Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-20

ONO OekIcts mo counties ~ MonongAlla prcston and
Harrison, Lewis and Wood shall form another dis
trlct: the counties Of khnawha, Macon. Caholl Lo
gan and Nicholas, shall form another districts The
counties OF Greenbricr Monroe, Giles, and Mont
gomery. shs form another district. the Counties of
Tazcwelf, Wythe and Grayson, shall form another
district: the counties Of Washington, Russell. Scott
and Lee, shall form another district: the counties
ofBerkeley, Morgan and Hampshire, shall form snot
er district: the counties Of Frederick and Jearson
shall form. another district: the counties of Shesa-
dooh and Hardy shall form another district: the conn
ties OF Rockingham and Pendlcton shall form sno-
tier district: the counties Of Augusta q Rockbrjge
shall form another dstrict: the counties of
Allegheny, Bath, Pocshontas and Eotetourt shall
form another district: the counties Of Loudoun and
Fairfax shall form another district: the counties of
Fauquier and Prince William shall form another
district: the counties of Stafford, King George,
Westmoreland, Richmond, Lancaster and Northum-
beriand shall form another district: the counties of
Culpepcr, Madison and Orange, shall form another
district; the counties of Albemarle Nelson and Am
herst, shall form another districts the courtics of Flu
wanna, Goochland, Louisa and Hanover shall form
another district: the counties Of Spo, tsylvnia Caro-
line and Essex, shall form another district: the corn-
ties OF King q Queen, King William, Gloucester,
Matthews and bIiddesex, shall form another district
the counties of Accomack, Northampton, Elizabeth
City, York and Warwick, and the city of Williams
burg, shall form, another districts the counties of
Charles City, James City, New Kent and Henrco,
and the ity of Richmond shall form another district:
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 Pttsylvania, shall
form another districts the counties Of Halc and
Meckenburg shall form another district: the counties
OF Charlotte, Luncnburg, Nottoway and Prince
Edward, shall form another district: the counties of
Amelia, Powhatan and Chesterfield, and the town of
Petersburg, shall form another district: the coupies
of Brunswick Dinwiddie and Greensy,lle shall foru
another districts the counties Isle of Wight Prince
George, Southampton, Surry and Sussex, shall form
another district: and the counties of Norfolk Nanse-
mohd and Princcss Anne and the borouui, of Noroll
shall form another district.
d. 1t shall be the duty of the Legislature, 10 re-
apporlon once in ten years, wits in the wear 81
and every ten years thereafter, the representation of
the countless Cities towns and borounls of this Com
monwealth, in both of the Legislative bodies: Prov.
ded however, that the number cf Delegates from the
aforesaid great districts aud the number of Senators
from the aforesaid two great divisions respectively,
snail neither be Increased nor diminished by such re-
apportlonment. And when new county shall here
alter be created, 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 Representations, it shall be the duty
OF the General Assembly-to make provision by law
for securing to the people ofsuch new county, or such
city, town or borough, an adequate representation
Anu II the object cannot otherwise he effected it
shall be competent to the General Assembly to re-.
apportion the whole representation of the great dis.
trict containing such new county, or such CITY, town
or borough, within its limits; which re- apportionment
shall continue III force till the regular dccennial
re-npportionment.
s. The General Assembly, after the wear 1s41
and at intervals thereafter of less than ten wears
snail have authority, twothrds Of each House COLI
CURING, to make re-apporonmenis of Delegates and
Senators, throughout the Commonwealth so that the
number of Delegates shall not al any time exceed
$780, nor of Senators &c..
8. The whole number of members to which the
State may at any time be entitled in the House Of
Representatives of the United States shall be appor-
toned as nearly as may be- amongst the several coun-
ties cities, boroughs and towns of the Stae accord
ing TO Their respective numbers, which shall be de-
termined by adding to the whole number of free
persons, including those bound service for tern,
OF years and excluding Indians not taxed, tree-sths
OF all other persons.
z. Any person may be elected Senator who cha Il
have attained to the age of thirty years. and shall be
actually resident and freebooter within the district
qualified by virtue ofhis freehold to vote for members
OF the General Assembly according to this Constitu-
ton: And any person may be elected member of
the House OF Delegates, who shall have attained the
age OF Twenty-Five years, and shall be actually
resident and freehoder within the county, city, 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
tiers of the Gospel and Priests of every denomination
shall be incapable Of being elected members of ehe.
House of Assembly.
8. The members of the Assembly shall receive for
their services compensation to be ascertained by
law, and paid out of the public Treasury but no law
increasing the compensation of the members shall
take effect 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
office OF profit under the Commonwealth, which shall
have been created, the emoluinents of which shall
have been increased, during such term except such
Offices as may be filled by elections by the people.
o. The General Assembly shall meet once or oEen-
er every year Neither House, during the session OF
the Legislature, shall, without the consent Of the
other, adjourn for than three days, nor to any
other place than that in which the two Houses shall
be sitting. A majority of each House shall consti.
tute quorum to do business; but smaller number
may adjourn from day to day, and shall be authorised
TO compel the attendance of absent members in such
manner and under such penalties each House may
provide. And each House shall choose its own
Speaker, appoint its own officers, settle its own rules
ofprocecdng direct writs Of election for supplying
intermediate vacancies. But fvacanccs shall occur by
death or resignation, during the of the Gene
raj Assembly, such rlts may be issued by the Cover
nor under such regulations ms NAV be Drescrhpd bv