ting to the duties of their respective offices; and may also require the opinion, in writing, of the Attorney-General upon any question of law connected with his official duties. SEC. 7. Commissions and grants shall run in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and be attested by the Governor, with the seal of the Commonwealth annexed. SEC. 8. Every bill which shall have passed the Senate and House of Delegates, and every resolution requiring the assent of both branches of the General Assembly, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the Governor; if he approve, he shall sign it; but if not, he shall return it, with his objections, to the House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If, after such consideration, two-thirds of the members present shall agree to pass the bill or joint resolution, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two-thirds of all the members present it shall become a law, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor. But in all such cases the votes of both Houses shall be determined by ayes and noes, and the names of the members voting for and against the bill or joint resolution, shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any bill or resolution shall not be returned by the Governor within five days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law in like manner as if he had sigued it, unless the Legislature shall, by their adjournment, prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law. LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. SEC. 9. A Lieutenant-Governor shall be elected at the same time and for the same term as the Governor, and his qualification and the manner of his election, in all respects, shall be the same. SEC. 10. In case of the removal of the Governor from office, or of his death, failure to qualify, resignation, removal from the State, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the office, the said office, with its compensation, shall devolve upon the Lieutenant-Governor; and the General Assembly shall provide by law for the discharge of the Executive functions in other necessary cases. SEC. 11. The Lieutenant-Governor shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote except in case of an equal division; and while acting as such, shall receive a compensation equal to that allowed to the Speaker of the House of Delegates. SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, TREASURER AND AUDITOR. SEC. 12. A Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer and Auditor of Public Accounts, shall be elected by the joint vote of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and continue in office for the term of two years, unless sooner relieved. The salary of each shall be determined by law. SEC. 13. The Secretary shall keep a record of the official acts of the Governor, which shall be signed by the Governor and attested by the Secretary; and when required, he shall lay the same, and any papers, minutes and vouchers pertaining to his office, before either House of the General Assembly; and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law. All fees received by the Secretary shall be paid into the treasury. SEC. 13. The powers and duties of the Treasurer and Auditor shall be such as now are, or may be, hereafter prescribed by law. SEC. 15. There may be established in the office of the Secretary of State, a Bureau of Statistics and a Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Geology, under such regulations as may be prescribed by law. SEC. 16. The General Assembly shall have power to estab lish a Bureau of Agriculture and Immigration, under such regulations as may be prescribed. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. SEC. 17. There shall be a Board of Public Works, to consist of the Governor, Auditor and Treasurer of the Commonwealth, under such regulations as may be prescribed by law. ARTICLE V. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. SECTION 1. The legislative power of this Commonwealth shall be vested in a General Assembly, which shall consist of a Senate and IIouse of Delegates. SEC. 2. The House of Delegates shall be elected biennially by the voters of the several cities and counties on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November, and shall be distributed and apportioned as follows: 21. Chesterfield and Powhatan shall have three delegates. 22. Cumberland shall have one delegate. 23. Culpeper shall have one delegate. 24. Clarke shall have one delegate. 25. Dinwiddie shall have one delegate. 26. Elizabeth City and Warwick shall have two delegates. 28. Fauquier shall have two delegates. 30. Floyd shall have one delegate. 35. Goochland shall have one delegate. 41. Hanover shall have two delegates. 42. Henrico and Richmond city shall have eight delegates. 43. Henry shall have one delegate. 44. Isle of Wight shall have one delegate. 45. James City and the city of Williamsburg shall have one delegate. 46. King & Queen shall have one delegate. 47. King William shall have one delegate. 60. New Kent shall have one delegate. 61. Norfolk county and the city of Portsmouth shall have three delegates. 62. Norfolk city shall have two delegates. 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 63. Nelson shall have one delegate. 64. Nottoway shall have one delegate. 65. Northampton shall have one delegate. 68. Patrick shall have one delegate. 69. Page shall have one delegate. 70. Pittsylvania shall have four delegates. 76. Princess Anne shall have one delegate. 87. Surry shall have one delegate. 94. Westmoreland shall have one delegate. SEC. 3 The senators shall be clected for the term of four years, for the election of whom the counties, cities, and towns shall be divided into not more than (40) forty districts. Each county, city and town of the respective districts, at the time of the first election of its delegate or delegates under this Constitution, shall vote for one or more senators. The senators first elected under this Constitution in districts bearing odd numbers, shall vacate their offices at the end of |