Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of VirginiaSuperintendent Public Printing., 1927 Includes some House documents as appendices. |
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... Courts of Justice : By MESSRS . PRICE and BREWER : A joint resolution proposing amendment to the Constitution of ... court of said county , and for installing a central heating plant in the addition to the jail for the purpose of ...
... Courts of Justice : By MESSRS . PRICE and BREWER : A joint resolution proposing amendment to the Constitution of ... court of said county , and for installing a central heating plant in the addition to the jail for the purpose of ...
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... court proceedings . SAMUEL R. CARTER , Chairman . The bill was referred to the Committee on Counties , Cities and Towns . A bill to amend the charter of the town of Lexington , same being an act approved April 28 , 1874 , entitled " an ...
... court proceedings . SAMUEL R. CARTER , Chairman . The bill was referred to the Committee on Counties , Cities and Towns . A bill to amend the charter of the town of Lexington , same being an act approved April 28 , 1874 , entitled " an ...
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... court proceedings . SAMUEL R. CARTER , Chairman . The bill was referred to the Committee on Counties , Cities and Towns . A bill to amend and re - enact sections 1 and 17 of an act entitled " An act to provide for opening new roads ...
... court proceedings . SAMUEL R. CARTER , Chairman . The bill was referred to the Committee on Counties , Cities and Towns . A bill to amend and re - enact sections 1 and 17 of an act entitled " An act to provide for opening new roads ...
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... court proceedings . SAMUEL R. CARTER , Chairman . The bill was referred to the Committee on Counties , Cities and Towns . A bill to amend an act entitled " An act to incorporate the town of Graham , in the county of Tazewell ...
... court proceedings . SAMUEL R. CARTER , Chairman . The bill was referred to the Committee on Counties , Cities and Towns . A bill to amend an act entitled " An act to incorporate the town of Graham , in the county of Tazewell ...
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... court proceedings . SAMUEL R. CARTER , Chairman . The bill was referred to the Committee on Counties , Cities and Towns . A bill authorizing the James River Bridge Corporation , its suc- cessors and assigns to construct , maintain and ...
... court proceedings . SAMUEL R. CARTER , Chairman . The bill was referred to the Committee on Counties , Cities and Towns . A bill authorizing the James River Bridge Corporation , its suc- cessors and assigns to construct , maintain and ...
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act approved March act entitled agreed amend and re-enact appeal appointed Assembly assessed authorize Barton Bear bill to amend bill to authorize Bird Bolling Bolton bonds Booker Boschen Boyd Breneman Brewer Bruce Carter changed Clerk Coiner Cole Coleman commission Committee Constitution construction corporation court district Doosing Dovell duties election entitled an act Folkes Fuller Gary George Gordon Governor Graham Graves Hall Hamner Harman House bill House of Delegates hundred interest issue Jesse joint Jones judges Keezell Lyon Malbon Milstead Moore nays Norris Parker passed person powers prescribe Price Proposed Amendments Ramey re-enact section Read recorded as follows referred regulations relating reported resolution roads Saunders Savedge Senate bill session Shepherd Sinclair Smith Snead Speaker Special term therefor thereof tion town Virginia vote vote required Waller Warren Watts Weeks Wood Wright Young
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Page 119 - Legislature so next chosen, as aforesaid, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each house, then it shall be the duty of the...
Page 115 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested or burthened, in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge or affect their civil capacities.
Page 105 - That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments.
Page 110 - I, AB, do solemnly swear or affirm, that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as , according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.
Page 160 - Any amendment or amendments to this constitution may be proposed in the senate and assembly ; and if the same shall be agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their journals with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and referred to the legislature...
Page 104 - That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services ; which not being descendible, neither ought the offices of magistrate, legislator, or judge, to be hereditary.
Page 119 - Shall there be a convention to revise the Constitution, and amend the same?"* shall be decided by the electors qualified to vote for members of the...
Page 104 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free ; and that all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, have the right of suffrage, and cannot be taxed or deprived of their property for public uses, without their own consent, or that of their representatives so elected, nor bound by any law to which they have not, in like manner, assented, for the public good.
Page 105 - That general warrants, whereby an officer or messenger may be commanded to search suspected places without evidence of a fact committed, or to seize any person or persons not named, or whose offence is not particularly described and supported by evidence, are grievous and oppressive, and ought not to be granted.
Page 104 - ... which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration ; and...