Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-06

sc class diy sjoh by now election in The mahnef
aforesaid This rotation shall he applied to each d-
VISION according TO its number, and continued in due
or'icr annually. And for the election of Senator's
the counties of Brooke, Ohio and Tyler shall form
ono DISTRICT: tho counties electromagnetic Preston and
handoiPh shall form another district: tho counties OF
Harrison, Lewis and Vood. shall forrm another dis
tr'c, the counties Of Kanawha, Mason, CabeIi I.o.
gan and Nicholas shall form another district: the
counties OF Grceubrier, Monroe Giles, and Mont
gonery shall form another districts; the Counties of
nazcwcl, Vytie aud Grayson, shall form another
district: tbe countcs of Washington. Russell Scott
and LIE, shall form another district: the counties
Of Bcrkelcy Morgan aud Hampshire. shall form ano;h
or district: tho counties OF Frederick and Jefferson
shall form another district the counties of Shennn-
doah and Hardy shall form another Sistrct the conn
ties OF Rockingham and Peudleton shall form aro-
iher dissrict the Counties of Augusta & Rockbri6nc
shall form another district: the counties OF
Aileghany, oath, -Pocshonas aud Bosciourt shall
form another districts the counties of Loudoun and
F0iriuX shall form another districts the counties OF
FauquIcr and Prince William shall form another
district: The counties of Stafford, KIM Georr,,
Wes,morcland, Richmond, Lancaster and Northuln-
seriand. shall form another district the counties Of
Cuipepcr, Madison and Orange, shall form anohc
district; the counties of Albemarlc, Nelson and Am
hers, shall form another district: the coc ties OF fu-
wanna, Goochland, Louisa and Hanover, shall form
another district: the counties OF Spo tsylvana Curo
limo and ;sseX shall form another districts the coun-
ties OF hing d Queen, King William, Gloucester,
Matthews and Stddiesey, shall form another district:
the counties OF Accomsck, Northampton, EiZnbe h
City, lor; and Warwick, and tho city of Wiilinils-
burg. shall form another district: the counties OF
Charles City, James City, New keGn and Ucnrco,
Gnd the !ty of Richmond shall form another district:
tho counties CT Hoasor5 and Franklin, shall form,
another district; the of buckingham Crnre-
bell AID Cumberland, shall form another district: the
counties OF Patrick Henry and Pittsylvauia, sail
form another district: the counties Of Halifax ard
Mscacaoury shall form another district: tho counties
OF Charlotte, Luuenhurg, No,toway and Prince
Edward, shall form another district the counties Of
Amo!la, Powhatun and Chesterfield, ind the town Of
Petersburg, shall form another districts the counties
oil brunswick, Dnviddie and Grcrusvie, shall form
anohes district: The counties OF Isle of w INIT PRINCE
Gcorge. Southampton, SurTy and Sussex, snail form
another district: nnd The counties Of Norfolk Nonsc-
rlond 1nd Prnccss Anne ant he borough OF Nogfoik
shall form another dis:r;c.
i. II shall be the dny Of the Legislature, 20 .c-
a1Por'lon, once IN ten ycrT2, 10 wiz in the year 1874
and every ten years thereafter, the representation OF
tue Counties, Cities, towns and boroucii- OF this Corr
mcnwcsitb, IN both Of the Legislative bodes Prov-
Gcd, however, tEat the number Of Delegates from the
aforesaid grca. districts, ond the nuber of Senators
rom The aforesaid two gTcGt divisions, respectively,
sHai! neither be increased diminished by sGch re-
superintendent. And when new county Shall here
after be created or any city, town bcroGgh, not
now entitled 10 separate representation in the House
OF Delegates, shall have SO increased in population
US 10 DC emitted, II tue opinion OF he General AS
sGmbly TO such representation, il shall &c the duty
OF the General Assembly to mako provision by law
Tor securing 10 the people ofsch ncV conntc OF such
Icy OSII OF UOTOu9l, an adequate representation.
And II Che Object cannot otherwise be effected il
shall DC competent TO the Conceal assembly to re-
apportTn the whole representation OF the great dis
trct containing such acW county, Scch city, to,sn
or borough, within Its limits; which re-appotionucnt
sAsI continue III forte till the next regular decCnnrul
re-apporiionincnt.
5. The General Assembly, aftcr ttc year 1871.
ard al intervals thereafter ofno less Ian ten Years
shall lave authority two-thirds Of each House con-
cu'F!r, to make rcappor;ioHncns OF Delegates and
nHnber Of Becgaics shall nos al any t!nfe ecscG
$50, aur Of Senators Sc.
6. The whole number OF Members 70 which .I,e
State may at any time be entitled in the House Of
Representatives of The United States snail be appor-
toned Us nearly may be- amongst the sevcra! coIn-
ties, cities, boroughs aud towns 0fthe State accord
ing 10 Their respective numbers, which shall be de-
teTIuGcd by addlnD TO tho whole nlmbcr of free
persons, including those bound TO service for tern,
o! years aAd excluding indians not axcd, tnc-iths
OF I'll other persons.
have attaited 10 the ns OF thirty years and shall be
actually rGsden; and freehoder within the dis rict
qualified by virtue ofhis freehold, TO vote for members
OF the General Assembly accorGnn TO this Consi,c-
ton And any person may DO ccCtcd n member OF
the IoUsc o! Delegates, who shall have attained the
age OF twenty-five years, md shall be actually
resident and freebooter within tire county CITY, town,
ooToGI! or election district, qualified by vIrtun OF
olS freehold, 10 vote Tor members Of tho General
assembly according to this Constitutions Provided
that all persons holding lucrative Offices and Minis
tors OF tie Gospel and Priests of every dcnorqtion
snail be incapable of being elected n!EmbGrs Of hgr
House Of assembly.
o. The Members of the Assembly shall receive foe
their sureiceS compensation to be uscGrtuined BIZ
law, and paid out of The public Vrensury; but no law
increasing the compensation Of the members slr :;
take effect until tAc end of the next annual session
ntcr such law shall have been enacted. And no
Senator or Delegate shall during the term for which
he stall have bccn elected, be appointed to any civil
Office OF profit under the Commonwealth, which shall
have been cTCaied the enouinents Ut winch snnl,
have been Increased, daring such term, except such
Offices as may be ii!edby clectiTs by the people.
g. Tie General Assembly shall meet once or ohen-
1r every ycur. Neither House, during the session OF
the Legislature shall, witlonl tho consent Of Tic
JtLcr oGlorn for moro than three days, nor 10 any
other place than that in,whch the two Houses shef
he sitting 4 majority Of each House sl,aI cousii.
.uic quorum 10 do business; Lut smaller number
nay adourn from day TO day, and shall b. Authorised
10 compel the attendance Of ubscn, nscNbcr. in such
MANNER and under such penalties as each House may
2TovHe. And each House shall choose its own
5peakcr, appoint it, own officers, settle its o.gn rules
~ proceeding, q direct V is uf election for gupolvu,s