Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-31
AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION.
To Be Voted Upon by the People Next
November.

tions l and of article 7 of the Con
stitution of Virginia will be submitted
to the people of Virginia at the No
vember election:
1. Resolved by the Senate and House
of Delegates Ia majority of the mem
bers elected to each house agreeing
thereto), That the following amend
ment to the Constitution of Virginia
be, and is hereby, proposed and is
hereby referred to the General Assem-
| bly, to be chosen at the next general
election of Senators and members OF
the House of Delegates for its concur
renee, in conformity with the provi-
sions of section one of article twelve
of said Constitution, viz:
Strike out from the Constitution of
Virginia sections one and two of arti-
Gle seven, which are in the following
words:
Sec. l. There shall be elected by the
qualified voters of the county one
sheriff, one attorney for the Common
wealth (who shall also be the Com
monwealth's attorney for the circuit
court one county clerk (who shall
also be the clerk of the circuit court,
except that in counties containing fif-
teen Thousand inhabitants there may
be a separate clerk for the circuit
court, one county treasurer, and so
many commissioners of the revenue as
may be provided by law; and there
shall be appointed in the like manner,
to be provided by law, one superin-
tendent of the poor and one county
surveyor; and there shall also be APP
pointed in the manner provided for in
article eight, one superintendent OF
schools. All regular elections for
county officers shall be held on the
fourth Thursday in May; and all Of
ficers elected or appointed under this
provision shall enter upon the duties
of their offices on the first day of July
next succeeding their election, and
shall hold their respective offices for
the term of four years, except that
county and circuit court clerks shall
hold Office for six yerrs.
Sec. l. Each county of the State
shall be divided into so many compact
ly located magisterial districts as may
be deemed necessary, not less than
three; provided, that after these have
been formed no additional districts
shall be made containing less than
thirty square miles, Each magisterial
district shall be known as - mag
isterial district of -- county.
In each district there shall be elect
ed one supervisor, three JUSTICES OF
the peace, one constable. and one over
seer of the poor, who shall hold their
respective Offices for the term of two
years. ALI regular elections for mag
isterial district officers shall take place
on the fourth Thursday in May, and
ali officers so elected enter upon the
duties of their respective Offices on the
first day of July next succeeding their
election.
The supervisors of the district shall
constitute the board of supervisors for
that county, whose duty it shall be to
audit the accounts of the county, ex-
anime the books of the commissioners
of the revenue, regulate and equallze
the valuation of property, fix the coun-
| ty levies for the ensuing year and per-
form any other duties required of them
by law.
And insert in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing:
Sec 1. There shall be elected by the
luualifed voters of the county one sher-
| if, one attorney for the Commonwealth
(who shall also be Commonwealth e
attorney for the circuit COURT, one
county clerk (who shall also be the
clerk of the circuit court, except that
in counties containing $4,000 iuhabi
tants there may be a separate CLERK
for the circuit COURT, one county
treasurer, ind so many commissioners
OF the revenue as may be provided by
law; and there shall be appointed in
like manner, to be provided by law
one superintendent of the poor ant
one county surveyor; and there shal
also be appointed in the same manne
lprovided for in article eight, one su
perintendent of schools.
All regular elections for county Off
GERS shall be held on the Tuesday sue
lceeding the first Monday in Novem
ber, and all officers elected or appoint
ed under this provision shall ente
upon the duties of their offices on th
first day of January next succeedln
their election, and shall hold their II
spective offices for the term of year,
Except that county and circuit coul
lclerks shall hold Office for years.
Sec 2. Each county of the Stat
shall be divided into so many compac
ly located magisterial districts as ma
be deemed necessary, not less than
provided, that after these have bee
Horned, no additional districts sha
Ibe made containing less than thirt
Isauare miles. Each magisterial di
Itrict shall be known as - magistel
lal district of - county. In each di
trict there shall be elected one supe
Ivior, three justices OF the peace, or
constable, and one overseerer of tt
poor, who shall hold their respecti'
Offices for the term of two years. A
regular elections for magisterial di
trict officers shall take place on t.
Tuesday succeeding the first Mond
= lin November, and all officers so elet
" ed shall enter upon the duties of the
RESPECTIVE offices on the first day
January next succeeding their cleo io
The supervisors of the districts sh
constitute the board of supervisors