The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-07
10 CONsrITUTTON.

AMEsDnEsIs g eossrITgTIes:
OrFICE OF CLERK OF HOUSE OF RELEa.as!Esf
AID karpEa OF The H,sh hS5FS 81 HIssfasss
YrHE FOLLOWING PROPOSED
/ iaMENDMENTs 10 the GoESTITUTloNO OF.
RGTNIA are published u af sREn BaaER
c,,-,,1o, r,oura nj Delegates .and Keeper OF the
1. JOINT REsOL UTI0N
rRoposISa AMESDhENTs 70 TILE 20, S SP n nTh
.sECTIONs TO THE 9TH ARTICLE COSCELNLNG
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT OF III ~ I, S Suss
sTITUTIoN OF Tbs G0MMoMW tan ckn flying
THE SAME TO THE NEXT GENERAL AssElbL :.
1Approyed March so. 1871
/. BesoIu.d by tie Serte aud Ho.,se Or DslegattSSs KS
"a 'aaor.u Gas ess ets Thst Inc eu foowine
,%endmenrs BE-, and they are hereby ,proposed 10
the Constitution of Virginia. ana are nersDy IT, IT,
reTt general election Of senator's and members OF
the House of Delegates for its concurrence, ID
with aFe xa e1 ieia Of Vrana the
second. third. fouraa ffth, sixth, and eiphth sec.
tons Of the h article in fss fpown ,1e wefds
Section g. The House Of Delegates shall 6e elected
aeunlalIy by the voters of the several cies ano
IN November. and shall be distributed and appor-
Toned as follows: -,
Section 8. The senator's shall be elected for the
term of four wears, for the election of whom the
counties cities and towns shall be divided Into not
more than forty districts Each county. CITY ano
town of the respective districts at the time OF tue
first cleciua of Its delegate delegates under this
Constitution, shall vote for one or more saha!ors'
The senator's first elected under inns tbei
In dis riots bearing odd numbers. Shall Vacate tnelr
offices ut the END of Two years and those eiectea id
districts bearing even numbers at the enc OF lour
years; and vacancies o. cnrrnE Dy eSpIr.t,oh ~, ~
cl,o Isn "
the full term.
Section A. At the first session of the General As
sembiy sfter the enumeration of The inhabltan's
OF the State by The United STATES nreappoltionmdnt
of senators and members OF the House OF Delesates'
ar every tenth year thereafter, shail oe Hane.
QUALIFICATIONS OF SENATORS AND DELEGATES.
Section s. Any person may be elected senator
WHO at the time If election Is actually-a resident
within the district and qualified to vote for mem
brrs Of the General Assembly accoraahg 10 dl'is
Consultations; anu any person may be elected
member of the House OF Delegates WHO II tue ZINC
of election is actually resident within the county
members of the General Assembly according 10 this
Constitution. The removal or any person elecled
to either branch OF the General Assembly from me
elected shall vacae his Office.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY,.
Section 6. The General Assembly shall meet an.
nually, and not oftener uress convened by The
{; oFernor in the manner prescribed In this Const-
tuition. No session of the General Assembly, after
the first under this Constitution sall c0nlune
of three-hfiiIs OF the members elected TO eacn
house In which case the session may be EXTENDED
for further period not exceeding thirty Gays;
Neither house, during the session OF the General
Asscmby, shall, without The consent Of the other.
adjourn for more than three days nor to any ether
mace than that in which the two houses shall be
ting majority of the members elected TO each
house shall constitute quorum to DO business; Dut
4 smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and
shall have power To compel the attendance OF ADJ
sent members IN such manner and under such PEN
atty rs each house may pi cscribe.
bly, shall receive for their services compensation
to be ascerrained by law, and paid cut of the public
reas,liy but no act incre tsing such compensation
shall take effect until after the end Of the term for
which the members OF tie House Of Delegates Vo'
ting thereon were elected; and 10 senator or dt It.
elected snail he appointed to any civi lofce of pro-
lit undt the C0mmOnw. ath which has been crea-
ted or the emoluments of which have been i'll
creased during such term, except ofhceS nlied by
election by the people.
