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AMENDMENTS no CONSTITUTION.
OFFICE OF CLERK OF HOUSE OF DsLEGATESl
! AND KEEPER OF THE ROLLS OF VIRGINIA,
| RICHMOND, July %, 1872
THE FOLLOWING PROPOSE [
| i AMENDMENTS 10 the CONSTITUTION OF
VIRGINIA are published IN aeG2Tdanee G'sn ia"
Clerk of. House of Delegates and Keeper OF tn
| Rolls CT Virginia.
JOINT RESOL UTION
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE I'd. Sd. Atm
5Tm, Cru, and STH SECTIONS. AND ADDITIONAL
| SECTIONS TO THE 9TH ARTICLE CONCERNING
| TIE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE con
sTiTUTIoN OF THIS al rnK VIZ
| THE SAME TO THE NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY
| fApproved March 80. 1873
l. Resolrtd by the Senrte and House V Dsteggt ts
IN majority nfthe members eltCted TO each Of tn
! }.c0 U6uses Hqreeing therttO), That The following
amendments be, and they are hereby ,proposed &c
the Constitution OF Virglnis; ana are nereoy re:
| next general election Of senator's and members OF
the House Of Delegates for its concurrence, In
Strike out from the Constitution OF VirRna the
second. third. fourth fifth, sixth, and eighth sec
tious of The fifth article concerning the legislative
department, which are In The following words:
Section 2. The House of Delegates shall be elected
bienDIally by the voters of the several cities and
counties on the ne: day succ edng the brst Monday
| toned US follows:
Section 8. The senators shall be elected for the
term OF four years. for The election OF whom the
counties cities aud towns shall be divided into no!
more than forty districts. Each county. city, and
town of the respective districts. at the time OF tue
first election of its delegate delegates under this
Constitution, shall vote for one or more senator's.
The senators first elected under this constitution,
in dis riots bearing odd numbers. shall Nacate their
of m q
districts bearing even numbers At the end or tour
years. and vacancies o: curing by expiration Oh
term shall be filed by the election OF senators LOT
Section T. At the first session of the enaral AS
scmhly after the enumeration OF The lniiaDitanls
OF the State by the United States reaprortonment
of senators and members of The House Of Delegates,
ard every tenth year thereafter, shall be- Eade
QUALIFICATIONS OF SENATOR'S AND DELEGATES.
| Section 5. .Dy person may b. clt cted senator
VINO at the Time of election - actually resident
within the district and qualified to vote for mem
bcrs Of the General Assembly according 10 ms
Constitution; ana any person may be elected Il
member If the House Of Delegates whoa the Zinc
OF election is actually resident within The county
city. town. or clecion district qualified TO vote for
members of the General Assembly according 10 this
| Constitution. The removal OF ANY person elected
to either branch Of the General Assembly from The
city. county, town, or district Tor which he was
elected shall vacalc hts Office.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL ASSEM-
Section 6. The General Assembly shall meet an.
| nualiy, and rot oftCner III less covered by The
Governor in the manner prescribed In this Consti-
tn nei first Under this Constitution, shall continue
! longer Than ninety days without the concurrence
| of three-tfhs OF the members elected to cach
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 to any ether
place Than that In which the two houses shall be SIT
| ting. majority Of the members elected TO each
house shall constitute II quorum to 10 business; hut
a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, ami
shall have power to cOmpel the attendance OF abb
| sent members II such manrera ana under such PEN
! atty as each house may ID cscribe
Section s. The members OF the General Assem-
bly, shall receive for their services compensation
to be ascerlaned by law, and paid cut OF the public
treasury; but act increasing such compensate Oh
shall take effect until after the end OF the term for
| which the members OF the House Of Delegates yo-
ting thereon were eectcd and no senator or q; It.
gale, during The term for which he shall have been
elected snail be appointed to any civil office OF pro-
fit und' tie Commonwealth which has been crea.
! ted or The emouments 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 Delegates shall he
elected bcnuialy by the voters of The several cities
ard counties on the TUESDAY succeeding The first
Monday IN November aud shall. from ana after the
Tuesday succeeding the first sl0nday In November,
eighteen hundred and seventy-nine consist of not
more than one hundred and hot less than ninety
Section 3. From and after the same date the
Senate shall consist of not less than trty-hrec 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. Each county, city. and town Of the re.
spective districts shall ut the time of the first cleo
lion of its delegate or delegates under this amend
menI. vote for one or more senator's. The senators
| first elected under this amendment, In districts
bearing odd numbers, shall vacate their offices al
the end of two years, and those elected in districts
| bearing even numbers 1T the end Of four years :;
and vacancies occurring by expiration ofterln hall
be filled BY the election OF senators for the full term.
Section 4. An apporuonment of senator's and
u1t nf HDuSp nf | no M
al The regular session Of the General Assembly next
pre- ceding the tuesday, after the rirst u onday In No
be made in the year 1891 aud every tenth year
thereafter.
QUALIFICATION OF SENATORS AND DEL EGATEs.
section 8. ANY person may be elected senator
who at the Time Of election is sctuiliy n resident
within the distric; ANA qua ihed 10 vote for menI-
bcrs Of The GEM raj Asst mby according 10 this Con-
stitution: and any person may be elected member
OF the House OF Delegates who at the time
OF election Is actually resident within the
county, city, towo, PREDICTION district. qualified 10
vote for member; of The General Assembly ac-
corCirg TO this Constitution. But no person
holding salarlen office under the State Govern
ment shall be capable OF being elected membtr
Of either house OF the General Assembly. The re-
moval OF any person elected to either branch of the
General Assembly from tine city, county, town, or
district for which he was elected shall vacate his
Office.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Section +. The General Assembly shall meet once
In two years, and not oftener unless convened by
the Governor In the manner prescribed In this Con-
stitutioD No session of the General Assembly, after
The first under this amendment, shall continue long
er than ninety days without the concurrence Of
three ffihs OF the members elected TO each house;
in which case the session may be extended for q
further period not exceeding thirty days. Neither
house, during tho 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 houSfs shall be sitting A
ma nrlty of the members elected To each house shall
constitute quorum 10 do business but u smaller
number may adjourn from day to day, and shall
attendance
melnb hers in such manner and under SUCH penalty Us
each house may prescribe.
Section 8 The members of the General ssem.
bly, shall receive for lheir services salary to be as
ce rtained by law, and paid out OF the public rea-
sury; but no act inc,easDg such salary shall take
effect until after the end of the term for which the
members Of the House of Delegates voting thereon
were elected; and no senator delegate, during
the Term for which he shall have been elected, shall
he appointed 10 any civil Office of profit under The
Commonwealth winch has been created or The
emoluments OF which have been increased during
such Term, except Offices filled BY election by the
people.
ticle:
Section %. The Legislature shall have power to
provide tor the government OF cities aud loves
aud to establish such courts therein may be ne
cessary Tor The administration or justice.
Section "a. J he General Assembly shall have
power, ~ two-tbfrd vote, to remove disabilities
incurred under clause three, section one, article
2. Resolced. That tbesierk Of the House OF Dele
gales, or the clerk OF the Senate. be required Or IL
aSacancy happen In both said Offices tue presiaing
officer or either house OF the General Assembly be
authorized and requested. 70. cause. the proposed
amendments and these resolutions TO be published
In some newspaper published in the city OF Rich.
choosing the members Of the GsneraI ! ssemoIy al
The next general election OF senators and members
OF the House OF Delegates.
c.erk Of the House OF Delegates be required 10
transmit 10 fhe General Assembly 10 be chosen al