The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-22

NE FOLLOWfNG PROposT1S
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Virginia are pu'iihed ID accordance nix ,os
Clerk OF House Of Delegates n am K ss'nsGER.
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go JOINT RESOLUTION
PIsorosgsG AhRSDAEsrs TO ritr %. An H..
5TH, 6TH-and 6TH sHCTrOSs Asn .nn oD. 4rH,
SECTIONS TO THE 6Tu ARTICLE rn~oriMSAL
TIE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT nv T TnEsisG
ST1TCTfoy OF THIS COMMoywEIITu uh cs.
Lisni = SAID AhEsDMEsrs. AND CERrirY,ns..
Tak SANE TO THE NEXT GENERAL AssYx,,,so
Improved Marcel, 80, 1873 ''ANSLT.
I. RESOLVED by the Sennte and H,u,.n, ~,
n1ajortg efths members sected 10 y ,o D.ssegals
too Heusc. agreeing eretoI That ,he s1 sat u.
the & Of v VIZ Are aso
Tered TO the General Assembly to be cbtsen re-
next general election OF senator's and I'll al The
eoe m9nss vi % D srcs Pf T.
strike out from the Constitution ~ Vi,.sroh
second third fourth. 9Th, sixth, and st.hn,;a s
tons OF The ffih article concerning The a,h sc-
section 2. The House OF DELEGATES sb, nm t:
olepnialIy oy the voters Of the ssyer,i ,r'ecsd
counties on the Tuesday specs edng the .is and
IN; noTenorr. and shall be distributed and a,1nday
Section Q. The senators shah he e,ec,..,
term or foor years, for the election Of wsnr. ne
6sS soex aaa towns shall be dee
toxn OF the respective districts at The iin and
drst election OF Its delegate or deeyaes MT tie
G19nsllIuion, SNAIL vote FOR one or mole ..n WIS
In dis ricts bearing odd numbers shall ,scs,
onces at the end Of two years an Iho.e sia uels
aistflcls bearing even numbers at the ead OF So 10
term shsll be ned by the election OF ,sn,"r. Or
the full term. 'ofs 10.
section &. Az the first session Of III. Gsr.,,,,
sembiy after the enumeration Of he inh.taAs
OF the State by the United States restro,
or senator's and me MIXERS OF the House Of Dsi.,l'
and every tenth year thereafter. shall b+ mad.
QUALIFICATIONS OF SENATORS AND Dyrvo,.
Section 8: Any person may be elected sn,,@.
VINO ss me me tme 81 election = .e,uaya .iat
bars Of the General Assembly according w ne st,
membef uf lie a aoas any rsen m.y Be
city. town, or election district qu,lded tn yo,s
members OF the General Assembly accor,in. y, ,n,t
Constitution: the renSyal Of any ptrsoa eIecsd
city, county, town, or district for which H.. ~. s
elected shall vacate his cfHce. W "s
FOwERS AND DUTIES OF THE GRyggALIssrv
BIZ.
Section 6. The General Assembly shalt mo-, .,
nually, and pot oflener unless convened by rts
6eyernor In the manner prescribed In this Cons ~.
tuition. No session Of the General Assembly. az.
the hrst under this Constitution, SHAH c;,ni,rss
longer Than ninety days without the coneurr.pse
house In which case the session may 10 ex,.ndst
for further period not exceeding thirty d,T.
Seither house, during the session Of the Genefsi
Assembly, shall, without the consent or The o,has
adjourn for more than three DAYS nor In sny o,s,
place Than that In which the two house, ,hs No. s,
ding. majority or the members elected 10 each
u smaller number may adjourn from DIV To- day M
shall have power To compel the Attendance Of All.
sent members IN such manner ana under such mem.
atty as each house may prescribe.
The fsera of
bly, shall receive FOR their services compeusailon
to be ascertained by law and paid out Of the pub.
treasury; but no act increasing such com pensat,sn
shall take effect until after the end Of The term 10,
which the members or the House Of DelessteS W.
ting thereon were elected; and no senator or d,ls.
cate, during the term for which he shall have besn
fit under tie COmmonw' ath witch ha, been crca.
ted or the emoIuments Of which have been In
creased during such Term, except offices filled BY
election BY the people.
