Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-16

our fron,iers,sthc ucrciless indian savoges whose
known rule OF warf,re is unIstinguisied dcs-
tructon of all 3rcs, sexes and conditions OF exist
encc; by transporting hIther large army OF for
eign merccnorics, to complete the work OF DEATH ds-
olaton and tyranny, tnen already begun with circum
stancesof cruelty and perldy unworthy the head OF
civilized nation; by answering our repeated petit
lions f'r redress with repetition OF Injuries; and
hnally, by abandoning the helm of government, and
declaring out OF his allegiance and protect ION: by
winch several acts Of inisrule, the government oil
TINS country, us before exercised under the crown
OF Great Britain was totally dissolved did, therefore,
having matureiy considered the premises and View
ing with great the drporahle condition, TO
which this once happy country would be reduced,
unless some regular adequate mode of civil polity
should be speedily adopted. and in compliance with
the recommendation of the General Congress, Ordain
aud declatc,c form of government: OF Virginia:
| And whereas the General Assembly of Virginia,
by AN act passed on the tenth day u February i'll the
yearof our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty -nire, entitled, act to organic c Il Conven-
ton, did authorize and provide for the election, by
the people, Of Delegates and Representatives, to
meet and assemble, in Gene al Convention, at the
Capitol IN the City of Richmond the first Mon
DAY OF October IN the year last aforesaid, consid
err discuss ana propose, new Constitution, alter
atoms ard amendments of;he existing Constitution
OF tins Commonwealth to be submitted 10 The reo-
/ pie and TO be by them ratified or rejected:
| we, therefore, the Delegates and Representatives
| OF the good people of Virginia, elected ard i'll Con
Iention assembled, in pursuance of the said act of
|
following amended Constitution, and form of Govern
ment for illls Commonwealth that is to say:
ARTICLE |.
The Declaration Of Rights made on the 18th Jun,:
1875, by che representatives of the GOOD people OF
Virginia, assembled in full and free Convention, which
peftalned to them and their posterity, as the basis
anu suhatlon OF government; requiring in the opin-
ION OF this Convention no amendment shall be pre-
fixed 10 this Constitution, and have the same rea-
ton thereto it had the former Constitution of
this Commonwealth.
a
Tie Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary Depart-
ments, shall be separate and distinct so that neither
exercise the powers properly belonging to either of
the others shall any person exercise the powcrs
OF more than one of them ut the same time except
that the justices of the county courts shall be einbe
to either House of Assembly.
ARTICLE I'll.
l. The Legislature shall be formed Of two distinct
branches. which together shall be complete Leois
lature, and shall be called the General Assembly of
Virginia.
9 One Of tn ,sc shall be called ,le House of Del
egafes, and shall consist of hundred and thirty
four members, to be chosen, annually for and bv
the several counties, Cities towns, and botouuhs of
the Commonwealth; whereof thirty-onc Delegates
shall DC chosen foI and by the twcntysx counties ly-
ing West of the Allegheny MOUNTAINS twenty five,
for and by the fou counties lying between the
Allegheny and Blue Rid &c of mountains forty-two
tor and 6y the twentynine counties lying East of the
Blue Gidge OF mountains and above Underwater; and
thrty-six for and by the Counties cities towns and
borouShs lying upon Underwater, that is to say: or
the twenty-siX Counties lying West of the Aiiegha-
n.y. the counties of Harrison, Montgomery, Mononga-
lia, ONO and Washington shall each elect two Dele
gates; and the counties Of Brooke, Cabell Grayson
Greenbrlcr. Giles, kanawha, Lee Lewis I,opan
Mason Monroe Nicholas, Pocahon,as, Preston, Ran
dolPh, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, TYLER Wood and
Wythe, shall each elect Delegate. Ofthe four
teen counties lying between the Allegheny and Blue
Ridge, the counties of Frederick and Shenandoah
snail each elect three Delegates the counties of Au-
gusta, Berkeley, Botetourt, Hampshire, jefferson
Rockingham and Rockbrdgc, shall each elect two
delegates; and the counties of Allegheny, Bath
Hardy, Morgan and Pendleon, shall each elect one
Delegate. or the twenty mine counties lying East
of the Blue Ridge and above tide-water the coontv
OF Loudon shall elect three Delegates the counties Of
Albemarle, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham, Camp.
BELL Culpeper, Fauquer Franklin Hs,if,y M.ct
lenburg aud P.tsylvania, shall each elect two no1a
gaes and the counties Of Amelia, Amherst Char
iotte Cumberland Dinwddie, Fiuvanna Goochland
Henry, Louisa iAunenburg Madison, Nelson, Motto
way, Orange, Patrick, Powhatan and Prince Edward
shall each elect one Delegate. And of the counties
cities, towns and boroughs lying ON Underwater. the
counties OF Accomack and Norfolk shall each elect
two Delegates the counties of Caroline Chester
field Essex, Fairfax. Greensvlle, Gloucester Tano-
yer, Henrico. Isle of Wight King and Queen. Kino
William, King George, Nansemond Norbun,beT
n and northampton, Princess Anne, Prince George
frlnce w llliam, Southampton, Spottsylyania SIof
ford, Sussex Surry and Wesrnoreland and tho c;,n
OF Richmond, the borough of Norfolk, and The town
OF petersburg, shall each elect one Deeoate tho
counties OF Lancaster and Richmond, shall together
d. H.
desex shall together elect one Deerate the countes
OF Elizabeth City and Warwick shall together elect
one Delegate, The counties of james City and York,
and the city of Williamsburg sbalffooetber elect o
Delegate; and the counties of New Kent ana Charles
CITY shall together elect one Delegate -.
.: The other House Of the General Assembly
shaIi be called the Senate, and shall consist of thr
tytwo members, of whom thirteen shall be chosen /
tor and by The counties lying West of the Blue RIDGE
OF mountains and nineteen for and by the counties
CITES towns and boroughs lying East thereof and for
the election of whom the counties cities towns md
boroughs shall be divided into thirty districts as
herein after provided Each county ofthe respective
districts, at the Time OF the first election of its Dele
gate or Delegates under this Constitution. shall ynt
Tor one SENATOR and the SherifIs or other Officers
holding the election for cath county, city, town or
borough within five days farthest after the laSf
county city, town or borough election in the district
sfaii meet at some convenient place, and from The
polls so taken IN their respective counties cities
towns or boroughs, return a Senator the person
VINO shall have the greatest number OF votes in tho
whole district. To keen I'D this Acse,,l, - -.