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and provide for The election, hy The
r"rplc. oi Delegate, and Representa-
ulcS. to meet and assemble. IN Gene
raj Convention. At the Capitol ~ the
NI'N OF Richmond. on the iir.t Nonday
81 October IN he wear last aforesaid. 10
consider, discuss anh propose. new
constitution. cor altcra aliens and amend.
meats at Tho cXi.'ir. ou>,i,uti>1 a
'hi> commonwealth. q be -.huliitel
t" She people aud TO DC oy them ratiG.
cd or rcic,tc
We. therefore. thc Delegate AID
Representatives 80 the GOOD Ieati, a.
Virginia, elected AMI in Convention
as-c'nbicd. ia pursuance of The said a.,
"i Assembly. dn sgL.nii and plopnse Z,
ule people. the following amended
Constitution and Form of To, ernmca
i"r thhS Commonwealth. tliat = to ,ay
hRtICI.EL
The Declaration OF RIGHTS made oi
the i-3'h june. I.1G, b. TIC r.nrcscp.
: t1i'N's Ut the g"nd people oi virgins
assembled ia foil and fee Convention.
which pcriaiHcd 20 them aud their RIOS
ler'ty. n the basis and foundation al
10! crnmcnt: requiring ia the opinion
al tins Convention mo- amendment. ,LalI
Dc rrc!Ncd to this Constitution. and
have the same relation thereto a. j, had
10 the iormcr Constitution of tai, Com.
monwcalth.
ARTICLE II
nc legislative, Executive aud ia.
dic,'ry Departments. Shall be- separate
ana distinct. so that neither exercise
the powers properly belonging to either
"i thc nihcrs: nor shall any pefsun ca.
rrc'se the powers Of more 'han one OF
them ut the same time. cyccp, that thc
Justice, OF the County Courts shall be-
eligible tn either House OF Assembly.
ARTICLE III.
l. The Legislature shall be furmos.
% two distinct branches, Which toae
'hcr shall be complete legislature.
and shall be called The General Assem-
bly, u Virginia.
.. One of these shall be called tic
House of Delcg ties. and Shall consist
oil one hundred and thirty four mem
Jers, TO be Chosen. annually. for and
nv the several counties. towns and ho.
coughs oil the Commonwealth; where.
o' thirty -one Delegates ,hall be chosen
Tor and by the twenty-slx count,e. H.
ihg IVES, of tie .lleshany mountains,
twenty five for and by the fourteen
counties lYing between the Ailcrh,uy
ana Blue Ridge of mountains: forty
Two lor and by toe twenty nine cou,
ties lyIng East Of the Blue R;itgr q,
mountains and above tldc-ua;rr; and
nty-siX ior and by the counties. a
'lcS, towns and borough, lN.ur npnn
ti'c water, that - tu say: Oiihc TWEEN.
SIX counties lying West of the AiIeo,,,.
ny. The cuuntic, of harrison. Aon,o,.
merry, MonOngalia. Ohio anil Nasbipo.
ION, Shall each eject two - .l,rafc.
AMI Tie counties al Brooke. CabaI
trayson, GrccnJrier, Gile-. Kauauh,.
Ice. Lewis. Logan, Mason. Iionror.
Nicaoias. P0cahontas, Preston. Ran.
dolp''. Russell. scott. TaZew ell. " Ter.
W cod and Nythc. shalt each elect one
Delegate. ct the fourteen counties Iv.
M between the Allcsaany and Blu,
Ridge. tie counties of Frederick and
Shenandoah, shall each clcciilrce De.
lcgaies; the counties OF Ay,rs,a.
Berkeley. Botctouri. llatup.',,rr. J,C
irrson. Rockingham and liockbrldge.
shal! each elect two Delegates and
The counties Of Allcghanv, Bath. liar
dy, Morgan and Pcndlctou. shall c,,l
elect one Delegate. OF the twrnt,
n'ne counties lying Ilst Of the R.u,
~ dye and abBts ttir.V water ~. r,,,,,