Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-21

posie,iIy as the basis snd fonndaian OF osN'
srnnirni, requiring ~ the opinion 81 ms So"-
yeoIion no amen dmsnr shall be piehked 10 this
Constitution ann nav, On. same reia,ion thereto
rs /, had TO the former Consultation oi THIS
CommonN eath.
ARTICLE II.
The Legislative, Executive and Judiciary
Departments, shall be separate anu distinct,
50 that neither exercise the powers properly
belong ing 10 either Of the Others nor shah
, any person eIei cise The po".'s oil more ina"
one Of them al toe same TIM, except tha'
thu Justices ofthe County Courts shall be
eligible 10 either House of Assembly
ARTICLE HI,
|. The Legislature shall be formed Of two
distinct branches, which together shall be a
complete Legislature, and shall be called the
General Assembl, Of Virginia.
! . One Of these shall be call the House of
of Delegates. aud shall consist oil one hundred
and thirty four members, Ia be chosen, at
nually To- and By the several counties, ciiH s.,
towns and boroughs of the Commonwealth /;
whereof thirty:one Delegates shall be chosen
for and hy the twenty-six counties lying ives
! OF the Allegheny mountains twenty live Tor and
| by the fourteen counties wing between the
Allegheny and Blue Ridge of mountains I;
lying East ofthe Blue Ridge of mountains aud
above tide water; and thirty.s1 for and by the
counties, cities, towns and boronghs lying upon
tide, water, that is TO say: OF the twenty-six
Counties lying West Of the Aiieghany, the coun-
ties OF Harrison, Montgomery, Monougalia.
Ohio aud Washington, shall each elect two
| Delegates aud the counties of Brooke, Cahe'l.
| Grayson, Greenbrier. Giles, kanawha, Lee,
| Lewis, Logan, Mason, Monroe, Nicholas. Pc
cehontas, Pieston, Randolph. Russell, Scott,
Tazewell, Tyler, Wood aud Wythe. shall each
cleo, one Delegate. OF the fourteen counties
lylug between The Allegheny and Blue Ridge,
the counties of Frederick aud Shenandoah
shall each elect th'ee Delegates, the C uu,ies
Of Augusta Berkeley, Boteiourt. Hampshire,
Jefferson, Rockingham aud Rockbridge, shat,
each elect two Delegates and The counties OF
Allegheny, Bath, Hardy, Morgan aud Pendle
ton, shall each elect one Delegate or the
t"enty.nine counties lying Feast of the Blue
| fudge aud above tide water, the county oil
Loudnun shall elect three Delegates the coun-
ties oil Albemarle, Bedford Brunswick, Buck.
ingham, Campbell, Culpeper, Fauquer. Frank
In. Halifax. MeCklenburg and Putsyl vania'
shall each eject Two Delegates aud the coun
ties Of Amelia. Amherst. Chariot, Cumberland.
Dinwiddie, Fmvanna. Goochland, Henry,
Louisa. Lunenbure Madison, Nelson, Nottoway,
Orange, Patrick, Pow hatan aud Prince Edward,
shall each elect one Delegate. Aud of the
counties, cities, towns and boroughs wing nu
Underwater tue Counties OF Accomsc and No folk.
shall each elect two Delegates ihe counties OF
Caroline, Chesterfield. ESSEX Fairfax, Greens
vile, Gloucester, Hanover, Heinrich. Isle oi
Wight King Queen, hing William, King
George, Nepsemoud. Northnmbe land, n.
Hampton, PTiucess Anne, Prince George,
Piince William, Southampton, Spoltsyissnts,
| Stafford Sussex, Sutry and Westnloreaud,
aud the city OF Richmond, the borough of No
folk and the town OF I, lei sburg, shsll eac elect
one Delegate the Counties of Lancaster Al
Richmond, shall together elec me Delegate;
the couniirs Of Mathews and Middlesex, shall
together elect one Delegate the counties Of
Elizabeth City and Warwick, shall together
elect one Delegate the counties Of James Cry
aud York, and the city of Williamsburg, sbali
together elect one Delegate aud he coun'ie
OF Ne" Ken, aud Charles CITY shall t)g- IL,
elect one Delegate.
! 3 The other House of the Genera Ascend,
shall be called the Senate, and CONSIST OF thirty
two members, Of whom thirteen snail he chosen
for ami BY the counties y,ng West of the Blu
Ridge of moun tains, and nine een ioI Rnd Dy
the counties, cities, towns and boroughs wi p
Last thereof; and for the election of whom
the counties, cites, towns and horoughs shal
lie divided into thirty two districts. as herein
alter provided Each county OF the respective
Districts ut the time OF the fist election of 4.
Dergal or Deiegaifs under this Constitution.
shall vote for one Senator and the Sherifs OF
other officers holding the election fsr each
county, city, town or borough, within FIVE
days al tarthcSt after the last COUNTY,, Cit,
town or borough election in the district, S al
meet at some CONVENIENT place, aud from The
| nDIls n taIkpn n TN.
ties. towns or Burroughs, return as A Senator
the person who sbal We the greatest number
oi votes ~ the whole Islict. Iu keen an th,,
, Assembly by rotation, tue districts shall b,
equally cIyided into four classes, aud numbered
, by lot AT the end OF Que year after the first
general election. the eight members RI cted ty
the first division shall he displaced. and the
vacancies thereby occasional, supplied fom
such class or division by new election ~, th
manner aforesaid. This ROT piion shah b. appiI-
ed 10 each 'ivi ION according TO its number
r ana continued IN due order annually. Add for
The election Of Senators. the coun1ies of b. coke
OHIO and Tyler; shall form one district; IN
counties OF Monogaiia. Preston and Randolph
shall form another district the counties Of Hair.
rlson, Lewis and Wood shall from another
District; the Counties of Kanawhs. Mason
abel. Logan aud Nicholas shall for,. another
oSirict the counties of Grrrnmier. Monroe.
Gles aud Montgomery. snail torn anothe,
district the counties Of Tazewen ", the
and Grayson, shall form another dlstric, the
cosniIes OF Washington, Russell, Scon aud
Lee, sna'l FORM another district: the roun.
ties OF Berkeley, Morgan and HAMPSHIRE shall
".''' a'o'neI uIsif'c' the counties OF Fred.
er'ch and Jefferson shall form another dislr,c,
the counties OF Shenan doah and Hardy shall
form hnoiher district he Counties of Rock
lngham and frndleton, shall form another
district me counties Of Augu.ta and Rock
bridge, shall form another district: the couu.
ties OF A'ieghany, Bath. Pacahontas and Bote
"'''' shd'i FORM another district the counties
OF Loud"un and Farfa1 shall form another
district the counties of Fauquier and Prince
William shall form another dis,ric, the conn.
nes OF stafford King George, Wesrmoreand.
h'cn"o o. Lancaster and Northumberland
s.ah form another district: the counties Of
eo'pei er, Madison aud Orange, shall farm