The dwnx
the Constitution OF Virginia. and ar, Il, TO
ferred ~ The General tmbly to be chosen re.
next ne, general eIeron OK senator's and Inemtefs az
conformity wrb article XII tf said ConsiI,nE:See In
Strike out from The CONSTITUTION Of VirVjuIg,n =,
second. third fourth. ffih. sixth, aud e,.b, the
lions Of The fifth article concerning The e.is n Sc
department, which are In the following yofSs.i
section 2 The House of Delegates shal b. e,ec,s.
countiss on the Tuesday edEg the rt uor aad
in November. and shall be distributed and s nnasHy
TONED rs follows: "ppf-
Section 3. The senator's shall be elsci.d r..
term Of four years, for The election Of whom re
Counties cities. ana towns shallbe divided iD, le
more than forty districts. Each county. CITY, srt
first election of Its delegate or delegates unr e
Constitution, shall vote for one or more s.n, tnl'
The SET ators first elected under this Jons,iin,L'
In OILS rcs bearing ODD numbers. shall 'acate ihe,
Offices 1t the end OF two years snd those e.c,sIi
districts BEARING even numbers ut The md M f. ~
years: and vacancies o. curing BY cxpira,ton ~
term shall be iil!ed by the election Of senators r..
the full term. :"
Section 4. At the first session Of the Geu,r,I A.,
scmby after the enumeration Of The inIshi,,nass.
OF the state ny the United S'aics rtapT or,ionmen,
Of senator's and members IF ihe House Of n, ecs,as
ar q every tenth year thereafter, shall b. made
QUALIFICATIONS OF SENATORS AND pLLEGArys
Section 5. Any person may b. 81, cted ..u,,o,
who at the time Of election Is sc'ualy n. IIrn,
within the district aud qualified t. vote for men,
bcrs OF the General Ass. plbly according 10 MI,
COnsti utlon; ana any p.rson may te eIec..s ,
member ,f the House Of Delegates who =, The iir,s
OF election IS actually resident within lilo ronn,
oil a election
members of the General ssembiy according 10 mi,
Constitution. The removal or any person elected
to eli her branch OF the Genera, Assembly iron, Tho
city. county, town, or district Tor Which he VA.
cl. Cten shall vaca:c his tfllce.
PowErs AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL ASSEM-.
ELY.
Section q. The General Assembly shal, meet an,
nually, and not of;ener Ut less crnvcl cd by iIa
Governor In the manner prescribed In this Consul.
tulion. No session of The GeC' raj Assembly, af,rr
the first under this Constitution, shall continue
longer than ninety days without the con- urr, nee
of three 6frhs OF the memb. rs elected 10 each
house; III which case the session may he EXTENDED
for further period not exceeding thirty DAYS
Scither house, during the session Of the Generli
Assembly, shall, without the consent q the otter,
adjourn for more Than three days. to ally ,thsr
place than that In which the two house; .bsl be 81,
ting. IT ajorty Of the members elected 10 each
house shall constitute quorum 10 do blsitess but
u smaller number may adjourn from Day 10 day, and
shall have power to compel the aiteEGincc Of abb
sent members n snch manner aud under such Den.
atty as each house may ~ escribe.
Section 8. The members OF the General Assem-
bly, shall receive for their services compensation
to be ascertaned by law, and paid CUT OF tie public
treasury; but no act incrc sing such compensation
shall take effect until after the end Of the term for
which TIE members Of the House Of Delegates so
ting thereon were elected: and no senator or dele
.ae, dun ing the t"rm for which he slsl have been
elected, snail be appointed TO any civil rce of pro.
fit undtr the COmlnOnw' alth which has been crca.
ted or the cmOumcnts OF which have teen in
creased during such tenn, excep: offices flied by
election nv the people.
tl,f tl,a f,tin
Section 2. The House or c'egalcs Shall be
elected bicnualy by the votes o; n" scyeraI cities
ard cOuutl"s on tie TUESDAY succcetlrg the nr,t
Monday in November aLd shall, from ana after the
Tuesday Succo cding the first Honray IN November
eighteen hundre and stven'y-nnc. corSis, Of not
NOR: than one hundred and not less than ninety
members.
section 3. From and after the same date the
Senate shall consist OF Lo less than ftirtythrccnor
more than forty members. They shall be- elected
for the term OF four yarS, fer the election If whom
The counties, ciii,s and towns shall b. divided into
districts. Each county, city, aud town OF the re-
spl ctve GitrctS shall at the time Of The first clec-
ton OF its gate deli gates u.cr this amend.
