Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-28

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'swi OF borough elecna. IN me atssricf, IN E
meet AZ snlne cauyenIent PLACED ffam :. poi .,
- taken IN thri respective ronnties cites, towns
80 oornughs Z. turns asa senator The pefsnu
VINO shah AVE The greatest nnmhsr of vutes
IN the WOOL dIsrIct. Il keep M mis- Assem-
by rotation, III, iislnets shall be equal IA
sidrd nio lour classes, aud numbered b, lot.
Al lhr end oi une year after ne fta general
election. ile eight members elected by IT, fl, 81
division snail b dspla ed, aud the vacanrie.
thereby oecaipnsd. supplied from such class
ordlsision by new election IN the tnannei aiore.
said. This rotatnn shall Or applied 10 eacn
division according Ia us number, ~ coniinurd
In due order annually Aud for he elect ton
oil senators, the counties NJ Brook, Ohm and
Tyler, shall TORN orr dis ricl the counties of
monongnla, ffes ON ani Randolph shah
form another di.tr'cl tn, counties al Harrison
Lewis aud Wood, shall form another district :.
the eountles of kaoaNba, Mason, C.beli, la
gan ~ Nicholas shal form another district The
cnua,les of CIR enbrlei, VI anror CHS " Mont
geometry, shall toT II anuihrr district the coun
ties of Tazewe Wythr aud G,assno
shall form another district the coun
ties OF Washington. Russell. scot snd Lee
shall form another Instruct the counties Of
Berkeley, Morgan and Hamp hire sosil form
another disirI I the Counties i r., deiick aud
Jefferson, shall form another & II lct: thr com
/ tlrs I Shenandoah and II Tdy, shal loim ano-
ihet district the counties al X Jckiaguam aud
! L ndeion, sna form ano'her district: he
| counties Of Augusta aud Rockbridge, shall form
| another district thu epup.ies OF Ai1eg6any
Bah. Pocah5 MAS n. Bofe Ouri shall 10 IN ano.
| tn ,.trlcl the coup les of L"ndoun IL Fan
faN, shall iofm anot 81 Iii lTIcr the counties
! of FHuqn'ar and iace William, stall firm
na'her district the coun of Stafford kiGg
F. lrporpp WpstmnTplnnH Rtfh,p.nH 4
nd Nor cumberland, sha | larm another DIS.
triet The counties az Culpeper, Madison aud
! OTangT, shall nm another district the roun-
ties Of Alb marie, Nelson aud Amherst, shaI#
form another district +: the Couut,s of Flnvaana
60 chland. L1ulsa aud Ha evrr shall form
another district : he counties II opottsylva ia,
Caroline aud Essex, shall tom aaoih,r dn-
irlct the counties OF King and Queen King
| Wi tan, & soucesIer Matthew 4 NddIrs T.
shall rm aeo'heI dI riot the ronhrns ni
Accomaek, Northampton. T. lzahrtn ily, y
and Warwick, ard h. city Williamsburg,
shall form another district thu counties ui
harles ity, James Cit, New, Kent AID Hen
rico, md tn cS ol Richmond, shall form 40
Their dlsirIrt the COun,lrs OF BE- ford nd
| Franklin, shall foim an th.r district he Coun-
i"s OF Buckingham, Campb II aud Cum and,
shall form anolIer district: the coantl OF = /.
rick. Henry q Plnsy l,ania, shall iorm mother
district the cnun les Hal tex an Mcck'en-
burg hall form another district the count OF
| Charlotte, LpnPnhurg Nouonay ani Pfmtr
Edward shall form another JlstlIci the coun.
ties of Amelia, Powh 1 anl Guest field, aud
the town OF Petersburg shall form another
district the counies OF Brunswick, ID nWiidla
and Grernsv,ilp, hail ftrn another district
tive comics of Ie of Wig I, Prince George,
| Sonthampt IN, Surry aud ou-ssx K, sunll iotm J..
mother district and he CpuuIies of Nh,t Tx,
| Mans momd d Pdn'. S. Anar. u tho baroagn
| OF Norfolk, shall fra ano Her dis lri
| a. all ne the dut, of III L. ,i,4ture To
~ pportion. ce IN ton Yeas. IL wit m the
year Is4l. and very ten yeRrs tnereaIter the
| representation Of the countl,,. ca les WINS auI
| haroughs, of this comm onn edlth. in both ntIhp
-, Leg live bodies: Pr vdr'I, however. hat The
/ npmbrr of ID leeat from the aforesaid grea
districts aud the nnmber # Senator's from the
a otrsaid two great divisions, respectively. shall
neither he increased or diminished by such re
apportonment Aud when new comfy shall
| hereafter be created, or any city, town or boz
oogh. moi now entitled 10 operate represehtd-
uon in the House Of Delegates. shall have So
! creased in population as 10 be entitled, ~ the
opinion of tbs Ge"'r Assembly 10 -urh rep
reseutation IL shall be- the duty of the GeneHl
Assembly 10 make provision by law OF securing
10 the people of such new connty,pr snch cItv,
IOWn OF borough M adequate
And if the Object canno, otherwise be effected,
| IL shall he competent To the General Assembly
TO re-appoIlion the Whole representation of the
{reat dstrc' containing such new county, or
such city, town or borough, within it's limits /;
| which re appo ltionment shall continue IN force
I'll the next regular drcenial re-apporiipu-
ment.
| 3. The General Assembly, after the year
! lS4l, aud at intervals thereafter. of not less
than 10 wears, shall have authority, 2-3rds OF
| each House cnncurrlng. TO make re-apporlion
| menis OF Delegates aud Senators, throughout
| the Commonweai' h. go that the M m Der of Dale
gates shall not al any time exceed $50, nor Of
! Senators SO
6. The whole number Of members 10 whlrh
lhe State may AT any time BE- entitled IN thu
House Of Representatives ofthe United States
shall be apportoned IS nearly may he, q
mongst the several counties cities, borongh7.
and towns ufthe State. accoid ding to their re,
pectve numbers, which shall he determined. by
adding to the whole number OF free persons, in.
GLIDING those bound to- service for a term Of
years and excluding Indians not taxed. three
fifth, Of all other persons
7 ANY person may be elected a Senator
who shall have attained he age of thirty FIVE
years and shall bs actually a rrsideni and
freeholder within the district, and qualified by
virtue Of his freehold TO vote for members of
the General Assembly according to this Con
sttutIon And any person may be elected a
m mber Of the House OF Delegates, who shall
have attained the age of twenty five years. and
shall be actually resident and ireeholder
wi hin the county CITY, town, borough or cleo
ton district qualified by virtue OF his feehoId
to vote for members of the General Assembly |
according 10 this Constitution Provided, that
all persons holding lucrative Offices aud MIN
islers OF the Gospel and Priests of every demo
mIuation shall he incapable of being elected
members ofeither House of Assembly.
g The members ofthe Assembly shall re.
ceive for their services compensation to be
asceIlaIned by law, and paid out Of the public
Treasury, bur no law Increasing the compensa-
ton of the members shall take effect until the
end OF he next annual session after such law
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