Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-30

UuSiUtSs Dut stuiilGl humUeT may aFl1urO
from day 10 day, ard shall have pow,r to com
pvl the ATTENDANCE 0! abs Ut meu hers 10 such
mauLer aud uuder such pen1lty as EACH house
ua" rescrlhc.
z 8 The mnEnbers of the General Assembj.
sh III receive for their services 8 compensation
to be sscertined hy law, and paid out If Ike
pubic treasury; but no act increasing III h !
compensation shall take effect until sfi er b.
of he term for which the members OF the b use
OF Delegates voting thereon were elected and
no Senator or Delegate, during the term for |
which he shall have boeu elected shall BIO APP |
pointed to any civil Office Of profit under the |
Common wealth, hich has beer created, Or the |
eno!uments OF which have been increased dur
lag UGH term, excep. Offices filled by election |
by the people.
And insert in lieu tn ere Of the follow
ing:
a. The House OF Delegates shall be elected
Dicnnialy by the voters of the several cities and
counties on the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday in Nove}: Der, and shall, from I'll al
ter the iuesday succeeding the tr.t Monday in
NOve'b'r cl, neen hundred an: seventy rln2
Consist # not more thln Ole huIIrc! Ali Iol
ess han nLc'y .n"uhers.
% From ard after the same das,, the s5snaLc
sDu!! consist of lot sS than tH!rty-turra nor
NIX re th@n forty men bers They sta!! be eject
ed r the tern oil iou years:or the election Oi
whoa the COUNTIES c,tirS and towns sh".! be IL
vidcd into districts Each county city and tow!
OF thH respective districts shall, At III" time o:
the first election of its delegate or delegates I'M
der this AIN. n mont, vote for one or moro Sea-
tors. The Senators first elected under this
amendment IN districts bearing odd numbers
shall yacate their Offices tn end o: two years;
! and those elected in district; bearing oven mum
btrs, bt the end OF Jour years aGd vacancies 90
Gu ring By explra ION - tsrm sha be Il Iod b;
the election OF Senators r the iu! term.
"a An aDprrt:onmet Of Senators sd :ie:n-
bess OF the House OF D .cgatos sh ii BE- made ..
the regular session Of tbH General Assembly
next preceding the Tuesday after tuc first n On
day III November, eighteen hundred and seFea.
ty-nine or sooner. A respfort rnment shat. be
,nae.e II. The year eighteen hundred aad ninety
| one, and every tenth year thereafter
Qualifications Of .>ematOrs and Delegates
j. Amy person may be eie"Led Senator who,
Ut the time oT election, is acluaily resident
within the district and qualified 10 vote Tor
members f the General Assenbl y according 10
this constitution; and any person may DE elect
Ell q member OF the Houss OF delegates who, At
the time OF election is actually resident within
the county, city. town or elec}ioH district quail.
lied to vote FIR mem ters Of the Genera A>,em-
bly, accorGing 10 this Cunstitu tlon Bat no per
son holding \ saiaried utfic" under the State
gov, rnnellt shali be capable I beng elected u
member oc either mouse Of the Genera Assem-
bly,. the renewal If any person elected t.
! either branch OF the General Assembly, trun'
: the city, county, town or district tor which ne
/
! Po7rcrs and Duties Of the Gsneaat ssenlbly.
26 Tie uenergi Assembly shall meet olce
! in 40 vars, and not .ftener, unless convened
! by The Governor in the manner prescribed IN
! this Cor sti,uton No session of the General
AsseT by, sfcr the first under this amend ,'eE'!.
shat: continue longer than ninety days. Wltlout
tna corcurre!ca OF thrce-fiths of the members
elected to each Il use; in which Case the session
! may be extended ior further period, nc OK
cerding thirty days Neither house during the
session If the General Assembly shall, without
! the consent OF the other, adjourn Tor more than
three days, to any other place than that IN
whvh the two hou. es shall: be sitting ma
| i0rity o. the members elected to each hou3e shall
| constitute quorum to do business ; but small
! or number may % iourn from day to day, ard
shail nsve power to cou pei the attendance o!
! a0ssDt members iE such manner and under such
! penalty MS cacu house may prescribe
| I s The mem bers of the General Assembly
! sh iii receive for their service; salary, to be
sscertanei by lgw, and paid out Of the public
Treasury but no act increasing 6ucn salary SNAIL
take effect Until Alter the end o. the term Tor
| which the members Of the House OF Delegates
voting thereon we're elected md no Senator OF
De eg ate during he term for which he shall
| have bnen elected shall be appointed to .ny
! civil Office Of profit under the Common ~asttn,
which hss been created, or the emolun epts OF
! which have been increased during sucn term,
exc.p' fiji ,es flied by election by the people.
Add The following sections at the
emit Of the article.
: 25 The Legislature shall have power to pro.
vide for the government of cities end towns, and
| to establish such courts therein as m,y be
| cesssry for the administration Of justice
| z23 The Genera, Asscinb y sha!! have DOW
| er, by two third vote, TO remote disabilities
| incu red under clause third, section one, art;c
third Of lhis constitution, With reference to du.
cling
SCHEDULE
! 3 Atsuch election sch Of said voters who shall
! approve said amenGm ants, shall, on the ballot
! which be uses to vote ut said election have
| written or printed, the words "For the Amend
merts to tbs Cor s,tulion - and e:ch of sad
| voters who shall be opposed to said amendments
shall. on the ballot winch ne uses to vote AT ssid
election, have written printed the words
| "a galn:t the Amend ents to the COLst utlun."
| That imnediate = after closing the poll,
the said eff ers shall count the ballots dep :ltcC
at said election for and against said proposed
amendments and Shall make return thereof, ri
/ the time and in the manner pr0vl el by law, Is
in the OF otner elections; snd it shall BE- Inc
| duty Of the clerks aid commissioners III election
! Of each county respectively 10 max" out, Certify
and forward abstract If the votes cast for and
against said proposed amendments, Ill the II az
! ner now prescribed by lsw in relation to votes
! in general election.
TRIAL OF HARVEY BLAKE Harvey b ak,
who Vas blvug sap. L.ah, sheriff Of
| hi. county. uader a rcquisi 10 from th Gov
ernor OF Virginia upon tn@ Governor OF Mary.
| !aud, FROM HagerStown and indicted by the
grand jury OF the Circuit Court here las week
| Tor tn murder Of Bca Levi Ia coIorcd Ia N on
the Sd OF September. 1870, was put upon his
trial on Tuesday in Judge Turner'S Court, ami
on "Wednesday morning the Jury returned
verdict of guilty of ulurd.r In the sGcIpj de