Civil Government of Virginia

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CIVIL GOVERNMENT OF VIRGINIA
A TEXT-BOOK FOR SCHOOLS BASED UPON THE
CONSTITUTION OF 1902 AND CONFORMING TO THE LAWS
ENACTED IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH
BY WM. F. FOX
SUPT. OF SCHOOLS, RICHMOND, VA.

NOTE.-Important changes in every part of the fundamental law of the
State were made by the Constitutional Convention of 1901-2.
A great many of these changes did not go into full effect until as late as
Feb. 1, 1904; and some are yet to be made effective by the operation of
laws already passed or to be enacted hereafter. Under the circumstances
the author trusts he may be pardoned if some errors or omissions are
found in this work, but it is believed that in all essential points it is in
harmony with the provisions of the Constitution and the laws of the
State as they stand at the present time.

CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION
I GENERAL PRINCIPLES Bill of Bights--Who May Vote and Hold
Office --Elections
II LEGISLATIVE, DEPARTMENT The Senate--House of
Delegates--General Assembly
III EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Governor--Lieutenant
Governor--Attorney General
IV EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT-Continued
Secretary of the Commonwealth-Treasurer-Auditor of Public

Accounts--Second Auditor--Register of the Land Office--State
Corporation Commission--Superintendent of the Penitentiary--
Superintendent of Public Printing--Commissioner of Agriculture and
Immigration--Commissioners of the Sinking Fund--Board of State
Canvassers
V. JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT
Supreme Court of Appeals--Circuit Courts--Circuit Court of the City of
Richmond
VI. JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT-Continued
Corporation or Hustings Courts--Justices Courts--Hustings Court of the
City of Richmond--Chancery Court of the City of Richmond--Law and
Equity Court of the City of Richmond
VII OFFICERS OF COURTS Clerks--The Tipstaff and Crier--Sheriff--
Commonswealth's Attorney Attorneys at-Law Who May Practice Law
in --Virginia Juries--Grand Junes--Petit Jury
VIII. COUNTY ORGANIZATION
Counties
County Officers Sheriff--Commonwealth's Attorney--County Clerk--
Treasurer--Commissioner of the Revenue--Superintendent of the
Poor--County Surveyor-Superintendent of Public Schools County
Board of School Commissioners--Electoral Board--Board of
Supervisors--Assessors--Coroner
IX. DISTRICT ORGANIZATION
Magisterial Districts.--Supervisors.--Justices of the Peace.--
Constable.--Overseer of the Poor.--Conservators of the Peace.
X. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES AND TOWNS
Council.--Mayor.--City Sergeant.--Commissioner of the Revenue.
--Commonwealth's Attorney.--Treasurer.--Sheriff of Richmond City.
XI. EDUCATION
State: Board of Education.--Superintendent of Public Instruction.
County: County and City Superintendents.--School Trustee Electoral
Board.--County School Board.
District: School Districts.--School Trustees.--District Board of School
Trustees.
School Funds.
Teachers.
OUTLINES or COLONIAL AND STATE HISTORY Colonial

Governors.--State Governors.
CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA
POPULATION OF VIRGINIA AT VARIOUS DATES

INTRODUCTION.
The word GOVERNMENT means guidance or direction or
management. It means also the person or persons who rule or control
any establishment or institution. Wherever any number of people live
together in one house, or one town, or city, or country, there must be
government of some kind.
In the family the parents are the government. They guide and manage
the affairs of the house. They give orders to their children as to what
they must do and what they must not do, and they see that their orders
are obeyed. This is government, and it is for the benefit of the family. If
the children were to do as they please, there would be no peace or
happiness in the home.
And in their games and amusements out of doors children find that they
must not do as they please. Every game has certain rules or laws which
those who take part in it are required to obey. In the game of baseball,
for example, the players are not allowed to act as they like. There are
rules of the play, and there is an umpire to see that the rules are
observed.
In the