Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-17

trict: inc counties OF kanawha, Mason, Cabel, Lo-
gan ana Nicholas, shall form another district: tho
counties of Grcenbrcr, Monroe, Giles, and Mont
gomcry, shall form another districts The counties of
Tazewell, Wythe and Grayson, shall form another
districts the counties of Washington, Russell, Scott
aud Lee, shall form another districts the counties
oil Berkeley, Morgan and Hampshire, shall form anoth
er district the counties of Frederick aud jefferson
shall form another district: the counties of Shcnan-
doah and Hardy shall form another district: the
ties of Rockingham and Pendleton shall form, ano-
Their district: the counties of Augusta 4 Rockbridge
shall form another district: the counties of
Allcghany, Bath, Pocshontas and Eoeiourt 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,
| Westmorcland, Richmond, Lancaster and Northum-
serland shall form another district: the counties OF
Culpepcr, Madison aud Orange, shall form another
district: the counties Of Albcmarlc Nelson and Am
herst, shall form another district: the counties OF Flu
wanna, Goocbland, Louisa and Hanover, shall form
another districts the counties of Spoitsyvania, Caro-
line and Essex shall form another district the coun-
ties of King g. Queen, King William, Gloucester
Matthews and MddleseX, shall form another district:
the counties of Accomack Northampton, Elizabeth
! City, York and Warwick, and the city of Williams
burg, shall form another district the counties of
Charles City, James City, New Kent and uenrico,
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 Pttsylvana, shall
form another district: the counties OF Halifax and
Meckenburg shall form another districts the counties
of Charlotte, Lunenburg, 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 counties
OF Brunswick, Dinwiddie and Greensve, shall form
another district: the counties oil Isle of Wight Prince
George Southampton, Surry and Sussex, shall form
another district: and the counties of Norfolk, Nanse
ulond and Princess Anne and the borough OF Norfolk
shall form another district.
4. II shall be the duty of the Legislature, to re-
apporion in ten years, to Wit the year l841
and every ten years thereafter the representation of
the counties, Cities towns and borouGhs, of this Com
monwcath, in both of the Legislative bodies: Provi-
dcd however, that the number Of Delegates from the
aforesaid great districts and the number of Senators
from the aforesaid two great divisions, Respectively
shall neither be increased diminished by such re-
4 apportionment. And when county shall here
after be created, or any city, town or borough, not
now entitled TO separate representation in the House
OF Delegates, shall have increased in population
as to be eattled, III the opinion Of he General As
semby, to such representation, 1t shall be the duty
= Of the General Assembly to make provision by law
for securing to the people ofsuch new county, such
city, town borough, an adequate representation
And If the object cannot otherwise be effected it
shall be competent to the General Assembly to re-
apportlon the whole representation of the great dis
trict containing such new county, such city, town
borough, within its limits which re-apportionment
shall continue in force till the regular deccnnial
rc-apportionmcnt.
5. The General Assembly after the wear 1871
shall have authority, two-thirds of each House
currlng to make re-dpportonments of Delegates and
Senators, throughout the Commonwealth, that the
number of Delegates shall not at any time exceed
100, of Senators sc.
6. 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 may be- amongst the several coun-
ties, Cities boroughs and towns ofthe State accord
ing TO their respective numbers, which shall be de-
} termined by adding to the whole number of free
PERSONS including those bound to service for
years and excluding Indians not taxed, threeafshs
OF all other persons.
Z. Any person may be elected Senator who saa II
have attained to the age OF thirty years. and shall be
actually resident and freeholder within the district
qualified by virtue of his freehold to vote for members
of the General Assembly according to this Corstitu
ton. And any person may be elected member CT
the House of Delegates, who shall have attained the
age of twenty-five years, and shall be actually
resident and reehoder within the county, city, town.
borough 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 aud Priests of every denomnation
shall be incapable of being elected members of either
uousc OF Assembly.
8. The members of the Assembly shall receive for
their services compensation to be ascertaned 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 cgssioa
after such law shall have been enacted. And no
he shall have been elected be appointed to any civil
Office ofproft under the Commonwealth, which shall
have been created, the cmouInents of which shall
have been Increased during such term, except such
offices as may be fiedby elections by the people.
o. The General Assembly shall meet ofen-
er every year Neither House, during the session OF
the Legislature, SHALL without the consent of the
other, adjourn for more 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 a 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 as each House may
provide. And each House shall choose its
Speaker, appoint its officers settle its own rules
ofprocecding g. direct wrs Of election for supplying
intermediate vacancies. But ifvacances shall by
death or resignation, during the recess of the Gene
raj Assembly, such writs may be issued by the Cover
nor, under such regulations as may be prescribed by
law Each House shall Judge of the election, qua
lcaton and returns of It's members; may punish It's
members for disorderly behaviour, and with the
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