Draft of the Constitution of Virginia as Finally Adopted by the Convention: And Referred to the Committee on Final Revision and Adjustment of the Various Provisions of the Constitution that May be Agreed Upon, and Upon the Schedule, Volume 591, Issue 15 |
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... registration of voters in every county and city of the State , at 4 which general registrations no person shall be listed as a voter unless , when he offers to register , he shall be : 5 6 7 First . A person who , prior to the adoption ...
... registration of voters in every county and city of the State , at 4 which general registrations no person shall be listed as a voter unless , when he offers to register , he shall be : 5 6 7 First . A person who , prior to the adoption ...
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... registration , shall be certified to each county and city 24 clerk for preservation in his office . Any person who shall be denied registra- 25 tion shall have the right of appeal to the circuit court of the county or the 26 corporation ...
... registration , shall be certified to each county and city 24 clerk for preservation in his office . Any person who shall be denied registra- 25 tion shall have the right of appeal to the circuit court of the county or the 26 corporation ...
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... registration , 3 notwithstanding that at the time thereof he is not qualified with reference to 4 age or time of residence , and shall be entitled to vote if qualified at the time of election under the provisions of this Constitution ...
... registration , 3 notwithstanding that at the time thereof he is not qualified with reference to 4 age or time of residence , and shall be entitled to vote if qualified at the time of election under the provisions of this Constitution ...
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... registration . 12. The General Assembly shall provide by law for an appeal by any person 2 denied the right of registration , and shall also provide for the correction of 3 illegal and fraudulent registration . 13. Every person ...
... registration . 12. The General Assembly shall provide by law for an appeal by any person 2 denied the right of registration , and shall also provide for the correction of 3 illegal and fraudulent registration . 13. Every person ...
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... registration as it may deem proper for the administration of any law it may adopt for the purpose of the settlement , registration , transfer , or assurance of titles to land in the Commonwealth , or any part thereof . SEC . 15. The ...
... registration as it may deem proper for the administration of any law it may adopt for the purpose of the settlement , registration , transfer , or assurance of titles to land in the Commonwealth , or any part thereof . SEC . 15. The ...
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Page 5 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience...
Page 3 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity, namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 4 - That all power of suspending laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority, without consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious to their rights, and ought not to be exercised.
Page 3 - That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from the people; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them.
Page 4 - That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury of his vicinage, without whose unanimous consent he cannot be found guilty...
Page 5 - That no free government, or the blessing of liberty can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.
Page 11 - No person except a citizen of the United States shall be eligible to the office of Governor...
Page 3 - A Declaration of Rights made by the Representatives of the good People of Virginia, assembled in full and free Convention, which rights to pertain to them and their posterity as the basis and foundation of government.
Page 3 - 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 4 - That all elections 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...