Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-30

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the counties &C Brooke. OHIO and Tyler, sh0il form
ono dlstrictathe couris o MononsGia, Preston aud
Randolph. shall form another district: the counties ot
Harrison. Lewis and Wood shall form another dis
trc,: thr counties OF Kauawha. Mason, Cabrl, 10
gan and Nicholas, shall form another district: the
counties of Greeubrlcr, Monroe, Giles and AIont-
goncry, shall form another district; he counties of
Tozew well, Wytbe. and Grryson, shall form another
dis rict the counties of Washington Russell, Scott
and Ice, shall form another distrlot the counties
oi berkeley. Morgan aud Hampshige shall form anoth
er district; the counties OF Frederick and jefferson
shall form another dlsirct the counties of Shrnan-
douh and tia dy shall form another district; the
ties Of Nottingham aud Pendlcton shall form ano-
ther district: the Counties Of Augusta 81 Rockbydgc
shall form another district; the counties Of
.A!Cghany, BATH, PocahUntaS and Bo;etourt shall
form another district: the counties Of Loudoun and
Fairfax shall form another district: the counties OF
Fouquler and Prince William shall form another
district the counties of Stafford, King George,
w oSifnorel1nd, Richmond, lancaster 1Ud Nurthum-
scrland shall form another district the counties OF
Cu'pcpcr, Madison aud Orange, shall form mother
district. the counties of Aibenarc, Nelson aud Am
hcrst shall form another district the Counties OF Flu
wanna. GoochIsnd, Louisa and Hanover. shall form
Gcther district: the OF Spo tSylvania Caeo-
Ile aud Essay, shall form another diSirc the coun-
tics OF kmg x Queen, King William, Gloucester,
Matthews uHd MIda.eseX, shall form another district
the counties OF Accomack. Nor hampton, Elizahcl n
City, York aud Warwick, ard Inc city OF Williams
bur~, shall form another district: the counties of
Charles City, James City. New Ken and IIenrlco,
ana t!le lty OF richmond, shall FORM df>trICt
the counties Of Bedford and Franklin. shall form
another district: the counties of Buckingham Camp
bel! and Cumberland, shall form another district: the
counties OF Patrick. Henry and Pittsylvania stall
form another district the counties OF Halifax aud
Mecklcnburg shall form another DISTRICT the counties
of Charlotte Luneuburg, Noitoway and Prince
Edward, sha. form another district: the counties of
Amelia, PowhUlan and Chesterfield, and the town OF
petersburg. Sha form another district: the counties
Of Brunswick Dinwiddie and Grecnsv lie. shall form
another district the counties OF Isle Wight Prince
George. southampton, Surry and Sussex shall form
another district: aud the counties IF Norfolk Nanse-
muu 1ud Princess Anne. aud the borough OF Norfolk
shall form another district.
Il shall be the duty of tho Legislature, to re-
apporilo3 once IN ten Years wit: IN the year I&Il
and every years thereafe r the representation OF
the Counties cities, towns and burcuuhs, of this Com
monweaith, IN both C.! the Legislative, bodies: Prov-
dcd, however, that the number cf Delegates from the
Aforesaid great DISTRICTS and the number of Senators
from the aforesaid great divisions resn eetivelv
snail neither De lucf, ascd diminished by such re-
apPortionment. And when new County shall mere
alter be created, or any city, town borough not
now entitled 10 separate representation IN the House
81 Delegates, shall have increased IN popuni ion
as 10 be nitIcd in the opinion of he General As
sembiy, to such rcpres ntutiUn it shall be the duty
0t tile General Assembly to make provision by law
or securing 10 The people otsuch county or such
city town or borough, an adequate representa- l0n
And II the object cannot otherwise be effected it
shall be competent 10 the General Assembly To re-
appOrtion The "hoe representation of the great die
: 2. to N
or borough, within Its limits; hch apportionmcn
shall continue III force till the next regular decennlal
re-apportionment.
,. The General Assembly, after the wear 1911.
and at intervals thereafter ofnoi less than ten years
shall have authority, two-thrds OF each House CON
curing, to make re-apporfonmen's OF Delegates and
> majors, throughout the Commonwealth, so that he
nnln'er OF Delegates shall not any time exceed
100, nor OF Senators sc
G. The whole number of members TO which the
state may ar any iEno no opt,tiod in the House of
Representatives OF the United States. shall be appor-
toned as nearly may b. amongst the several conn
Ties, cities, boroughs and towns of the State accord
ing 10 their respective numbers, which shall be do
teFnIHcd by adding 20 the whole number of free
PERSONS, including those bound service for term
OF years and excluding Indians not taxed tarecGih
of all other persons.
T. Any person may be elected Senator Who shall
nave attained TO the age OF thirty years and shall be
actually resident and freebooter within the dis rict
quneI by virtue ofhls freehold, vote for members
oi the General Assembly according To tins Constltu-
ton Aud any person may be elected member o.
the House of Delegates, who shall have attained the
age OF twenty-five years, and shall be actually u
resident and trcehodeT hin the county cilv town
Borough or election district, qualified bv virtue OF
mr. freehold, 70 vote for members OF the General
A--'mbly according to his Constitutions Provided
that all persons holding lucrative Offices and Minis
tors of The Gospel and Priests of every denomination
shall be incapable of being elected mcm0ers Of either
House Of Assembly
.. The members o, the Assembly shall receive for
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law, and paid out ofthe public Treasury; but no law
increasing the compensation of the members shall
take ci1ecS until the end Of the next annual Session
amer 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 nny civil
Office OF profit under the Commonwealth which shall
nave been created. he cmouucnts ct which shall
have been increased, during such term, exccnt s.cI
org. As nioy be fledby elections by the people
D. The General Assembly shall meet once or often
or every year. Neither House during the grgglon M
the Legislature, shall, without the consent of The
other adjourn for more than three days. nor 10 anv
oihcr place than tint ~ which the two Houses shall
be sting majority Of each House shall consti
tut" quorum 20 do business but smaller uun,bnr
may ADJOURN from day to day and shall b. authorised
10 compel the attendance of absent Inc rbers in such
manner and under such pcna tics as each House NAV
PROVIDE. And each House shall choose IFS own
peakoT app int it, own officers settle is own rules
oil proceeding direct wits Of election for supDvl, =,
Intermediate vacancies. But ifvacancics shall occrby
death or reei Eraon during the recess Of The Gene,
raj Assembly. such wrts nay be issued by The Cover.