Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-21


trnctiou Of all eyes, saa conditions of exist
cnce; by transporting hnhee hfge army Of tor'
eign merccnaries, to co0pSele ~ uork OF death
os,on and .snny ~ ~. Wi With S ssS%
civilized nation; BY sasvssing cur repeated petit
tons for redress with repeeitioa Of injuries; and
finally, by abandoning the helm d government, and
which several acts Of ,nisruls. The government of
this country, as before exercised under tho crown
Of Great Britain totally Dissolved did, therefore,
having maturcly considered the premises, and view
ing with great concern the dsposabe condition, to
which this once happy country would be reduced,
unless some regular adequate mode Of civil polity
should be speedily adopted, and in compliance with
and dcclare,a form Of government Of Virginia:
And whereas the General Assembly OF Virginia,
by act passed the tenth day Of February, the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty nine, entitled, act to organize Conven-
ton, did auhorse and provide for the election, BY
the people, Of Delegates and Representatives, TO
meet and assemble, in General Convention at the
Capitol in the City Of Richmond, the first Mon
day Of October in the year last aforesaid consid
or, discuss and PROPOSE new Constitution, or alter
atoms and amendments ofthe 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
Of the good people Of Virginia, elected aud in Con-
veDtion assembled in pursuance Of the said act of
Assembly, do submit and propose to the people. the
following amended Constitution, and form of Govern
ment for this Commonwealth, that is to say:
ARTICLE I.
The Declaration of Rights made on the 9th June,
49, by ;hc representatives Of the good people OF
Virginia, assembled in full and free Convention, which
pcrtsined to them and their posterty, the basis
and foundation of Government; requiring in the opn-
ion of this Convention no amendment, shall be pre-
fixed to this Constitution, and have the rela-
ton thereto it had TO tho former Constitution Of
this Commonwealth.
ARTICLE II.
The Legislative, Executive, and judiciary Depart
ho atn md tlafp thrr
exercise the powers properly belonging to either of
the others; shall any person exercise the powers
of moro than one Of them Mt the same time, except
that the justices of the county courts shall be eligible
to either House Of Assembly.
ARTICLE III.
l. The Legislature shall be formed Of two distinct
branches. which together shall be a complete Logis-
lature, and shall be called the General assembly of
Virginia.
g. One OF these shall be called ,he House oe Del
egates and shall consist of one hundred and thirty
four members, to be chosen, annually for aud by
the several countless Cities towns and boroughs of
the Commonwealth; whereof thirty-one Delegates
shall be chosen for and by the twenty counties ly
ing West of the Allegheny mountains; twenty five,
for and by the fourteen counties lying between the
Allegheny and Blue Ridge of mountains; forty-two
for and by the twcnty-nine counties lying East the
Blue Ridge of mountains and above tide water; and
hrtysix for and by the counties, cities, towns, and
the twenty-siX Counties lying West of the Alegha-
ny, the counties of Harrison, Montgomery, Mononga-
liza, Ohio and Washington, shall each elect two Dele
gates and the counties of Brooke Cabell, Grayson,
Greenbricr. Giles, Kanawhs, Lee, Lewis, Logan,
Mason, Monroe, Nicholas. Pocahontas, Preston Han
dolph, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, Tyler, Wood and
Wythe, shall each elect one Delegate: Ofthe four
teen counties lying between the Allegheny and Blue
Ridge, the counties of Frederick and Shenandoah
shall each elect three Delegates the counties of Au-
gusta, Berkeley, Botetour, Hampshire, jefferson
Delegates; and the eolntss Of AesSARng socR on,
no fho fyuon uu.r
OF the Blue Ridge and above tide-water the count,
of Loudon shall elect three Delegates the counties
Albemarle, Bedford. Brunswick, Buckingham Camp.
bell, Culpeper, Fuuquier, Franklin, Halifax, Meek
enburg and Pittsyivana, shall each elect two Dele
gates; and the counties Of Amelia Amherst, Char
lotte Cumberland. Dinwiddie, Fluvanna Goechlapd
Henry, Loui'a; Lunenburg, Madison, Nelson, Motto.
way. Orange, Patrick, Powhatan and Prince Edward
shall each elect one Delegate. And Of the counties
cities, towns and boroughs lying Underwater, the
counties Of Accomack and Norfolk shall each elect
field Essex, Fairfax, Greensville Gloucester, Hano.
yer. Henrico. Isle of Wight, King and Queen, KIM
William, King George. Nanscmond Nortbumbcr.
} land, Northampton, Princess Anne, Prince George
} ford, Sussex, Surry and Wesnorcland and the CITY
Of Richmond, the borough of Norfolk, and the town
Of Petersburg, shall each elect one Delegate; the
counties Of Lancaster and Richmond. shall together
elect one Delegate, the counties Of Matthews & Mid
desex shall together elect Delegates the counte,
Of Elizabeth City 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 one Delegate.
8. The other House of the General Assembly
shall be called the Senate and shall consist of thr
tytwo members, Of whom thirteen shall be chosen
tor and by the counties lying West of the Blue RIDGE
OF mountains, and nineteen for and by the counties
clties towns and boroughs lying East thereof and for
the election of whom, the counties, Cites towns and
boroughs shall be divided into thirty-two districts as
herein after provided Each county ofthc respective
districts, at the time Of the first election of its Ie
gate or Delegates under this Constitution, shall vote
Tor one Senators and the Sherifs or other officers
holding the election for cath county, city, town or
borough, within five days at farlhest nftcr the Inst
county. city, town or borough election in the district,
stall meet at some convenient place, and from the
polls SO taken IN their respective counties, cities.
towns or boroughs, return Senator the person
who shall have the greatest number OF votes in the
whole district. To keep up this Assembly by rota-
ton, the districts shall be equally divided into four
classes, and numbered by lot. At the end of one
year after The first general election the eiobt mem