Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-01
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
Office Clerk of House of Delegates.


1856 Of the Constitution approved February
JOINT RESOLUTION amendment of section
Constitution Of esa dPa @ session Of the general assemble
and ng f R senate and house delegates "a majority of the
members elected agreeing theeO that the
the Constitution Virginia be and hereby
hereby referred to the general assembly us % regular
the next general election of members Of the house OF
@ oT d Opysix Of said Constitution namely strike
Constitution which is in the following
Sec no. There by qualified of each county
county shall be elected for more than two
sheriff one attorney Commonwealth clerk who
four years assembly commissioners of the
% ior eaf b law Int should such commissioners Of the
be chosen by election by the people then they snail be ne' % "
appointed for each county in such manner as may be
insert thereof the following o,.-. o. ..n county
county treasurer one sheriff one C g There shall
county the number duties and eOmpen
There a be appointed such a may
superintendent Of the poor and one county sur
yeyor.
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing sections 119 and 2O
old article Of the and osrg the sane to- o next general
and house Of 1S a Eat oo Ca msSy Si s
of Virginia be- and the same are HEREBY O d
Of the Of dese for its n
provisions of section one hundred and n "
t ont from the Constitution virginia hundred and
nineteen and one hundred and twenty words
Section 1s In every city so long as f % of four Years by
qualified such city attorney for the me 1--WE weV
IN
Years. in manner to be provided by commissioner Of revenue
people he shall be ineligible for reeuon ~ ~ ~
io d next 100 m eVer city there shall voters
thereof city of four years but he shall not be
eligible for consecutive act a. deputy Tor ms
immediate successor sergeant for term four Years whose
d duties sbb be- Re't eh Executive Sy aT omce
town officers whose eo d t electors Of such cities and towns
of thereof appOne' by such authorizes tne " W
The mayor shall see of the various city oeFs mem
and for such city, faithfully He shall have power to in
Aces and and their suodnates on oatn me
criminal proceedings ne a g dOsreU and remove
m the general assembly Office neglect duty to be
pe ad tine Gq Reasonable notice to the
9ppQun b defence From such oi5er Of suspension removal the
@ spendd or removed shall have appeal the
city fer 80 % there be- no such court to the
such city shall be heard de nOyS by the Judge
duties which may imposed him by general laws
Section every city, it has a CORPORATION a court or
qualified such city, attorney for the % % a Te9
In every shall be elected for term Of four years IN a
a nd"G Compensation prescribed BY law ,oo, o
section there shall be elected by the qualified voters
Of four years One sergeant and
term 0i iOI y u years who shall be the
Of such f S nd co S~f shall be elected by
such of division thereof or appointed " u
The the duties Of the various city officers aG mem m
and for such city faithfully performed He shall have power to IN
documents in their oces
and NAV examine subordnates oath The evidence
against them In any
nal proceedings suspend such o anu
departments and TO remove
members of said departments when
Office neglect or 10
niaed In the order of such removal snail
complained ana an
by counsel and 10 pre-
sent testimony suspension removal
@ t cer so suspended or removed appeal right
such court the circuit court
shall be heard the
thereof whose final He shall have all the oth
which be conferred and imposed upon him by gen
laws =
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing amendment to section A. article
4 of the Constitution Of Virginia
oncurring
Inv Of the members hereo That tina
following amendment Virginia be- and the same
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