The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-10
,JOIgT RESOLUTION


Hollis Of Virginia. ar
JOINT RESOLUTION ss
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE Cd, I'D, 9Th
STu, 6TH, and STH SECTIONS, AND AD DlTI0SAL
SECTIONS TO TIE 9TH ARTICLE. COSCERslSS
THE LEGISLATIVE DRPARfMENr OF TIE TIE, S ~,
sTITUTIOg OF THIS COMMONWEALTH .FOH pVs-
Ii HING SAID AMENDMENTS, AND cEEIIF1lSS
TILE SAME TO THE HExr GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
s','' ~ FApproved March 80, $751; ~, -
Reso1r.dbyth the Senlfe and Horse ~ Dsteg1ttGSs ~,
t,eo HSuse- 0Greei1g thsr.toJ. In the following
amer amt ds cnts Be- and they are hereby ,propcsed 70
Il,e Concentrations OF Virginia. and arr hereby re-
FIRED To- The General Assembly to be chosen at
next general Election OF senator's anu =,
the House of Delegate. for its concurrence, I'D
conformity With article H.! eL sad C Wa1nIa tho
second. third fourth NTH, sixth, aud eiahth Sec
lions or The nth article concerning tne iep,sahse
denartn eut, which are In the following WORDS:
Section g. The House of Delegates shall q elected
benniaiIy by the voters Of fhe several cr,es ann
couatit on ihe snec pa md
Section s. The senators sbol he elected for the
term OF four years. fer The election OF wGon Tug
counties cities, ana towns shall be divided INTO no,
more thai forty districts. Zach cOuufy; CITY, ano
Town IL the respective Districts at tue Time OF ING
first election of its delegate CIR legaies under ths
Ionstiluiion shall vote for one or more senator's
The senators first elected under TINS Lonsttutlon,
In oils riots bearing odd numbers snal sacate l1ei
offices 1T the end of Two yenTs and those eiecLe1 III
districts b+afng even numbers ut the enc OF TOUR
wears: and vacancies o>c curing by expiration OF
term shall be flied by the election or senators JOE
Section 4. At the first session of the General As
semby after the enumeration OF the innaDlahIs
OF the Slate by The United States reaproTti0hInsn'
of senators and Numbers Of the House of Delegates
ard every tenth year thereafter. shall be made.
QUALIFICATIONS OF SENATORS AND DELEEAlE S'
Section 5. ANY person may b. ell. cted senator
vino at the Time nf election IS acuaiy resiuehi
Sthin The district and qualified to vote for mem.
brs Of rha General Assembly according 10 inns
Consli ution; ana any person may oe e' ,ha ,ioe
of ,rcion is actually re'idrnt wlthin tue county
cry town. or election district, qualified to vole tor
mcmhers OF the General Assembly according 70 thls
Constitution. The removal OF any person elected
to either branch OF the General Assembly from me
city, county, town, or district 1or WHICH he was
el, cted shall vacaie his CDhce. .... . .... .
powE.s AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY,. s..". -.# .
Section 6. The General Assembly shall meet an
uualiy, and rot oftuner Ill less convened by The
Governor In the mauuer prescribed In this Consu-
tuIrn No session OF The Gene raj Assembly, altcr
Inc first under this Constitution sha CONTINUE
of three df ms of the uiembers elected To c.cn
house In which case the session may &c extended
Neither house, during the session OF the General
Assembly. shall, without The consent Of the other,
adjourn for more Than three days, nor 70 any Clnel
ultce than that In which the two houses shall be SIT
ting. majority of the members elected TO eacn
house shall constitute quorum TO DO business, Dut
. smaller Number may adjourn from Day 10 Gay, ann
Shall haven Bower to compel the attendance OF alb
sent members IN such manner and under such PEN
| ally as each house may meser'oe = or,r., sssor-
| Section 8. The members OF the Hcnfrai Assem-
Div shall receive for their services compensation
to he asccrt,ined by Law, and paid cut Of tue puohc
treasury: but act increasing Stch compensatory
shall takeStect until after The end OF me term LOT
| whiclyrtne members OF the Boise or Delegates yo'
ling thereon were elected; and no senator or a' e.
cafe during The t-r1n fer which he shsll have been
epcied snail be appointed TO any cr ONCE OF pro-
tit und. the Cummonw' alth which has been crea-
red or The elnoumenrS of which have been In
,crd1 u "A
election 10y the people.
