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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... salary of each officer of the executive department , except in 2 those cases where the salary is determined by this Constitution , shall be fixed 3 by law ; and the salary of no such officer shall be increased or diminished 4 during the ...
... salary of each officer of the executive department , except in 2 those cases where the salary is determined by this Constitution , shall be fixed 3 by law ; and the salary of no such officer shall be increased or diminished 4 during the ...
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... salary to be ascertained by law , and paid out of the public treasury ; but no 3 act increasing such salary shall take effect until after the end of the term 4 for which the members of the General Assembly voting thereon were elected ...
... salary to be ascertained by law , and paid out of the public treasury ; but no 3 act increasing such salary shall take effect until after the end of the term 4 for which the members of the General Assembly voting thereon were elected ...
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... created , in- 31 creased , or decreased the salaries , fees , percentages , or allowances of public 32 officers during the term for which they are elected or appointed . 33 34 35 15. Declaring streams navigable , or authorizing 18.
... created , in- 31 creased , or decreased the salaries , fees , percentages , or allowances of public 32 officers during the term for which they are elected or appointed . 33 34 35 15. Declaring streams navigable , or authorizing 18.
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... salary 16 is less than eight hundred dollars , shall become and remain vacant for ninety 17 days consecutively , such court shall thereby cease to exist . In case of the 18 abolition of the corporation or hustings court of any city of ...
... salary 16 is less than eight hundred dollars , shall become and remain vacant for ninety 17 days consecutively , such court shall thereby cease to exist . In case of the 18 abolition of the corporation or hustings court of any city of ...
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... salary of the judge of the circuit court of the 7 city of Richmond , the State shall pay the proportion thereof which would otherwise fall to the city of Richmond . The salaries of the judges of city courts in cities of the first class ...
... salary of the judge of the circuit court of the 7 city of Richmond , the State shall pay the proportion thereof which would otherwise fall to the city of Richmond . The salaries of the judges of city courts in cities of the first class ...
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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...