Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of VirginiaSuperintendent Public Printing., 1912 Includes some House documents as appendices. |
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act approved February act approved March act entitled act to amend act to provide amend and re-enact Anderson approved March 14 Assembly of Virginia Baker Bargamin Bell bill to amend bill to authorize bill to provide Borden Bowman Brewer Brown Buck Burt Chalkley chapter Code of Virginia Coleman Committee on Special Constitution was recorded Creamer Curtis Daniel Earman entitled an act Evans Ewing February 26 Fitzhugh Flanagan Fulton Harwood Houston Howerton Hugh Ivey January 25 Jennings John John W Joint Committee Kemper Kent Kinsey Lunsford Malbon Martin Massie Meetze Milstead Moncure Montague Moore Moseley Mustard nays NAYS-Messrs NAYS-None Norris Oliver Peek Peyton Radford Rakes re-enact an act re-enact section read at length recorded as follows repeal RICHARD EVELYN BYRD Richardson Roberts Robertson Rolston Rutherfoord Senate bill Spessard Stebbins Stephenson Stratton Sutphin Tabb Tate Taylor Templeton Terrell Throckmorton Tiffany vote required Walton Watts Weaver Webb White Willeroy Williams Wissler YEAS-Messrs
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Page 534 - 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 139 - By the terms of the agreement, officers and men can return to their homes, and remain there until exchanged. "You will take with you the satisfaction that proceeds from the consciousness of duty faithfully performed ; and I earnestly pray that a merciful God will extend to you his blessing and protection.
Page 16 - The rules of parliamentary practice, comprised in Jefferson's Manual, shall govern the House in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the House, and joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Page 480 - The legislative power of the State shall be vested in a General Assembly, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Delegates.
Page 360 - State two years, of the county, city, or town one year, and of the precinct in which he offers to vote, thirty days, next preceding the election in which he offers to vote, has been registered, and has paid his state poll taxes, as hereinafter required, shall be entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly and all officers elective by the people...
Page 362 - ... to attend any court as suitor, juror, or witness; and no voter shall be subject to arrest under any civil process during his attendance at election or in going to or returning therefrom.
Page 534 - In the manner aforesaid; and such proposed amendment or amendments shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State in such manner, and at such time at least three months after being so agreed to by the two Houses, as the General Assembly shall prescribe; and, if such amendment or amendments shall be approved by a majority of those voting thereon, such amendment or amendments shall become a part of the Constitution; but no amendment or amendments shall be submitted oftener than once in five...
Page 12 - Upon the call of the House, the names of the members shall be called over by the Clerk, and the absentees noted : after which the names of the absentees shall again be called over, the doors shall then be shut, and those for whom no excuse, or insufficient excuses are made, may, by order of those present, if...
Page 139 - I need not tell the survivors of so many hard fought battles who have remained steadfast to the last that I have consented to this result from no distrust of them. But feeling that valor and devotion could accomplish nothing that could compensate for the loss that...
Page 534 - If, at such regular session the 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 General Assembly...