Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-08-06

XXI. The coanles of Hampshire, Hardy ane
! Morgan shall form another district:
| XXXlll. The counties of Frederick, Clarke anC
Warren shall form another district:
XXXlV. The counties of Shenandoah and Page
shall form another district:
XXXV. The counties of Rockingham and Pen.
dleIun shall torn another district:
XXXVl. The county Of Augusta shall be ano,h
er district
XXXVlI. The counties of Bath, Highland and
Rockhrdge shall form another district:
XXXVIII. The counties Of Botelourt, Allegha-
ny, Roanoke and Craig shall folm another dis
tric,.
xxx. The counties of Carrol, Floyd, Gray
son, Montgomery and Pulaski shall form another
district:
XL The counties of Mercer, Monroe, Giles
and Tazewell shall form another district:
XII. The counties of Smyth. Wytbe and Wash
ington shall form another district:
XIII. The counties of Scott, Lee and Russell
shall form another district:
XLIII. The counties of Boone, Logan, Kama
wha, Putnam aud Wyoming shall form another
district:
xiv. The counties of Nicholas. Fayette, Po-
cahontas, Raleigh, BraxtOn, and Greenbrer shall
form another district:
xiv. The counties of Mason, Jackson, Cabell h,
Wayne and WHIT shall form another district:
XLVI. The counties Of Richie. Doddndge,
Harrison, Pleasanls and Woud shall form another
district:
XLVII. The counties Of Weize, Marshall,
Marion and Tyler shall form another district:
XLVIII. The counties Of Upshur, Barbour,
Lewis, Gilmer and Randolph shall form another
district
XIX. The counties Of Monougaa, Preston
and Taylor shall form another district
L. The counties Of Brooke, Hancock and Ohio
shall form another district:
SECTION v.
S. 1t shall be the duty of the General Assembly
in the yearone thousand eight and sixty live, and
in every tenth year thereafter in case i can agree
upon principle of representation, TO re apporlon
representation in the Senate and House OF Dele
gates in accordance Herewith and in the event
the General Assembly, at the first or any subse-
ouent period of reapportionmens shall fail 10 agree
upon a principle Of representation and to reap
portion representation in accordance Herewith,
each House shall separately propose scheme Of
representation, containing principle or rule Tor the
House Of Delegates, in connection with a principle
or rule for the Senate. And it shah be the duty
of the General Assembly, at the same session, to
certify to the Governor, the principle or rules OF
of representation which the respective Houses may
separately propose, to be applied in making re ap-
Environments in the Senate and in the House OF
Delegates and the Governor shall, as soon there
after as may be, by proclamation, make known the
propositions of the respective Houses, and require
the voters Of the Commonwealth to assemble at
such time as he shall appoint, at their lawful
places of voting, and decide by their votes between
the PROPOSITIONS thus presented In The event the
General Assembly shall fall in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-fve, or in any tenth
year thereafter, to make such re-apPortlonment or
certificate, the Governor shall, Immediately alter
the adjournment of the General Assembly, by
proclamation, require the voters OF The common
wealth to assemble, at such lime as he snail aP-
point, at their lawful places of voting, and to de-
clare by their votes;
First. whether representation in the Senate and
House of Delegates shall be appor!Ioned on The
"Sufiiage Basis )" that s, according 10 the mum
Der of voters in the several Counties, cities, towns
and Senatorial districts of the Commonwealth;
Or second. whether representation in both
Houses shall be apportoned on the "Nlixed Basis;''
tina, is. according to the number of white inhabt-
ants contained. and The amount of all State taxes
maid. in the several counties, cities and lowns OF
The commonwealth, deducting theretrom all taxes
lion tax on free negroes, allowing one delegate
for every seventy sixth part Of said inhabitants,
and one delegate for every seventy part OF
said taxes, and distributing the Senators IN like
manner
Orthird, whether representation shall be appor-
toned in the Senate on taxation that IS, accord-
inc to the amount of all State taxes, paid IN The
several counties, ciIiea aud towns OF the Common
wealth, deductng therefrom all taxes paid on H.
censes and law process, aud any capiiation lax on
| free negroes, and in the House of Delegates Oh
the Suffrage Basis" as aforesaid
Or fourth, whether representation shall De ap'
portoned n the Senate on the "NlXed BASS rs
aforesaid, and in the House Of Delegates on The
..Suffrage Basis" as aforesaid and each vo'er
shall cast his vote in favor ofune Of said schemes
of apportionment, and no more. 49,
! 6 Il shall be the duty Of the sheriff, and other
officers taking said polls, to keep the same open lot
the period of three days and within i've days al
fer thew are closed to certify true copies lheIeo 10
the Governor, who shall as early as may De- as
certain the result Of said vote. anc make pfuca''-
ton thereof and in case it Is ascerlalneo t'a'
majority of all the votes cast Is IN favor VI eef VI
the principles of representation, referred as a'V'e-
said 10 the choice of the voters, the governor s'a'
communicate the result OF such vote 10 me genef'
al assembly at its first regular session therea'teF
bu in case il is ascerained that majority OF all
the votes cast is not n favor OF either Of the prncI-
niles of representation referred as aforesaid TO The
choice Of the voters, it shall be the duty ofthe gov
ernor. as soon as may be after ascertalnlng thai
fact in like manner 10 cause the voters 10 decide
between the two principles Of representation when
snail at such previous voting, have received the
greatest number of votes; and he shall ascertain
and make proclamation of the result OF the SAID
last vote, and communicate the same to the genei-
al assembly at its next regular session /; ana III
either CASE the General Assembly, at the tesu,a'
session thereof which shall be held next altef the
taking of the vote, The result OF when snail nave
been SO communicated to it by the Governor shal
re. apporion representation in the TWO houses re-
spec,iveiy in accordance with the principle OF lep
sen,ation in zach, for which majority Of the
VOTES cast were given; and it shall be the duty o
The General Assembly in every tenth year Ihereaf
ter to re .apportion and distribute The number O
senators and delegates in accordance with tn
same principle.
7. Any person may be elected Senator, who, q
the time of election, has attained the age of TWEEN
ty-fve years, and is actually resident within tn
district, and qualified TO vote for members of tn
}General Assembly, according to this Constitution
And any person may be elected member Of