Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-10

the others shall any person exercise the powers
of more than one OF them at the same time, except
that the justices OF the county courts shall be eligible
to either House OF Assembly
ARTICLE III.
l. The Legislature shall be formed of two distinct
branches. which together shall be complete Legis-
lature, and shall be called the General Assembly of
Virginia.
9. One of these shall be called ,he House Of Del.
egntes, and shall consist of hundred and thirty
four members, to be chosen, annually, for and by
the several counties, cities, towns, and boroughs of
the Commonwealth; whereof thirty-ono delegates
shall be chosen for and by the twenty counties w.
ing West of the Allegheny mountains; twenty five.
for and by the fou'tecn counties lying between the
Allegheny and Blue Ridge of mountains; forty-two
for and by the twentynne counties lying East of the
Blue Ridge OF mountains and above tide-watcr and
thirysix for and by the counties, cities, towns and
boroughs lying upon Underwater, that Is to say; OF
the twcnty-six Counties lying West of the Allegha-
ny, the counties of Harrison, Montgomery, Mononga-
liza, Ohu and Washington, shall each elect two Dele
gates; and the counties of Brooke, Cabel, Grayson,
Greenbrier, Giles, kanawha, Leo, Lewis, Logan,
Mason, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahonas, Preston X an
dolph, Russell, Scott Tazewell Tyler, Wood and
Wythe, shall each elect Delegate. Ofthe four
teen counaes lying between the Alloghauy and Blue
Ridge, the connrtss of Erede.iok and Shenandoah,
shall each elect three D gates; the counties of Au-
gusa, Berkeley, BotctourI, Hampshire, jefferson
Rockingham and Rockbridgc, shall each elect two
Delegates; and the counties OF Allegheny, Bath
Hardy, Morgan and Pendlcton, shall each elect one
Delegate. OF the twcnty-ninc counties lying Eas,
of tho Blue Ridge and above tidG-water, the county
of London shall elect three Delegates; the counties OF
Aibemare, Bedford. Brunswick, Buckingham. Camp
bell, Cupcpcr. Fauquier. Franklin, Halifax, Meek
lenburg aud Pittsylvania shall each cl-ct two Dele
ga,es; and the counties of Amelia, Amherst, Char
lotto. Cumberland Dinwiddie, Fluvanna, Goochand
Henry, Louisa, Luncnburg, Madison, Nelson Motto
way. Orange, Patrick. Powhatan and Prince Edward
shall each elect one Delegate. And ut the Counties
cities, towns and boroughs lying tidewatcr, the
counties Of Accomack and Norfolk shall each cleo,
two Delegates; the counties of Caroline, Chester
field Essex, Fairfax, Greensville, Gloucester Hano-
ver Henrico. Isle of Wight. King and Queen, King
William, King George. Nansemcnd Northumber.
land Northampton, Princess Anne, Prince George
Prince William, Southampton, Spottsvyana. Stat.
ford Sussex, Surry and Westrnoreand and the CITY
of Richmond, the borough of Norfolk, and the town
OF Petersburg, shall each elect Delegates; the
counties of Lancaster and Richmond. shall together
elect one Deeglte the counties of Matthews s. Mid
descx shall together elect one Delegate; the coune.
of Elizabeth City and Warwick shall together cleo,
one Delegate the counties of James City and York
and the city of Williamsburg shall toge her elect
Delegate; and the counties OF New Ken, ana Charles
] City shall together elect one Delegate
}. The other House of the General Assembly
shall be called the Senate and shall consist of thr-
ty two members, of whom thirteen shall be chosen
for and by the counties lying West of the Blue RIdue
Of mountains, and nineteen for and by the counties
cities towns and bcyoughs lying East thereof and for
the election Of whom the countless Cities towns and
booughs shall be divided into thirytwo districts as
herein after provided Each county ofte respective
DISTRICTS at the time of the first election of its Dele.
gate or Delegates under this Constitutions shall vote
for one Senators and the Sherifs or other officers
holding the election for cath county, city, town OF
borough, within five days at farhest after the last
county city, town borough election in the district
stall meet at some convenient place, and from the
polls so taken IN their respective counties, cities
towns or boroughs, return Senator the person
who shall have the greatest number OF votes in the
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tion the districts shall be equally divided into four
classes, and numbered by lot. At the end of one
year after the first general election, the eight mem
bers elected by the first division shall be Displaced
and the'vacancies thereby occasioned. supplied from
such class or division by new election the manner
aforesaid This rotation shall be applied to each d.
VISION acoordig to its number and continued in due
order annually. And for the election of Senator,
the counties of Brooke Ohio and Tyler, shall form
one district: the counties of Monongala Preston and
Randolph shall form another district: the counties OF
HARRISON Lewis and Wood, shall form another dis
trict: the counties of Kanawha, Mason, Cabell, Io
gan and Nicholas, shall form another district: the
counties Of Greenbrier, Monroe, Giles and Mont.
gomery, shall form another district: The counties of
Tazewell, Wythe and Grayson, shall form another
district the counties of Washington, RUSSELL Scott
and Lee, shall form another district: the counties
of Berkeley, Morgan aud Hampshire, shall form anoth
er district the counties of Frederick and Jefferson
shall form another district: the counties of Shenan
doah and a dy shall form another District the conn
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Their district: the counties Of Augusta q Rockbridre
shall form another district: the counties Of
Allegheny, Bath, Pocnhontas and Boietourt sinai
form another districts the counties of Loudoun al,
Fairfax shall form another district the counties of
Fauquier and Prince William shall form another
districts the counties of Stafford, King George,
Westmoreland, Richmond, Lancaster and Nurthum-
berand. shall form another district the Counties of
Culpeper, Madison and Orange, shall form another
district: the counties Of Albemare Nelson and Ann
hers shall form another dsirct the courtics of Flu
wanna, Goochland, Louisa and Hanover shall form
another district the counties of tsyvania Caro-
line and Essex shall form another district the conn
ties of King q Queen, King William, Gloucester,
Matthews and Mddlesex, shall form another district:
the counties Of Accomack, northampton, Elizabeth
City, York and Warwick, and the city of Williams
burg, shall form another district: the counties OF
Charles City, james City, New Kent and Henrico,
and the ty of Richmond, shall form another district:
the counties of Bedford and Franklin, shall form
another district: the counties OF Buckingham Camp-
bell and Cumberland, shall form another districts the
counties of Patrick Henry and PIttsylvania. shall
form another district: the counties of Halifax and