Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-30

shortly have lost II the Imposing claims Of their
en brethren, had recsived the sanction OF the Con.
veRtion.
ARTICLE 4.
This section IL divsbi- into two parts Tn. fir,
par: makes II imperative on the Legislature. In 1871
and every ten years 'hsreat err to repporon the re-
'enaton OF the counties, cities towns ard
In both branches Of the Legislature provt, ,h., In
number OF Delegates, from the f.,r great di.,ic,.
snc the number OF Senators, fro n IN. two yr.s, An
SONS respectively, shall neither be increased NOR d.
"'ne"' ny snrh re-appor ionmrnt. To illi.tra,. IN
oWect o. Tile clause, lei suppose that in the yea,
ISL Tue Legislature find that the county of Caroline
Tue '|r district. 10 entitled from the increa e o.
US P"p"i'i"n To two delegates. instead of on. They
are hound to make that addition to tho strength o
caroline, but they cannot inc ease the number "a
Wnch me whole district entitled they canno give the
s'tct 81 delegates, instead OF SO They mus. there.
lore, look about the d.'rc'. and where thew car
most conveniently take member from some other coun
yor some town: they may decide Tor instance that X
" nor entitled to one delegate, but may unite that
W with Stafford, or Wesnorei and, & give one dsi-xas
70 the two counties combined.-So, in the middle dis.
ct, they may find that Pittsyvania ha, incres
so much In population and wealth, and Loudoun dc
creased IN the same proportion, to augment tho de
rgaon OF the FORMER TO three and reduce that of the
Latter to two; and to the other di.,riet.
ihs second part OF this section provide that when
new county shall hereafter be made, or any city, town
or horough, shaii have increased a. to entie H. In
the opinion Of the General Assembly, to separate re-
pre'enfation shall be the duty Of the General A.
semoiy, 10 make provision, by law Tor securing 10 the
people of such new county or such citv Sc an al,
quate representation And if thu object cannot other.
wise be effected the Assembly may re apportion the
"nE's representation Of the great district. containing
such county, city. SC. within its limits. which reap.
porionnen' hall continue i'm force till the n.x' r. w.
TAR uecennia re apporioument To illustrate thi, pr
Vfoh, SUPPOSE that before 1884, between that Pc
rso" ana 1851, anew county should he frined, from
.ae counties OF Montgomery, Wy,hs and Gray.on, and
Wat me town oil Winchester should have 90 increased
=: 20 en't'eh TO. rrp.rate representation The Leg.
stature may take from Montgomery one of il. two
delegates, and conf-r il the new county and re.
dmc" the county Of Frederick TO two giving
M'neheser one But If. in the fermer case, M ont
Rouery should stu be so popuious and wealthy as to
entitc IL to two delegates the Legislature NAV recap
portion The whole representation Of the Trans, Ala
shanY district t'sng care not TO disturb the r,pre.en
ta'ion oil any other district. And in tho la,sr case
u the population snd wealth OF Frederick should still
be pre- enncn they may re-apportisn the Who'll. re-
presentation OF the Valley not disturbing the other
districts.
ARTICLE III.-sEcrroN 5.
his section provides that after the wear Is4I md
~ ."'ervas thereafter OF not less than years, tho
General Assembly shall have auhory two. third. of
Sch mouse concurring 10 make re-appor onme nts Of
and Senator'S throug the Common atb
% tha' the number Of Delegates shall not at any time
exceed $50, nor OF Senators SO.
The obi-c; Of this section il very apparent Som.
paris o. the Comm nweaIth may hereafter increase SO
nuch IN prosperity and ropua tion wh others decay
Ut rt'p stationary that IL may he very uaju,t not TO
@aJ"st the representation Of the al parts of the
whole Commonwealth. This must be done either by
ca ling another Convention, by giving the Lesi,,.
'"e conventional power on that subject The diff.
c"ii"' an endorsements OF the late Convention ran
'ered the hr't object rather OF than
OF desire; aud to guard agans the danger of
TINS power on the Legislature. il was thought best 10
require that wohrds OF both houses should concur in
making the change.
was II from accident design, that willis. the die,
fr'cf re-dporfionment /. directed by the 4b c,ion
TO D. made n the year 1871, the Commonwealth re,
dspo'nonmenf IL directed by this section TO b. made
effer the year lSi1l Whatever NAV hay. pro,I1csJ
the difference in the expression Of the two sec,ion,
some enhancement may hereafter be produced by IL
he Legislature Of lStI required TO re..nporton
me representat between the several parts of the
eveai great dricts and divisions taking care not TO
disturb the numbers assigned by the Con .ti,uon 10
hose several districts and divisions In the wear 1912
they are authorized TO make reapportionmen through
out the whole Commonwealth, disregard, tho.. tel,
i've numb re- and the previously established num-
oers OF both branches, taking care however that In.
number ot the fiou'e of Delegates doe. not exceed
appor male IN 1871 aer gre difficulty and
after aboous and nice adjustment OF tho .verAi parts
the next year the Legislature may undo the work Of
the preceding year, by making new aud totally diff.
fercut re-appoi fionment.
What is meant by tioo-thirds IF each house concur
ring? Doe. il mean two thirds of all the members
elected, or two-thrds of a qusrum OF each hou.-!-
Here i. for doubt and constructions par,i usry
in two eher c'uses Of the Constitution il has been
thought advisable TO leave nothing to implication hut
to confer power expressly on "two-thrs OF tho mem
brrs present. CITIZEN.