Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-21


districts the countirs 0f Stafford, King George,
westmoreland, Richmond. Lancaster and Northum-
serand. shall form another District: the counties OF
CulpePcr, Madison and Ounges shall form another .
horst, shall form another districts the COUNTIES OF Flu
wanna, Goochland, Isooisa and Hanover, shall form
another district: the counties OF Spo,tsyvania, Caro-
line and Essex. shall rm another district: tho coun-
ties of King & QuceH, King William, Gloucester,
Matthews and Middlesex, shall form another district:
the counties Of Accomack, Northampton, Elizabeth
City, YorkAnd Warwick. and the city OF Williams
burg, shall form another district: the counties ct
Charles City, James City, New Kent and Henrico,
and the .y Of Richmond shall form another districts
the counties of Bedford and Franklin, shall form
another district: the counties Of Buckingham, Camp
bell and Cumberland, shall form another district: the
counties OF Patrick, Henry and Pittsylvania shall
form another district: the counties of Halifax and
Meckenburg shall form another district: the counties
Of Charlotte, Lunenburg, Nottowsy and Prince
Edward, shall form another district: the counties Of
Amelia, Powhatan and Chesterfield, uad the town Of
Petersburg, shall form another district: the counties
of Brunswick, Dinwiddie and Grecnsvlc, shall form
another districts the counties OF Isle of Wight, Prince
George, Southampton, Surry and Sussex, shall form
another dstrct and the counties of Norfolk, Nanse
mond and Princess Anne and the borough of Norfolk,
shall form another district.
4. 1t shall be the duty Of the Legislature, to re-
apporiion once in ten years. to wit: in the year 1911
and every ten ycars thereafter the representation OF
the Counties, Cities towns an boroughs, of this Com
monwcalth, in botIof the Legislative bodies: Provi.
ded, however, that the number OF Delegates from the
aforesaid great districts, and the number of Senators
from the aforesaid two great divisions, respectively,
shall neither be increased diminished by such re-
spportionmcnt. And when new county shall here
alter be created, or any city, town borough, not
now entitled to separate representation in the House
OF Delegates, shall have increased IN population
rs to be entitled, in the opinion Of ibe General As
scmby, to such representation, it shnll be the duty
OF the General AssemblytO make provision by law
for securing to the people ofsuch county, such
fnyrr hnRns nrrh
And IT the object cannot otherwise be effected, it
shall DO competent 10 the General Assembly to re-
npportion the whoe representation of tho great dis.
trct containing such new county, such city, town
or borough, within It's limits; which re- pportonment
shall continue in force till the next regular decennn
re-apportionment.
5. The General Assembly, after the year I84I,
and at intervals thereafter OF not less than ten years.
shall have authority, two-thirds of each House con-
curing, to make re-apportonments of Delegates and
Senators, througho the Commonwealth, so that the
number of Delegates shall not al any time exceed
$50, nor of Senators 80.
6. The whole number Of members to which the
State may at any time be entitled in the House of
Representatives of the United States shall be appor-
toned may be, amongst the several coun-
tics, cities, boroughs and towns of the Stae accord
ing to their respective numbers, which shall be de-
termined by adding to the whole number of free
persons, including those bound TO service for term
ofyears and excluding Indians not taxed, thrcefths
OF all other persons.
have attained to the age of thirty years. and shall be
actually resident and feeholder within the district
qualified by virtue of his freehold to for members
OF the General Assembly according this Constitu-
ton And any person may be elected a member of
the House OF Delegates, who shall have attained the
age of twenty-five years, and shall be actually
resident and freehoder within the county, city, town.
borough election district, quahned by virtue Ut
his freehold, to vote for members of the General
Assembly according to this Constitution: Provided,
that all persons holding lucrative offices ind Minis
shall be incapable of bein elected members Of
House of Assembly. '''
8. The members the Assembly shall receive for
.ner services q compensation to be asccrtained by
law, and paid out Of the public Treasury but no law
increasing the compensation Of the members shall
take effect until the end of the next annual session
after such law shall have been enacted. And no
Senator or Delegate shall during the term for which
he shall have been elected, be appointed TO anv civil
office Of profit under the Common wealth which shall
nave been created, or the emoluments of which shall
nave been increased, during such term, except such
onces az may be filled by elections by the people
0. The General Assembly shall meet once or often.
or every year Neither House, during the session or
the Legislature, shall, without the consent of tho
other adjourn for more than three days. nor to any
other place than that in which the two Houses sho
DC sitting. majority Of each House shall const;.
tute quorum to do business; but a smaller number
may adjourn from day to day, and shall be authorised
TO compel the attendance Of absent MEMBERS in such
manner and under such penalties as each House NAV
provide. And each House shall choose it's own
Speaker appoint its own officers, settle its own rule,
OF proceeding, & direct wrts of election for SUPPLYING
intermediate vacancies But fvacancies shall occnr bv
death or resignation, during the recess of the Gene
raj Assembly such wrts may be issued by the Cover
nor under such regulations may be prescribed by
law Each House shall judge Of the election, qua
,lIcaton and returns Of its members; may punish its
members TOR dsordery behaviour, and with the COLI
currence of two thirds expel member, but not Sc.
cond time for the same offence.
10. All laws shall originate in the House of Dele
gates to be approved rejected by the Senate or to
be amended with the consent Of the House of De-
legates.
III. The privilege Of the Writ of Hubeas Corpus
snail not IN any case be suspended. The Legislature
snail not pass any Dill Of atiaindcr; or any err post
iacto aw or any law impairiDg the obligation of con-
tracts; or any law, whereby private property shall
DC taken for public uses, without Just compensation;
or any law abrdging the freedom ofSpeecb or of the
Press no man shall be compelled to frequent orsupport
any religious worship, place ministry whatsoever;
nor shall any man be enforced restrained molested
OF ourthened in his body goods, otherwise snE
e, on account of his religious opinions belief but
all men shall be free to profess and by argument TO
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