Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-12-05


chise and qualifications for office, and
in lieu thereof insert the following
SECTION /. Every citizen of the Uni
ted States, twenty-one years old, who
shall have been a resident Of the State
twelve months, and of the county,
city, or town in which he shall offer
TO vote three months next preceding |
any election. and shall have paid TO |
the State. before the day of election, |
the capitation tax required by law for |
the preceding year, shall be entitled to |
vote for members OF the General AS
ssmbly and all officers elected by the |
people ProUided, That no officer,
soldier, seaman, or marine of the Uni
ted States army or navy shall be con-
sIdered resident OF this State by rea-
son of being stationed therein 4; and
provided also that the following per-
sons shall be excluded from voting:
First. Idiots and lunatics.
Second. Persons convicted of bride
ry in any election, embez2lement OF
public money, treason, felony or petit
larceny.
Third. No Lerson who, while citi-
zen of this State, has, since the adop.
| ton OF this Constitution. fought duel
with deadly weapon, sent or accept
ed a challenge to fight duel with
| deadly weapon, either within or be-
you'd the boundaries of this State, or
| knowingly conveyed challenge, or
aided or assisted in any manner in
| fighting n duel, shall be allowed to vote
| or hold any office OF honor, profit, or
| trust, under this Constitution.
Strike out the fourth section of the
same article, which provides for a
| ra,,fatratinTl nf yntara
SCHEDULE.
That all elections held subsequently
to the ratification of these amend.
ments by the people, before the adj
journment of the next session of the
| Legislature held after such ratification,
shall be had and conducted under and
in accordance with the election laws
and registration laws which may be
in force at the time of such ratitica-
ton unless the same shall have been
sooner amended or repealed by the
General Assembly.
Strike out the second, third, fourth
fifth, sixth. and eighth sections of the
; fifth article concerning the legislative
department., and insert in lieu there
of the following:
| SECTION 2. The House Of Delegates
shall be elected biennially by the vo-
ters OF the several cities and counties
on the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday in November, and shall, from
and after the Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday in November, 1879, con.
sist of not more than one hundred and
not less than ninety members.
SECTION. From and after the same
date the Senate shall consist OF not
| Al A l. tNaf
forty members. They shall be elected
for the term of four years-for the
election of whom the counties, cities
and towns shall be divided into dis
tricts. Each county, city, and town
OF the respective districts shall, at the
time OF the first election OF its dele
gate or delegates under this amend
ment, 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 elect
ed in districts bearing even numbers
at the end of four years aud vacan-
cies occurring by expiration of term
shall be filled by the election OF seua-
tors for the full term.
SECTION 4. An appOrtiOnment Of
senators and members Of the House oil
Delegates shall be made at the regular
session OF the General Assembly mex
preceding the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1879, or sooner
A reapportionment shall be made IN
the year 1891, and every tenth veal
thereafter.
QUALIFICATIONS OF SENATORS AMI
DELEGATES.
SECTION 9. Any person may be
elected senator who at the time Of
election is actually a resident within
the district, and qualified to vote fol
members of the General Assembly &C
cording to this Constitution and any
person may be elected a member OF
the House of Delegates who at the
time of the election is actually resi-
dent within the county, city, town, OF
election district, qualified TO vote foI
members of the General Assembly ac-
cording to this Constitution. But nc
person holding a salaried office under
the State government shall be capa-
ble OF being elected a member OF eth
err house of the General Assembly,
The removal of any person elected ia
either branch of the General Assem-
bly, from the city, county, town. OF
district for which he was elected shall
vacate his Office.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE GENE
RAJ ASSEMBLY.
SECTION 6. The General Assembly
shall meet once in two years and not
oftener, unless convened by the Gov
ernor in the manner prescribed in this
Constitution. No session of the Gene
? raj Assembly, after the first under this
amendment. shall continue longer
than ninety days, without the con-
cIrrenee Of three-fifths Of the mem
bers elected TO each house in which
case the session may be extended for a
further period not exceeding thirty
days. Neither house during the SEES
sion of the General Assembly shall,
without the consent Of the other, ad-
journ for more than three days, nor to
any other place than that in which
the two houses shall be sitting, 4
majority of the members elected to
each house shall constitute quorum
to do business ; but smaller number