Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-02-25

Wight, King * Queen, h'nS W",An, n"s
| George. Nan ,emvnd, Northumberland, NOT
tihampton, Princess Anne, trince esOrge'
Pr;oce William, Southampton, Spostsyivahia.
1 stafford. Sussex, Surry and WesimoreI.nd ,and
the City Of Richmond, the borough OF N"rioik,
snd the vowR Of Petersburg, shall each e'ec,
ono Belegate; the Counties OF Matthews 400
NIddlesex, shall together elect one DelegatS;
the counties OF Elizabeth City and warwick,
shall together elect enc Delegate; he couniTes
OF JamesCity and York ,and the cily OF williams
burg, shalt together elect one Delegate; and
the counties OF New Kent aud Charles City,
shall together elect one Delegate.
3 The other House of the General Assem-
bly, shall be called the Senate, aud shaft con
qst OF thirty tive members, Of whom thirteen
shall be chosen tor and by the counties lying
West Of the Blue Ridge OF mountains, add
nineteen for and by the counties. cities, towns,
and boroughs living East thereof; and for the
election Of whom, the counties, cities, towns
and borough. shall be divided into thirty twe
districts, as hereia after provided. Each coun
" ofthe respective district, at the time Of the
fl st election Of its Delegate or Delegates undet
this Constitution, shall vote fer one Senator,
and the sberfFs or the officers holding the
election OF each county, city. town or borough,
wahin FIVE DAYS at tsrthest after the last
county. city, town or borough election in the
district, shall meet al some convenient pisce,
and frem the polls so taken ia their respective
counties, cities. towns or boroughs, return ss
Senator The person who shall have the greatest
number of votes IN ti,e whole district. Te
keep up this Asss mbly by rotation, The dis
tricfs ssaii oe equally divided into four classes
and numbered by lot. At the end Of one year
after the FIRST general election, the eight mem.
bers elected by the frs, division shall be dis.
placed, and the vacancies thet BY occasisned,
supplied from such class or division by nav
election in the manner Aforesaid. The rsta.
ton shall be applied to Zach divisisn according
to ito number, and continued in due order an
aualIy. And fer tue election Of Senstsrs, the
counties Of Brooke, Ohio and Tyler shall form
one district; the counties of Monongalis, Pres.
ton And Randolph, shall fern aasther district.
the counties Of Harrison, Lewis and Wood,
shall form another district; the counties Of
Kanzwha, Macon, Csbeil Logan and Nicholas,
shall form another district; the Counties OF
Greenbrier. Monroe, Giles and Montgomery,
shall form another dittrict; the counties Of
TszeSeii. Wythe, and Gray son, shah form sno'
Their district the counties OF W sshington, Rus.
ssI Scott, aud Lee, shalt form ano her district
the counties OF Be- kelley, Morgan aud Hamp'
shire, shall form another district; the counties OF
Frederick and Jefferson, shalt form another
district, the counties Of Shenandoah and Har.
dy shall form another district; he counties OF
Rockingham mad Pendleton shall form another
district; the counties of Rock bridge and Angus
IA shall form another district; The counties of
AileghaBey, Bath, Pocbahsntas and Bstecourt
shall Form another dntrict; the counties Of
Louaoun and Fairfax shall fern ano,her dis.
trict, the counties OF Fauquier and Prince
William shall form anotber dis,ric,; the coun,
ties of Stafford. King George, Wes,moreland,
RebBsad, Lancaster and Northumberland.
shall torn, smother district; the counties Of C,,.
n.a Ill fn.
tier district. the counties OF Abe mar r, Nei.
SOP and Amhers' shall form anetber d lstrct,
the counties OF Fluvanna. Goochlsnd, Louisa
and Hanover, shalt form anoiher district; the
counties Of Spot tsylvania Caroline and Essex
shall form another district; the counties of
King & Qneen, Klug William, Gloucester.
Matthews aud Nidd'esex, shall term another
district; The counties of Acconack, Northsmp.
ten, Elizabeth City, York and Warwick, and
the GUY of williamsburg. shall form ssother
district; the counties Of Charles CITY, Jaares
City, New Kent and Henrice, and The city of
Richmond, shalt fern another sistrict; the
counties of Bedford and franklin, shall form
sno' her district; the counties Of Buck inghs
Camp and cumberland, shall term another
dis,ricl the counties of Patrick, Henry and
Pit,syivania, shall form aasther district; the
counties OF Halifax and Meeklenburg, shall
form another district; the counties of Char.
iotee, LuneRhurg, Notto~sy end Prince Ed.
ward. shall fern another district: the counties
of Amelia, Po~hstt.n and Cheste .fiell. and
the town OF Pete rssurg, shsi form another dis,
trict; the counties OF Bruins wick, Dinwitidie
and GreeHsvlie. shall form another district:
the counties OF the Isle OF Wight. PRINCE
George, Southampton, Surry and Sussex, shalt
form ano her ;saa the counties of Nor.
folk, Nsase mond and Princess Anne, and the
baro.lgh Of Norfolk, shall Term another district,
I 1T STALL be the duty of The legislature. 10
re-zppont once in ten years, to wit: in the
year lS4i, and every ten years thereafter. the
represent atoms, of :bs common We si,b. in both
Of the legislative bodies: Provided, however.
that the number OF delegates from the aforesaid
great districts, and the number Of senators
from the aforesaid two great divisions, respect.
lively, shall neither be increased nor diminished
by such re-apportionnent. And when nav
county shall hereafter be created, Or any CITY.
town, or borough, not now entitled to sepa
rae representation in the house of delegates.
shall have 50 increased in population as to be
entitled, in the opinion OF the general as sembly.
to such representation, II shall be the duty Of
the general assembly to make prsvis on by law
fer securing 10 the people OF such new county.
or such city, town, or borough, AN adequate
representation. And If the object cannot 9th
erwlse be effected. it shall be competent to the
general assembly TO re appsr,ioo the whole re.
presentation of the great district containing
such new county, or such city, town, or DO.
rough, within its limits; which re .apportien
ment shall continue III force I'LL the next regu.
lar decennisl re.sfportionment
). The general assembly,, after the wear IS4I
and at intervals tn" rester, of not less than ten
years. shall have authority. two thirds of each
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