Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-01


scheme of representation, containing principle or rule in
House Delegates connection with principle rule
for Senate And il shall be the duty of the General As
sembly the session. certify TO the Governor the
principles rules of which the respective ou
may separately PROPOSE be applied in making
onnents in the Senate and in the House of Delegates and
the Governor SHALL thereafter may be- by Focana
on make known the propositions OF the respective Houses
and require the of the Common wealth TO assemble at
such time he shall appoint their lawful places Of voting
decide by their between the propositions thus pre-
sencd In The event the General Assembly shall fail in the
year thousand eight hundred and sxtyre, or In any
tenth year thereafter make such rc-apPortlonmcn or GER
hcate, the Governor shall Immediately after the ADJOURN
Of the General Assembly by proclamation require Inc
of the Commonwealth assemble such time as ne
shall appoint at their lawful places OF voting and 10 declare
by their votes;
First whether representation in the Senate and House Of
Delegates shall be apportioned the Suiragc Basis that
is according To the number Of in the several Counties
cities towns and Senatorial districts of the Commemorative
Or second, whether representation in both Houses shall
be apportoned the "Mxcd Bass that is according TO
the number Of white Inhabitants contained and the
of all Stale paid in the several countless cities and
towns of the Commonwealth deducting heeirom all
paid licenses mad law process any cuptntion
free negroes allowing delegate for every sixth
pnr of said nhabitants and delegate for every
SIKH of said taxes and distributing the Senator'S in like
| manner
Or third whether representation shall be apporoned in
the Senate taxaon tut is according 10 the amount Of
all State taxes paid in the several counes cities and Towns
of the commonwealth deducng hercfrom all paid
licenses and aw process and any capitaon free nc
goes and in the House of Delegates the Suffrage Basis
as afuresaid
Or fourth whether representation shall he apportioned in
the Senate on the Mixcd Bass aforesaid and in the
House Delegates Suffrage Basis as aforesaid
nnd each voter shall his Of one Of said
schemes Of apporonment, and no more
i. 1t shall be duty OF the Sherifs and other officers
taking snid polls keep the open for the period OF
three DAYS within five days after they closed
lfy true copies thereof the Governor who shall as early
result Of said and make proca.
nation thereof and in case it asceaned that majority
all The is in of either the PRINCIPLES of
representation erred aforesaid the choice The
ters shall communicate the result OF such
the General Assembly its first regular session there
after but in 1t is ascertaned that majority of all the
in favor of either of the principles of represen
taton referred aforesaid the choice Of the voters
shu DO duty of the Governor, be after
asccrtuning that fact in like the
decide between the principles Of representation which
shall such previous voting have received The greatest
number votes and he shall ascertain and make procl-
nation OF the result The said last and communion
the same the General Assembly at lis regular
and in either chse General Assembly, the regular
session thereof which shall be held alter the taking
the vote the result Of which shall have been cnmuni-
BIZ the Governor, shall reapporon representa-
ton the houses respectively in accordance with the
principle of representation each for which majority OF
the votes given; and 1t shall be the duty ni the
General Assembly in every tenth thereafter to eappor
ZION aud distribute the number OF Senators and Delegates in
accordance with the same principle.
T. ANY be elected Senator, who al the time OF
election has attained the age of twenty and
uay resident within the district and qualified vote for
members OF the General Assembly, according to this Conss