Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-23

order annually Aud for tho election of Scns,ors
the counties OF Brooke. Ohio and Tyler shnl form,
ono district; the counties Of MonOngaia Prestousnd
kandoiph, shall form another districts the counties oil
Harrison, Lewis and Wood. shall form another dis
trct: the counties Of kana whs, Mason, Cabell. 10
gan aud Nicholas, shd form another district: the
counties OF Greenhrier, Monroe, Giles, end Mont
gouerys ShAi form Apother district; Tho counties Of
Tazewel5 Wyshe ssa Grsyson, sbell form another
districts the codntics n Washington Russell. Scott
and Lee, shall form another districts tho counties
OF Berkeley, Morgan and Hampshire shall form anoth-
er districts the counties of Frederick and jefferson
shall form another district: the counties of Shenon-
doah and Hs,dy shul form another district: the coun.
tics OF Rockingham and Pendleton shall form ano-
tner District: the counties of Augusta & Rockbrdge
shall form another districts: the counties of
Allegheny, Bath, Pocshontas and Botctoirt shall
form another district: the counties of Loudoun and
Fairfax shail form another districts the counties of
Fan9uier. and Prince William shall form another
d,strict: the counties Of Stafford, King George,
w estmoreland, Richmond. Lancaster and Northum-
seriand shall form another district the counties Of
CulPeper. Madison and Orange, shall form another
district: the counties of Abemare, Nelson and Am
herst, shall form another district the counties of Flu
wanna, Goochland, Louisa and Hanover, shall form
another district: tho counties of Spotsyvana Caro-
hne and Essex, shall form another districts tho coun-
ties OF King g. Queen, KING William, Gloucester,
Matthews and Middlesex, shall form another district:
the counties Of Accomack, Northampton, Elizabeth
City, York and Warwick, and the city of Williams
burg, shall form another districts the counties of
NnctIcs SUy, James lily. view Kent ana tIcnrlcO,
and the city Of Richmond shall form another district:
the courtcs of Bedford and Franklin, shall form
another districts the counties of Buckingham Camp
bell and Cumberland shall form another districts the
counties OF Patrick, Henry and Phtsylvania, shall
form another district: the counties Of Halifax and
Meckicnburg shall form another distrc the counties
Of Charlotte, Lunenburg, Nottoway and Prince
Edward shall form another dstrict The counties of
Amelia Powhatnn and Chesterfield, and the town of
Petersburg. sha form another districts the counties
oil Brunswick Dinwiddie and Greensv,lle shall form
another districts the counties OF Isle of Wight Prince
george, Southampton, Surry and SUSSEX, shall form
another district and the counties of Norfolk, Nanse-
mond and Princess Anne. and the borough of Norfolk
shall form another district. =
=. IL shall be tho duty Of the Legislature, to re-
apportlon once IN ten years. to wit: in the year 1871
ana every ten years thereafter the representation OF
the countless cities towns and boroughs, of this Com
monwealth, in both of the Legislative bodies: Provi
ded, however, that the number of Delegates from the
aforesaid great districts, and the number of Senators
rom the aforesaid two great divisions respectively,
shall neither be increased diminished by such re-
apportionment. And when n new county shall here
after be created any city, town or borough not
now entitled to separate representation i'm the House
OF delegates, shall have so increased in populaiio
as TO be entitled, In the opinion Of the General As
semby, to such representation, it shall be the duy
OF the General Assembly to make provision bv law
Tor securing to the people ofsuch county, or such
city, town or borough, I'M adequate representation.
And 1t the object cannot otherwise be effected il
shall be competent to the General Assembly to re-
apportion the whole representation Of the great dis
trct containing such new county, such city, town
or borough, within its limits; which re apporonmen
shall continue in force till the next regular decennia
re-apportionment.
5. The General Assembly, after the venr ia4I,
and at intervals thereafter ofo less than ten years
shall have authority, twothirds OF each House con-
CURING, to make reapportionnenls OF Delegates and
Senators, throughout the Commonwealth SO that the
number Of Delegates shall not at any time exceed
$50, nor of Senators SO.
q. The whole number of members to which the
state may at any time be entitled in the House of
Representatives of the United States shall be appor-
toned as nearly inay be- amongst the several coun-
tles cities boroughs and towns ofthe State accord
ing TO their respective numbers, which shall be de-
terinined by adding to the whole number of free
persons including those bound to service for term
OF years and excluding Indians not taxed, rhree-hs
of all other persons.
have attained to the age of thirty years. and shall be
actually resident and freeholder within tho dis riot
qualified by virtue his freehold to vote for members
Of the General Assembly according to this Constitu-
ton: And any person may be elected a member of
the House of Delegates who shall have attained the
age OF twenty-five years, and shall be actually a
resident and eeholder within the county CITY, town
borough or election district, qualified by virtue of
MS freehold, to vote for members of the General
Assembly according to this Constitution: Provided
that all persons holding lucrative offices, and Minis
tiers of the Gospel and Priests of every denomination
shall be incapable Of being elected members of either
y. The members Of the Assembly shall receive for
their services compensation to DC ascartained by
law, and paid out Of the public Treasury but no law
increasing the compensation of the members shall
take effect until tho 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
have boon created the emouluents of which shall
have been increased, during such term except such
Offices as may be filled by elections by the people
o. The General Assembly shall meet once or often
CIR every year. Neither House, during the session OF
the Legislature, shall, without the consent of the
other adjourn for more than three days. nor to 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 be authorised
TO compel the attendance of absent members in such
manner and under such penalties as each House NAV
provide And each House shall choose its own
speaker appoint its officers settle its own rules
OF proceeding, d direct writs Of election for supplying
intermediate vacancies But fvacances shall occur by
death or resignation, during the OF tile Gene
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