Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-08
MMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
Office Clerk of House of Delegates.

Constitution
of the General Assembly and published
the Constitution Act approved February 1908:
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing amendment section
Constitution Of Virginia and providing publishing amendment
and certifying the same to the next session OF the general assembly
houses agreeing hO that the
posed general assembly at its first regular
Eesson held after the next general election OF members oil Ie mouse o.
delegates for its dGnS6 @ namely strike out from
Constitution which in the following
words: 10 .,...a ,r o on.,,oos voters Of each county
one COUNT who shall not be elected or serve
sheriff one attorney for the commonwealth county
na ne the clerk G b 6v nav provide commoners Of the
county the number duties and COMPENSATION OF wO
shall be prescribed by law but should such OF e revenue
election by the people then they shall be ineligible LOT re-
shall county in such manner as may be
provided by superintendent of the and one county surveyor
And insert n lieu thereof the following - -.
$40 shall be elected by the qualified voters Of each county
county clerk the the circuit court There shall
sioners county the number duties and compe
P There Td a be- appointed for county
provided by law superintendent OF the poor ana one county
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing amendments sections 19 and 12O
Of 1s CT and 0g f n the next general
Resolved by house of delegates Ga majority Of the
to the Constitution and the hereby proposed and
of senators and of delegates for its concurrence in
article S 9teM o the Constitution of virginia section
nineteen and one which in the following words
section 49, In every city, has corporation court or
separate circuit shall elected for term of four years by
the qualified city, attorney for the VINO
in
Commonwealth for such circuit court d for term Of four
every ma6yeT there be ena provided by a% oe Commissioner
and compensation shall be prescribed by a% out S Office
for the next 100 @ @ there shall be elected by qualified
thereof term of four years but ne a not bic
fgog t successor one city sergeant years whose
duties shall De Pesc hIf fy r of such city, All city
election or appointment not pQHau o o
Of division by such authorities thereof the
fsne The 1 mayo shall see that the officer
n5 OF m e city, are faithfully performed in
yesgae their acts nave d br rbordinaes ON oath
denc examined shall not be usea agaS % of
ss and the members police departments and to remove
5 the general assembly for neglect of duty be
Gd in b order suspension such removal shall
S made without reasonable complained Of and an
opportunity afforded to be heard IN p spenon or removal the
city suspended removed shall have an appeal G s% of
such city in Th ec S0u ba n snail He a ffq all
which be conferred and mT0SSG upon him by general
Section u Tte there shall be- elected for term years
s T Of sc cty one attorney for
shall cities having separate circuit court De the attorney
In every city elected for term of four years in
ma S s R sSs be i ps.o Pf
Section l2O In city there shall be elected by n for
four whose duties shall pscSea Executive officer
city All city and town Officers g0 be Hed S S e electors
such of some division thereof or appointed " SUN
that the duties Of the various city Officers mem
whether elected or appointed
and for such city faithfully performed He shall have power IN
books documents in their Offices
and NAV examine subodnaes oath The evidence
given by against them in any cr
nal shall also have to suspend such oe anu
the members Of the police and to remove such off,
GERS and members said departments when authorized W
assembly neglect OF duty 10
removal
the officer complained or ana an
counsel TO
sent testimony From such order Of suspension or removal
be city officer suspended shall appeal of right to
corporation there be no such court to the circuit
shall heard the Judge
shall He shall have all the other
movers and duties and imposed him by gen.
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing amendment to section A. article
A. of the Constitution Of Virginia.
Resolved by the delegates concurng Ia mo
thereto) That
following amendment Constitution Virginia be- and the l.
STEAMERS. 10 4 TEADRgATER & NANS