Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-19


truction OF all ages, sexes md conditions of exist
tcncc; by transporting hther large army of for
eign merccnares to complete the work oil death, dcs
olaton and tyranny then already begun with circum-
stances Of cruelty and peridy unworthy the head of
civilized nation; by answering repeated petit.
tons Tor redress with repetition of Injuries; and
hnaiiy, by abandoning the helm Of government, and
declaring us out oi his allegiance and protection: by
which several acts Of srule, the government of
this country, before exercised under the crown
ofGrcat Britain was totally dissolved: did, therefore,,
having matuIely considered the premises, and view
ing with great concern the deplorable condition, to
which this once happy country would be reduced,
unless some regular adequate mode of civil poit y
should be speedily adopted, and in compliance with
the recommendation of the General Congress, ordan
and declare, form OF government of Virginia:
And whereas the General Assembly of Virginia,
by act passed the tenth day of February, the
ycarof our Lord ono thousand eight hundred and
twenty-nine, entitled, an act to organize Conven-
tion did authorize and provide for the election, BY
the people, Of Delegates and Representatives, TO
meet and assemble, in Gene al Convention, at the
Capitol in the City of Richmond. on the first Mon
day OF October IN the year last aforesaid, to cousd
er, discuss andproposs, new Constitution, or alter
atoms and amendments ofthc existing Constitution
of This Commonwealth, to be submitted TO the peo-
pie and to be by them ratified or rejected:
We, therefore, the Delegates and Representatives
ofthc good people of Virginia, elected and in Con-
vention assembled, in pursuance of the said act of
Assembly. do submit and propose to the people. the
following amended Constitution, and form of Govern
ARTICLE !.
The Declaration OF Rights made OH the 9th Jnne,
1875, by he representatives of the good people OF
Virginia, assembled in full and free ConventoI, which
pertaned TO them and their posterity, the basis
and foundation of Government requiring in the opin-
ION OF this Convention amendment, shall be pre-
fixed to this Constitution, and have the same rela-
ton thereto as it had to the former consti,u on Of
this Commonwealth.
ARTICLE RI.
The Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary Depart
ments, shall be separate and distinct so that neither
exercise the powers properly belonging to either of
the others shall any person exercise the po gers
Of more than one Of them at the time, except
that the Justices of the county courts shall be eiribe
to either House of Assembly,
ARTICLE Ill.
l. The Legislature shall be formed Of two distinct
branches which together shall be a complete Lepis-
ature, and shall be caNk0bthe Genursl Assembly of
Virginia
2. One of these shall be called ,he House of Del
eSates, and shall consist of hundred and thirty
four members, to be chosen, annually, for and by
the several counties, cities, towns, and borou.hs of
the Commonwealth; whereof thirty delegates
shall be chosen for and By the twenty-s counties w.
ing West of the Allegheny MOUNTAINS twenty. FIVE
for and by the fou teen counties lying between the
Allegheny and Blue Ridge of mountains forty-two
for and by the twenty counties lying East Of the
Blue Ridge Of mountain and above tide-water; and
thrty-six for and by the countless cities towns and
borongs lying upon tide water, that is to saw: OF
the twenty-six connties lying West Of the Alegha-
ny, the Counties of Harrison, Montgomery Monongu-
liza, Ohio and Washington shall each elect two Dele
gates; and the counties of Brooke, Cabell Grayson
Grcenbrer Giles, Kanawha, Lee, Lewis I,opan
Mason, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas Preston Ran
dolph, Russell, Scott, Tazewe1l, Tyler Wood and
Wythe, shall each elect Que Delegate. OF the four
teen Counties lying between the Allegheny and Blue
Ridge, the conntics of Frederick and Shena ndoah
shall each elect three Delegates; the counties OF Au-
gusta, berkeley, Botetourt. Hampshire, Jefferson
Rockingham and Rockbridgc, shall each elect two
Delegates; and the counties of Allegheny, Bat b.
Hardy, Morgan and PendletOp shall each elect one
, Delegate. OF the twenty-nine counties lying East
Of the Blue Ridge and above tide water the county
of London shall elect three Delegates the counties of
Albemarle, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham, Camp
bell, Cupeper, Fuuquier, Franklin, Halifax, Meek
lenburg and Pittsylvania shall each elect two Dele
gates; and the counties of Amelia, Amherst, Char
lotte, Cumberland. Dinwiddie, Fiuvanna Goochlaud
Henry, Louisa, Lunenburg, Madison, Nelson, MOTTO
way, Orange, Patrick, Powhatan and Prince Edward
shall each elect one Delegate. Aud of the counties
Cities, towns and boroughs lying tide-water the
counties of Accomack and Norfolk shall each elect
two Delegates; the counties of Caroline Chester
field, Essex, Fairfax, GreeRsville, Gloucester Hanoi
yer, Henrico, Isle Of Wight, King and Queen, King
land, Northampton, Princess Anne, Prince George.
Prince William, Southampton, Spottsylvania, StsE
ford, Sussex, Surry and Westrnoreand and the civ
Of Richmond, tho borough Of Norfolk, and the town
of Petersburg shall each elect one Delepate: thn
counties of Lancaster and Richmond, shall together
elect one Delegate the counties Of Matthews q Mid
dlesex shall together elect Delegate, the Counties
OF Elizabeth Clty and Warwick shall together elect
one Delegate, the counties of James City and York,
and the city of Williamsburg shall together elect one
Delegate; and the counties Of New Kent ana Charles
City shall together elect Delegate
9. The other Houge Of the General Assembly
shall be called the Senate, and shall consist OF thin
ty-two members, Of whom thirteen shall he chosen
for and by the counties lying West Of the Blue Ridpe
OF mountains and nineteen Tor and by the counties
Cities towns and boroughs lying East thereof and for
Ol wi lao
boroughs s be divided into thrty-two distri os
herein after provided Each county ofthe respective
districts at the lime of The fret election Of s Dele
gate or Delegates under this Constitutions snlI votn
for one Senator and the Sheriff. or other officers
holding the election for cath county city, town or
borough, within FIVE days far,host after the ss
county. city, town borough election IN tho district
shall meet at soup convenient place, and from the
polls so taken IN their respective counties, cfties
towns or borougbs, return q Senator the person
who shall have the greatest number Of votes IN tho
whole district. To keep up this Assembly by rota-
ton, the districts shall be equally divided into four
classes, and numbered by LOT. AZ tho end &c CO.,