Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-08-07
[PROPRIETORS.

xXxIN. ne counties OF Carroll, Eloyd.
Grayson, Montgomery and Pulaski shall
form another district:
xL. The counties Of Mercer, Monroe,
Giles and Tazcwel shall form another dis
trict:
XII The counties Of Smyth, Wy,he
and Washington shall form another dis
trict:
| KILL The counties Of Scott, Leo and
Russell shall form another district:
| xLIu. The counties Of Boone, Logan,
kanawha, Putnam and Wyoming shall
form another district:
Xiv. The counties Of Nicholas, Fayette,
Pocahontas, Raleigh, Braxton and Green
brier shall form another district:
XIV. The counties Of Mason, Jackson,
Cahell, Wayne and Writ shall form an.
other district:
xLvr. Thccopnticso sofRitehio, Do1dridgc,
Harrison. Pleasants and Wood shall form
another district;
xivu. The counties of Wetzel, Marshall,
Marion and Tyler shall form another dis
trict:
xLvru. The counties of Upshur, Bar
bour, Lewis, Gilmcr and Randolph shall
form another district:
xlIx. The counties of Mouougalia, Pres
ton and Taylor shall form another district.
u The counties Of Brooke. Hancock
and Ohio shall form another district.
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8. 1t shall be the duty Of the General
Assembly in the year one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-live, and in every tenth
year thereafter, in cnse 1t can agree upon
principle Of representation, to roappor-
ton representation the Senate and House
of Delegates in accordance herewith; and
in the event that the General Assembly, ut
the first or any subsequent period Of reap
portionment, shall fail to agree upon a
| principle of representation and to re-appor-
ton reprcscntutionina accordance there with,
each House shall separately propose
scheme cprescntation,contaiu a prin-
ciple or rule for the House of Delegates in
connection with principle or rule for the
Senate. And il shall be the duty Of the
General Assembly, at the same session, TO
certify to the Governor, the principles or
rules Of representation which the respec-
tive Houses may separately propose, TO be
applied in making re-apportionmcnis in
the Senate and in the House OF Delegates /:
and the Governor shall, as soon thereafter
as may be, by proclamation, make known
the propositions Of the respective Houses,
and require the voters Of the Common
wealth to assemble at such time as he shall
appoint, at their lawful places Of voting,
and decide by their votes between the pro-
positions thus presented IN the event the
General Assembly shall fail, in the year
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
five, or in any tenth year thereafter to
make such re-apportonmcnt or certificate,
the Governor shall, Immediately after the
adjournment Of the General Assembly, by
proclamation, require the voters Of the
Commonwealth 10 assemble, at such time
as hc shall appoint, at their lawful places
of voting, and to declare by their votes;
First, whether representation in the Sen
ate and House of Delegates shall be ap-
portioned on the "Sutirage Basis;" that Is,
according 10 the number Of voters in the
several counties, cities, towns. and Scna-
torial districts of the Commonwealth;
Or second. whether representation in
both Houses shall be apportioncd on the
"Nixed Basis" that is, according to the
number Of white inhabitants contained, and
the amonnt ofall State taxes paid, in the
several counties, cities and towns Of the
Commonwealth, dcducting thereirom all
taxes paid on licenses and law process and
any capitatlon tax on free negroes, allow
ing one delegate for every seventy -sixtI,
part Of said inhabitants, and one delegate
for every sevenlh-sixth part of said taxes,
and distributing the Senators i'll like man
ner;
Or third, wheiherreprcscntation shall be
apporlioned in the Senate on taxation; that
is, according to the amount Of all State
taxes, paid in the several counties, cities
and towns OF the Commonwealth, deduct
ing therelrom all taxes paid on licenses and
law process, and any capitation tax on free
negroes, and in the House of Delegates
on the "Snfragc Basis" as aforesaid
Or fourth, whether representation shall
be apportioncd in the Senate on the Mix
ed Basis" as aforesaid, and in the House of
Delegates on the Suffrage Basis" AS alore-
said: and each voter shall cast his vote il "a
vor ofonc Of idschemes fapporiionment,
and no more
6. 1t shall be the duty ofthc SheriEis and
other officers taking said polls, to keep the
same open for the period olthrce days, and
within five days after they are closed, to
certify true copies thereof TO the Govern
or, who SHALL as early as may be, ascertain
the result OF said vote, and make procla-
nation thereof and il case il Is ascertain
cd that majority Of all the votes cast is in
favor ofeithcr the principles Of represen-
tation, referred as aforesaid to the choice Of
the voters, the governor shall communicate
| the result ofsuch vote to the general assem-
bly, at its first regular session thereafter; but
in case it is ascertaincd that a majority Of
all the votes cast is not in favor Of either Of
the principles of representation referred MS
aforesaid to the choice Of the voters, It shall
be the duty Of the governor, ny soon may
be after aseertaining that fact, in like man
uer 10 cause the voters to decide between
the two principles Of representation which
shall, at such previous voting, have receiv-
| cd the greatest number Of votes; and he
shall ascertain and make proclamation Of
! the result Of the said last vote, and commu-
ncate the same to the general assembly at
its next regular session; and in either case,
the General Assembly, at the rcgnlap ses-
sion thereof which shall bc held next after
the taking of the vote, the result Of which
| shall have been so communicated toitby the
Governor, shall re-aPportIon Ionrcpresentation
in the two houses respectively IN accord
ance with the principle Of representation
in each, for which majority Of the votes
cast were given; and il shall be the duty Of
the General Assembly in every tenth year
thcreafterio re-apportiou aud distribute the
number ofsenators and delegates in accor-
dance with the same principle.
Z. Any person may be elected Senator.
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