Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-03


the cnnnt'ce of Brooke. OHIO ana Tyler. shall form
one district; tue counties OF Monongala. Preston and
Randolph, shah foIn another oisti {: tile Counties
Harrison. Lewis and Mood shat form another DIS
trIcc the counties Of kanawha, Mason, Cabeil, l.o
gan and Nicholas, shall form another district: the
counties OF Greenbrler, Monroe, Giles, and Mont
gNmery, shall form another dlstrc,: he counties Of
iszoweI, Wytle aud Grayson, shall form another
dis rict: the Counties of Washington Russell sscutt
and Lee, shall iorm another districts the counties
OF B"rk ley horgau aud liampshire, shall form aioth
CT dst'ct: the counies ut Frederick aud Jefferson
shali form anoiher district; HE counties OF Shenan
douh and u DIV shall focm anuther district: tie coun-
ties OF Rockingham aud Pcndeton shall form
ther districts the counties of Augusta x ckbridgc
shall form another district; the counties Of
Allegheny, Bath PocahoDtas and Bo:e;ourt shall
form another districts the counties of Loud6un and
tarlnN shall form another ds;Iici: the counties OF
Fauquicr aud Prince William shall form another
district: the counties of Stafford, King George,
Wcsmo:eland, Richmond, Lancaster and Northum-
serland shall form another district: the counties oil
Cupcpcr. Madison aud Orange, shall form anoh her
district: the counties Of Abcmare, Nelson and Am
hcrst, shall form another dlStrct the couites Fu-
wanna, Goochland Louisa and Hanover. shall form
another district: the counties of Spo tSylvann, Caro-
line and Essex. shall form another district: the corn-
tues of King d OICcn. King William, Gloucester,
Matthews and Middesex, shall form another district:
the counties OF Accomsck, Northampton. Elizabeth
Chy, York and Warwic x, and the ciiy OF Williams
burg, shall form another districts the counties OF
Charles CITY, james City, New Kent aud Henrico,
and the ity OF Redmond, shall form another district:
tho counties Of Bedford and Franklin, sholl form
another districts the counties DuCklns ham Canp-
bell and Cumberland shat form another dist r.c7 the
Counlics OF Patrick, Henry and Ftsy lvauia, shall
form another district: the counties OF Halifax and
Meekienburs shall form another district the counties
! of Charlotte, Lunenburg, Ho,toway and Prince
Edward shall form another dis riot: tho counties o!
Amelia Powhatan and Chesterfield, aud the town OF
Petersburg sha form another district: the counties
ct Brunswick, DInwdlie and Grernsvle shall form
another district: the coIn les OF Isle of w lght Prince
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another district and the counties of Norfolk, Nanse-
mond and Princess Anne and the borough OF Norfolk
shall form another district
4. II shall be the duly of tho legislature TO re-
apporlon ,once IN ten years, TO wit w the year
aud every ten years thcrea the representa- ION OF
tue counties, cities towns and bnroughs, of this Com
monweeth, IN both Of the Legislative bodies: Pruvi
ded, however, that the number Of Delegates from the
aforesaid great districts, and the number of Seuaor
from the aforesaid ;wo great divisions, Respectively
shall! neither be Increased diminished by such re-
apporuonncnt. And when n new county shall here
alter be created any city, town or borough not
now entitled separate representation in The House
OF Delegates, shall have so increased in population
as TO be emitted, in the opinion Of the General as
ScmpIy TO such representation II shall be the duiv
OF The General Assembly to make provision By Lave
Tor securing to the people ofsuch new county, or such
city, town or borough, adequate represent atcn.
Ana II the OBJECT cannot otherwise be cticc il
sha4 DC competent TO the General Assembly to re-
apporuon INC whole representation OF the srcnt DIS.
trIct containing such county, o.. such CITY TOW
or borough, within IT. limits; winch superintendent
sh" continue IN force till the next regular decennial
5c apportionment.
5. The General Assembly, after the wear IRlI.
and at intervals thereafter not !css than ten yenrs
snail hnvo authority, twothirds Of each House con-
CURING to make re-apportionmen,s of Delegates and
Senators, throughout the Commonwealth so that the
num9cr OF Delegates shall Tot any time exceed
$50, ncr of Senators 80.
6. The whole number of lnembcfs to which the
State may at any time be entitled in the House OF
IS bn TTtis,J Co. I
toned as renr.y may be- amongst ~ ri ai curI-
ties citGs, boroughs and towns Oft the State accord
ing TO their respective numbers which shall nc de-
teTInIned by adding to the whole number of free
persons including those bound service for a tern,
ofyears and excluding Indians taxed, tlree-GGhs
Of all other persons
:. Any person may be elected a Senator who shall
have ottahed to the age of thirty years aud shall be
actually resident and freeholder within the de rc,
qualified by virtue ofhs freehold to vote for members
OF the General Assembly according to this Constitu-
ton And any person may be elected n member O.
the House of Delegates who shall have attained the
age oil twenty-five years, and shall be actually
resident and ffceholder within the county civ town
borough or election district, qualified by virtue OF
ms freehold, TO vote for members of the General
Assembly according to this Constitution; Provided
that all persons holding lucrative Offices and Minis
ters OF the Gospel and Priests of every Denomination
Snai be incapable Of being elected members of either
House of Ass .mby.
g. The members of the Assembly shall receive f,r
tncir services compensation TO be asccrtained nv
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
ne shall have been elected, be appointed To- any civil
oibce OF profit under the Communicable which slnll
nave been created, the emolunents of which shall
nave oeen increased, during such term, exccut such
Offices as may be filledb elections by the peoplc
u The General Assembly shall meet once or often !
or every year Neither House during the session or
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other adjourn for moro than three days nor TO anv
other place than TINT in which the two Houses ss
be sitting. minority of each House shull cousti
tute quorum 10 do business; but smaller numb |
may adjourn from day to day, and shall be- authorised
20 compel mo Attendance OF absent mcubers in sucb
manner and under such penalties each House r,nv
PROVIDE And each House shall choose it's own
speaker appoint It's officers settle its own ruIcs
OF preceding g. direct writs of election for slunlv
intermediate vacancies. But fvucancics shall occur nv
dcath or resignation during the Of tho Gene
Ia' Assembly such writs may be issued by the Cover
nor undcT such regulations may be prescribed bv
,hW' Zach House shall Judge of the election ouo