The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-24

l. RzsoLvrDby the senate and H0ussof Delegates 70
majority Of the members elected 70 each house agreeing
therstol. That tie following amendment ot1e C9nsatuIoa
fersd 70 the General Assembly 70 be chosen At ths next
general election Of senators and members o. ne HOUSE OF
DELEGATES for its concurrence, iH conformity With the pro-
soft section one ofarticle twelve Of said Con'utuuoa'
strike out from the Cons,i.u.ion Of Virginia sections
one .nd two Of article seven, which are IN ne following
H. There shall Be elected BY the qualified voter. q
the countv one shenf. one attorney for the conmonNeahh
feho shall also b. the commonwealth attorney iot the ol,-
cult COURT, oue county clerk tnho SHAH $50 Pc lhs 80
Of the circuit court. except that ID counties ~eontiinlng ne
teen thousand inhabitants there may be a separate cIetL
fr the circuit COURT, one county treasurer snd 80 macy
commissioner ~ the rcssuge as Us . ~ li w.,
and there shall be appointed 10 the IKE nanpef 70 p..
vdei BY law. one sursuutendent Of the POOR ana oas
county SURVEYOR and there shall a'o be arpoiu!ea p ING
manner provided f1r in article eight one -
schools. All regular elections for county oncers snsl %
held % che fourth THURSDAY IN Nay .nd al omess
elected or appointed under this provision shhl eutef up2A
the dltiss of their ofces on the fut day Of July next sue
sasiins their election, and shall held their resIeeuvs
circuit court clerks shall hold Office for s1 years,
a. Each county Of the state shall be diuiea lnto ~
many ~elmractly located magstsrA districts a., may 70
deemed necessary. not less thau three. provided, ina aI-t
these have teen formed no additional districts teal -
made containing lees than thirty square miles. Zach mag,
isteriA district shall be known
In s,eh district there shsi Re elected ono supervisor.
t.reo justices % tie peace, one constaols ahl ons ~
term Of two years. All regular elections ior maslsienal
district omcers shall take place On the fourth lhersaaJ ln
Har. and 90 ohceu % elected shall enter up9n ne eutti
ofthsir respective orhees on the hrs. day Of July ne1s sue
me- ,"persi.or. Of n. districts shall constitute. the
board % supervisors ior that county, whose dnY WsnsA es
T. audit ts .cc0uuts u the eounty, examine che oooks o.
tie commissioner ofths rsyeaus, regulate .5a s4ua..s -
valuation lf property, tx The county leYifs ior ne easuias
year. aud perform say other duties required 81 tAsmpy
NV And inert in lien thereof he following;
~. There shall be elected By the quained voters or
The county one sheria, one attorney Tor the commonrea..
tahoshah also be commonseaithe tlNttst lt ts y ~.
COURT, one county clerk (Nho shall slso De- me eIsrA 2 ts
circuit court. except hat ia counties confusing hteta
thousand inhabitants there may ts a~separtie eleiAl. ~
circuits conrtl one county treasurer, ana % many commls,
s8aers of ths revenue - may be provided BY law ead
there shall he arru.uted iu = Ike mauuel 70 be p1oslue-
b. lar. one flrfrinteudent Of the poor and ono county sur
yegor And fhtrs shall also be a1foiAted In the manner
provided for in article eight one teleH1'aasA' ''
An regular elections Nr county officer, shall be held
on the Tuesday succeeding che hut Monday IN Norsmee.,
ed an officers elected or aro.nted under tns 100,
~ January next succeeding their election, and shan hold
their respective Offices for the term Of four years, eteepI
tlat county and circuit court CLERKS shtl h'ia once "s
n Each county Of the Stste shall b divided into 50
mary clmracly located magsieuAl diiineis IS may 70
deemed necessary, notices thah ihfrei Frg'luel. 't. ~
these have teen formed, no additional ai'tilels sIal p
inside obtaining ICES than thirty square miles haen mag
e.-des o~f-couaty. In each district, there shall
b. elected one supervisor three justices Of ne peace, one
constable, and oue oyegsesr Of the poor, who shan hold
rssulsr elections for m,gstsrial district officers shall take
place on tie Tuesday succeeding the trst Monday m no
vemter. and an officers 90 elected shall enter upon TIE du-
ties o. their respective ofhcss on the tr't say Of 5sapsy
nsKt succeeding their election. The supervisors ofthe as.
tricts shall constitute tie board Of supervisors for that
county, whose duty 10 shall bs T. aadit ne accounts o. "
couutr. examine the toaks Of the oommissiQners OF ths
revenue. REGULATE and equaiits the valuation or property,
m the county leyies f0rthe ensuing year, and perform any
other duties required Of them by law.
2 Rrs0LvED. That the clerk Of tie sentts or tha
clerk Of the House Of Delegates, OF, 81 a vacancy h~spienia
both Of che said Offices. the presiding omeer Of either mouse
Of The General Assembly, he authorized and required 70
cause this proposed amendment and these resolutions tote
published 10 one Newspaper Fublshel IA etel oltDs eitles
Of the Commonwealth having more than Ten lhousaha lu-
laIifaats. once a week for three consecutive months pre-.
yious o. the tine Of choosing the members Of tho General
Assembly a. the next general election OF senator's ana
memteus of THE House q Dslegstes.
RrrolvTD. That the clerk % the senate and the
clerk oft he House Of Delegates be required to transmit
% the General Assembly, o. he chosen a. te ne1t Renelal
ef..usn ofssnators aud msmberso Of the House Of Delegates,
g certified COPY of said proposed amendments ana ths's
resolutions, together With te eertineates OF pu0neAtloh
neat shall have been published.