Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-02-18

Caroline, CbcUefheid, Esscks y asrIAt, Nui ee"s
vile, Gloucester, ttxnover, Henr'co, itse OF
| Wight, King & Queen. King William, k'ng
IGeorge, Nan.emopd, Northumberland, Nor
tbsmptou, sPnncers Aaae. Prince George,
Prince WiilisFn. Southampton, spottsyivan'a:
Stafiotd, SUSSEX, Surry and WestmoreIsnd, and
the City OF Richmond, the borsugh oil NsHoik,
| and the town Of Petersburg, shah each e'ec.
one Delegate; the counties OF MsttheHs ano
Mitsilesex, SHALL together elect one Delegate;
the counties OF Eliza CITY and WARWICK,
shall together elect one Beiegatej the counties
OF JanlecCity and York and the CITY OF Wiihsns.
burg, shall together elect one Delegatej sad
the counties OF New EeHt and Charles City,
shniI together elect one Delegate.
q. The other House of the General Assem-.
bly, shall be called 'the Senate, and shsll con
sist OF fIirtyvwo members, 'ot whom thirteen
sigar be chosen tor and by the counties lying
Weet of the Blue Ridge 81 asc;ntaIns, and
niDeteen fer and by ,be counties, osues, towns,
and Burroughs lying &sst thereof; andfor the
election Of whom, the counties, cities, towns
| and borough shdtbe divided into ihir'y t~e
districts, as hersin after provided. Each coun
ty OF the respective district, al the time OF The
lf-steiectien OF its Delegate or Delegates undet
| this Cuustitat;on. shsil vote for one Senator,
and the 'Sheriffs or the officers holding the
| election dfeachcounty, city, town OF borough
within Eve Days at ierthest sitter tire last
county,, scny, town or borough election IN the
! district, shall meet ~ SINE convenient place
and frop. the polls so ,e&en in therrrespecuve
| ceuBsies, cities, towus or borough%, return as
Senator Tie person vino shsll hxve the greatest
'namber Of votes in the whole district. To
Keep up this Asst mbly Try rotstoO, she dis
deio,s .han ZEE eeueily divided into four classes,
and numbered by lot. Al .hs end ct ore yesr
after the first genera election, the eight mem
be~s elected by the fret DIVISION shsll be dis.
! placed, ma the vacancies thei eby occ aeoned,
supplied from such class or DIVISION by new
| electonin tiie manner sforessid. Ybe rota
tion shall be applied TO each division according
so it's number, s"d continued IN due order an
| muafly And for the election of Senetors, the
counties of Brooke. Ohio and Tyler shall torn
one.district; The counties of MonoDgala, Pres
ton and Randolph, shall form another district.
the counties of Harrison, Lewis and Wood,
shal form another dis,rict; the counties OF
Kanswha, Mason, Cabeli Logan and Nicholas.
shall form another districts the Counties of
Greenbrier. Monroe, Giles and Montgomery,
shal form another dittrict; the counties OF
Taxe we'll, Wythe, and Gray son, shall form ano
Their district; the counties OF W ashington, Rus.
SELL Scott and Lee, shall form another district;
the counties Of kelley, Morgan and figmp'
shire, shslltorIn another district; the counties of
| Frederick and Jefferson. shall form another
| U
| dy Shall form another district the counties OF
! Rockingham and Pendleton shall form another
! dis,rict;tb counties ofRock bridge and Angus
Ia taail form smother district; the counties of
Allegisaney, Bath, Pochsbontas and Bstecourt
shall form another district; the counties OF
Loudoun and Fairfax shall form another dig
er,ct. the counties OF FauQuier and Prince
WfIIism snsll torn another districtI the coun,
ties of Stafford King George, Westmoreland,
Richmond. lancaster and Northumberland
| shal form smother district; the counties of Cut
pepper, Madison and Orange, shsi, form ano.
tier district, the cnunties OF Albemxr e, Nel..
son and Amherst, shat form another DISTRICT
the counties III Sluvsnns, GooohIsnd, Louisa
ami Hanover, shall form anofhe, dstrtct; tee
cotsHtiee,0f .Spottsylvani& Caroline and Essex.
shall form sHdEiTer district; the counties OF
King & 9neen, King WiIlisu,, Gloucester
Matthews and kfNidiesex, shall form another
district; the counties of Accom- acx, Eor,hsmD
ton. Elizabeth City, Work and Warwick, and
the city of Williamsburg. shali form another
district; ibe Ncoun,es of Jbaries Cry, James
Ctty, New Ken, and .Henrico, and the city of
Richmond, shall form another district; the
counties OF Bedford and Franklin, shall form
another district; the counties OF buckingham
Campbell! and kCumberlsnd, shah form another
d;s,ri.t: the counties Of Patrick, Henry and
pi,,sylyapia. shall form an other district; the
counties OF fiallfsx and Meckenburg, shall
form another district; tle counties of Chr.
lot,ee, Tunenhrg, fottewsy end Prince Ed
ward ahat form anprherdsstrict: the couaties
Of Amelia, Powhsttan and Chests yfiel1 and
the town ofPete rcburg, shall form anot her die
strict; the counties OF BFunswIck, Dinw ldd,e
and Greensville. shall form another district;
the counties of the I'ie of w, ght, Prince
George, Southampton. Surry and Sussex shall
form another dlstriCt;snd the oaeRtles OF Nor.
folk, Kansemond and Princess Anne, and tbe
borough Of Norfolk, shall form another district,
4 1t shall be the duty Of the Legislature, to
re-appoint once IN ten years, to wit: in the
year i64t, and ever, ten years thereafter. the
represent atoms, of ;his comm on We slth in both
Of the legislative bodies: Provided, however
that the number OF delegates from The aforesaid
great districts, and the number of ssnators
from the aforesaid two grestdpisioDs, respect.
ively. shal neither be increased nor diminished
by such re-spportionmert. And When q new
county shall hereafter be created, or any city,
town. or borough, not now entitled 20 sepa
rae re present alton in the house of deiee atss
shall have So increased in population as 10 De
entitled, in the opinion OF hegenersi as sembly,
to such representation, II shall be The duty OF
the general assembly 10 mike provision by law
for securing 10 the people ofsuch new county,
or such city, town, or borough, en- adequate
representation. And if the object cannot 9th.
erwse be effected. II SHAH be competent 20 the
general assembly tore apportion the whole We.
presentation of the great district containing
such new county, or such city, town, or ho-
rough, within its limits; which re.appor,ien
meDt shall continue in force till the next regu.
lar decennial re.apport onmen{