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Dirisson Of Pescers.
Quail jfcdti0,ifot Voters.

rersnaehalTbe qualified 10 vote for fneniners Of the
1 General Assembly and all officers elective By he
4 people; bat no person in the military. naval or
marine service Of the United States shall be deemed
resident u this Stale, by Of being stationed
therein And no person shall have the right I'd
| vote. wA0 Is Of unsound mind, or a paupeE, or a
| commissioned otfcer, soldier seaman or MAJ
fine Ii THE service Of the United States or who has
been eonyicted Of bribery IN election or of ann
infarnols offence. .
q TIE General Assembly nj its first session after
the adoption Of this constitution and afterwards ali
occasions may require, shall cause every city oI
town. ths White population Of which exceeds five
thousand, TO be laid off into convenient wards and
separate place Of voting to beestablished ineack
and thereafter inhabilant Of such city or town
shall be allowed 10 vote exceptin the ward in which
be Test,ses
3 MI voter during the time Tor holding any cleo
ten al which he is entitled 10 vote, shall Be compelE
ed 10 perform military service. except In time IL
war ~ public danger 20 work upon the PUBLIC
roadsfor to attend any court suitor juror wit
ness and no voter shall be subject 10 arrest under
any civil process during his attendance al elections
| 9F In going 10 and returning from them.
| 4. 10 aIpeIeetions votes shall be giving orenly,
\ pr pfua pose,lan not by ballot But dumb persons
| entitled to suffrage, may vote by ballot.
i ARTICLE w.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT..
/ j. The Legislature shall be formed Of two dis
tinet branches, which together shall be complete
| Legislature, and shall be called the General As
senbly of Virginia.
| House Of Delegates. "
| q One Of these shall be called the House Of Del
! egates and shall consist Of one hundred and Afty-
w. - = ~ asu " i
/ wealth, and distributed and apportioned as follows:
| i The counties Of Augusta and Rockingham and
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one delegate,
The following counties and cities shall compose
elecifpn districts Allegheny and Baths ARelfa
and NottowaYi Logan, Boone and Wy9mang
Braxfon ana Nlcnolas Chafles Cly James SltE
and New Kent Cumberland and Powhatan DeA
bridge, AND Tyler EiIzabelh Cityl warwick, YORK
and The city 81 Williamsburg; Essex and King
And Queen Fayele and ksleigh GilmeI arg
Wirti Greene and Orange; Greenssville and Sus-
sex; King George and Stafford Lancaster aud
Northumberland Matthews and Middlesex
Peasants and Richie; Prince George and Sur.
ryi and Richmond and Westmoreland; each q
which districts shall elect one delegate
Al the First general election, under this Conslitn-
ton. the county Of Ohio shall elect three deegats,
| and the counties OF Brooke and Hancock shall tp-
geher elect one delegate AZ the second general T.
lection the county Of Ohio shall elective delegates,
and The eonn'iesof Brooke and Hancock shall each
eject one delegate and SO on alternately, al sue-
ceeding general elections
/ At the first general election the county of Rus
| sell shall elect two delegates, and the county Of
i Tazewe Shalleleet onedelegate, at the second gem
eral election the county OF Tazewel shall elect twp
delegates and the county OF Russell shall elect one
| delegate and so on alternately, at succeeding
| general elections.
The General Assembly shall have power, upon
application Of majority Of The voters. Of the cour
II OF Campbell to provide, ,hatnsteadofthe two dell
esates d be elected by said county, the town of
Lynchhurp shall elect one delegate and the residue
OF the county Of Cam abell shall eee, one delegate
Ssaate
Z m. ntbsr FIa.se ~ H. Ga,araI Assemble