Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-11
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
Office Clerk of House of Delegates.

Proposed amendments to the Constitution Virginia agreed
1856 of the Constitution and Act approved February 3 $685.
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing amendment Of section 10 of the
certifying the general assembly
Resolved of delegates majority
following the Constitution Virginia be- and hereby
session held the next general election of members of the house
hundred and Dinetyx Of said Constitution namely strike
the Constitution section hundred and ten which in the following
Sec 10 There shall be elected by the qualified voters Of each county
consecutive terms nor act as deputy of his immediate successor one
appointed
for each county the NUMBER duties and compensation Of whom
shall be but should commissioners the
election to the Office for the next succeeding term
There county be
provided law superintendent Of the poor and one county surveyor
siO There shall be elected by qualified voters of county
one county easuTS one sheriff one y for the % a
be elected qualified voters each for four commits
sation of whom shall be prescribed by law.
provided superintendent of the and county
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing amendments
said CT the n Se osfP the amo dRe @ r mb
Resolved the and house Of delegates "a majority of the
members elected to eacn mouse agreels hat Tue ma
assembly be chosen at the next general election
conformity section hundred and nnetsK of
Constitution of Virginia section hundred and
nineteen and one hundred and twenty %nh are IN tine &
separate there shall be elected for term four Years by
shall also in those separate attorney
every city appointed for term four
whose duties and compensation prescribed
people, he shall be ineligible for reelection TO the Office
Section 1920 In every city there shall be elected by the qualified voters
eligible than two consecutive terms nor act a. deputy Tor ms
duties shall be prescribed by aT and o mayor sn O c 0c an
officers whose election appointment not prQyde for by this
division thereof or appointe by Such authorities eO as the
e. The mayo shall see that the duties city
police and fire departments whether elected or appointed in
Tesae their acts Of
d d p1q nen BY PERSONS so examined shall not
any criminal proceedings 6 snail a a5 Spe po% sus d S
such officers and T Se sd @ neglect duty be-
specified the order of suspension or removal but no suGh removal sa
opportunity by counsel and to present
city officer suspended appeal of right to the
corporation such court to the circuit court of
such city in TeGe SOu n n he a b hae all other bowers and
And insert n lieu the following:
separate crGit court there years
shall circuit court be the attorney
In every city years
be provided by law commissioner of revenue whose duties
Section 1920 In city there shall be elected by the qualified voters T
four whose duties shall be prescribed by law; and
city town officers whose election or appointment is
of division thereof or appointed by such
% 9srfG S st te s f n a sne @ officers men,
appointed
He shall have in
all books and documents in their Offices
may and their subodnaes oath The evidence
shall them
suspend such officers
members the police departments such Off
when authorized
general assembly neglect of duty to be
specified order of suspension removal but no such removal shall
reasonable notice the officer complained Of and an
opportunity him heard by counsel and pre-
his defence From such order Of suspension removal
shall Of right to
circuit
by the judge
thereof all the other
him by
ea laws. =
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing section 4, article
the Of Virginia
That
following
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