Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-01-27

called the General Assembly OF virginia
.. One of these shall be called The
House of Delegates, and shall consist OF
one hundred and thirty-four members to be
chosen, aRnually, for and by the several
counties, cities, towns and borOughs of the
Commonwealth; whereof thlrty-one Dele
rates shall be chosen for and by the twenty
six counties lying West of the Allegheny
mountains. twenty-five for and by the four
teen counties lying between the Allegheny
and Blue Ridge of mountains; torty-two
for and by the twenty-nme counties lying
East of the Blue Ridge of mountains and
above tide-water; and thirty-six for and by
fine counties, cities, towns and boroughs
l,iDg upon tide water: that is to say: OF
the iwenty-six counties lying West of the
Allegheny, the counties of Harrison,
Montgomery, Monongalia, Ohio q Wash
ington, shall each elect two Delegates;
and the counties of Brooke, Cabell, Gray
son. Greenbrier, Giles, Kanawha, Lee,
Lewis. Logan. Mason, Monroe, Nicholas,
Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Russell,
Scott Tazewell, Tyler, Wood and Wythe,
shall each elect one Delegate. Of the
fourteen counties lying between the Ale
ghauy aad Blue Ridge, the counties OF
Frederick and Shenandoah, shall each
elect three Delegates; the counties Of Au
gaata. Berkely, Botetourt, Hampshire,
Jefferson, Rockingham and Rockbrldge,
shall each elect two Delegates; and the
counties Of Allegheny, Bath, Hardy, Nor
gan and PenGieton, shall each elect one
Delegate. OF the twenty-nlne counties
lying East Of the Blue Ridge, and above
tide water. the county Of Loudoun shall
elect three Delegates; the counties OF AZ
bemarle, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckiug-
ham, Campbell, CulpePer, Fauquier,
Franklin, Halifax, Meckienburg and
PittsyIvania, shall each elect two Dele
rates; and the counties of Amelia, Am
6erst Charlotte, Cumberland, Dinwld-
die. Fhvanna, Goochland, Henry Loul-
sa, Lunenburg, Madison, Nelson, Motto
way, Orange. Patrick, Powhatm and
Prince Edward, shall each elect OLE Dele
gate. And Of the counties, cities, towns
and boroughs lying on Underwater, the
counties of Accomack and Norfolk, shall
each elect two Delegates; the counties OF
Caroline, Chesterfield. Essex, Fairfax,
Greensyille. Gloucester, HanoBr, Hen
rico. Isle of Night, Kng and Queen, King
William, King George, Na1emond.
Northumberland. Northampton, Princess
Anne, Prince George, Prince William,
Southampton, Spousyivania, Stafford,
Sussex, Smrv and Wesunoreland, am
the city Of Richmond, the bolough OF
Eor'ok, and the town Of Petersburg,
shall each elect one Delegate; he coun-
ties OF Lancaster and Richmond, shall
touelhe, Get one Delegate; the Counties
of Matthews and MlddeseX, shat together
elect one Delegate; the counties Of Eliza
beth CITY and Warwick, shall together
elect one Delegate; the counties Of James
city& York. aud the city Williamsburg
shall together elect one Delegate; and the
counties of New Kent aud Charles City
shall together elect one Delegate.
3. The other House Of the General As
sembly shall be called the Senate; shall
consist of thirty-wo members, of whom
thirteen shall be chosen for and by the
counties lying West of the Blue Ridge o
n uR;ains. and nineteen for and by tn,
couutles, cities, towns and bOrOughs lying
East thereof. aud for the election Of whom
tra counties, cities, towns aud borough'
snail be divided into 81 districts, as herelr
after provided. Each CouHty Of the re
spectlye districts at the time Of the frs
election of its Delegate or Delegates un
der this Constitution. shall vote for one
Senator; and the Sherifs or other officers
holding the election for each county, city
town or borough, within five days at far
thest after the last county, city, town Of
borough election in the district, shall NEE
at some convenient place, and from the
polls so taken IN their respective counties
cities, towns, or bOreughs. return as
Senator the person who shall have tn
greatest number of votes in the whole dis
trict. To keepup this Assembly by rota
ton, the districts shall be equally divided
iatu four classes, and numbered by lot
At the end of one year after the first geuer
al election, the eight members elected by
the first division shall be displaced, aus
the Va cancies thereby occasioned, supplied
from such class or division by new cleo
ton in the manner aforesaid. This rota
ton shall be applied to each division &C
cording to It's number, and continued II
due order annually.-And for the election
Of Senators, the counties of Brooke, Ohio
and TYLER shall form one district: tho