Journal of the Constitutional Convention of Virginia

SEC. 3.

SEC. 4.

Government instituted for common benefit.

No man entitled to exclusive emoluments or privileges; offices not to be hereditary.

SEC. 5. Legislative, executive and judicial departments of States should be separate; elections should be periodical.

SEC. 9.

SEC. 10.

SEC. 11.

SEC. 12.

SEC. 13.

SEC. 14.

SEC. 15.

SEC. 16.

Excessive bail or fines and cruel and unusual punishments prohibited.
General warrants of search or seizure prohibited.

No person to be deprived of property without due process of law;
trial by jury to be held sacred.

Freedom of the press and of speech.

Militia the proper defence of a free State; standing armies should be avoided; military should be subordinate to civil power.

Government should be uniform.

Qualities necessary to preservation of free government.
Religious freedom.

SEC. 17. Construction of the Bill of Rights.

ARTICLE II.

ELECTIVE FRANCHISE AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.

SEC. 18. Qualifications of voters.

SEC. 19. Registrations of voters; who are entitled to register prior to 1904.
SEC. 20. Who may register after 1904.

Payment of poll tax by veterans of Civil War not prerequisite to their right to vote; when payment of poll tax enforced.

SEC. 22.

SEC. 23.

Persons excluded from registering and voting.

SEC. 24.

Who not deemed to have gained legal residence.

SEC. 25.

Directions to General Assembly in regard to registration and transfers.

SEC. 26. Persons qualified to vote at next election shall be admitted to regis-

SEC. 30.

General Assembly may prescribe property qualification for voting in
county, city or town elections.

SEC. 31. Electoral boards; appointment and composition; powers and duties of;
who ineligible.

Qualifications of officers and of notaries public.

SEC. 32.

SEC. 38.

Duties of treasurers, clerks of county and corporation courts and
sheriffs in regard to making, filing, delivering and posting list of
unpaid poll taxes; how same corrected.

ARTICLE III.

DIVISIONS OF POWERS.

SEC. 39. Departments to be distinct.

ARTICLE IV.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

SEC. 40. General Assembly to consist of Senate and House of Delegates.
SEC. 41. Number and election of senators.
SEC. 42. Number and election of delegates.

SEC. 43.

SEC. 44.

Apportionment of State into senatorial and house districts.

Qualifications of senators and delegates; who ineligible; removal from
district vacates office.

SEC. 45. Salaries of members of General Assembly to be fixed by law; members
not to be elected or appointed to civil offices of profit except by
election by the people.

SEC. 46. Time and duration of meetings of General Assembly; adjournments;
majority shall be a quorum; power of smaller number than a quorum.
SEC. 47. Powers of each house of General Assembly to elect its presiding officer,
make its own rules, fill vacancies, and judge of the election and
qualification of members, and punish and expel members.

Privileges of members of General Assembly.

SEC. 48.

SEC. 50.

Enactment of laws; tax laws shall specifically state the tax and re-
quire a vote of majority of members.

SEC. 51. Standing committee on special, private and local legislation.

CONTENTS.

SEC. 52. Law shall embrace but one object, which shall be expressed in its
title; how laws revived or amended.

SEC. 53. Time when laws take effect.

SEC. 54.

Impeachments; proceeding under; extent of judgment under; indict-
ment, etc., to lie.

SEC. 55. Apportionment of State into congressional districts by General

Assembly.

SEC. 56. Directions to General Assembly concerning elections and declaring

offices vacant.

SEC. 57. Power of General Assembly to remove disabilities.

SEC. 58. Prohibitions on General Assembly as to suspension of writ of habeas
corpus, and enactment of laws referring to religion and other laws.
SEC. 59. General Assembly shall not incorporate churches or religious denomina-
tions; may secure church property.

SEC. 60. Lotteries and sale of lottery tickets prohibited.

SEC. 61.

SEC. 62.

SEC. 63.

Formation and division of counties.

Power of General Assembly to enact liquor laws.

Powers which General Assembly shall confer on courts; cases in which
General Assembly shall not enact special laws.

SEC. 64. General Assembly shall enact general laws in cases mentioned in pre-
ceding section, and wherever general laws will apply; amendment or
partial repeal of general law shall not enact special law; restrictions
as to laws.

SEC. 65. Powers of local and special legislation may be conferred by General
Assembly, by general law, on supervisors and councils.

SEC. 66. Clerk of House of Delegates to be Keeper of the Rolls, without com-
pensation; General Assembly shall prescribe number and compen-
sation of its clerks and employees.

SEC. 67. Limitations on appropriations by General Assembly to charitable and
other institutions; exceptions.

SEC. 68. Auditing Committee, appointment and constitution; powers and duties.

ARTICLE V.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

SEC. 70.

SEC. 71.

SEC. 69. Governor, term of office.

How and when elected; how result ascertained; how tie or contested
elections decided.

Qualifications of Governor.

SEC. 75.

Commissions and grants; how they shall run and how attested.

SEC. 76.

Bills, duties of Governor in regard to; proceedings of General Assembly
in passing bills over veto of Governor; effect of failure of Governor
to sign.

SEC. 77. Lieutenant-Governor, election and qualifications.

SEC. 78. Duties of Lieutenant-Governor.

SEC. 79. Lieutenant-Governor shall be President of Senate; compensation as

such.

SEC. 80. Secretary of the Commonwealth, election and duties; disposition of fees

received by him.