Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-26


vision according its lumber, and continued III due
order annually. Aud for the election OF Senators,
the countirs of Brooke, Ohio and Tyler, shall form
one districts the counties OF MonOngala, Preston and
Randolph, shall form another districts tho counties OF
Harrison, Lewis and Wood, shall form another dis
trct the counties of Kanawha, Mason, Cabe!, Lo
gan and Nicholas, shall form another district: the
counties Of Greenbrier, Monroe Giles, and Mont
gomery, shall form another district the counties OF
Tazewcl Wythe and Grayson, shall form another
district: the counties of Washington, Russell, Scott
and Lee, shall form another district: the counties
fBerkeley, Morgan and Hampshire, shall form anoth-
er district: the counties of Frederick and Jefferson
shall form another district: the counties of Shenan
doah and Ha dy shall form another district: the coun
tics of Rockingham and Pendleton shall form ano-
Their districts the counties of Augusta d Rockbridge
shau form another district: the counties OF
Allegheny, Bath Pocahontas and Botetourt shall
form another districts the counties of Loudoun and
Fairfax shall form another districts the counties Of
FnuquIer and Prince William shall form another
district: the counties of Stafford King George,
w estmoreland, Richmond, Lancaster and Northum-
seriano. shall form another district; the counties OF
Cuipepcr, Madison and Orange, shall form another
district: the counties of Abemarle, Nelson and AM
herst, shall form another districts the counties of Flu
wanna, Goochland, Louisa and Hanover, shall form
another district: the counties of Spoitsyvania Caro-
line and Essex, shall form another districts the co,n-
tres OF King & Queen, King William, Gloucester,
Matthews and Middlesex, shall form another district
the counties of Accomack, Northampton, Elizabeth
burg, shall form another district: the counties of
Charles City, james City, New Kent and Henrco,
and the ity of Richmond, shul form another district;
the counties Of Bedford and Franklin, shall form
another district: the counties of Buckin1ham Camp-
bell and Cumberland, shall form another district: the
counties of Patrick Henry and Pittsylvania shall
form another district: the counties of ualisax and
Meckcnbury shall form another district: the counties
OF Charlotte, Lunenburg, holloway and Prince
Edward, ehall form another districts the counties of
Amelia, Powhatan and Chesterfield, and the town OF
tersburg shall form another district: the counties
OF Brunswick, Dinwiddie and Greensve shall form
another districts the counties OF Isle of Wight Prince
George, southampton, Surry aud Sassex shall form
another districts and the counties of Norfolk Nansc-
mond and Princess Anne. and the borough of Norfolk
Shall form another district.
d. IL shall be the duty Of the Legislature to re-
apporlon, once in ten years, witt in the wear 1874
and every ten years thereafter, the representation OF
the counties, Cities towns and boronrhs of this Com
monweath, in both of the Legislative bodies: Proyi
dec however, that the number Of Delegates from the
aforesaid great districts and the number of Senators,
from the aforesaid two great divisions Respectively
snail neither be increased nor diminished BY such re-
superintendent And when new county shall here
AFTER be created, Or any city, or borough not
now entitled to separate representation in the House
vi delegates, snail have SO Increased in population
as TO be entitled, in the opinion of he General AS
scmoy, to such representation, IT shall be the DUTY
or the General Assembly to make provision by law
Tor securing to the people ofsuch new county, or such
And II the object cannot otherwise be effected il
snail be competent to the General Assembly to re-
aPPortion the whole representation of the sreat dis.
trlct containing such new county, such city, town
or borough, within its limits; which apportionment
shall continue in force till the next reruar decnniaI
re-apportonment
s. The General Assembly, after the wear 1871
ana at intervals thereafter of not less than ten years
Snail have authority, two-thirds of each House con-
CURING, to make reapportionmens of DELEGATES and
Senators, throughout the Commonwealth 80 that the
number of Delegates shall not al any time excen,I
$50, nor OF Senators So
8. The whole number of members 10 which tire
State may at any time be entitled in the House of
Representatives of the United States shall be amor
toned as nearly may be, amongst the several coun
ties cities boroughs and towns Off the State accord
ing TO tneir respective numbers which shall BIO de-
termIned by adding to the whole number of free
PERSONS including those bound 10 service for term
OF years and excluding Indians not taxed rIrueffihs
of all other persons.
!. Any person may be elected Senator who shall
nave attained to the age of thirty years. and shall be
actually resident and freeholder within the dis ric
qualified by virtue of his freehold to vote for members
OF the General Assembly according to this Constitu
ton: And any person may be elected a member of
the House OF Delegates, who shall have ATTAINED tho
age of twenty-five years. and shall be actuaIly n
resident and frcehoder within the county civ toy,n
borough or election district, qualified by virtue o
DIS freehod' to vote for members of TIE General
Assembly according to this Constitution. prov;Ied
that all persons holding lucrative Offices and Minis,
tcrs OF the Gospel and Priests OF every denomination
shall be incapable Of being elected members of either
House of Assembly.
g. The members Of the Assembly shall receive for
their services compensation to be asceYtained bv
aw and paid out of the public Treasury; but no law
increasing the compensation of the members shaIl
take effect until the end of the next annual session
after such law shall have been enacted. And 20
or Delegate SHALL during the term for which
ne shall have been elected, be appointed to any civil
Office OF profit under the Commonwealth which shall
have been created, the emolunents of which shall
have been increased, during such tern, except such
Offices as may be illedb elections by the people.
y. The General Assembly shall meet once or often
CT 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 anv
other place than that i'll which the two Houses SINH
oe SUING n minority OF each House shall const
tute quorum to do business; but smaller nnnnbar
may adjourn from day to day, and shall be authorised
TO compel the attendance of absent members in s,,ch
manner and under such penalties as each House NAV
provide And each House shall choose it's own
Speaker, appoint its officers settle it's own rules