Civil Government of Virginia | Page 9

and voted on, a vote is taken on
the bill as a whole, and if a majority of the members vote for it, it is
read a second time.
It is then engrossed, or written out, by the clerk of the house, and read a
third time, after which a vote is again taken, and if there is a majority
for it, it passes the house.
When the bill is passed in the house in which it originated, it is taken to
the other house by the sergeant-at-arms. There it goes through the same
forms of reading and discussion, and if it be read three times and have a
majority in its favor it is passed. It is then enrolled, after which it is
signed by the presiding officer in each house, and when this is done it
is sent to the governor for his signature.
The sergeant-at-arms is an officer whose duty it is to preserve order in
the chamber where the sessions of either house are held, to distribute
among the members any papers or documents they may require, and in
general to perform such services as are necessary for the proper
transaction of business. Each house has its own sergeant-at-arms.
(For enrolling, see under House of Delegates, page 19.) The
requirements with regard to a bill after it is sent to the governor are
stated in the text above. (For the veto power of the governor, see page
28.)
QUESTIONS.
1. In whom is the legislative power of the commonwealth vested?
2. What is the legislative power?
3. Define commonwealth.
4. What is a delegate?
5. How many members constitute the Senate?
6. What are senatorial districts, and how many are there in the State?
7. Who is the presiding officer of the Senate?

8. For how long are senators elected?
9. What are the qualifications of a senator?
10. What are the powers of the Senate?
11. What does impeachment mean?
12. Who tries a case of impeachment?
13. How many members of the House of Delegates?
14. Define statute.
15. For how long are members of the House of Delegates elected?
16. What are the qualifications of delegates?
17. What are the powers of delegates?
18. Define apportioned.
19. What is the chairman of the House of Delegates called?
20. What are the rolls, and by whom are they kept?
21. What does the General Assembly consist of?
22. How often are the sessions of the General Assembly held?
23. What is a special session?
24. What are the powers of the General Assembly?
25. What officers does it elect?
26. What is legislation?
27. What are contests in elections of governor and lieutenant- governor,
and who decides them?
28. What is meant by each house being judge of the election,
qualifications, and returns of its members?
29. What are election returns?
30. Define civil process.
31. What is perjury?
32. What is contempt of court?
33. What are the salaries of the officers and members of the Assembly?
34. What is mileage?
35. What is a bill?
36. Tell how a bill becomes a law.
37. What is a committee?
38. Define amendment.

III.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Governor.

Elected. By the people for four years. Must reside at the seat of
government during his term of office; not eligible for the next
succeeding term. Salary, $5,000 a year. He shall receive no other
emolument from this or any other government.
The seat of government is the city or town in which the Legislature
holds its sessions. Richmond is the seat of government of the State of
Virginia. Term is the period of time for which a public officer is elected.
The term of the governor is four years. He is not eligible--that is, he
cannot be elected--for the next succeeding term--that is, he cannot be
governor for two terms, one immediately following the other.
Emolument is salary or compensation or pay.
Qualifications. Must be at least thirty years of age; must be a citizen of
the United States; must have been for the five years next preceding his
election a resident of the State. If of foreign birth, he must have been a
citizen of the United States for the ten years next preceding his election.
Foreign birth means birth in any country outside the United States. But
the children of American citizens are citizens of the United States, even
though they have been born in another country.
Powers and Duties. The chief executive officer of the commonwealth;
shall take care that the laws are faithfully executed; shall communicate
to the General Assembly, at every session, the condition of the
commonwealth, and recommend such measures as he may deem
expedient; may call special sessions of the General Assembly; shall be
Commander-in-Chief of the Land and Naval