Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-05

ny anu D1e Ridge OF n,ountans the counties Of Fred.
erck ana eBanoah shall each elect three Delegates.
The counties Of Augusta. Bo,stonrt Hamp.b,e lei
i~rson, Rockingham aud Rockbrlye shail s,eh .i..,
TWO the counties OF Berkeley & Morgan Il all
soseIher elective Delegates; the counties of HIeyh,
n.y. bath ardy and Pendle,on, shall elect one D.
vi the twenty mine counties wing East of the R,,,
n,use OF mountains and above iide-wat, r, the county
i.ouoe"n shall elect three Delegates; the counties
OF Aihemsr ., Bedford, Buckingham CsmpLelI. CT
pepper, Fauquicr. Halifax, and Mecklenburg and pitt
.yvana, shall each elect two Delegates and tbe .o
ties OF Amelia, Amherst, Brunswick, Charlt,e- Cnm
9eriand, Dinwillie, Fiuysnna, Franklin, C .chiaod
henry; Louisa Lunenburg. Madison, Nelson. Motto,
shall each elect Delegate. And Of the coun,;e.
cnics, towns and boz oughs. lying on tide water lie
eoun.,e: oil Accomack and Norfolk, shall .ach elect
TWO Deieg.te'; the coun les of Caroline Che.ter6et
Essex, Fairfax, Greensville, Glousce. tcr Iasnovsr
nenrico, Isle oil Wight King and. Queen King VIII.
M Nam; Nans'm0nd: New Kent. Nor,humb.,
Southampton, Spotisylvania, S,sfIo,d and sus.sr
and the city Of Richmond, the boroup oh Of No,rak
anu me town Of Petersburg, shali each elect one
Deiega'e; The counties OF Lancaster aud Richmond.
shall elect one Delegates the counties of We.
moreIand and King George. 81 all together elect nm.
Delegate; the counties of Mathews and AIddIs..w
snail together elect one l"eae; tie counties of E
zabe,h City, Warwick and York. shall toe ether .sc,
one Deegste the counties Of James City and Charrss
one delegate; and the counties OF Prince George and
Surry, shalt together elect one Delegate.
Nv; The other House of the General Assembly shah
be called the Senate shall consist of t.itty-,w msr
oers ei whom ihi'tsen shall! be chose for and NV H.
counties lying West Of the Blue Ridge OF ,nonn;,,n
an; nineteen Tor aud by the counties, ciiies town. md
oo'oughs lying East thereof and for the lee ion or
HON, the counties, cities, towns and boruucb. snIi
be divided into 22 districts n. herein after rror;d,
county oil The respective districts the time Of The
hr-t election Of its Delegate or Delegate. ,n,er ,hi
constitution, shall vote for SENATOR and the Sbs
or other officers holding the election for each
Guy, Town or borough, within FIVE days at far,b. Al s
' e 'ast county, city, town or borough el-r ion Il,
the district shall meet convenient placs .nS
from the polls so taken la their respe etivc roNn;a.
~ 81 ootoughs' return as Senator the person
VINO shah nave The greatest number of yo,e, In lie
whole district To keep up this Assem- b'v by rotation
.he districts 'bali equally divided into four e,ss,r,
and numbered by lot. At the end of one year ,o. r
hr't general election the eight mr. ,nher. .u.,.s 10
the hrst division shall be displaced and The vsc.s;
merely oecasoned supplied from such elias. or yiion
by new elections in the manner aforesaid Tb;. -"
ton si'ail be applied TO each division ,cco,,. 70
number, and continued in due order annni,s 70 l's
10. 'he election oil Senator, the counties nj a
ONO anu yIer, shall form one district. In. a,,;,
Nlonongalia, Preston and Randoph .h.i .oon,e, OIL
n''ricc the counties of Harti on Lewis nd W. ~ ~
form another dtrict: the counties OF Kana,vh. W.
