The bills which they approve fhall become law from the time of fuch approbation, and fliall then be returned to, or demandable by, the clerk of the Houfe of Delegates, to be filed of record in his office.
A bill rejected on advice of the Council of Revifion may again be propofed, during the fame feffion of affembly, with fuch al- terations as will render it conformable to their advice.
The members of the faid Council of Re- vifion fhall be appointed from time to time by the board or court of which they re- fpeffively are. Two of the executive and two of the judiciary members fhall be re- [ 4^6 ] quifite to do bufinefs : and to prevent the evils of non-attendance, the board and courts may, at any time name all, or fo many as they will, of their members, in the particular order in which they would choofe the duty of attendance to devolve from preceding to fubfequent members, the preceding faihng to attend. They Ihall have additionally for their fervices in this council the fame allowance as mem- bers of aflembly have.
The confederation is made a part of this conftitution, fubjedl to fuch future al- terations as fhall be agreed to by the legif- lature of this flate, and by all the other confederating ftates.
The delegates to Congrefs fhall be five in number; any three of whom, and no fewer, may be a reprefentation. They fhall be appointed by joint ballot of both houfes of afTembly for any term not ex- ceeding one year, fubjedl to be recalled, within the term, •by joint vote of both the faid houfes. They may at the fame time [ 427 J be members of the legiflative or judiciary departments, but not of the executive.
The benefits of the writ of Habeas Cor- pus ihall be extended, by the legiflature, to every perfon within this ftate, and with- out fee, and fhall