Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-22

fences by transporting hithcr a large army Of for
egn merccnarles, 10 complete the work odcath, dos
olation and tyranny, then siready begun with crcum.
stances of cruelty and pcr6dy unworthy the head OF
a civilized nation; by answering ear repeated petit
I toDs for redress with q repetition of injuries; and
finally by abandoning the heliu of government. and
declaring us out oil his allegiance and projections: by
which several nets Of misrue, the government of
this country, us before exercised under the crown
Great Britain, totally dissoved did, erefore,
having ma,uiely considered the premises, and view
ing with great concern the deporable condition, to
which this once happy country would be reduced,
unless regular adequate mode Of civil polity
should be speedily adopted and in compliance with
the recommendation of the General Congress- ordain
! and declarc,u form of government of Virginio
| And whereas the General Assembly of Virginia.
by act passed on the tenth day of February the
yearof our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twcniy-nine entitled, an act to organic q Conven-
tion did au,horisc and provide FOR the election by
the people, of Delegates and Representatives, to
meet aud assemble, in Gene al Convention, at the
Capitol in the City of Richmond, the first Mon
day of October in the year last aforesaid to consid
err discuss and propose, new Constitution, alter
atoms and amendments ofthe existing Constitution
of this Commonwealth. to be submitted to the peo-
pie and to be by them ratified or rejectcd
We, therefore, the Delegates and Representatives
ofthe good people of Virginia, elected and in Goa.
vention assembled, in pursuance of the said act of
Assembly, do submit and propose to the people. the
following amended Constitution. and form of Govern
ment for this Commonwealth that is to says
Article /.
The Declaration of Rights riade the 18th June,
i716, by the representatives of the good people Of
Virginia. assembled in full and free Convention, which
pertained to them and their posteri,y as the basis
and foundation of Government; requiring in the opn-
ion of this Convention amendment. shall be pre-
fixed to this CONSTITUTIONS aud have the same rcla-
ton thereto ne it had 10 the former Cons,i,u ou of
this Commonwealth.
ARTICLE II.
The Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary Depart
nens. shall be scpara te and distinct, tina, neither
az ln1~,
the others; shall person exercise the powers
Of more than one of them at the same time, except
that the justices of the county shall be eligible
to either House OF Assembly
ARTICLE HI.
l. The Legislature shall be formed oftwo distinct
brauc hes which together shall be complete Legis-
lature, and shall be called the General Assembly of
Virginia.
q One of these shall be called ,he House of Del
egates. and shall consist of hundred and thirty
four members, to be chosen, annually, for and by
the several counties, cities, towns, and boroughs OF
the Commonwealth whereof thirty-one delegates
shall be chosen fol and by the twenty-sx counties ly
ing West OF the Allegheny mountains; twenty FIVE,
for and by the fou teen counties lying between the
Allegheny and Blue Rid re of mountains; forty-two
for and by the twenty counties living East of the
Blue Ridge of mountains and above tide-water and
thrty-sx for and by the counties, cities, towns and
boroughs lying upon Underwater, that is to say: OF
the twenty-slx Counties lying West of the AlIegha-
the counties of lIarrison Mont gomcry, Mononra-
LA, Ohio and Washington shall each elect two Dele
gates; aud the counties of Brooke, Cabell, Grayson
Greenbrier, Giles, Kanawha, Lee, Lewis, Logan
Mason, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahon as Preston, an
dolph r. sell, Scott, Tazewell. Tyler Wood and
Wythe, shall each elect one Delegate. Ofthe four
teen counties lying between the Allegheny and Blue
Ridge, the counties of Frederick and Shenandoah
shall each elect three Delegates the counties of Au-
gusta, Berkeley, Botetour,. Hampshire, Jefferson
Rockingham and Rockbridgc, shall each elect two
Delegates and the counties OF Aileghary. Bath
Hardy, Morgan and Pendleton, shall each elect one
Delegate. Of the twenty-Dine counties lying East
of the Blue Ridge and above tde-waier, the county
of Loudon shall elect three Delegates the counties of
Albemarle, Bedford Brunswick, Buckingham Camp
bell, Cupeper Fauquier, Franklin, Halifax, Meek
enburg and Pittsylvana, shall each el:ct two Dele
gates and the counties of Amelia, Amherst, Char
lotto, Cumberland. Dnwiddie, Fluvanna, Goochand
Henry, Louisa, Luncn5urg, Madison, Nelson, MOTTO
way. Orange, Patrick, Powhatan and Prince Edward
shall each elect one 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.
field, Essex, Fairfax, GreeDsvie, Gloucester Uano-
yer, Henrico. Isle of Wight, King and Queen King
! William, King George. Nansenond Norhumber.
land, Northampton, Princess Anne, Prince George.
Prince William, Southampton Spottsylvania. STAT.
ford, Sussex, Surry and Wesifnorelond and the c;,
Of Richmond, the borough Of Norfolk and the town
! Of Petersburg, shall each elect one Delegate; the
counties of Lancaster and Richmond. shall together
elect one Delegate, the counties ofMatthews g. Mid
dlesex shall together elect Delegates the counties
Of Elizabeth City and Warwick shall together elect
one Delegate, the counties Of James City and York.
and the city of Williamsburg shall together elect one
Delegate; and the counties of New Kent ana Charles
City shall together elect one Delegate
,. The other House of the General Assembly
shall be called the Senate, and shall consist of tbir-
ty two members, of whom thirteen shall be chosen
for and by the counties lying West of the Blue Edge
OF mountains, and nineteen for end by the Counties
cities, towns and boroughs lying East thereof and for
the election of whom, the countless cities towns and
boroughs shall be divided into thirty districts az
herein after provided. Each county oftbc respective
districts, at the time of the first election of s Dele
gate Delegates under this Constitutions shall vol
for one Senator; and the Sherifs or other officers
holding the election for cath county, city, town or
borough, within FIVE days at fartest after the last
county. city, town or borough election IN the district
sfuli meet at some convenient place. and from the
polls so taken IN their respective counties, cities
towns or boroughs, return a Senator the person
who shall have the greatest number Of votes in the
whole district. To keep up this Assembly by rota-
ton, the districts shall be equally divided into four
classes. and numbered by lot. ~ the end Of ono
year after The first general election tho oioL, ,ncro