Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-25

within 6s. days Al farthesI alter TIE last coan-
", city, town % borough election 10 the DIS
: MET, SHALL meet at snule convenient place ana
from The polls 80 iAk"n "a their respective
counties, cities. towns OF boroDghs. rein1r as a
5rnaior. The person ~ ho shall have The greatest
number ol votes N the whole dis ret. 10 keep
up this Assembly by rotation, the districts
shall be equally diyid ] infD four classes aud
numbered Nv lot. ~ the end Of one sssr alter
the first general election. the eight members
elected by the first DIVISION shall be displaer ed
aud the vacancies thereby oGcssioued, supplied
from such class or diyi.ipn by new e.rcton ~
The manner aforesaid. Ibis rotation shall be
applied Ia each division according TO is num-
bef aud continued IN due order annually. And
for The election III Senators. the Couniies oi
Brooke, OHIO aud Iylar shall form one dis
trct the counties Of Monongalia. Preston aud
Randolph, shall torn another district the
count les OF Harrison LeSis aud Wood, shall
form another district the counties OF kdnhw-
ha, Mason, Cabell, Logan and Nicholas. shall
form another district the countles of Green
btieT. Monroe, Giles aud Montgomery, snail
form another district: the counties oi IazNelI,
Wyihr D. Grayson, shail form another district ::
tho counties Of Washington Russell. Scott.
snl Lee. shall form another district the coun-
ties OF Berkeley, Morgan and Hampshire, shall
form another district the counties Of Frederick
| aud Jefferson. shall form another district =: the
counties OF Shenandoah aud Handy snail form
another district the counties of Rockingham.
| aud Pendirton Shsll form ar8thar district the
conntIrs of Augusta aud ROckbrIdgp, shall
/ nm another district :Ihe counties OF Alegha
ny, Bath. Pocahontas aud b eioutt, shall form
another dnIicI 4: the counties Of Lpudodn and
| Fdutax, snal form another dtstiIet h. coun-
lies Of Fanquier and PtlnCe William, shall form
ttGt -.
g org. Wrstmoreland Richmond, l. ,ncaster,
aud Northumberland. shall io,m another dis
trct; Ito counties Of Culpeper. Madison mud
Orange siaii litm snatn"r district the coun-
ties OF Albrmarlr Nelson and Amin rst. shall
/ iUrm another dIsiriet: the cbuntlrs OF Fluyau-
NJ. Gpochland. Louisa and Hanover. shall
/ form another dbtrict he counties OF Spot
sylvania, Caroline and EsseI shall form sno
| Their district : the counties Of King aud Queen,
| X ng William, Gloucester, Matthews and Mid
dleser, shall lorm another district the counties
! Of Mccormack, Northampton. Elizabeth Cuy,
York aud Warwick. aud the city Of VII ams.
burg, shall form another district : the cOuutirs
of Charles Ciy, james Guy, N " Kent aud
ien',co, aud the Guy of Richmond. shall form
another district: the counties Of Bedford aud
Franklin. shall tom another district The conu.
ties Of Buckingham, Campbell, aud Cumber
land, shall form another district the counties
OF Patrick, Henry and PIT sylvana, shall form
Hnuinrr di tr,ci the counties OF Halifax and
MeeklenDurg, shall form another district the
counties OF Charlotte Lunenhurg, NJItoway
| aad Prince Edward. shall form another district
the counties OF Amelia, PowhaIan ID Chester
field, aud the town Of Petersburg, shall form
another district the couulirs o. Brunswick
Dh"i die aud Greensyle, Shall form another
district . The counties III l,le of Wighh Prince
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form another district aud the counties OF
Norfolk Nansemond aud Princess Anne aud
the borough OF Norfolk, shall form another
district
! II shnIl be- the duty of the Leg sIature 10
fe app'fton, once in ten years, to wit: in the
y ~ 1871 aud every zen years thereafter, the
represrnihtinn OF the Connllts, CIIi,s, towns
and bprpughs OF tai, Commonwealth IN both of
10 Legislative boli~S: Provided. however,
that ~" number Of Delegates from the afore-
said great districts and thu number of Senator'S
h0m the aOrestld two great division res iect
lively, shall Dcnhrr be INCREASED nor diminished
ny such re apporIonmenl, And when II new
county shall hereafter be created. any cuy,
town OF borough, cot now enilled 10 separate
representation in the House OF D9legars, shall
have so increased 10 population as TO he emil
tied in the opinion of the General Assembly, 10
such representation, 1t shall b. the dufy OF the
General Assembly 10 make provision bv law
for securing 10 the people of ouch ne" county,
OF such city, town or borough, an adequate re-
presentation. And If the object cannot other
wise be Effected II shall be compe ent 10 the
General Assembly. to re.apportion the whole
representation Of the great district Containilg
such new county, or such city, town orrorou2h
within rs limits which re .epportnnm ent shail
continue in force until The next regular iecenni
al re-apportionment
D. III" General Assembly, after the wear
1871, and nj intervals hereafter Of not Irss
than ten years, shall have authority two thirds
at each House. concurrlng, to make re sppor.
tionmeots of Delegates aud Senators through
out the Commonwealth so that the nnmhrr OF
Delegates shall not at any tune exceed loo nor
of Senators 50
3. The " hole number of members 10 which
the State may ut any time be entitled in the
House OF Representatives of the United States
sh.AI he apporiioned rs nearly as may be-, n
mongs the several counties, cities borough
aud towns of the State, accprdlng 10 their res
pecive numbers, which shaIi b. determined bv
adding TO tue ~ hole number OF tree persons
including those bound 10 service for term ut
years aud excluding indians uot take three
NTH OF all other persons.
ANY prrs ~ mat be- elected Senator who
and shall BE- actually resident aud tIeehollrr
within the district, qualified hy virtue OF his
freehold 10 vote Tor members OF the General
Assembly according 10 thus Constitution. Aud
any rerson may be elected Il member of the
House OF Delegates, vino shall have attained
the age OF twenty five years, aud shall be actu
ally resid mt and ireehOder within the couo.
~, CITY, town, borough or election district quail
'hed hy virtue OF his freehold to vote for
members OF the General Assembly accOl ding TO
this Constitution, Provided. thai all persons
holding lucrative offices aud Ministers of the
Gospel and Priests Of every denomination shall
be incapable OF being elected members oil either
House OF Assembly.
s. The members of Assembly shall receive
for Their services compensation TO be ascpr-
tanned by law, aid paid out OF the public Irca.
sury bat no law increasing the compensation
to the members shall take effect until IN. end
OF the next annual session after such law shall