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


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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
The Legislature shall be formed Of two distinct branches
which together sha be complete Legislature and shall be
called the General Assembly Of Virginia.
House of Delegates
One of these shall called the House of Delegates and
shall consist of hundred and y-two members, 10 he
chosen benniay by the several counties cities and
towns of the Commonwealth and distributed and appor'ion
The counties of augusta and Rockingham and the city of
Richmond shall each elect three delegates The counties
of Albemarle, Bedford Berkeley, Campbell Fauqner Frank
n frederick Hanx, Hampshire, Harrison, Jeiersnn ka'
nawha Loudoun, Marion, Mun"ngalia, Monroe Norfolk
pi'tsylvana Preston Rockbdse, Shenandoah and Wash
ineton shall each elect two delegates The Counties OF bote
tour and Craig shall together elect TWO delegates;
The counties of Accomac, Alexandria, Amherst; Apo
mnttnx, Barbour, Brunswick, Buckingham, Cabsll Caroline
die Fairfax Floyd Fuvanna Giles Gloucester Goochlund
Gsyson G1esnOtsr Hanover Hardy Hgn1,eg Henry
IS Louisa Lunenburg, Madisnn Marshall Mason Mercer,
Meckienburg. Montgomery, Morgan Nhnsemond, Nelson
cess Anne, Prince Edward Prince wilum, Pulaski Put
nam Randolph, Rappahannock, Roanoke, Scott Smy.h,
%svns %sne Wyhe The Of
and Petersburg. shall each elect one delegate.
The counties Of Lee and Scott in addition TO the delegate
10 be elected by EACH shall together elect delegate
The following counties and cities shall compose election
districts: Allegheny and Bath; Amelia and Notuway ;
Boone Wyoming and and Logan Log Bx,on and Nicholas
Powhalan; Doddridge and Tyler; Elizabeth City, Warwick
York. and the city of Williamsburg; Essex and King and
Queen; Fnyotte and Raleigh Gmer and Writ Greene
and Orange; G:eenesvlle and Sussex; King George AMI
Stafford; Lancaster and Northumberland Matthews and
HddeseS Peasans and Ritchie Prince George and Sny;
and Richmond and Wesmoreland each of which districts
| shall elect delegate.
At the FIRST general election under this Constitution the
county Of Ohio shall elect three delegates and the counties
Of Brooke and Hancock shall together elect delegate
the second general election the county of Ohio shall elect
delegates and The counties of Brooke and Hancock shall
each elect delegates and alternately Ut succeed
ing general elections.
At the first general election the county Of Russell shall
elect delegates and the county of razewel shall cleo,
delegates The second general election the county
azewe shall elect delegates and the county Of Russell
shall elect delegates and on, alternately succeed
| ing general elections.
The General Assembly shul have power upon application
Of majority OF the Of the county Of Campbell 10
provide that instead of the two delegates be elected by
said county the of Lynchburg shnl elect delegate
and the residue of the county of Campbell shall elect
| delegate.
The other House General Assembly shall be called
the Senate and shall consist Of fifty MEMBERS 10 be elected
for the Of four years. for the election OF whom the
counties cities and shall be divided into fifty districts
Euch county city, and town OF the respective districts, al
the time of the first election of lis delegate delegates un-
der this Constitution shall for Senator, and the
Shes or other officers holding the election for each coun
w. city, and town. within five days furhes after the last
election in the district shall meet at The Court House Of the
county city first named in the district and from the polls
taken in their respective counties, cities and towns
the person who has received the greatest
number Of in the whole district. Upon The assem-.
bling of the Senators elected they shall be divided int"
equal classes to be numbered by lot The term OF SER
vice OF Senators of the first class shall expire with that
of the delegates first elected under this Constitutions and ni
the Senators of the second class al The expiration OF TWO
lhereafer and this alienation shall be continued SO
that half Of the Senators be chosen every second
year.