meut. vote for one or more Srnatots The senator's
first elected under This Kmcpdnc nt, in districts
Df airing odd hunters, shall yacste their Offices at
the erd OF two years, ard those elected Ia districts
bearing even numbers NJ the end OF four ycars
and vacancies occurring by expiration oftcrIn hall
be led by the election of sonators for The full term
Section 4. An apporti"nment OF ;ensVI. and
al the rex uar session of The General Assembly next
pre- cedng the tuesday, after the iirst Nlonfay In No.
vember, $40, or soor.r; A r,app' rlonmett shall
he made In the year 1911 anu rf'fy Nh,h year
thereafter
QUALIFICATION OF SENATOR'S AND DELEGATES.
Section ). Any person may he elected senator
who at the line "f election Is actually resident
within the district aud qua Tiled to vote for mem.
beers OF The Gen raj Ass. mbly according 10 this C0G-
stitutiOn: ana any person NAV be clcctd Il member
OF the House OF Delegates who at Tie time
OF election is actually q, resident Within the
= tStT Ina1 Al
vote for members of The General Assembly ac-
cOroirg 10 this Constitution. But no person
holding Il salaricI Office under the Stale Govern.
ment shall be capable OF Dciug elected member
OF either house OF the General Asse mbly. The re-.
mOvul of any person elCclcd 10 either branch Of lie
General Assembly from the city. county, town, III
district for which he was elected shall vacatt III.
office.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Section &. The General Assembly shall meet once
in two Years, and no; Ofteuer unless convened by
the Governor In the manner prescribed III his Con-
stituliOu. No session OF the Genera Assembly after
the first under Thu amerdrcn. shall c)niihl!e long
or than ninety days without the cCncurrEce 81
three. ifthS OF The members cec;cd to each house.
in which case the session may be tXicLdrd for
further period not exceeding thirty DAYS Neither
house, during The session of The General Assembly
shall without the consent Of the oihcr adj urn 0I
more than three days nor To ANY other pace tiiL
that In which The two hoiiStS shall he stttIng.
m1 ioriy Of the members elected IL each house shall
constitute quorum 10 DO business; but a smaller
number may adjourn from Gay 10 day, aud ,hai
have power TO compel the attendance Of absent
members IN such manner and under sucn penalty -
each house may prescribe.
Section J he members Of tie Genera! s>ein
bly, shall receive for teir services salary 10 be as
certaIned by law, and paid out of the public 'r.a
sury but 10 act liner easing such salary shall taA'
effect until aitrr The end Of the term for which TN
members Of The House of Deleeaus yoilnE thereof
were elected; and no senator or delegate durni
the term for which lie shall have been EXCEED, shal
bc appointed 10 any civil Office of profit unGcr To-
Commonwealth which has been crcaei or th
tmOlumenls Of " hich have been increased dnrip,
such Term, except Offices filed BY election W w
people.
Add the following sections at the end Of the AZ
tlcle:
section 80. The Legislature shall have p2Ter |!
provide tor the government OF cities aid io~a
and TO establish such courts therein rs may pe ne
cessary Tor The administration Of justice.
Section pa The General Assembly shall nav
power, by two-third vote, 10 remove disabiise
incurred under clause three. section ons, aTtien
third or Ibis Constitution. In reference 10 duelins
9. ReS0lred, That The clerk OF the House oil Dec
gates, or the clerk Of the seGate be rrguiro, o.!
avaeancy hut pen In both Of said Offices tue prssp
officer OF eth, house OF the General AsSeDr! y
au' hor'Zed and requested, 10 cause he propIse
amendments and ,hese resolutions 10 o. Fahish,
| In some newsp3p- published In the city OF h'cn
| mend for three months previous TO the tiine y
| choosing the members OF the General ssein0l!
the next general erection Of senators ana IL s1oef
| of the House of Delegates. 81,
3. Rssolred, hat the clerk OF the Senate asd "a
clerk Of the House Of Eeagsles be re9nlted =
transmit 10 the Geucyal Assembly 10 be SAoseI =
the mt 1t gene raj election of senator's ana men
OF the House Of Delegates certified copy OF sa'
amendments and these resolutions, ioItthsr MN
certificate OF publication by the publish OF u
newspaper in which the proposed ataeEsiAeH'
| SHALL have been put!ished. p
Clerk Of House OF Deb rateS
and k,s p.r OF the kol!s " EIfaihii'
jy 29-tSo2