Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-04-09


voting for and against entered on the
journal.
Sec. Is The Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, jndges, and all others offend
ing against the State by maladministrs-
ton, corruption, neglect of duty, or
other high crime or misjemeanor, shall
be impeachable by the House of Dele
gates, and be prosecuted before the SEN
ate. which shall have the sole power 10
try impeachment. When sitting for that
purpose, they shall be on oath or affir-
matiOu, and no person shall be convicted
without the concurrence of two-thirds
OF the members present judgement in
case of impeachment shall not extend
further than to removal from office and
disqualification to hold and enioy anv
Office of honor, trust, or profit under the
Commonwealth; but the party convicted
shall nevertheless be subject To il dict
ment, trial, judgement, and punishment
according TO law. The Senate NAV sit
during the recess of the General Assem-.
bly, for Che trial of impeachment.
Sec. 10. The whole number Of mem
bers 10 which the State may at anv time
be entitled in the House of Representa-
tives Of the United States shall be ap-
pOrtioned by the General Assembly. as
nearly as may be. amongst the several
counties, cities, and towns of the State
according to their population
In the apportionment, the State shall
be divided into districts corresponding
in number with the representatives to
whi' it may be entitled in the House of
Representatives of the Congress of the
United States, which shall be formed,
/ respectively, of contiguous counties.
cities, and towns; be compacts, and in
clude, as nearly as may be, an equal
number Of population.
Sec. Il. The manner of conducting
and making returns of election. of
determining contested elections, and of
hlling vacancies in Office. in cases not
specially provided for by this Constitu-
tion. shall be prescribed by law. and the
General Assembly may declare the cases
in which any office shall be deemed
vacant where no provision is made for
that purpose in this Constitution.
! Sec. Is.
Sec. 19 The General Assembly shall
have the power, by two-thirds vote. to
remove disabilities incurred under clause
third, section one, article third, of this
constitution, with reference TO duelling.
Sec. 20. The privilege of the writ of
habeas corpus shall not be suspended
unless when in cases Of invasion or re-
bellion, the public safety may require it,
! The General Assembly shall not pass any
bill of attainder, or any ex post facto
law, or any law impairing the obligation
of contracts, or any law abridging the
freedom of speech or OF the press. Ii
shall not enact any law whereby private
property shall be taken or damaged for
public uses, without Just compensation
No man shall be compelled 10 frequent
or support any religious worship. place,
or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be
enforced, restrained, molesfed, or
burthened in his body or goods, nor
shall otherwise suffer on account of his
religious opinions or belief, but all men
shall be free to profess, and by argument
TO maintain. their opinion in matters of
religion, and the same shall in no wise
diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil
capacities. And the General Assembly
shall not prescribe any religious test
whatever, or confer any peculiar privi-
leges or advantages on any sect or de
domination, or pass any law requiring
ar authorizing any religious society, or
the people of any district within this
| Commonwealth, 10 levy on themselves
or Others any tax for the erection or
repair of any house of public worship,
or for the support of any church or
ministry, but il shall be left free to every
person to select his religious instructor,
and to make for his support such private
contract as he shall please.
Sec. 81. The General Assembly shall
not grant charter of incorporation to
any church or religious denomination
but may secure the title TO church prop
erty to an extent to be limited by law.
Sec. %. No lottery shall hereafter be
authorized by law; and the buying, sell
ing, or transferring of tickets or chances
in any lottery shall be prohibited.
Sec. %. Nonew county shall be formed
with an area of less than six hundred
square miles; nor snail the county or
counties from which it is formed be
reduced below that area; nor shall any
county having a population less than ten
thousand be deprived of more than one
fifth of such population; nor shall a
county having a larger population be
reduced below eight thousand. But any
county, the length of which is three
times its mean breadth, or which exceeds
fifty miles in length, may be divided at
the discretion of the General Assembly.
Sec. "a. Tie General Assembly shall
confer on the courts power TO grant
divorces, change the names of persons,
and direct the sale of estates belonging
to infants and other persons under legal
| disabilities, but shall not. bv snecisl