Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-29


the counties of Brooke. Ohio and Tyler shall form
one disirict the counties of Monongalia Preston and
Randolph, shall form another district the counties OF
Harrison, Lewis and Wood shah form another dis
trict; the-connties OF kanawha, Mason, Cabe Lo
gan and Nicholas, shall form another district: the
counties OF Greenbrer, Monroe, Giles, and Mont
gomery, shall form another district: the counties of
IaZewell, Wythe and Grayson, shall form another
districts the counties of Washington Russell Scott
ana Lee, shall form another districts the counties
OF Berkeley, Morgan and Hampshire shall form anoth-
or district; tho cauntics OF Frederick and Jefferson
shan form another district: the counties of Shenan-
doah and Hardy shall form another district the coun-
ties of Rockingham aud Pendleton shall form ano-
tner district: the counties of Augusta Il Rockbrdgc
shall form another district: the counties of
AHeghany, Bath, Pocahontas and Botetourt shall
form another district: the counties of I.oudoun and
Fairfax shall form another disr ict the counties of
Fauquier and Prince William shall form another
district: the counties of Stafford, King George,
Westmoreland Richmond, Lancaster and Northum-
eerland shall form another district: the counties of
Cupeper, Madison and Orange, shall form another
district the counties of Albemarle Nelson and Am
form another district; the counties of Flu
wanna, Goochland, Louisa and Hanover, shall form
another district: the counties of Spo sylvania Caro-
line and Essex, shall form another district: the coun-
ties OF King " Queen, King William, Gloucester
Matthews and MiddeseX, shall form another district;
the counties of Accomack, northampton, Elizabeth
CIty' York and Warwick, and the city of Williams
burg, shall form another district: the counties of
Charles City, James City, New Kent and fIcnrico
the counties of Bedford and Franklin, shall form
another district the counties of Buckingham Camp-
bell and Cumberland, shall form another district: the
counties OF Patrick, Henry and Pittsyvania, shall
FORM another district: the counties of Halifax and
Aleckenburg shall form another districts the counties
OF Charlotte. Luncnburg, Notoway and Prince
Edward, shall form another district: the counties of
Amelia, PowhatGn and Chesterfield, and the town of
fetersburg shall form another districts the counties
OF brunswick Dinwddie and Greensv,lle shall form
another district: the counties OF Isle of Wight Prince
George, southampton, Surry and Sussex shall form
another districts and the counties of Norfolk Nanse-
mona ana Princess Anne and the borough of Norfolk
shall form another district
L. 1t shall be the duty of the Legislature, to re-
apporon, once in ten years, to wit in the wear 1871
ana every ten years thereafter the representation of
the countess cities, towns and boroughs of this Com
monwealth, in both of the Legislative bodies. Provi
ded, however, that the number Of Delegates from the
aforesaid great districts. and the number of Senators
rom the aforesaid two great divisions, respectively
shal neither be increased nor diminished by such re-
apportionment. And when a new county shall here
aiter be created or any city, town or borough not
now entitled to separate representation in the House
oil Delegates, shall have increased in population
as 10 be emitted, IN the opinion Of The General AS
semby, to such Representations it shall be the duty
OF the General Assembly to make provision by law
Tor securing to the people osuch new county or such
Guy town or borough, an adequate representation.
ANA II the object cannot otherwise be effected IL
snail be competent TO the General Assembly tn re-
apporton The whole representation of the great dis
trlct containing such new county, such city, town
or borough, within ITS limits which re-apportionment
Sal commune III force TIL the next regular deccnnial
re-apportlonmcnt.
3. The General Assembly after the wear 1871
and at intervals thereafter ofno less than ten
shall have authority, two-thirds of each Iouse
curing, to make reapportionments of Deepates and
Senators, throughout the Commonwealth so that tho
number of Delegates shall not any time excced
$50, of Senators SO.
@. The whole number of members to which the
mol n in ~
Representatives of the United States, shall be appor-
TONED as nearly may be- amongst the several coun-
ties cities boroughs and towns of the State accord
ing TO their respective numbers which shall bo do
termined by adding to the whole number of f,oe
persons, including those bound 10 service for term
years and excluding Indians not taxed threc-fibs
of all other persons.
T. Any person may be elected Senator WIN shall
have attained to the age of thirty years and shall bc
actually resident and freehoder within the dis rict
qualified by virtue ofhs freehold, to vote for members
OF the General Assembly according to this Constitu
tlon. AND any person may be elected a member nj
the House OF Delegates, who shall have attained the
age OF twenty five years, and shall be actually n
resident and freehoder within the county cjtv town
borough or election district, qualified by virtue OF
his freehold, to vote for members Of the General
Assembly according to this Constitution: Provided
that all persons holding lucrative Offices and Minis
ters of the Gospel and Priests of every Denomination
Sail be incapable of being elected members of either
House of Assembly.
g. The members of the Assembly shall receive for
their services compensation to be ascertained bv
law and paid out of the public Treasury; but no law
increasing the compensation of the members shall
take ehect until the end of the next annual session
after such law shall have been enacted. And no
Senator or Delegate SHALL during the term for which
he shall have been elected be appointed to any civil
ONCE OF profit under the Commonwealth which shall
have been created, The cmoluments of which sbn
have been increased, during such term, except such
Offices IS, as may be fledby elections by the people.
9. The General Assembly shall meet once or often
CT every year Neither House during the session OF
inc Legislature, SHALL without the consent of the
other adjourn for more than three days nor to anv
other place than that IL which the two Houses sboI
be sitting majority of each House shall consti
tute quorum to do business but smaller number
may adjourn from day to day. and shall be authorised
10 compel the attendance of absent MEMBERS m such
manner and under such penalties as each House NAV
provide And each House shall choose its own
speaker appoint its own officers, settle its own rules
oil proceeding direct wrts Of election for supplvip
intermediate vacancies. But fvacanclcs shall occur by
ueath or resignation, during the recess Of the Gene
roi Assembly such writs may be issued by the Cover
or' unaer such regulations as may be prescribed bv
iaW Zach House shall Judge Of the election. qua
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