CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION STUDY DOCUMENTS [LEGISLATIVE BRANCH]
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Headnotes
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Present
Constitution
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Constitution of
1867
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Constitution of
1864
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Constitution of
1851
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Constitution of
1776
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Amendments to
1776 Constitution
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affairs relating to the public
interest, and may direct all
office bonds which shall be
made payable to the State,
to be sued for any breach
thereof; and with a view to
the more certain prevention,
or correction of the abuses
in the expenditures of the
money of the State, the Gen-
eral Assembly shall create,
at every session thereof, a
joint Standing Committee of
the Senate and House of
Delegates, who shall have
power to send for persons,
and examine them on oath,
and call for Public, or Offi-
cial Papers and Records, and
whose duty it shall be to
examine and report upon all
contracts made for printing
stationery, and purchases
for the Public offices, and the
Library, and all expenditures
therein, and upon all matters
of alleged abuse in expendi-
tures, to which their atten-
tion may be called by Resol-
ution of either House of the
General Assembly.
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concerning affairs relating
to the public interest, and
may direct all office bonds
which shall be made payable
to the State, to be sued for
any breach thereof; and with
the view to the more cer-
tain prevention, or correc-
tion of the abuses in the
expenditures of the money
of the State, the General
Assembly shall create, at
every session thereof, a joint
Standing Committee of the
Senate and House of Dele-
gates, who shall have power
to send for persons, and ex-
amine them on oath, and
call for Public, or official
Papers and Records, and
whose duty it shall be to
examine and report upon all
contracts made for printing
stationery, and purchases for
the Public offices, and the
Library, and all expenditures
therein, and upon all matters
of alleged abuse in expend-
itures, to which their atten-
tion may be called by Resol-
ution of either House of the
General Assembly.
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cerning affairs relating to
the public interest, and may
direct all office bonds which
shall be made payable to the
State, to be sued for any
breach thereof.
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relating to the public inte
, est, and may direct all offi
t bonds which shall be mac
1 payable to the State, to b
sued for any breach of duty.
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tion or expenditure of the
revenue, or appoint auditor
to state and adjust the same
they may call for all public
or official papers and rec-
ords, and send for persons,
whom they may judge neces-
sary, in the course of their
enquiries, concerning affairs
relating to the public inter-
est, and may direct all office
bonds (which shall be made
payable to the State) to be
sued for any breach of duty.
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House of Dele-
gates and Senate:
Adjournment;
consent.
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Sec. 25. Neither House
shall, without the consent of
the other, adjourn for more
than three days, at any one
time, nor adjourn to any
other place, than that in
which the House shall be
sitting, without the concur-
rent vote of two-thirds of
the members present.
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Sec. 25. Neither House
shall, without the consent of
the other, adjourn for more
than three days, at any one
time, nor adjourn to any
other place, than that in
which the House shall be sit-
ting, without the concurrent
vote of two-thirds of the
members present.
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Sec. 24. Neither House
shall, without the consent of
the other, adjourn for more
than three days at any one
time, nor to any other place
than that in which the House
shall be sitting, without the
concurrent vote of two-thirds
of the members present.
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Sec. 16. Neither House
shall, without the consent
of the other, adjourn for
more than three days; nor to
any other place than that in
which the House shall be
sitting, without the con-
current vote of two-thirds
of the members present.
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Proposed by Act of 1838,
chapter 411. Ratified 1839.
All future Sessions of the
General Assembly of this
State shall close on the tenth
day of March in each and
every year, unless the same
shall be closed at an earlier
day, by the agreement of the
two Houses.
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Impeachment :
House of Dele-
gates; trial by
Senate; concur-
rence by Senate.
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Sec. 26. The House of
Delegates shall have the sole
power of impeachment in all
cases; but a majority of all
the members elected must
concur in the impeachment.
All impeachments shall be
tried by the Senate, and
when sitting for that pur-
pose, the Senators shall be
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Sec. 26. The House of
Delegates shall have the sole
power of impeachment in all
cases; but a majority of all
the members elected must
concur in the impeachment.
All impeachments shall be
tried by the Senate, and
when sitting for that pur-
pose, the Senators shall be on
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Sec. 25. The House of
Delegates shall have the sole
power of impeachment in all
cases, but a majority of all
the members elected must
concur in an impeachment;
all impeachments shall be
tried by the Senate, and
when sitting for that pur-
pose, the Senators shall be on
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Sec. 41. The House of
Delegates shall have the sole
power of impeachment in all
cases, but a majority of all
the members must concur in
an impeachment; all im-
peachments shall be tried
by the Senate, and when sit-
ting for that purpose they
shall be on oath or affimation
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785
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