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Page 6
... present , the honorable member from the county of Bedford , Mr. JOHN GOODE . So far as the record shows , it was not considered necessary at the time of their selection to speak in detail of the men who have preceded him in this high ...
... present , the honorable member from the county of Bedford , Mr. JOHN GOODE . So far as the record shows , it was not considered necessary at the time of their selection to speak in detail of the men who have preceded him in this high ...
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... present Constitution that would redound to the greatest good to the greatest number . " We would deserve well , not only of our present generation , but succeeding generations , if we met this weighty question in a spirit of fairness ...
... present Constitution that would redound to the greatest good to the greatest number . " We would deserve well , not only of our present generation , but succeeding generations , if we met this weighty question in a spirit of fairness ...
Page 32
... present and fails to vote shall , on the demand of any member , be counted on the negative of the question , and when the yeas and nays are taken shall in addition be entered on the journal as present and not voting . But no member who ...
... present and fails to vote shall , on the demand of any member , be counted on the negative of the question , and when the yeas and nays are taken shall in addition be entered on the journal as present and not voting . But no member who ...
Page 52
... present system of county organiza- tion , the peace and tranquility of the people of Virginia are disturbed by unnecessary and too frequently recurring elections , and Whereas much money might be saved to the tax payers of Virginia ...
... present system of county organiza- tion , the peace and tranquility of the people of Virginia are disturbed by unnecessary and too frequently recurring elections , and Whereas much money might be saved to the tax payers of Virginia ...
Page 59
... present conditions the lands and visible property of the Commonwealth bear an unjust and onerous proportion of these burdens ; therefore , 1. Be it resolved , That the Committee on Taxation and Finance be instructed to enquire into this ...
... present conditions the lands and visible property of the Commonwealth bear an unjust and onerous proportion of these burdens ; therefore , 1. Be it resolved , That the Committee on Taxation and Finance be instructed to enquire into this ...
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absence was granted Assembly Ayers AYES-Messrs Barbour Barham Barnes Bill of Rights Blair Boaz Bouldin Braxton Bristow Brooke Brown Cameron Carter Chapman Claggett Cobb Convention adjourned Convention assembled Convention was called Crismond Dunaway Earman Eggleston election Epes Fairfax Fletcher following members G. W. Jones Garnett George K Gillespie Gilmore Gregory Gwyn Hamilton Hancock Hardy Harrison Hatton Hooker Hubard Hunton Ingram James W Keezell Kendall Lawson Lincoln Lindsay Lovell Manly H Marshall McIlwaine Meredith Messrs Moncure motion moved to amend Mundy noes NOES-Messrs O'Flaherty P. W. Campbell Parks Pedigo pending question Pettit Phillips Pollard Portlock Prayer by Rev Preamble and Bill present and answered proceedings was read Quarles R. L. Gordon read and ap reconsider the vote Richmond Rives Robertson Stebbins Stuart Tarry Thom Thomas H Thornton Turnbull TURNBULL reported vote was recorded W. A. Anderson Waddill Walker Walton Moore Watson Wescott Willis Withers Wysor Yancey
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Page 7 - 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 7 - 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 Legislature to submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the people in such manner and at such time as the Legislature shall prescribe...
Page 416 - 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 Legislature...
Page 2 - 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 57 - If the Legislature be in session, he shall transmit to the house in which the bill originated a copy of such statement, and the items objected to shall be separately reconsidered.
Page 2 - That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation...
Page vi - The common law doctrine of the fellow-servant, so far as it affects the liability of the master for injuries to his servant, resulting from the acts or omissions of any other servant or servants of the common master, is...
Page 2 - Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth " 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.