Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-16

Cu'prprr, Madison aud Orange shall firm, ,no,hc,
aisttict; the counties of Albcmnrlc, Nelson and Am
nersi shall form another district; the couItics of F
wanna, Goochand, Louisa and Hanover shall iurn,
another district the Counties Of Spo tsyivania
me ana ESSEX shall form another districts the coun-
yes H ni King d. Qneen, King William, Gloucester,
at'icws ana MddlcseX shall, form ano her district:
tne counties OF Acconack, Northampton, ElizaheiL
Suy' 1otS and Warwick and the city OF WIllians-
oS, shnn Torn, another district: the coun ties of
Charles City, James City, New Kent and Benrioo
anu the i;y Of Richmond shall form unn,h,r 1i.t,ic,.
the counties at bedford and Franklin shall E,nn
another district, the counties nf Buckingham, Cnp,
oo ana Cumberland, shall form another district, the
tcoin'its of Patrick, Henry and Ptsyly.l,in sbplI
form another district, the counties of uar,x and
d'ckcnhurs shall form, another d.strce the couu,is
lni Charlotte, Lunenburg. Noituwsy aud. Prince
shail form another district: the counties of
amelia, Powhatan and Chesterfield aud the town Of
fct,;. burg shall form smother tst;i The coun,ic.
oi Bruiswick Diuwidiic and Grecnsvllc shall firm,
anoher districts the counties Isle of Wight Prince
ucorSe' southampton, Surry and Sussex, sLan orm
o"ouer district; aud the counties of Noi folk Nnnse-
nionu anu Princess Anne. aud the borough of rfo
shall form another district. on, .-, 3. .t, -
| - IL si'al be the duty OF the Legislature 90 re-
once III ten years, tn Wit: III the year 81
nta every ten years thereafter the representation of
TIC Counties, cities, towns aud horou rS of this
,i"nwe"th m both of the Legislative bodies: Proyi.
deo however, that the number Ct Delegates from tho
aforesaid great districts, and the number of
from the aforesaid Two great divisions respctivev
shall neither be increased diminished hy s,cb re-;
apporiiOnmcnt. Aad when new county shall hoo
a''er be Created ar any city, town borough mo-,
now entitled TO separate representa- ION IN the House
OF Delegates, shall have so Increased in
as To be entitled III the opinion Of ne General As
scinoy 10 such representation II shall be the duty
OF INC 'r'nerai Assembly to make provision by law
LOT securing 10 The people ofsuch county or such
city. town or borough ain adequate rcprcsrnisiicn
And IT the object cannot Otherwise be effected il
siiaii oc competent to the GcnotaI Assembly TO re-
apporiion the WHO'D representation OF the NJ dis
| siIC 10
nr borough, within ITS limits which re- annorioncn
shall continue IN force till the next renuar eccnninl
re-n pporilonment .a.r. =
.. Tho General Assembly. after tho year 1871
and at intervals thereafter OF moi less fhsn Ten vcor
shall have authority, two-thirs OF each Housf, CON
curing TO make re-npportonmenis of DELEGATES and
Senators throughout The Commonwealth so that Tho
number OF Delegates shall not al any time cycoed
I'D, nor OF Senators 2S. .1.'I
D. The whole number of members 10 which tho
,'a'e may at any time be entitled in the House of
Representatives of the United States shall be appor-
toned as neary my be, AMONGST the several con-,
ties, cities, boroughs and towns oftlc S,n,e occor
ing to their respective numbers which shall he do
termined by adding to the whole nambcr of free
persons including those bound service for term
otyears and excluding Indians not taxed rhr.eff
OF all other persons. '''''
7. Any person may be elected Senator who shun
nave ottaihed 10 The age OF thirty years and shall be
actually resident and freeholdcr within The dis rct
qunkied by virtue of his freehold to vote FOR mcmbe
OF The General Assembly according to this Constitu
ton; And any person may bo clecrod a member of
the House Of Delegates who shall have attained tho
age of Twenty-Five yeas, and shall be actually
resident and frreholder wi'hin the county civ town
borough or election district, qualified bv virtue Of
his freehold, to vote for members of the General
Assembly according to this Constitution: Provided
.hat al persons holding lucrative Offices and Minis
tiers of the Gospel and Priests of every dcnomnntion
shall be incapable Of being elected members of either
House OF Assembly.
8. The members Of the Assembly shall receive for
tier services compensation To be ascertained nv
law, and paid out of the public Treasury; but no law
increasing the compensation Of the members sbnll
take effect until the end of the next annual session
AFTER such law shall have been enacted And no
senator or Delegate shall, during the term for which
ne shall have been elected, be appointed To anv civil
office of profit under the Commonwea which sball
have been created or the cmolulnents of which shall
have heen increased, during such term, exc.n, ouch
Offices as may be filed by elections by the people
Q. The General Assembly shall meet once or ottcn
or every year. Neither House during the session rj
the Legislature, shall, without the consent of The
other, adjourn for more than three DAYS nor IN ,rv
other place than that in which the two Houses shall
DC sitting majority Of each House shall consti
tute Quorum to do business but smaller numb.,
may adjourn from day to day. and shall b. authorised
10 compel the attendance of absent me bcr IN src
manner and under such penalties as each Uor-c no'
provide. And each House shall choose its own
Speaker. appoint its officers settle liz own ros
OF proceeding, direct writs Of election for sUplv,py
intermediate vacancies But fvacoDcics shall occ,I- nv
raj Assembly such wrts may lie issued by The Cover
nor under such regulations may be prescribed bv
Jaw. Each House shall Judge of the election. oun
LITIGATION aud returns of its members; NAV punish ito
members for dsordcry behaviour, and with The con
currcnce oftwo thirds expcl member, but not n Sc
cond time for the same offence.
10. All laws shall originate in tic Houec Of Dele
gates to be approved rejected by'the Senate or to
be amended with the consent of the House of De-
icgates. ..fr ...
! |. The privilege Of the Writ of HuJeas Coypu,
shall not m any case be suspended The LEGISLATURE
shaii not pass any bill ofstandcr; or any ez post
tdcto law; or any law mpsrug be obligation of con-
tracts; or any law, whereby private property shall
be taken for public without Just conpensation
or any law abrdgIng the freedom of Speech or of the
Press shall be compelled to frequent or support
any religious worehp place or ministry whatsoever;
nor shall any man he enforced, restrained mo estcd
or burtrened in his body goods or otherwise sui.
fer on account Of his religious opinions or belief bu,
all men shall be free to profess, and by argument TO
maintain thor opinions in matters Of religion and
the same shall III no wise affect, diminish or enlarge
thor civil capacities. And the Legislature shnll no