The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-29
IoINr RESOLUTION

pYpposing amendments % sections and u article
7ofhs Constitution Of Virginia, and prondtng
for publishing said amendment and certifying he
same to the nert General Assembly.
lAyprovei March g. 1881
l. RESOLVED b. the senate sni House, Of Delegates 70
majority Of the members elected % each houso agreeing
thsreto That the following amendment 50 The Constitution
Of Virginia BE- Aaa is hereby proposed and Is hereby re-
f.rrea % n. Gensr. Assembly 70 b chosen At th. nsGt
general election Of senator's sod members u the House 81
DssgAes for lie eoncurrsnce In Conformity with the pro-
visions u section Of article twelve Of sat Censtuion
Strike out from the Constitution Of virginia sections
and two Of article sevsn which are in TIE following
81. There shall se elected BY the qualified voters q
the coanty one sheriff one attorney for the commonwealth
(who shall also be the conmonNea attorney ior e err
cult eousj one county clerk who shall also be the clerk
Of the circuit court exert that In counuss containing If
.esn thousand inhabitants there may be sspafAe eerA
Tor the circuit COURT, ons county nshsur-r snd 80 mAny
commissioner 0f the uaJ BE- PROVIDED ~ law
aud there shall Z. Appointed the Ike manner % be pro-
ydsd BY law one suleristsndsni o. the poor ana oas
county surveyor snd there ths slso Be Appointed IN The
provided ior 10 sfts ssh one suInnteheent o.
schools All rsgul eleci9ss ior county oMetf shaI %
held the fourth Thurstsy 10 May snd al ofeeis
elected Or appointed uhtsr hi, provision shs enter upoa
the dutss their Offices the nrsl day Of July nsxt
cssing their election. ani ihal hold thsr rssIs'.Ys
hr th, q four ysars except that county And
circuit court CLERKS shall holA otice iorsix yesrs,
40 Each county Of the state ;hAil Be divided into 80
many eompactly located magst.ral districts as may ne
deemed neessary not less thar three provided. that ,er
these have hren formed 40 additional dstrets s9al -
made containing less thsn thirty square miles kach mag,
i.tertsi tis,rios sh.h b known as-----Eaast'sf'A
Ia each district there shall be elected one supervisor,
three Justices Of tho peace ore constable, and one
ofths poor VIC shs hod their respective Offices Or The
term n tro years, An rrEuar elections for msFistefal
d.s,i fr.- -. 49, 49, ~ the fourth Thursday Ia
May. al ofeef elected shall enter 1p9n We auss
Of their respective ,he fret Dag Of July n'1' sue
NJ .aperyori u the district, shs constitute TIE
board Of supervisors for that county, whose du u sla es
% audit tho = the csuag, examine me eSoAs
the c0mmsoneu ofthe revenue Tesglse ana gu..7 ~
valuation Of prop.rv hx ne e9nnty lelss " t.s
year aad psriorm any other duties required OF tnsm
And insert in lieu thsrsofth following;
There shall be elected By the dna.ihed voters %
Che eoqaty oas sheFla one at'eaey tor me
ho sh, also be commoaEsalihs storsey Tor the cIc9t
COURT. county clerk Nho shall sso BE- ihe csrk o. tne
circuit court, EXCEPT that In counties containing h.th
thousand izhahsns there NAY Be separate eerAor tns
ereuh c1urt county uetsurer, aud - nsnJ e'Ahs
soners Of tho revenue s. mH b provided as, snS
BY Law supenspi Of tie poor and ons county sur
vsyor and there shall also 3 aPTonted IN ne nsaHst
provided for in article eight orc sopen1tens'ns Oh
schools ,,
the Tuesday succeeding tho fst Monday IN NOVEMBER
and all officers selected Or aIpcintet under this provision
shall Bron the duties Of their ofces on the nrt a,y
q January succeeding their election and shall hola
their respective oess for The term Of four ysar stesp.
that county and circuit eocri clerks shall hold once ior
hH years, ,,,-,,.
many compacty located mafs,enal districts as may b
deemed Necessary not tnah THREE provided tht M'er
these have been formed additional Districts shall 10
made containing less than thirty square miles Zach mag
is,srlsl district shall be kBoFn as----Inagiseyi.l
district of----county In each dstnct there shan
be elected supervisor three justices Of the peace on.
constable, aud ortrsesr Of the poor Who shan hold
hsr respective Offices for the term Of two years; Al
rgul,r elections Tor Ministerial district ossrs shsil take
place the Tuesday succeeding the hrt Monday IN No
Tember aud all officers elected shall enter rpon the du
ties q their respective oces the first day CT Janusy
succeeding their election The supervisors Of ns dis
rc,s shall constitute the board u supervisors for that
eousy whose duty tshsl 30 % audit tie accounts Of the
county exsmine the books Of the commissioners OF the
revenue regulate and e4uae the valuation OF property,
FIX the county evs for the ensuing year. and perform any
other duties required of them BY Law.
! REsoLrEo Ths, the clerk Of tbs ssnsis or the
clerk Of the house OF Delegates n vacancy happen ia
both II the said oess the prssdns oeer Of either house
Of the General Assembly be auherfed aud required %
this proposed smeadmsnt aud sss resolutions % DO
published in nsvspaper published In eaoh ofthe cities
Of the Commonwealth having more than ten thousand In.
habiann week for three consecutive months pre-
the Of choosing the members Of thu General
Assembly a. the next general election OF ssnsiors Aad
members u the House u Delegates
g. RESOLVED, That tie clerk Of the senate and the
clerk Of the House Of besEatss be required TO transmit
tbs General Assembly ts chosen az the next general
election Of senator's and members Of the House Of Delegates
certified copy Of said proposed smerimsnls and these
resouti0ns together with ua certitcstes Of publication
BY tho publishers Of newspapers Ia which the said amend
meat shall have been ru5iithed.