Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-04

VISION avcordirg its number ,and continued duo
order annually. Aud for the election OF Senators.
tho counties OF Brooke, Ohio and 1'ycr, shall form
ouc disrfctrtte coun,csof Aonongalio, Preston aud
Randolph shall form another districts tho counties of
Harrison, Lewis and Wood. shnli form another dis
trict; theconntes OF Kama VIVA, Mason, CabeI, Lo.
gan and Nicholas, shall frm another district; the
counties of Groenbrcr, Monroe. Giles, and Mont
gemery, shall form another districts the counties Of
district: the countiesof w ashington Russell, Scott
and Ice, shall form unother districts the counties
OF Berkeley, Morgan and Hampshire, shall form nnoh
or district: the counties OF Frederick and Jefferson
shall form another district: the counties OF Shcnan
doah and Ho dy shall form anothcrdstric tho coun-
ties of Rockingham and Pcndcton shall-{orm ano-
'hcr districts the counties of Augusta q. Rockbi3gc
shall form another districts: the counties of
ALLEGHENY, Bath, Pocafontus and Eotctonrt shah
form another district: tho counties Of Iotroun and
Fairfax shall form another dist riot: the counties OF
Eauquier and Prince William shall form anotbur
district: the counties sof Stafford King George,
West,noreland, Richmond, Lancaster and Nurthun,-
bcrland shall form another dstrct:the counties of
Culprper, Madison and Orange, shall form another
districts: tho counties of Aibcnnrle, Nelson aud Am
herst, shall form another dstrct the courties of Flu
wanna GoochIand, Louisa and Hanover, shall form
another districts the counties of Spo tsylvania Caro-
line and EsScN shall form another district; the coun-
ties ot rhug " Queen, King William, Gloucester,
Matthews and Mddesex, shall form anbther district:
the counties Of Accomack,. Northampton, Elizabeth
CITY, York and Warwick, and the city of Williams
S @hs sha! FORM anotiGs district; the Counties Of
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and the ity or P.chmond, shall form another district:
the counties Of Bedford and Franklin, shall form
another district: the cGnpties of buckingham Camp
bell and Cumberland, shall form another district: tho
couniics of Patrick, Henry and pittsyvuua shall
tprm another district: the counties OF Halifax and
Necklen5urg shall form another district: the counties
of Charlotte, Luucnburg, NoitoWay. and Prince
Edward, shall form another district: tho counties of
Amclra Powhatan and Che stcrc!d, aud the town of
Petersburg, shall form another district the counties
OF Brunswick. Dnwiddie md GrecnsvilH, shall form
! a thn III
George, Southampton Surry and Susscx .srau form
another district: and the counties Of Norfolk Nanse-
fond and Princess Anne. and he borough OF Norfok
shall form another district. ~ -.-
i. IL shall be the dnv of tire Irrisn,tr,r 10 rr,
upportion, once IN ten years 10 WI: the year lG4I
and every ten years reIfi err the representation of
the countless cities, towns and horough Of this Conn
monwenith, in both of the Legislative bodes Proei
ded, however, that the number of Delegates from the
aforesaid great districts, ana the number of Sentors
nom the aforesaid two, great divisions, resp cvely
shnfi neither be increased diminished by such re-
apportiouueut And when a new county shall here
after be created, or any city, town or borough, not
now entitled TO separate representation in the House
OF Delegates, shall have increased in population
as TO be entitled, III the opinion Of the General As
semby, TO such representation, it shall be the dntv
OF the General assembly to make provision by Iaw
Tor securing to the people ofsuch new county or such
GUY; town or borough, an adequate representation
ana II the object cannot otherwise be cfecieh il
snail be competent 10 the General Assembly TO re-
aPportlon the whole representation of the great dis
trIct containing such county, or such city town
or borough, within It's limits which re- apportionment
sho continue force till the next regular decGnnia
re-1pportionment.
D. The General Assembly, after tho wear I84I
ana at intervals thereafter of not less than ten years
snail iInvo authority, two-thrds Of each HOUSE con-
CURING to make rtapportiomauuls OF Delegates ana
Senators throughout the Commonwealth so TINT the
nnmaer OF Delegates shall hot any tiue exceed
$50, nor OF Senators SO.
6. The whole number of members IN which ,La
State may at any time be entitled in the House of
Representatives oFtho United States, shall be appor-
toned nearly may be- amongst the several conn
tics, ctGs borougrs and towns ofthe State, accord
ing to their respective numbers, which shall he ta-
terrnIned By adding TO the whole number of frce
persons, including those bound servce for term
OF years and excluding Indians not taxed three
of all other persons.
7. Any person may be elected Senator who shall
have attaedto the age of thirty years. and shall be
actually resident and freebooter within the dis ric
qualified by virtue of his freehold to vote for members
OF the General Assembly according to this Constitu-
ton: and any person may be elected q member of
the House OF Delegates, who shall have attained the
age OF twenty-five years, and shall be actually q
resident aud boehoder within the county CITY town
borough or election district, qualified by-vIrtrc OF
hIs freehold, TO cote for members of the General
Assembly according to this Constitutions ProviIsd
that all persons holding lucrative offices and Ninis-
tes OF the Gospel and Priests of every denomination
shall be incapable of being elected members of either
House of Assembly. !
@. The members of the Assembly shall receive for
their services compensation To 6c uscertained bv
law, aud paid ont of the public Vreasury; but no law
increasing the compensation OF the members shall
taKe eiect until the end of the next annual session
after such law shall have boon enacted. And M
Senator or Delegate shall, during thefeJm for which
DC shall have been eeccd be appointed to uly cvil
oibce OF profit under the Commonwealth which sfmIl /
nave been creaedor the eTnoluments of which shall
have been increased during such term except such
Offices as may be flledby elections by the people.
o. The General Assembly shall meet once or often
or eVcFy yenr Dether House, during the session OF
The Legislature, shall without the consent Of tho
oofr adjourn tor more than three days, nor to any
oheT place than that N which the two Houses sim
be sitting majority Of each House shall eonstj.i
tu'e quorum TO do business but a smaller number
uny adJonrn from day TO day. and srnl be authorised
20 compel the attendance Of absent members IN such
manner aud under such penalties each House may
provide And each House shall choose its own
speaker appoint It's own officers scflc its own rules
OF proceeding, direct wrts Of election for erpplviu1
nermedaie vacancies. But ifvaconcies shall occur by
death or resignation, during the recess of The Gene
RAJ Assembly, such wfits may DO issued by the Cover