Chap. 92.—An ACT to Amend and Re-enact section 4, chapter 6, of
Code of Virginia, (edition of 1873,) in Relation to Vacancies in Offices
of Governor and Lieutenant-Governor.

Approved March 12, 1874.

Chapteraix,zec- 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That section four
sion ° of chapter six of the Code of Virginia, pao of eighteen
amended. See hundred and seventy-three,) be amended and re-enacted s0

. as to read as follows:
Who to dis- Ҥ 4. When a vacancy occurs in the office of governor and
execu-

tive functions ieutenant-governor, the attorney-general shall discharge the
when vacancies functions of the office of governor until a governor shall be
ernor and eu. Clected and qualified, and shall, within five days after such
tenant governor vacancy occurs, issue writs for an election for the unexpired
{Write of elec. term of those officers, respectively, the election to be held
by attorney within sixty days after the date of such writs; and also issue
Poel his proclamation to convene the general assembly within
roclamation to . . ‘
convene general SIXty days after such election, in order-that the vote may be
assembly counted in the manner prescribed in the constitution ; and
_ that when a vacancy shall occur in the office of lieutenant-
Governorto governor during the recess of the general assembly, the gov-
supply vacarey ernor shall fill such vacancy by appointment, to expire at
tenant governor the end of thirty days after the reassembling of the general
temporarily assembly, and the general assembly shall, within thirty days
after reassembling next after such vacancy shall occur, or
when such vacancy shall occur during the session of the
islatureto general assembly, within thirty days from the time it does
makeappoint- occur, by joint vote of the two houses thereof fill said vacancy
ment for unex- ;
pired term for the unexpired term.

Commencement 2. This act shall be in force from its passage.