Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-21

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nne entitled, an act 10 organize Convention. did
horise and provide FOR the econ by the people, OF
Delegate. aud Representatives., meet anG assemble in
General Convention, at the Capitol in the City OF Rich
mend the first Monday OF October i'm the wear last
aforesaid, to consider. discuss and PROPOSE new Con.
.ituuo", OF aera' ons and anne nlmenis Of the ting
Coniu ion oil this Comm1n alth, to be submitted TO
the people AMI ~ Be by them ratified or rejected:
We, therefore, the Delegates aud Representatives oil
The good people Of Virginia elected and ia
assembled. ia pursuance vi the said OF Assembly
do submit aud propose to the people, the following
amended Constitution and Form Of Government Tor this
Connonwe alth, that i' to say:
ARTICLE
The Declaration OF Rights made on the 18th June
i176 10y the representatives If the good people vir
gina a-sebled m ul and free Convention, which per-
tanned to them and their poster w. as the basis and
foundation OF Government; requiring in the opinion of
this Convention no amendment, shall be prefxed to
I'M. Constitution. aud have the same relation thereto
~ 1t had to the former Constitution Of this Common.
wealth. ARTICLEII
The Legislative. Executive and Judiciary Depart
mens shall be separate and distinct that neither
exesci.e the powers property belonging either OF the
9th RS; shall any person exercise the powers OF
more than one OF them at the time, except that
The Justices OF the County Courts shall be eligible to
either House OF Assembly.
ARTICLE III.
T. The Legislature shall be formed of two distinct
branches, which together shall be complete Legisla-
ure, and shall be called the General Assembly of Vir
ginia
One of these shall be called the House of Delegates
and shall consist OF hundred and thirty
counties, cities, towns and boroughs of the Common
wealth; whereof thirty Delegates shall be chosen
Tor and by the twentysx counties lying West of the
Allegheny mountains twenty five hy the four
teen counties lying between the Allegheny and Blue
Ridge OF mounains; fortytwo Tor and by the twenty
nine counties lying East Of the Blue Ridge of noun
ains and above dewater and trtysix for and by the
counties, ciies towns boroughs lying upon tide
ter, that is % say: OF the twenysix counties lying
West OF the Allegheny, the counties of Harrison Mont
gomcry, Monongaiia, Ohio and Washington, shall each
elect two Delegates and the counties OF Brooke Cabel
Grayson, Greenbrier, Giles Kanawha, Lee, Lewis. Lo-
gan Mason, Monroe Nicholas, Pocahontas Pro son Ran
doph, Russell Scott, TaZewell, Tyler Wood and w ytle
shall each elect one Delegate. OF the fourteen coun-
ties lying between the Allegheny Blue Ridge the
counties OF Frederick and Shenandoah shall each
three Delegates; the counties OF Augusta, Berkeley,
Botetourt Hampshire, Jefferson Rockingham and Rock
BRIDGE shall each elect two Delegates; and the coun,
ties OF Allegheny Bath Hardy, Morgan and Pendle,on
snail each elect one Delegate. OF the twenty mine
counties lying East of the Blue Ridge and above tide
water the county OF Loudoun, shall elect three Dele
gates; the counties of Albenarie, Bedford Brunswick
Buckingham, Campbell Culpeper, Fauquicr, Franklin,
Halifax Meek enburg, & Pitsyvaais, shall each ect
two Delegates and the counties of Amelia Amherst
Charlotte Cumberland, Dinwiddic, Fluvanna, Gooch-
Iand, Henry. Louisa, Luncnburg, Madison, Nelson,
Nottoway, Orange, Patrick, Powhaan and Prince Ed
ward shall each elect Delegate. And of the
counties. cities, towns and boroughs lying tide
water the counties OF Accomack and Norfolk shall each
elect two Delegates; the counties of Caroline Chester
held Essex, Fairfax, Grcensville Gloucester Hanover
Iicnrico, Isle OF Wight King Queen, King William,
King George, Nansemon l. Northumberland Northamp-
ton, Princess Anne, Prince George, Prince William
Southampton Sposyvania, Stafford, Sussex Surry and
Westmoreand and the city of Richmond, the borough
OF Norfolk and the town of Petersburg shall each elect
one Delegate; the counties of Lancaster and Rich
mond shall together elect one Delegates the counties
OF Mathews and Middlesex, shall 10 rether elect one
Delegates the counties of Elizabeth City and Warwick
shall together elect enc Delegate; the counties of
James City and York, and the city of williamsburg
snail together elect Delegate; and the counties of
New Kent and Charles City, shall together elect one
Delegate.
