Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-01-28

\ ~ HS SouhuSs, cues, towns and borough
iylng upon Underwater, that is to say: OF ii
twenty sixcountes lying West OF the Alls
ghany, the counties of Harrison. Mootgo,r
cry, Monongslia. Ohio and Washington. 81 4
each elect two Delegates; and the couatir
OF Brooke, Cabeil, Grsyson, Greenbrier. C he.
kanawha, Lee, Lewis, Logan, Mason, Mon
roe, Nicholas, Pocshontas, Preston. Ran
doiph, Russell, Scott, Tazewcn, TYLER
Wood, and Nythe, shall each elect one De
iegate. VI the fourteen Counties lying be
I tween the Alleghanyssand Blue Ridgc: tn
counties of Frederick and Shenandoah. shat
each elect three Delegates; the counties q
Augusta, Berkeley, Botetonrt. Hampshire
1 Jefferson, Rockin., ham and Rockbridge. shal
each elect two Delegates; and the counfie,
! Of Allegheny. Bath, Hardy. Morgan am,
Pendleton. shall each elect one Delegate
of the twenty-nine counties lying east of III,
Blue Ridge and above tide-water. the count,
i OF Loudoun, shall elect three Delegates; ths
! counties of Albemarie, Bedford, Brunswick
Buckingham Campbell, Culpeper, Fauauicr
Franklin, Halifax, MccJenbarS and Piitsyi
wanna shall each elect two Delegates. and
the counties OF Amelia, Amherst, Charlotte
Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvsnna, Gooci-
land. Henry, Louisa, Lunenburg, Madison.
Nelson, Nettoway, Orange, Patrick. powha
tan and Prince Edward, shall eaeh elect one
Delegate. And OF the counties, cities. towns
and boroughs lying on tide water. the coun-
ties of Acconiack and Norfolk. shall each e
lect two Delegates; the co mites OF Caroline
! Chesterfield, Essex, Fairfax. Greensyille.
Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, Isle Of Wight.
King & Queen. King William, King George.
Nansemond, Northumberland, Northampton.
Princess Anne, Prince George, Prince WI
ham, Southampton, Spottsylgania, Stafford.
Sussex, Surry and Westmoreiand. and fhc
city of Richmond, the borough of Norfolk.
and the town OF Petersburg, shall each elect
one Delegate. the connt'es of Lancaster and
Richraond, shall together elect one Delegate:
the colnties of Matthews and Miidlesex.
shall together elect one Delegate: the counties
of Elizabeth City and Warwick, sLall toseth.
er elect one Delegate; the counties os James
City and York. and the CITY Of Williamsburg,
shall together elect one Delegate: and the
counties Of New Keat and Charles CITY, shall
together elect one Delegate
g. The other House OF the General Assem-
bly, shall be called the Senate, and shall con
sist uf thirty-two members. OF whom thirteen
shall be chosen for and by the counties lying
West Of the Blue Ridge of mountains. nrd
nineteen for aud by the counties, cities, towns
and borogghs lying East thereof ard for the
election OF whom, The counties, cities, towns
and boraughs shall be divided into thirty TIVE
districts, as herein after provided Each
county of the respective district, al the time
oil the FIRST election Of its Delegate or Dele
gates under this Constitution, shall vote for
enc Senator; and the Shcril.s or other officers
holding the election for each county, city,
town or borough, within five DAYS al farthest
after the last county, city, town or borough
election In the district. shall meet at some
convenient place. andiron the polls so taken
IN their respective counties, cities, towns or
boroughs, return as Senator the person who
shall have the greatest number Of votes in the
whole district. To keep up this Assembly
by rotation, the districts shall be equally iii
vided into four classes, and numbered by lot
AT the end of one year after the first general
election, the eight members elected by the
first division shall be displaeed, and the va
cancies thereby occasioned, supplied from
such class or division by new election 10 The
manner aforesaid. This rotation shall he
applied TO each division according TO its mum
Der, and continued in due or,ier annually
And forthe election of Senators, the counties
Of Brooke, Ohio and Tyler, shall form one
district: the counties Of Mopongalia, Preston
and Randolph, shall form another district:
the counties OF Harrison, Lewis aud Wood
shall form another district. the counties Of
Kanawha, Mason, Cabell, Logan and Mich
olas, shall form another district: the counties
Of Greenbrier, Monroe, Giles, and Montgom-
cry, shah form another district: the counties
Of Tazewell. Wythe and Grayson. shall form
another district: the counties Of Washington
Russell, Scott and Lee. shall form another
district: the counties of Berkeley, Morgan
and Hampshire, shall form another district
tae counties of Fred rick and jefferson shall
form another district: the counties OF Shenan
doah and Hardy shall form another district:
the counties OF Rockingham and Pendeton
shall form another district: the counties of
I Augusta and Rockbridge shall form another
( district the counties of Allegheny, Bath, Po-
/ cahontas and Botetourt, shall form another
! district: the counties ofLoudoun and Fairfax
+ shall form another district: he-counties of
| Fauquier and Prince William shall form a.
| mother district: the counties of Stafford, King
i;eorge, WestmorelAnd, Richmond, Lancas-
ter and Northumberland, shall form another
district: the counties Of Cllpeper, Madison
| and Orange, shall form another district: the
counties oil Aibefoarle, Nelson and Amherst
shall form another district: the counties o.
Flavanna, Gooehland, Louisa. and Hanover
shall form another district; the counties o
Spottsylyania, Caroline and Essex, shal
form another district: the counties of Kin,
s. Queen, King William, Gloucester, Mat
| tliews and Middlesex, shall form another dis
trict the counties of Aecomack, Nor hanp
ton, Alizabeth City, York and Warwick. am
the CITY of williamsburg. shall form anothe