The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-11
JOINT RESOL UTION

R0ll5 CT flrglIid.
-..F JOINT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO TIE %. Sd. Arm.
9TH, 9Th, and STiI SECTIONS, AND ADDITIONAL
SECTIONS o THE 9TH ARTICLE cONCERyIyG
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE coy-
STITUTIOT OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR ptg.
Lining SAID AMENDMENTS, AND CERTIFYING
TIE SANE TO THE NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY
| rApproved March 80, 1871
| l. Resolr>d bv the SENT and House If D,ysqa.,
| "a majority Gfthe membe4s et.cted 10 e0ch he
l,eo House. agreeing thatol In The 10 lowing
| the Constitution of Virginia and ar: hi tby re.
ferred TO The General ASST mbly to be clos.n al the
next general election of senator's ana mcml els Of
! conformity with article X'l If said Constitution.
STRIFE out from The Constitution OF Virginia Tue
second. third. fourth fifth sixth. ard el:h'h sc.
lions of The flf1h article concerning The legislative
department, which are In HE following w"IGs
Section g. The IIou Of Delegate shall Dc elected
bsnay ey ne v1Gfs u OF ,e h s and
In November, and shall be distributed aud app0r.
toned as follows:
| Section g. The senators shall lie elected for the
term OF four years, for the election o! whom the
counties cities aud towns shall be dsy.tcJ into no,
moro than forty districts. Each county. city and
town Of the respective districts a. the time Of The
first election of its delegate d. legsrcs under his
rOn>tiu hall vote for one 'r more senator's.
The senators first elected under this Constitution,
IN dis rlcs bearing odd nnmbers shall iacate their
offices a, the end Of Two years. AMI hose elected IN
districts bearing even numbers AZ ne cue ui Tour
wears; ard vacancies curing BY expiration Of
tcriu shall be nied ny the election ot StnltoFs Tor
scion /. At-thc first session of the Gen raj IS
Semby after The enumeration OF 'hn iuhabiian''
OF the STATE by The Uniied Stale, reap"iiioHm.E.
of senators aSd me MIXERS Of the Rouse 81 ID rgl,,s,
ard every renrh yea thereafter. shall b. ma'-
QUALIFICATIONS OF SENATOR'S AND DELEGATES.
Section D. ANY person may b. cl ctcd senator
VINO at the time of election - actually 1 resident
within tie district and qualified h. vote for mem
b. rs OF the General AS. mblv accoi1!lg 10 this
! Constitution; ana any prlsGn may bc cIcc'el
member of HE Horse OF De'cg3tc, wh0a' the line
OF election Is actually resident wi,hin the county,
city. town, election district qualified to ypelor
members of the General Assembly according 10 TIL;
| Constitution. The removal Of any ptrSon clecled
10 either branch OF the General Assembly from The
! civ county. !owu, or district tor Which lie VS.
elt c'eG shall yacaIe his flee.
rowEos AID DUTIES OF THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY,.
Section 6. The General Assembly shs EJECT an.
| nualIy, und not Ofener III less c'nrs; 20 bY the
Governor In the napptr pr scr!let III hi, loisi-
| tuition No session Of The EcGeral Assembly. after
The hrst Under this Cons tuition, shall con'luus
| long, Than ninety days wit bout The coz, urrenee
of ibrcc-Gfihs OF the nl.mbt rs .icct.d TO each
house; IN which case til. session miy lie EXTENDED
| for further period not eNc'ecing uifty days:
Neither house, during the session OF HE Gen. tai
| Assembly, shall, without The c0CseIt'i the 0her
adjourn for more than three day.. Nor TO Any let
place than that In which the two house 'dll e Sit
ling. A rajoriiy o. the members elected 10 each
house shall constitute quorum to DO bnslirs, ~.
| a smaller number may adjourn from d,l 10 day. and
Shall have power tn compel the attendance of alb
sent members n such maprer ana urdtr sGch pen
aliy rs each house may ID esCriDe.
| Section g. The members Of the General Assem-.
bly shalt receive for their services 4 conn
to he usccrtained by law, and paid cn' OF tHr ranc
treasury but no act mere isiDg such conpen5auon
shall take effect until alter the end OF i!e Il I'm lo'
which ire members or the Hou-e OF D,irsaies y1
ting thereon were elected. AMI 10 major or o's-
.a.c, duiiug The trm for which he shall have 'rsn
| elected saai tc appnntsd to any civ! Cihcc o pro-
Lit und, tic Cnmmonw attn Whith la' tttnrita'
ted or the emo'umeHts OF which have be,l ~
creased DUN such teIm, except oh!ccs h'''"
election b. the people.
/ Aud iustrt In lieu tls reof The folo"iTg:
Section 2. The House Of Iciegalc> shall tr
elected h!rnniatly by The vote OF Nh" scSrra oiVs
aud counti.s on tie TUESDAY sucC-"'ti:g the hrt
| Monday in November. and hall, from ANA aier ne
Tuesday succeeding the first riuniay In NOVEMBER,
eighteen hundred and s,ycn'y-nuc, coLs'si 81 ~.
more than one hul.trid and not less than nlHry
Section g. From AMI after tie same date tie
Senate shall consist Of Lot less Than tifty.lrecnof
more lion forty members. They s!a!s be eI'ra
The cnunt,es ciis, ana towns shall b. divided into
dlst,c.s Each county ely. and t%Tn o. m r.
ton OF It's delegate dclt gates under ms aMtb1
meu!. vote for one or more senators. ne senator's
first elected und. r his amendment. iu d!sfir,
bearing odd numbers, sllatl racate thtir once, ~
the. end OF two years, ard those elected III dIsliCn
bearing even numbers at tie end OF iour war;
aud vacance; occur Ing by exp rallDn nt term nn
be led BY the election Of Il major, Gr Inc u fIll
Section 4. An appointment OF Sen1'eis apn
mrmbers OF the House OF tgates shall be mide
al The regular session OF me Genera! nsseID p 10.
ye,aber, 1879, or sooDtr. A rapp'rti"nme, ,.L,,
be made in the Year 1891 and fwry ten'h %"
thereafter.