3. The other House of the General Assembly shall
be called the Senate, and shall consist of thirty two
members, of whom thirteen shall be chosen for and bv
the counties lying West of tho Blue Ridge of mountains
and nineteen for and by the countless cities towns and
boroughs lying East thereof; and for the election of
whom the countless Cities towns and boroughs shall be
divided into thirty-two districts, herein alter provided
Eacn county OF the respective districts, at the time of
The iirst election OF its Delegate Delegates under this
Constitution, shall for Senator; and the SHERIFF.
or other officers holding the election for each county
city, town ar borough, within FIVE days farthest after
thr ast county, city, town or borough election in the
district shall some convenient place and from,
the polls so taken in their respective cous.ies, cities
toms or boroughs return Senator the person who
snai nave the greatest number of in the whole
district TO keep this Assembly by rotation the dis
fios shall be equally divided into four classes and mum
Dered ny iof At the end of year after the first cc
neral election the eight members elected by the first d
vision shall be displaced an the vacancies thereby oc
casioned supplied from such class or divs on by new
election in the manner aforesaid This rotation shall be
applied 10 each division according its number and
continued in due order annually And for the election
OF Senators, the counties of Brooke Ohio and TYLER
shall form one district the counties of MononSola
preston and Randolph shall form another district: the
counties OF Harrison, Lewis and Wood, shall form an
other district: the counties of Kanawha Mason CabeIl
Logan and Nicholas, shall form another district: the
coune: OF Greenbrer, Monroe, Giles and Mono,
merry, shall form another district the counties of Tazo
well, Wythe and Grayson, shall form another district.
the counties of Washington, Russell Scott and Lee shall
form another district the counties of Berkeley Nor
gan and Hampshire, shall form another district tbe
counties OF Frederick and Jefferson shall form another
district the counties OF Shenandoah and Hardy shall
form another district the counties Of Rockingham and
Pendlcton, shall form another district the counties of
Augusta and Rockbrdge shall form another district the
counties OF Allegheny, Bath Pocahontas and Bootourt
shall form another district the counties of Ioudoun and
faiiax, shall form another di'ici the counties of Fau
quer and Prince William, shall form another district.
Richmond, Lancaster and Northumberland shall form
another district the counties of CuIppper Madison and
Dang, shall form another district: the counties of AL
oenarle, Nelson and Amherst, shall form another dis
irict The counties OF FluvaBna Goochan Louisa and
Hanover, shall form another District the counties of
SpousyivaniA, Caroline and Essev shall form another
n,.uic': the counties OF King & Queen King William
gloucester, Matthews AMI Middiesex, shall form an
oher districts the counties of Accoina H. Norba,npon
Elizabeth City, York and Warwick and the CITY of
Williamsburg. shall form another district: The
OF charles City. James City, New X ent and Henri CO
anu The city OF Richmond, shall form another district
the counties Of Bedford and Franklin, shall form an
DINER d-tfirt the counties OF Buckingham. Camobe
anu Cumberland, shall form another d .rict the conn
nes OF Patrick, Henry and Pisylvania shall form an
other district the counties OF Hllifax and MeckIen-
ourg saiI form another district: the counties of Char
loiie' Lunenburg, Noitowsy and Prince Edward shall
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