The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-15

'heir successors. shalt remain In Office. I'M.
I'll other wise provided 10y law.
All other state. county and iistr;c,
"iuoers, and their SUCCESSORS. who ma,
Ice IN office at the tune this Constitution
goes INTO effect. except the Auditor q.
iuhhc Accounts. the Second Anditor
the Register of the Land Onicc. the Su
Per'ntendent of Public Printing. the tom.
missioner of Labor and Industrial SIN
tistics. Railroad Commission. notories
public. the Adjutant General. the Super.
intendcnt and the SURGEON Of the monitor,
'iarN' the manager and the surgeon of
theState prison farm. the
"f the several States hospitals and tb,.
school supeintendents for counties and
cities. and school trustees. shall upless
their respective offices be aholisbrd ar
unless otherwise provided by this Con
stitution or schedule. hold their r,.st.4 -
tive Offices. discharge the respective du.
ties, and exercise the respective, po,vers
thereof. until January first. 1901 Tho
terms of the present incumhcnts in ia.
Offices of Auditor of Public Accounts.
Second Auditor. Register of the Land of.
lice. superintendent of Public PRINTING
and commissioners of Labor aud Indus
trial Statistics
The terms of the state BOARD of Ednca.
ton the state Corporation Commission
and the BOARD of Agriculture and In,ni
grafton. the directors of public institu-
tlons and prisons and of each State ho..
pital. and the commissioner of STATE hos.
pitfalls, To be first elected or appointed mn
der this Constitution. shau he,.in an
March l. 1903 The boarl nf my ,f a..
above named departments and instit,
uons. respectively. rs now constituted
shall continue. until the boards created
under this Constitution for such denort
ments' respectively. are duly organized
And the terms of the members of IA.
Board OF Fisheries are continued until
March the LIST. l9O6-
Charters of incorporation may. until
the first day of April. 1909. hc granted
10y the courts of the State. in nccordonr,
with the laws in force when this Cousti
tuition goes into effect. unless the General
Assembly shall sooner provide for IN,
creation of corporations a. reouirrJ hv
this Constitution.
Inc terms of all officers elected bv the
qualified voters of city. and their suc.
cessors IN office. at the tim, this Consti.
tuition goes into effect. eNcrpt Navors
'ity Councils and clerks of city courts
are continued until January /. laOG. and
their successors shall De elected on tb.
tuesday after the first Monday in No.
Vember, 1905. The terms of AN city OH
GERS, not so elected shall expire as nro-
vided III the charters Of the several cities
as may he provided 10y law.
The terms of the trustees. or visitors
oil the State educational institutions and
o. the honorary appointments made nv
the Governor, are continued until other.
wise provided 10y law.
The terms of the Mayors and members
OF the City Councils OF the several cities
shall expire on the first day of January
i'oi, and their SUCCESSORS shall De- elo,
ted on the Tuesday after the first Mon
day IN November. 1903: the memh.r.
the several City Councils 10 b.. elected g..
such terms as may be provided bv law
The General Assembly elected an tho
hrst Tuesday in November. 1901 sbou
oe vested with all the powers rbor.,.1
with all the duties and subject to all the
limitations prescribed by this Constitr.
ton IN reference to the General Ass.p,lJ,
except a. To the limitation upon the ~
Rod oi it's session and rs To the ti,no -,
which any OF its acts shall take effect
but theineligibility Of the members tberc.
OF to be elected To- any other offire d,r
ing their terms rs members of the Gen
eral Assembly shall be- such a. il imuo.ei
by this Constitution. The said c.o..aI
Assembly shall not have power to elect
Judges for any of the courts proviaen nv
this Constitution.
\ session Of the present General Asse,o.
bly, shall be held, beginning on rho soc
bud Wednesday in November. 1902 IN
enact such laws as may be deemed Dron.
er, including those necessary to mt this
Constitution into complete operotion. 70
confirm those officers whose apnoint
ments are made by this Constitution
subject TO confirmation by the General
Assembly or either house thereof and r.
transact other proper business: and sucb
session shall continue so long as may he
necessary. The members shall reca;vo
Tor their services four dollars der do.
Including Sundays, and shall receive tb,
mileage provided 10y law, and the Sneaker
OF the House of Delegates and the Presi.
dent OF the Senate shall each receive
seven dollars per day, including SUNDAYS
while the General Assembly is octnauv
in session, and the other officers shajI 80
,eive the compensation prescribed Inv
law, subject TO the provisions Of tb;,
Constitution. Provision NAV be made
Tor mileage and compensation M SAID
rate OF four dollars per day of members
.. legislative committees. which nav -.