a. l. For the election of Senator's the counties of Acco-
mac and Northampton shall form district:
II. The City Of Norfolk shall be nnolner district:
he pf md Anne
| another district:
~ The counties Of isle of Wight Nansemond and Surry
shall form anot Their districts
The counties OF SUSSEX Southampton and GreenesViie
shall form another district:
The City of Petersburg and the County of Prince
Geurge shall form another district:
VII. The counties of Dinwlddie, Amelia and Brunswick
shall form another district:
The counties of Pnwhatan, Cumberland and Ches-
| teried shall form another district.
| TX The counties of Lunenburg, Notsoway and Prince
| Edward shall form another district:
The counties Of Mecklenburg and Charlotte snail form
another district:
H. The county of Pi,tsy;ania shall be another district
| XII The county of Halifax shall be unother district:
Kilt The counties of Henry Patrick and franklin shall
| form another district:
Nv. The counties of Campbell and Apoomattox shall form
XVI The CITY of Williamsburg and the counties of James
City Charles City, New Kent, York, Elizabeth City and
| Warwick shall form another dsuict
XVII. The of Henrico and Hanover shall form
anuther district:
xviii The City OF Richmond shall he district:
XIX The counties Of Gloucester, Matthews and Middle
| sex shul form an"her district
Xxx. The counties OF Richmond Lancaster, Nor,humoer-
! land and Wesmureland shall form another district:
The counties of King and Queen, King William and
Essex shall form anuther distrct
XXI. The counties Of Caroline and Sposyvania shall
torn another district:
xxrlI The counties of Staff d, King George and Prince
William shall furm another district:
XIV The of Fairfax and Alexandria shall form
another district:
XVI. The counties of Fauquer and RappahannocA siu
form anot er district: d
xvii. The counties OF Madison, Chipeper, o'a"se o"
xxv The county OF Albela shall be another district
xxx The counties of Louisa Goochand and fuVahha
shull form anvlher district
xxx The counties of Nelson Amherst and Buckingham
shall form another district: ,h,u fo,,
The counties OF JEFFERSON anu pe'No'S' ~
xxxi,. The counties of Hampshire, Hardy and Morgan
axs,1 The counties Of Frederick, Clarke and Warren
shall form another district: t
1xxlv The counties of Shenandoah and Page shall form
another district: . nl,,,o, .b ,II
xxxv The counties OF Rockingham anu re"u''oN 0"''
.xsyI The county of Augusta shall be another district
xxxvI1. The counties Ut Bath Hisniano anu
shall n,Tm another district: " ,,o
and Craig shall form another district: a,
xxytx The counties Of Carroll, Floyd Grayson, Mont
yonrry and Pulaski shall form another district; -
H. The counties Of Mercer Monroe, Giles and laze"e
sn, The counties Of Smyh Wyhe and Washington shall
xl The COUNTIES of Scott, Lee and Russell shall form
another district: r,, p,,,,n,
KILL The counties Of Boone, Logan, hana"ha' u'na"
and Wyoming shall form another district =,
Xiv The counties of Nicholas Fayette, Pocahonlas VA
leigh Braxton and Greenbre shall form another aslrc'
XIV The counes Of Mason, Jackson Cabe' wayne anu
| Writ shall form another district: ~,
The counties of Richie, Doddridge Harrison Fea'
SAINTS and Wood shall form another district; rn,o,
The counties of Wetze Marshall Marion and Tyler
shall form another district:
xxLvtI. The counties Of Upshur, Barbour, Lewis Gner
and Randolph shall form another district:
xLtx The Counties of Monungaa Preston and Taylor
shall form another district:
The counties OF Brooke Hancock and Ohio shall form
another district.
| Apportionment Of Representation.
g. II shall the duty Of the Gene al Assembly In the
wear one thousand eight hundred and and in
tenth year thereafter in it upon principle Of
on reappoun in the Senate
and House Delegates in accordance heewi,h and in The
the General Assembly at the first or any subsequent
period of reapporonnent shall full to agree upon pnc
pe of representation and reapportun representation in
accordance herewith each House shall separately propose
scheme of Containing principle or rule for
the House of Delegates in connection with principle or rule