The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11

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SCHEDULE FOR THE
| new CONSTITUTION
Continued from Thirteenth Page)
The terms Of the Judges Of the city courts.
as preserved by this Constitution. of the
cities Of Alexandria. Charlottesville. Dan
vile, Fredericksburg, LynchburS, Peters
burg Norfolk Richmond. Staunton, Man
chester, Roanoke. Winchester, and
Newport News, shall continue I'M
til the the first day Of Februa-
ry, 1907; and the tert11s Of the judges
of the city courts, as preserved by this
Constitution, of the cities Of Bristol, Rad
ford and Buena VISTA shall continue I'M
til the first day Of February. 1904. unless
the said courts shall be sooner abolished.
COUNTY AND CIRCUIT CLERKS.
9. The terms of the clerks of the coun-
ty and circuit courts now in Office or
their successors, shall continue until the
| first day of February, 1868; and there
| upon, the several clerks of the county
courts in those counties In which such
clerks are now eX-ofticio clerks Of the
circuit courts Of said counties, shall! be
and become the clerks of their respective
counties, and as such, the CLERKS OF the
circuit courts created therefor by this
Constitution, and shall hold office as such
| until the first day Of January. 1905. I'M
less sooner removed. and their successors
shall be elected on Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1905 In the coun-
ties in which there are now separate
clerks for the county and circuit courts
(of such counties), there shall be elected
on Tuesday after the first Monday in
! November, 1903. county clerks for the
several circuit courts OF such counties
| created by this Constitution. The terms
| Of the clerks now in Office. or their sue
| cessors. OF the several city courts pre-
served by this Constitution. shall continue
until the first day Of January, 1907; and
| their successors shall be elected on Tues
day after the first Monday In November,
| 1905; but If any OF such city courts shall
| be sooner abolished, as provided by this
| Constitution or by law, then the term OF
! the clerk of any such court shall there
! upon determine.
10. The first election of the governor
| and of all officers required by this Con-
! stitution to be chosen by the qualified
| voters of the State at large. shall be held
| in November, 1905, and their terms of Of
| fee shall begin on the FIRST day Of FEB
ruary following their election. The pres
| ent incumbents of said offices. or their
| successors, shall continue In Office until
| the last named day.
II. Tho first election Of members OF the
| House of Delegates, and Of all county and
| district officers. to be elected by the peo-
| pie under this Constitution, except as
| 5oI IN Sch
! be held upon Tuesday after the first Mon
! day in November in the year nineteen
| hundred and three; and the terms of Of
| flee Of the several officers elected at that
| or any subsequent election shall begin
| on the first Of January, next after their
| election, except as otherwise provided IN
this Constitution or in this schedule. And
/ the terms Of the Office of the sheriff, Com
! monwealth's attorney. treasurer, COM
nissioners of the revenue, superinten
| dents of the poor, supervisors of the seVe-
| raj counties, justices OF the peace, and
| overseers of the poor, and Of any incu1a-
| bent of any other county Office nos abol-
| ished by this Constitution nor herein spe-
officially mentioned, now in office, or their
! successors, are continued until January j.
| 1904.
TERMS EXTENDED.
| The terms of the present members OF
| the House Of Delegates and the terr6s of
| the Senators now in Office, or iii. case Of
| vacancies therein) their successors, rep
| resenting the senatorial districts bearir;,
| even numbers, are extended until the sec
| ond Monday in January, 1904; and the
terms of the Senator's now In office, Or
| Qn case of vacancies therein) their suc-
| cessors. representing the senatorial dis
| tricts bearing odd numbers. are extended
until the second Wednesday, in January,
1906.
In the atorial districts bearing even
numbers there shall be elected, on Tues
| day after the first Monday in November,
| 1905, for a term of two years, to begin
on the second Wednesday in January sue
| ceeding their election as members of the
Senate to represent such districts: and on
/ the Tuesday after the first Monday in
November 1905. there shall be elected. for
the term of four years, to begin on the
second Wednesday in January succeeding
/ their election q Senator from each sena-
! torial district in the State
f | IL. All other State, county and district
l officers, and their successors, who may be
! in office at the time this Constitution goes
into effect. except the Auditor OF Public
| Accounts, the Second Auditor, the Regis
ter of the Land Office, the Superintendent
/ OF Public Printing, the Commissioner OF
/ Labor and Industrial Statistics, Railroad
! Commission. notaries public. the AdJu-
tant-General. the superintendent and the
/ surgeon of the penitentiary. the MANAGER
! and the surgeon of the State prison farm,
the superintendent of the several State
| hospitals. and the school superintendent
for counties and cities, and school trus-
tees. shall, unless their respective offices
be abolished. or unless otherwise provided
l by this Constitution or schedule. hold
their respective Offices, discharge the re-
spective duties. and exercise the respec-
tive powers thereof. until January first.
! nineteen hundred and four. The terms of
| the present incumbents in the Offices of
]. Auditor Of Public Accounts. Second Audi
tor. Register Of the Land Office, Superin-
/ tendent Of Public Printing, and Commits
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