QUALIFICATION or SENATOR'S AID DELEGATE
section 5. ANY person may De elected seni'C,
who at the time If election Is aciutHy fcs'.a'
within the district and qua lied TO vote ior nen,.
oers Of The Gen raj ASS mo!y seco1Gns 70 NJ, p
! OF Tile Housc OF Delegates WHO ut ne un h
OF election Is actually q resident wilhin 'I "
county, city. IOWA, election cistict, qultlI"e4 A.
vote Tor members OF m. General Assembly "
co.cirg TO this Constitution. But no IeIs En-
holding sare' office under lis Sale ' m.,Ss
meGt Shall Re capable OF bel * .l~cted i ", W, W.
| of either hou>e of the General Assembly, Tug ~.
movaI OF any person elected 70 eiifr oFa.n -, ' ~
General Assembly from the -: c"un'S' .o,. hs
district for which he elected IA al E~cl'e '''
Office.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL AsSEHDLl'
Section &. The General Assembly shall meet op hs
In Two years, aud no. oftener unless yGhrSr cn.
the Goverror In the manner DrtscriD,G III We -,
s,ltutioD. No session OF tie Genrra As'emo!, 49,. ~
The fist unSer thi' amer dmen slai c,n.inaS q.
er than ninety days without Tue G hcu h L,r.s:
! three. nfths OF the menibers c'tc:cd 10 tac" ~"
i'm which case the session may b. sn!'E"~i iJe
further period not eXceediuG INIT! es?N IDLY
house, during The session Of me OthtI", fJr
shall without the consent Of the O;Err acJ t
more than three days. nor 10 any otne' -, A
tina, IN which tie TWO houses soali W ''"' hall
najority OF the members elected ~ each ''o> Irr
constitute a quorum 10 DO business: out sihI I'm
number may adjourn from cay Ia cay ~" IN,
have power 70 compel the aiten1inSr ~. ],
members III such manner aau uuctf sac" 'N'
! each house may prescribe. -"-.,st, - ..>,,u-
SECTION 5 The members OF the Genera! =, -
bly, shalt receive for thel- services saiaf ,ra~
&C rtalrfd BY law, and PAID oat ~ me tsss
sury; Du. no act inc essing shca sai't "hfch he
effect until after he end OF the ,.in vt ,r.rea
memlers OF the house OF peegaks So''n is ,uirtr.
were elected; and no senator OF oeisgS., Il srU
the term for which be shall have bteh 10y re
ne appointed 10 any clyii Office OF prom. ~ lac
{ ON nlonweai,h which has bxe!. crea'ett M.rIvs
| tmoIneu;s OF hich have beeu incre1Hrr4 ~ lid
! such Term, except Offices ilii'c o. s''''0"
people. ,,, ,,i nj Tie AZ
Ada the following sections a. the e"' -
sre,icn %. The Legislature shalt have % 80,
| proyid. tor the rOyesnmeAi ~ cties ~" =, ne
. and TO es' a1ilsh saca courts 'bcIeln ~
cessafY Tor ihe adm,L raitcn 81 Ju,u' ,u hlps
Section "a. Z he General ssSshel! sIHt.hi Ilscs
pow er, by two third vote, Ia *n1o'e 20 r!ssis
iacaried under c,Eus" ihsce, seS'loi U.p,,p.Has.
third. or .bis Constitution IN reittehSe a, PEE
2. Resolved. 2 HIT The clerk Of TIE Ma a 81 II
gates, or the clerk cf the seoac. &c >,:rg
ayacaHcy hay pen IN bo<h OF SID o'ctS a. ,.ssp, X
officer OF eiih.r hgG>i. o! Tue teiieis nrorsred
au hor, zed and le,.eestrd, 70 Gauss shS
amendmcD,s aud Lese resolutions 10 " ~ ~, Ki,a.
In som. newspap published Ia snS 81. .ts line of
rpond for three mouths ps'stsus W ssemhh A.
FchocstBg the members u ths eeseI ,nerautrs
the next grrarai eiectiOu OF SsBat't' %"
, tuf the House OF Delegates. car.,, snd Isa
8, Res0tred, That tire clerk OF tne sehs snirrI ~
. e'eA of the House OF Delegslrs oe rssosu Al
transmit TO the atueral Assembly " and nsa sst:
the next raj election Of senators a any nj sd
or the House Of Delegates = ee:ttsaa s S SEh
amendments and these resolutions, oSNh.r OF the
/: G, rtfcate OF publication by the pueisu ss8ts
newspaper ia which the proposes
shall have eS sssn published j. BELL BIaGtR,.
CLERK Of House OF R,..,sssia,,
and Keeper OF The H9s's