Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-26

according 10 its plumber and continued in due
order annually. Ansl tor tho Eelec'on OF Senators,
tho counties of Brooke. Ohio and Tyler, shall frin
one district: the cocnivs OF Monongalia Preston aud
Randolph shall form another dstr e. the counties OF
Harrison. Lewis and Wood. shall form another dis
tr'ct; the counties Of Kanawha Mason, Cabcll, To-
gan and Nicholas, shall form another district tho
counties OF Grcenbrier, Monroe, Giles, and Mont
gomery, shall form another district: the counties of
Tazewcl Wythe and Grayson, shall form another
district: tue counties of ashngon, RUSSELL Scott
nnd Lee, shall form another district: the counties
ct Berkeley Morgan aud liampehirc shall form auoh
CT district: tho counties of Fed rick and Jefferson
shai form another district; the counties of Shcnan-
doah aud tio dy shall form another districts tho coun-
tics of Rockingham aud Pendcton shall form ano-
thor district: tine counties of Augusta g. Rockbrdce
shall form another district: the counties ui
Allegheny, Bath, Pocahonas and Bocourt shall
form another district; the counties of Loudoun and
Fairfax shall form another districts the counties of
Fauquier end Prince William shull form another
district: the counties of Stafford, King George,
Westmoreland, Richmond, Lancaster and Northum-
serland, shall torn another district, tie counties of
Culpeper, Madison and Orange, shall form another
district: the counties of Albomarc, Nelson aud AM
hcrs shall form another district: the couLties Flu
wanna, Goochlard, Louisa and Hanover. shall form
another districts the counties oil Spo,tsyvana Caro-
line and Essex. shall form another district: the cou-
tics OF King 81 Queen, KING William, Gloucester,
Matthews and Middlcscx shall form another district:
the counties OF Accomack, Northampton, Etizabcih
City, York and Warwick, and the city of Williams
burg. shall fora, another district: the counties of
Charles City, James City. New Kent and Hcnriso
anu the iy 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 Ptsylyania slal II
form another district: the counties oil Halifax and
Meckcnburg shall form another districts tho counties
OF Charlotte, Lunenburg, Nottoway and Prince
Edward, shall form another district the counties Of
Amelia, Powhatsn and Chesterfield, aud the town OF
Pctersburg shall form another district: the counties
MI Rrilu, IL IA
another district the counties Isle of Wight Prince
George Sou hampton Surry and SUSSEX, shall form
another districts aud the counties of Norfolk, Nanse-
mord and Princess Anne. and the borough of Norfolk
shall form another district.
j IL shall be the duty Of the legislature to re-
apporon, once in ten years wit: in the year 1871
and every ten years thereafter the representation
the Counties, cities towns and borouohs Of this Com
monweath, in both of the Legislative bodies: Provi-
dcd however, that the number Of Delegates from the
Aforesaid great DISTRICTS and the number of Senators
from Tho aforesaid two great divisions, respectively
shall neither be increased diminished by such re-
apPorionment. And when q county shall here
after be created, or any city, town borough,
now entitled TO separate representation in the House
OF Delegates, shall have increased in population
as 10 be entitled, in the opinion of The General As
sembly, 20 such representation, it shall be the duty
OF The General Assembly to make pro:;sioi by Law
Tor securing TO the people ofsnch county or such
city, town or borough, adequate representa-
And u the object cannot otherwise be effected II
shall be competent to the General Assembly to re-
apportion tc whole representation of the great dis
riot containing such county, or such city town
or borough within its limits; which c-apportonlnent
shall continue in force till the next regular deccnna
apportionlncnt. .+
.. The General Assembly, allcr the wear l84I,
and at Intervals thereafter Of moi less than ten years
shall have authority, two-thrds of each House con.
CURING, to make re -apporonmenis of Delegates and
Senators, through out the Commonwealth so that the
number of Delegates shall not any time exceed
$50, nor OF Senators Sc.
8. The whole number Of members to which the
stale may at any time be entitled in the House Of
Representatives Of the United States shall be amor
toned as nearly may be. amongst the several coun-
ties ccs boronGhs and towns ofthe State, accord
ing 10 their respective numbers, which shall be de-
termned by adding to the whole number of free
persons, including those bound 10 service for term
years and excluding Indians taxed three ffihs
OF all other persons .... g..
have attained to the age of thirty years and shall be
actually resident and freebooter within the dis rie
qualified by virtue of his freehold vote for members
Of the General Assembly according to this Constfu-
ton. And any person may be elected u member OF
the House of Delegates who shall have attained tho
age of twenty-five years, md shnll be actually
resident and frceholder within the county, CITY, town
borough election district, qualified by virtue of
his freehold, To vote for members of the General
Assembly according to this Constitutions Provided
that all persons holding lucrative Offices and Minis
tiers OF the Gospel and Priests of every denomination
shall be incapable Of benr elected members of clo,
House Of Assembly.
o. Tho members Of the Assembly shall receive for
their services compensation to be- asccrtained by
law, and paid out of the public Treasury; but no law
increasing the compensation Of the members sbnll
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 any civil
office OF profit under the Commonwealth which shall
nave ocen created or the cmoiumens of which shall
have been increased during such term eScent s,,cb
ohlce5 as may be filed hy elections by the people.
.. Inc General Assembly shall meet once or often
er every year Neither House, during the session OF
the Legislature, shall, without tho consent of the
other adjourn for than three days, nor 10 any
other place than that ia which the two Houses shall
be sitting majority Of each House shall consti-
tute quorum TO DO business; but smaller number
may adjourn from day to day, and shall bc authorised
TO compel the attendance Of absent meubers IN such
manner and under such penalties cuch House may
provide And each House shall choose its own
SPEAKER appoint itS officers settle its own rules
OF proceeding, direct writs Of election for supplying
Intermediate vacancies But ifvacsncIes shall occur by
death or resignation during the OF The GDnc-