The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-11
The New COnsfft0af0n or Msss.,urf-
So.sss Prevsss0sssf that Mtghs bees cOti
In Virginia COnststnst0n.
ARTICLE II.

ARTICLE H..
Section Is. That 20 or post .facto law, no
law mpairng the obligation Of contracts, 0
retrospective in its operation, or making an
irrevocable grant Of special privileges o
Assembly. ISL ~
Section 16. That Imprisonment for deb
shall not be allowed, except for the n-pay
ment of fines and penalties imposed for vic
iation Of law.
Section II. That the right Of no citizen I,
keep and bear arms 10 defence Of his home
person, and property. or in aid Of the ciyi
power. when thereto legally summoned
shall be called in question; but nothnl
herein contained is intended to Justify TIT
practice Of wearing concealed weapons.
Section Is. That no person elected or ap'
pointed 10 any office or employment OF trus
or profit under the laws OF this state, or an,
ordinance OF any municipality 10 this State,
shall hold such office without personally de-
voting his time to the performance OF the du
ties to the same belonging.
Section 10. That no person who is now OIL
NAV hereafter become collector or receiver
shall be eligible 10 any office oftruSt or prof
in the State Of Missouri under theta there.
OF. or of any municipality therein, until be
shall have accounted for and paid over al
the public money for which he may be &C
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Section 30. That no private property car
be taken for private use with or without com
pcusation unless by the consent of the
owner, except for private ways Of necessity
and except for drains and bitches across the
lands of others for agricultural aud sanitary
purposes in such manner as may be pre-
scribed By law; and that whenever an at
tempt is made to take private property for 0
use alleged to be public. the question wheth-
e. Ibe contemplated Use be really public shall
be a judicial question, and us such judieially
determined, without regard to any legislative
assertion that the use is public.
Section 81. That private property shall not
be taken or damaged for public Use without
just compensation. Such compensation shall
be ascertained by jury or board Of commits
sioners Of not less than three freeholdcrs in
such manner as may be prescribed by law ;
and until the same shall be paid to the owner,
or into court for the owner. the property
shall not he disturbed or the proprietary
rights OF the owner therein Invested. The
Zee Of land taken for railroad tracks without
consent Of the owner thereof shall remain in
such owner subject TO the use for which it is
taken.
ARTICLE ".
Section II. No senator or representative
shall, during the term for which he shall
have been elected, be appointed to any office
under this State or any municipality thereof,
and no member of Congress or person hold
in. any lucrative office under the United
States. or this State, or any municipality
thereof, (miita officers. justices of the peace,
md notaries public eXcepcd), shall be el'g-
bic 10 either house of the General Assembly,
or renlin member thereof, alter having ac'
crpted anv such office or seat in either house
Of Congress.
EXTRA COMPENSATION.
Part Of section 1G. Each member may re-
ceive ut each regular session in additional
,llm of thirty dollars, which shall be in full
for all stationery used in bis official capaclty,
anu all postage, and all other Incidental eX-
peu>es aud Prerequisites, and no allowance or
cmolumentS. tor any purpose whatever, Shill
be made 10 or be received by the members,
or any member of either house, or for their
use, out of the contingent iund or other
wise, except as herein expressly provided
and no allowance or emo!ument, for any pur-
pose whatever, shall ever be paid TO any OH.
Ger, agent, servant, or empleye OF either
house Of the General Assembly, or OF any
committee thereof, except such per dlem as
may be provided for by law not TO exceed
FIVE dollars
Section 81. Every adjournment or recess
taken by the General Assembly for more
than three days shall have the effect Of and
be an adjournment sine die.
Section 81. Every adjournment or recess
taken by the General Assembly for three
DAYS or less shall be construed rs not inter
rup.iDg the session at which they are had or
taken, but as continuing the session for all
the purposes mentioned in section 1G Of this
article.
Section %. No la shall be passed except
hv.bll. and no bill shall be SO amended in
IL passage through either house as to change
its original purpose.
Section 26. Bills may originate in either
hollse. and may be amended or rejected by
the other: and every DILL shall be read on
three different days in each house.
Section q. No. bill shall be considered tor
final passage unless the same has been re-
ported upon 10y committee and printed for
the use of the members.
Section IS. No bill Except general appro-
prialion bills, which may embrace the varl'
Gus subjects and accounts for and on account
Of which moneys ATE appropriated, and eX-
ceDt bills passed under the third subdivision
OF section forty-four Of this arlicle), shall
contain more than one subject, which shall
be clearly expressed in its tltle.
Section 80. All amendments adopted by
either house to bill pending and originating
in the same shall DC Incorporated with the
bill by engrOSSment, ind the bill as thus
engrossed shall be printed for the use OF the
members before its final passage. The ea-
crossing and printing shall be under the SUI
perviSion of committee, whose report 10
the house Shall set forth, in writing, that they
lind the bill truly engrosSedFand that the
printed copy furnished to the members is
correct.
Section 80. II a till passed by either house
be returned thereto amended by the other,
the bouse to which the same is returned
shall cause the amendment or amendments
so received to be printed, under the same su'
pervision as provided in the next preceding
section, for the use of the members, before
final action OH such amendments.
Section 81. No bill shall become aw un-
less on its final passage the vote be taken by
yeas and NAYS, and the names Of the mem.
bers voting for and against the same be en-
tered on the Journal, and majority of the
members elected to each house be RECORDED
thereon as voting in its favor.
Section 80. No amendment to bills By one
house shall be concurred in by the other ex
cept By majority of the members elected
thereto, taken by yeas aud nays, and the
names of those voting for and against re-
corded upon the Journal thereof; and re-
ports of committees of conference shall be
adopted in either house only by the vote OF
msjority of the members elected thereto
taken by yeas and nays, and the names OF
those voting recorded upon the Journal.
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