Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-16

Office Clerk OF House of Delegates.

Proposed amendments Virginia
sion Of the General 1905 and published in section
Constitution Virginia and providing for publishing said amendment
Resolved the senate and house Of delegates "a majority of tho
following amenmen hereby
posed and hereby referred to the general assembly at IT'S h
delegates in conformity with the provisions Of section
the Constitution section one hundred and en which in the following
Sec There bo sD elected qualified voters FRS of each sDu4 T6
consecutive terms deputy Of
sheriff asney for the Commonwealth and one county clerk who
general assembly provide commissioners of the
shall be prescribed law but should such commissioners of the revenue
be chosen election by the people then they shall be ineligible for re-
election to the Sce Io tnS fer succeeding term manner sc NAV be
law
4Pf o 1 Tse sa ba thereof erected h S" dased voters of each county
& R S 5s 3 on n Te nna
be elected by the Guaneo o OIL %n the I s nd pen
each county, such may
by law superintendent of the poor and one county sur
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing amendments 1870
Virginia providing for publishing
certifying general assembly
S % n ea Sou ana gs That he oowng
the Constitution Of virginia De- ana the same a ney
and members OF the mouse of delegates for its in
article fifteen Of said Constitution namely; a..
nineteen hundred and twenty which are in the following words
separate circuit court years by
qualified attorney for the Commonwealth who
for he Commonwealth, such circuit court
to be provided by law one commissioner Tsynq
he shall be ineligible for reelection o the office
Section 1920 In every city qualified
of four years but he shall not be
city sergeant for term Of four years whose
%ho shall be- the chief executive city,
T5 be e@ S @ Of aeh os or
appOne' by such authorities thereof as the
hal
The mayor shall see that officers
police departments whether elected appointed in
such city faithfully performed He shall have power to in
and their sbordinates on oath The ey
any criminal proceedings shall also have to suspend such Of
fcers and the members OF the pce ana he b ubo
assembly for misconduct in office or neglect Of duty TO De
the officer complained Of and an
opportunity heard by counsel and to present
city officer suspended removed shall have an appeal G s s
such city in which court the case shall heard de noy by n Judge g
which imposed him by general laws
Section l1s city long as has forDOratCn court or
qualified voters Of such city one attorney for the ne TIVE sU
In city there shall be elected for term of -four y6sgs d
compensation shall be prescribed by law .
city for term Of four years one city sergen o
term OF IF r wears %n yea pv wo shall be the chief executive officer
Oot Do S ao c [%H shall be elected by the Of
such cities and towns or Of some division thereof appointed by Sun
various officers
whether elected appointed
shall
their
their subodna oath The evidence
proceedings suspend such officers and
the police and fire departments and to remove such off,
also such members of said departments when authorized by
assembly misconduct in office neglect of duty to be
snail
reasonable notice officer complained or
testimony order suspension removal
there such court to the circuit court
shall be heard judge
decision shall be final He shall have all the other
which conferred imposed him by
ea laws
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing amendment to section a. article
T. OF the Constitution Of Virginia
delegates
That this
following TO the Constitution Virginia