Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-04-09
The Constitutional Convention.
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judgments, or prescribing the effect OF
Judicial sales of real estate.
4. Changing or locating county seats.
5. For the assessment and collection
of taxes, except as to animals which the
General Assembly may deem dangerous
10 the farming interests
6. Extending the time for the assess
ment or collection of taxes.
Z. Exempting property from taxation.
8. Remitting, releasing, postponing,
or diminishing any obligation or liability
of any person. corporation, or associa.
tion TO this State or to any political sub
division thereof.
o. Refunding money lawfully paid
into the treasury of the State or the
treasury of any political subdivision
thereof
10. Granting out of the treasury of
the State, or granting or authorizing To
be granted out of the treasury of anv
political subdivision thereof, any extra
compensation to any public office. SER
want, agent, or contractor
IL. For conducting elections or desig-
mating the places of voting.
10. Regulating labor, trade, mining or
manufacturing, or regulating the rate of
interest on money.
ID. Granting any pension or pensions.
IA. Creating, increasing, or decreas-
ing, or authorizing to be created, in
creased, or decreased the salaries, fees.
percentages, or allowances of public
officers during the term for which they
are elected or appointed
10. Declaring streams navigable. or
authorizing the construction of booms
or dams therein, or the removal Of OBJ
structiOns therefrom.
16. Affecting or regulating fencing or
the boundaries of land. or the running
at large of stock.
II. Creating private corporations. or
amending, renewing, or extending the
charters thereof.
Is. Granting TO any private corpora.
ton, association, individual any special
orexclusive right, privilege or immunity
10. Naming or changing the name Of
any private corporation or association.
20. liemitting the forfeiture of the
charter of any private corporation ex.
.cept upon the condition that such cor.
pOration shall thereafter hold its charter
subject 10 the provisions of this Consti-
tuition and the laws passed in pursuance
thereof
Sec. p. In all cases enumerated in the
last section, and i'm every other case
which, in its judgement, may be pI ovided
for by general laws, the General Assem-
bly, shall enact general laws ANY gen
eral law shall be subject TO amendment
or repeal, but the amendment or partial
repeal thereof shall not operate directly
or indirectly TO enact, and shall not have
the effect of the enactment of a special
and shall not have the effect of the en-.
actment of special, private, or local
law.
No general law shall surrender or sus-
pend the right and power of State or any
political subdivision thereof, 10 tax cor.
porations and corporate property. No
private corporation, association, or indi-
vidual shall be exempted from the opera
ton OF any general law, nor shall its
operation be suspended for the benefit
of any private corporation, association.
or individual. Any local, special. or
private law may be repealed, but any
such law existing when this Constitu-
ton becomes operative shall remain in
force until expressly repealed
Sec. 20. The General Assembly NAV.
by general laws, confer upon the boards
OF supervisors of counties, and councils
of cities and towns, such powers OF local
and special legislation, as il may from
time TO time deem expedient, not incon-
sistent with the limitations contained in
this Constitution.
Sec. %. The clerk of the House of
Delegates shall be keeper of the rolls of
the State, but shall receive no compen-
sation from the State for such services.
The General Assembly shall provide
by general law the number OF EMPLOYEES
oil the senate and House of Delegates.
and shall 10y general law nX the per diem
OF all saId employees 10 compensate
them Tor the time actually employed In
the discharge OF their respective duties.
Sec. %. The General Assembly snail
not make any appropriation of public
Iunus, OF personal property, nor OF any
real estate TO any church, or sectarian
society, association, or institution OF any
kind whatever, which is entirely or
partly, directly or indirectly, controlled
Dy any church or sectarian society; nor
shall the General Assembly make any
ike appropriation to any charitable,
industrial, or educational institution.
which IL not owned or controlled by the
state; except that the General Assem-
bly may, In its discretion, make apprOpri .
atoms 10 nOn-sectarian institutions for
the reform of youthful criminals anu
continue appropriation TO William and
Mary College for male normal school
purposes: provided, that nothing herein
contained shall prohibit the General A s.
sembiy from authorizing cities, towns,
or counties To make such appropriations
Sec. 30. The General Assembly shall.
at each regular session thereof, appoint
standing committee of the Senate
and three members of the House of Del.
egates, which said committee shall be