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

| rem, w aync, W etZel, Wood and Nythe,
and the cities of Norfolk and Petersburg
shall each elect ono delegate
The Counties Of Lee and Scott in ad.
dition to the delegate to be elected BY
each, shall together elect one delegate.
The following counties and cities shall
compose election districts: Allegheny and
Bath: Amelia and Nottoway: Logan
Boone and Wyoming: Braxtona and Mich
olas: Charles City, James City and New
Kent: Cumberland and Powhatan: bod.
dridge and Tyler: Elizabeth City, War
wick, York, and the city Of Williamsburg
Essex and King & Queen: Fayette and
Raleigh: Gilmer and Writ: Green and
Orange: Grcenville and Sussex: King
George and Stafford: Lancaster and Nor.
thumberland Matthew'S and Middlesex:
Peasants and Ritchie: Prince George and
Surry: and Richmond and Westmoreland
each Of which districts shall elect one del.
gate.
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 one del.
gate; at the second general election the
County ofOhio shall elect two delegates
and the Counties Of Brooke and Hancock
shall each elect one delegate, and so on
alternately, at succeeding general clcc
tons.
At the first general election the County
of Russell shall elect two delegates, and
the County Of farewell shall elect one del
egate; at the second general election the
County Of Tazewell shall elect two dele
gates and the County of Russell shall elect
one delegate; and so on, alternately, al
succeeding general elections
The General Assembly shall have pow,
er upon application Of a majority olthc vo
tiers Of the County Of Campbell to pro
vide, that instead of the two delegates tc
be elected by said County, the town o.
Lynchburg shall elect one delegate and
the residue of the County of Campbcli
shall elect one delegate.
TIE Senate.
3. The other house Of the General As
scmbIy shall be called the Senate, and
shall consist of fifty members, to be clcctec
/ for the term Of four years; for the election
of whom, the counties, cities, and town'
shall be divided into fifty districts. Eacl
county, city, and town Of the rcspcctiv,
districts, at the time the first election o
its delegate or delegates under this Con
stitution, shall vote for one Senator, ant
, the Sheriff or other officers holding th'
election for each county, city, and town
within FIVE days at farthcst after the las
election in the district, shall meet at tn,
Court House Of the County or city frs
named in the district, and from the polls 81
taken in their respective counties cities and
towns return as Senator the personEwhc
has received the greatest number Of vote;
in the whole district Upon the assem-
bling Of the Senators SO elected, they shal
be divided into two equal classes, to be
numbered by lot. The term Of service Of
the Senators ofthe first class shall expire
with that of the delegates first elected un
der this Constitution; and Of the Senatori
ofthc second class at the expiration oftwC
years thereafter; and this alienation shal
be continued, SO that one half Of the Sena
tors may bechosen every second year.
l. For the election of Senator's the coun
ties of Accomac and Northampton shal
form ono district:
II. The City of Norfolk shall be anothe
district:
=, Nrorc,lf. a,l Dn;u,u
Anne sbou farm apo, In distric,.
~ Tbc of IOIo of VII, Nor
scn,ond and Snrrv shall forn, ono,bor NJ,
tr;ct.
' The connt;es or Snszcx Soptbonn,o,
and Groopv;IIo sboII e,.,o anotbar J;str;c,
VI The Civ &C Petersbnrg ,nJ N,
Co,nt,, of y Hill, C.oor,ra c,l,au a,,,,l,
or district.
vrr The co,,,;os or D;,widJ;o Anal.
and Brunswick shall form another All
tr;ct
vu, Tho co,r,;os or Po,,b,+oo C,n,
berland and Chesterfield shall form anotbr,
district.
*. The countieg Of Luncnburo. MOTTO
wav and Prince Edward shall form onorb
or district.
I. \ The counties of NTecklcnboro and
Charlotte shall form another district.
xf The copntv of Pittsvlvan;, shall h,
another district.
yu. The countv of Hal;cax shall h. ~.
other district.
KIN Tho counties Of Henry Patrick
ma Fronkl;n sbau fcrn, ,rotlcr Ill.
t,;ct
Wv Tho corr,, Of Ro1card sbau Corn.
another 1is,r;ct.
" Tbc co,,nt;,,s or c,n,rL,II ,,J A.,
romat,or sLaI larr o,otbn. I;st,;ct.
vyr The C;tv Of W;ll;arnsh,,ra AMI ,Ic
conn+;ag ar T,aoas c;,v rharlas MI, Mi,
Kent WI El;zahc,I C;,v and Warr;ct
LII e., a,,o,I,,,,. ,I;.,,;;at.
wv WV, Tbn counties # Hcnr;co,nd Han.
al..Il ca.r, I;-.r;a,. m -
80, III araaorp;aL.sI.l.ut
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