And Insert In lieu thereof the following:
Section 2. The House OF Dele2arcs shall ba
elected biennially by The votes Of The several ellie,
and counties on the Tuesday succeeding The frI
Monday In November. and shal. from AMI at,rr the
Tuesday succeeding the first ,nnuay In Soyrmuer'
eighteen hundred and seventy nlne, con ,st Of nor
more than one hundred and not less than ninety
Section 3. From and after the same Dale The
Senate shall consist OF not less than lty.thrruor
more than forty members. They shall he elected
for the term OF four years for election OF whom
districts. Each county, city. and town Of The ne.
spectve districts shall at the time of the rst cleo.
ton or its DELI gate delegates under ihs amend
ment. vote for one or more senator's. be SENATORS
first elected under this amendment, iu districts
barring odd numbers, Shall racate lhtir Offices at
the end OF two years, and those elected In districts
bearing even numbers ut tue eud of tour years;
and vacancies occurring by expiration Of term hall
lie iled by the election of senators Tor tl full term
Section 4. An apportiOnment Of senator. and
nembers Of the House OF l'e, gates shall he made
no of bp
pre- ceding the tuesday, after the Inst Mondsy IN No
vembcr, 1879, or sooner. A rcapportiOuUiert shall
De made in the year 1891 and every tenth year
thereafter.
OF SENATORS AND DELEGATES.
section 5. ANY person may be elected seii,tor
who at the time of election Is HctuIlly q resident
within the district and qualified 70 vote for NELL
)ers OF the General Assembly accorcing 10 this ton.
stitution: and any person may be elected member
If The House OF Delegates who at the time
ii election Is actually resident within the
county, city, town, or rejection district. qualified to
IOle for memDers Of The General Assembly ac-
.0roirg TO this Constitution. But no person
holding salaried Office under the S'ate Govern
nent shall be capable OF being elected member
If either house of the General Assembly. The re-
noval OF any person elecled to either branch Of tile
General Assembly from the city. county, town, or
district for which he was elected shall vacate his
,1lce.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Section q. The General Assembly shall meet once
he Governor In the manner prescribed In this Con-
titutoB. No session of the Genera Assembly, after
he first under this amendment. shall continue long.
r than ninety days without the concurrence OF
hree. ffths Of the members elected 10 each house;
II which case the session may bt extended for
urther period not exceeding thirty days. Neiiher
rouse, during the session OF the General Assembly
hall without the consent of the other, adjourn for
more than three days. nor TO any other place Than
hat IN which the two houses shall he sitting.
majority OF the members elected 10 each bouse Shall
N t. q n
lumber may adjourn from DAY TO Gay, anu shaii
AVE power to compel the attendance Of sl"eht
members IN such manner and under sucn penalty ~
ZACH house may prescribe.
Section 8 The members OF the General sssrn.
by shall receive for e- services salary 10 he as
,ertained by law, and paid out OF the phGllc frrA
fleet until after the end OF the term for which the
members Of the House Of Delegates voting thereon
we're elected; and no senator or delegate, during
he term for which he shall have been elected, sa.
,e appointed 10 any civil Office of profit uuecr ihe
commonwealth which has bcGn created or ,De
or which have been increased dur!pR
UGH term, except oflices Oiled by election by Ine
,eople.
ADD the following sections at the end Of The AZ
iclc: s#.
Section 80. The Legislature shalt have power 10
provide tor the government OF cities jud lohHs
md to establish such courts therein as may pe Ie'
.essary Tor The adminisIr ration Of justice.
Section "a. The General Assembly shsli ha,e
,ower, by y two-third vote, 10 remove disad liies
bird, OF ibis Constitution. In reference TO ouehps
2. ReS0lred, That the clerk Of the Hou;e OF peiGI
'ates, or the clerk OF the Senate be re9ursa 5
vacancy happen IN both OF said offices. tue pr.siahs
)ficer OF either house Of the General Aseehpi! n1
III hor zed aud requested, &c. cause the putsed
amendments and these resolutions TO be puo'lssSSe
n some newspaper published In the cry OF hen(
nond for three months previous 10 the Nthe y,
choosing the members Of the General s:einol! >.
he next general election OF senators and ineihoei'
If the House OF delegates. ,,h.
8. Rs9otued, That the clerk OF the Stnate sha e
:!erk Of the House OF Delegates be rrIhitta :,
ransmit 10 the General Assembly 10 be chosh :.
he next general election OF senators ana meIo "a
If the House OF Delegates certlpei cop! .. , 80
and these resolutions. 'ozfihsr WIN h :
certificate OF publication BY the publisher oi nc
lewspaper IN which the proposed smehd'heHS
hall have bee Il published. v,
A copy. d. BEL b'nGsn ,s
..,..-,s and Keeper OF the Rolls Of usin'1'
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