And iuscrt IN lieu thereof The following:
Section 2. The House OF Ec'cg:i'cS shall he
erciFi bieunay by The votes OF The several cities
and counties on the TUESDAY succeeding the first
Monday IIssA oyember and shall, from anu alter The
Tuesday siiseeediny the first nonaay in November,
rgh, cen hundred and seventy-nine, consist of not
mere than one hundred aud not less than ninety
srrIion g. From and after the same date the
Senate shall consist OF rot less tln thirty-threc nor
more than forty members. lh'y shall be elected
for the Term of four years, fertile election of whom
The counties, cii,s, anu towns shall De divided into
districts. Each county, city. and town OF tue re-
sn, Give Districts shall. ut the time Of The first cleo
lion of its egate dele gates under this amend
mem. vote for one or more senator's. 1he senators
iirst elected under This amendment, Ia districts
ir ariL . odd numbers, shall vacate their offices at
the end OF two years. and those eccied IN districts
bearing even numbers Ut me emu OF ioiir years !;
and vacancies OCCURRING by expiration OF term hail
tc filled by the election OF senators or The fui term
Secion t. An ,apportlonment OF senators anu
mcmGers OF The House Of lel.gates shall be made
m The REGULAR session of The General Assembly next
PR ceiling the tuesday after the first MonGay In No.
veIsoer, 1879, or sooner. superintendent shall
he made IN the year 1891 aud every tenth year
thereafter.
QUALIFICATION OF SENATOR'S AND DELEGATES.
section 5. ANY person may be elected senator
who at The lime Of election Is actually resident
within the district and qua iiled TO vote for men,
beers of the Gen, raj ASS mbly lccnrcUg 10 This Con-
| stiuIlion: and any person NAV he elected member
of The House OF Delegates who at the time
OF election is actually resident within The
c0unty city, town, cre!ection District qualified TO
vote for mcmltrs of the General Assembly ac-
corOi, < To this Constitution. But no person
holding a saiare1 office under the State Govern.
| ment Shall tie capable OF being elected member
of either house of the General Assembly. The re-
movu of any person elected 10 either branch Of the
| General Assembly from the CITY. county, town, or
district for which he was elected shall Yacate his
| Office.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
| Section &. The General Assembly shall meet once
In Two Years, and no. oitener Unless convened by
the Governor Ia the manner prescribed in This Con-
stitutior NO session OF the Genera Assembly, after
The first under thu amer dmen, shall mtInue long
| pr tuan ninety days without The e. ncuire Of
three tthS OF the members c'ectei to each house;
| i'm which case the session may b" extended for Il
further period not exccediu" thirty days NciIbcr
house, during the of The GeGt raj Assembly,
sla without the consent of the o'her, adj "urn for
mUIe than three days, nor any other pace Than
! that IN which The Two houses shall be sitting. A
ma ory Of the members elected L. each house shalt
constitute quorum IL 10 business but smaller
| number may adjourn from Gay 10 d,y, and shall
have power To compel the attendance OF absent
mr mters II such manner ana under sucn penalty as
| each house may prescribe.
| Section 3 1he mrmueIs of the General Assem-
Idly shalt receive for thci- services salary 10 be as.
rt.ined by law, and PAID out Of The puhlic irea-
| sury: bat no act increasing such saary shall take
eft, ci until after the end OF the term for which the
members of the House Of Delegate voting thereon
| were clectcdj anu no senator Ur delegate, DURING
the term for when he shall have been clecI.d shall
Lc appointed any civil Office of profit under the
| commonwealth Which has been created or The
| emOlunents OF which haze been Increased during
such term, except Offices filled BY election by The
people.
Add the following sections at the end of the ar
| ucle
| section 49, The Legislature shall have power to
| provide tor the government o. cities aud towns
aud to establish such courts therein as may be ne
| cesSury Tor the admiuisi ration Of justice.
| Section "a. The General Assembly shall have
power, by u two-third vote, 10 remove dlsabi lilies
| incurred under clause three, section one, article
third OF ibis Constitution, in reft renee 10 duein2
z. ReS0tced, That The clerk of the House OF Dee
Vacancy hay pen In both ofsaid offices. the presiding
officer of either house OF the Gencf al Assembly bt
| author Zed and requested, 10. cause the proposed
amendments and iheSe resolutions 10 be published
In some newspapr published In the city OF hich.
inGnd Tor three months previous 10 the lime oil
choosing the members or the General 4 ssembly al
The next general election OF senators and members
| OF the H0use OF Delegates.
5. Resofred, That the clerk OF the Senate and the
| c,erS u tie House of Lelegsles be required 10
transmit 10 the General Assembly 10 be chosen al
| the ne xt general election Of senators snd 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
4 copy. j. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk Of House OF Delegates
and keeper OF the Rolls OF Virginia.