son. Iaoeii' Logan and Nicholas, shall finn, -a,.p
ni'Hic Tie counties Of Grrenbrer AIo,r %',
roeahtntss and Al'et hany shall form, another ,;,';
,ne eouh.,es OF "ythc, Grayson and Tazewe;i shsm
form another district: the counties of w asb;n, a"
SELL scott and Lee, shall fern apo her 49, w.,
eouh'ies OF berkeley, Morgan & la hampshire .bau c"
h aSc' me counties Of Jefer so and Freds,;cn
sn"m io'n another ds,iic The county NJ Sh. 1870
ma" form another district: the counties ~ p,.h
"'' naruy anu Pendleon, shall form another n; ,;,-
- .o""'ies OF augusta, Bath and Rock brdy- .hsiI
o'm anouer district: the counties If Rote,o,,, ,
Mon, gomery shall form another distric,: the c,n,; "
ou' gun raIiax 8 al form another dctrict the cam
7 uqller andp William shall form another di
TIC the counties oil Stafford. X George Wes,moreI,,d
richmond, Lancaster AMI Norhumbe Rand sb,n c"
"honer di'u'ct the counties Of Culpeper M,i;,,n
snS TO- IN another district The coun,ie. of
.noe'nae' Ne.on and Amherst shall form another d.,
,r'et The csui ties of Fluvanns eocbianJ Ion. an
S1anever' shall form another district tho u;, ~
district hs n",o'"e and Essex shall form another
NIL.
am Gloucester, Mathews and AriIdlesex shall 10, !.
ranoiher 81 triet the cou, es e. Aeeomac M,
C'y OK and Warwick and the Civ NJ WI
Iamshurg shall form another district ,b y, ~.
Hh"I,.s C,y' James City, New Kent and Henrico az
,hs ny o; ~ hm"nd, shall form another .diyret.
ne conn'ies OF Bedford, Franklin ara d.,
snail form another district: the counties as Co.. Hnv
' ann IisyVania, shall form another district. ,h
c dis., Italian and Aiecklenbug shall form anoth
way and Prince Edward, shall form ~ Oh 3, 80.
the counties OF Buckingham Cumberland and pnwha
Cb,a"GI UIn ahO.her district the counties of Amelia
'eiieiu ana Dlnwidie, shall form another dst,;c,,
the counties of Brunswick GreensviIIc S, asuie.'
anu sussex shall form another district: the TOWN Of pr
,ersourg, and tie counties of Prince Georra c,'r
Isle OF Wight shall form another district, ST. , anu
ues oi Nasemond, Norfolk and Princess Anne al
'he Borough oil Norfolk shall form another district anu
any person may be elected Senator who ., ,u
nave attained tie age of thirty years and h.m %" '
tnahy resident and feeIolder within The li r;c,
.uy Ga"'ed 70 vote for members of the Gen. raj A.
sembIy according 10 this Constitution All 80, ~
son may he cleo ed member of The Uous. ~ NJ
gates, who shall have attained M, aye oi Ok e
snail be actually resident and freeh.Isr ,y;,i %
.un'y, cny, Town, borough election district, mr. dr.
~ q"dhed 10 vote Tor members of the General
,,y according 10 this Constitution Provided ,b,, IN
Mns'erso OF the Gospel and Priests of ev,rv d,na,;
nation shah be Incapable OF being elected me mbsr. "a
either House Of Assembly. NV VI
vi. The General Assembly shall ,nao, -.
teher every year. Either House NAV aJiourn
pechVeiy. minority Of each House stall cons,i,,,
T'orun 70 do business; but smaller npmhsr ,...
Jourh on day 10 y, and he authorised IN conn.I r.
a'.""dnce OF aotent members. in such manner 81
" , suen pehduies as each House NAV proviJe
hhu each House shall choose iis own Sorska, 49,,
M ." oncer' settle i's own rules Il proceeding and
cancies. I's '"'e'meui"te va
VII. All laws shall originate in The Hou.o n ns,.-
ses' 10 approved or rejected by the Sepa. or IN h.
e"t"oe" WIN 'ne cons nj Ct the House Of Del, ya,es
except money bills, which in no instance .h,u ~ -
tered y The Senate, but wholly approyed n, ,i.|,I
VII. The members Of The Assemble sI III rsc.;a. e.
'her services compensation 10 tie - certain. ii by
"ho pHih'ou' o. the public Treasury: but M J,,y In,
leasing me compensation OF the IDem ers sb,u ~.
ehect un'l The end Of the next annual sesson .G.Y
snch law stall have been enacted And m Senator or
D''ega'e shall during the term for birb be ,i.i by
oeen elected be appointed 10 any civil sIfcs m mos,
un"er me Comnonw eab, which all have he zen e,s,
'e", OF 'ne enoiument Of which shall have been in
- eu u,'ng such term, except such Offices az may
oe nl'eg ny elections by the people.
me Governor, the Judges ofthe Court Of Aops,Is
ana superior Courts snd all others offending ssain.t
neglect Of duty, any other high crime or mi.ds.
nor sha be impeachable by The House of DeI,ga,...
such Impeachment 10 he prosecuted be fore A. $3.50
WHicb sbaI have The sole power 10 ,,v oil ;...L'