Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-18
COMMONWEALTH or VIRGINIA,
Office Clerk of House of Delegates.

Proposed amendments Virginia
Act approved February 1908;
RESOLUTION proposing
certifying the session of the general assembly
elected heeO that the
posed hereby assembly its first regular
S o4 hed after G9 s general raneT@ On G @ provisions Of section
nnesx said Constitution namely strike out from
words l:"''''''Ol '''"' 1-"D''O anu -
be qualified of each county
who shall than two
sheriff one attorney Commonwealth county
S f n rI The General assembly, nav nrode Of the
the number duties and compensation of whom
shall be prescribed by law but should such OF the revenue
be chosen election by the people then they shall be ineligible for re-
There shall be appointed county,
4nd insert a" in lieu &C., % '-
shall be elected by the qualified voters Of each county
one county treasure h b S The of Se m There shall
sioners of the for each county the number duties and empen
appointed each county such a manner man aay m1
Ss s provided by law one of the poor and one county
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing sections 119 and l2O
said amendments and certifying
% sss ase n asr eoR Of s ovR
the Constitution of Virginia be- and the same are hereby proposed nu
Of the of delegates for its concurrence IN
article fifteen of Constitution namely: ,.,.., and
from the Constitution of Virginia section one hundred ana
hundred and twenty which are in the following words
re Cut court there shall be elected for term years
the qualified voters of such city, one aoy b e attorney
for the Commonwealth such circuit court . ,.u.
there shall be elected appointed for term OF Jour
years to be provided by law one commissioner Tey %
he shall be ineligible for reelection othe once
Section i2o city elected by the qualified voters
thereof one city treasurer for term OF four years Pu for his
sergeant for term OF four Years whose
who shall executive officer of such city All city ana
cons Gfo EaH'S be i eed by s
division thereof or apoOnte' by such authorities ere0 as the
The mayor shall see various city officer mem,
faithfully performed He shall have power to
them and their subordns on oath the EVIL
any criminal proceedings suspend such Of
such officers said departments when authorized
by the general assembly for misconduct IN once h or ovai shall
without reasonable notice to the officer complained o. and an
testimony From such order of suspension or removal the
corporation to the circuit court Of
"sR whose %1S S1 shall S ana He
duties AnG T insert H be eu fhsPsof tne following
se0p T there shall be- elected for term Of years by
the qualified voters of such city one attorney 0T the % tive o
for such h circuit court fot term o, for years. in
provided by commissioner of revenue whose duties
anu section i2o every city there shall
thereof s one on Sy T Td u shall be prescribed BY law
for term Of dog Years wno snail o Or ntment
not provided Constitution shall be elected by the electors Of
AUTHORITIES thereof the s general a aO ras @ officers men,
the police and fire departments whether elected or APPOINTED
faithfully performed he snail nave power TO III
all and documents in their onces
subordnaes oath The evidence
bv shall against them
nal He such officers
the members police departments and to remove uch ON
authorized by
the general assembly Office neglect of duty to De
removal but such removal shall
reasonable notice to the officer complained OIL ana an
by counsel and
testimony From such order of suspension or removal
shall right TO
the circuit court
city be heard de by the judge
shall shall all the other
powers and imposed him by
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing amendment section 49, article
T. o Of Virginia
hereo) That tina
the Constitution Virginia and