The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-08

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hsret0j That the following amendment The toasunnon
Of virginia BE- and l. hereby proposed ana Is hsf.ly re-
general election Of seBsr aai members ~ The House 81
Delegates for is concurrence n conformity With me pro-
visions Of section one q article twelve Of d Consluon'
strike out from the Constitution or virginia sections
and Two Of article seven, which are Do ne '9Nns
, l. There shall be elected ~ tle qlslfsd yotss Of
the counY shsrf enc attorney ior ile comprehension
" DO shall also be the commonwealth attorney Tor me c
court county clerk (who shall also be the csS
Of the circuit court except that no counties contalus
teen thousand inhabitants there may be sepaiate ess
for the circuit c0lrt county treasurer sud 90 mans
commissioners OF the revenue maY be- provided - Jaw
and shall be appointed IN che Ike maausr % Pc pro-
yiied by law on. sguerintendeut OF POOR aud
county surveyor sad there shall also be- Appointed n ne
held on the fourth THURSDAY ia May aod AT oucef
elected or app9inisd under ihs lof'len su-ii sn..
the duties % ther onoes on the hrt aaf OF du! LN
cseiing their elscti0a, AMI shall hoii Their resiriI
cfcss for the term Of four }sa except ta. e.4a3 AD4
circuit court srks shsll hold ofis TOR so years
~ Zach county Of the state shall 1c divided lntl az
many compaey located magstersl districts as may =
deemed necessary NOT less than three provided that at
thee have teen formed NJ additional dstrgts shah Re
made containing less than thirty square miles Eafh mag
steral district shall Re known as-------taatii'sfN
In each district there shall b elected one supervisor.
three Justices Of re peace, one consiali ana one ~
term Of two years Al regular elections ior al,ieI-l
district officers shall take place On ths 'urth llalla n
N"a
Of their respective ohees 90 the nrs day Of July next sue
ne .arsT.or. Of the districts shall cousdiu, tie
hoard Of supervisors for that colnty Nlo,s dut '--
% audit The accounts " the county, examine the h't
the commissioners Of me revenue regulate aea $3.50
valuation OF property hN ne county lefra tIs IS
year aud perform auy othef duties required 81 i-sm
And in,er. in lieu thereof the follopiug:
There shall be elected BY the qia.inel fo..is o.
the unity one sheriff. attorney ior the common
(sho shall also he commonwealth fitornef Tor the ct
O. a
circuit court. except that la counties coutani l.a
Eo1sand inhaoitants there may be serarAl- ele.A
c.rcnn court) county treasurer and 80 many en
toners Of tho revenue as may be provided oy law an
there shall be appointed n Ike m,nuer 90 De PROVIDES
ytyer and there shaI also be- sproiniei che manner
provided for In articis eight on' sulennell'I' ''
Al regular elections for county officers shall he hst
the Tuesday succeeding tho hrst Monday in Noffli
and all officers elected OF appointed Hnasr tls
shall enter upon the duties u their ohess on ne ia
Of January next succeeding ther election, and shA n,l
their respective Offices for the term OF four years exc
that county aud circuit court CLERKS shan hoi Once i'
Each county Of the state shall be divided into %
mauv comuacly located nagstanal districts may -
deemed Necessary not less tlah three PROVIDED tat ~
these have been formed, additional dsuets slal -
made containing s than thirty square miles. L,e. a.
district of-----couaty In each district there shah
be elected supervisor three justices o. &c Ie's olf
constable and one OF The poor Who shai ho
their respective Offices for he term of tNo years Al
regulsr elections f0r magseria district oefs sAai axe
veber snf an officers 50 elected shall enter the di-
ties q their respective oces on the FIRST day OF Januy
succeeding their election The supervisors q l7
trcts shall constitute the board q supervisors Tor nAI
county whose duty DC shall DO o. audit the accounts OF
county examine the ro1ks Of tho commissioners or ne
revenue regulate aud elnalte the valuation OF oiely,
fx the county eyes for the ensuing year. and perform any
other dut es required % them by law. .,
2 RESOLVED. That the CLERK Of TIE senate ~ -
clerk Of the House Of De erates vacancy hairh a
both OF the SAID uces the presiding officer ot either hs
OF the General Assembly, be althlfitea s-a let-.t.
anss ths r,rosed Amendment and these resolutions O. 10
published In one newspaper published 10 el-h Oh t'
on the Commonwealth having more than ten lli,t--
habitauts once week for three consecutive hll. -.
yi0us % the tine Of choosing the members ~ to
Assembly A. tie next general election OF senator's Ana
members Of the House Of Delegates. s.. an A Cd.
clerk Of the House Of Delegates be required @ .aa
% tbs General Assembly, O. Be el..in ~ Ut p, ~ lte.
election Of senators aud members Of tle use OF
a certified coy q SAID proposed ailell -sus 49,,
res0iutons together with ths eertuee a. .-rt
b. the publishers Of rcHsnaftis ~ h|'-- ~ $500
ueut shall have been published