And insert IN lieu tbs Roof the following:
Sscl9n = ne , o! o o ,S Sa ne
and counties on the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday in November and shall from ana after the
Tuesday succe edlng the first monday In November,
eighteen hundred and seyentynine consist Of not
more than one hundred and not less than ninety
Section 9. From and after the same date the
Senate shall consist of rot less than tirty-three nor
more than forty members. They shall! be elected
for the term OF four years for he election of whom
The counties cities and towns shall be divided into
districts. Fach county, city. and town OF the re-
spective districts shall. ut The time of The first cleo
lion of its nleg gate or dele gates under this amend
ment. vote for one or more senator's. The senator's
first elected under his amendment, In districts
be airing odd numbers, shall vacae their offices al
the end OF two years, and those elected In districts
bearing even numbers at The end of four years:
and vacancies occurring by expiration term hall
be ill led by the election of senators tor the full term
Section 1. An apportlonlnent of senators and
members OF the ouse OF l!ergates shall he made
at The regular session of he General assembly next
pre- cedlng the uesday after the first Monday in No
veRDer, 1S79, or soon,r rrapportonments shall
be made in the Year 1891 aud every tenth year
thereafter.
QUALIFICATION OF SENATORS AND DELEGATES.
secrion 5. Any person may be elected senator
who at the lime nj election Is hcurlly u resident
within the district aud qua iiied to vote for MEM
bcrs CT the General Assembly according TO this Con-
stiturion: and any person NAV he elected Il member
of The House of Delegates who ut the time
county, city, town, election district, qualified 10
vote for members of ihs General Assembly ac-
cordug to this Constitution. But no person
holding salariet office under the State Govern.
neut shall he capable of being elected Il member
of either house Of the General Ass mhy. The re-
moval OF any person elected 10 either branch Of the
General Assembly from the city. county, town. or
district for which lie elected shall vacate his
office.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF TIE ENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Section =. The General Assembly shall meet once
i'll two Years and not oftener unless convened BY
the Governor in the manner prescribed in this Con-
sltutiou. no session of the General Assembly, after
the first under this amendment, shall continue long
er than ninety days without The Concurrence Of
three. ifhs OF the members elected 10 each house;
in which case the session may be extended for
further period not exceeding thirty days. Neither
house, during the session of the General Assembly,
shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for
more than three days, nor 10 any other place Than
that in which the two HOUSES shall be sitting.
majority of the members elected IL each house shall
constitute quorum TO do business; but smaller
number may adjourn from Gay to day, and shall
have power 10 compel the attendance Of absent
members in such manner and under such penalty as
each house may prescribe.
Section S The members of the General 4 sSem-
bly, shall receive for their services salary 10 be
crrtaincd by law, and paid out Of the public trca-
sury; but no act inc easing such salary shall lake
effect uul after The end of the term for which the
were elected; and no senator or delegate, during
the term for which he shall have been eccred shall
tie appointed 10 any civil Office OF profit under he
commonwealth winch has been crcaled or The
emoluments OF which have been increased during
such Term, except Offices filled by election by the
people.
Add the following sections at the end of the ar
ticlc:
section %. The Legislature shall have power to
provide tor the government OF cities and loves
and to establish such courts therein rs may be ne
cessary tor The administration Of justice.
Section "a. The General Assembly shall have
power, by Il two-third vote, to remove ds;b lilies
Incurred under claus three, section one, article
third, OF this Constitution. in reference 10 duelIins
2. ReSolred. That The clerk of the House OF Dele
gates or the clerk Of the Senate he require Or il
ayacancy happen in both Of said Offices, tue PRESIDING
officer OF either house OF the General Assembly be
authorized and requested, 10. cause the proposed
amendments and these resolutions 10 be published
in some newspaper published in the CITY OF Rich
moud for three months previous to the time OF
choosing the members Of the Geucral 4 s>emhly ut
The next general election OF senators and members
OF the House OF Delegates.
3. Resoired, That the clerk of the Senate and tue
erik Of the House of Delegates be required 10
transmit 10 the General Assembly TO be chosen At
the next general election Of senators and members
of the House of Delegates certified copy Of said
amendments and these resolutions, together with
Certificate OF publication by the publisher OF the
newspaper In which the proposed amendments
shall have been published.
copy. j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk of House OF Del gates