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shall form smother district.
XXX. The county of Loadoun shall Be another
XVI The counties 81 Fauqnier AMI Rappahan-
mock shall form another district:
xxvIl The counties e Madison, CuPepef,
Orange and Greene, shall form another district
xxvln The county q Asb<marle shall Is anoihsr
district
xxx. The counties 81 Louisa, Goochland anA
/ Fiusanna shall farm another district:
xxx ThE counties Of Nelson, Amherst and Buck
/ ingham shall form another district.
/ xxx. The counties Of Jefferson and Berkeley
/ shall form another district
| xxxn. The counties Of Hampshire Hardy and
1 Morgan shall form another district.
/ sxxxTm The conaties Of Frederick, Clarke and
| Warren shall furm another district:
| xxxry The counties Of Shenandoah and Page
! shall form another district:
xxxy The counties of Rockingham and Pendls-
/ Ion shall form another district.
xxxvL The county Of Augusta shall be another
| district
xrxyrr. The csunties Of Bath, Highland and
| Rockhridge shaITform another district:
xxxvIff. The counties oi Botetourt Allegheny
Roanoke.and Craig shall form another district:
xxx. The counties OF Carroll, Floyd, GraysoHt
| Montgomery and Pulaski shall form another dis
/ triet:
H. The counties Of Mercer, Monroe, Giles and
/ Tazewell shall form another district:
XII. The counties of Smyth Wythe and Wash
+ ington shall form another district
XIII. The counties Of Scott, Lee and Russell shall
form another district:
xIIIl The counties of Boone Logan, Kanawha,
Putnam and Wyoming shall form another district:
xiv The counties of Nicholas, Fayette, Poea-
honias, Raleigh Braxton andGreenbrer shall form
another district:
XIV. The counties Of Mason, jackson, Cabell,
/ Wayne and Writ shall form another district. I
/ xLyI. The counties Of Richie, Doddridge, Haf-
rison, PleaSaass and Wood shah form another diS-
Il trict:
j xLyn. The counties Of Wetzel, Marshall, Ma
rion and Tyler shall ierm another district:
XVIII The counties of upshnr, Barbour, Lewis,
Gilmer and Randolph shall form another district
Xix. The counties Of Monougalia Preston and
4 Taylor shall form another district;
i l. The counties Of Brooke Hancock and Ohio
| shall form another district
s. II shall. be the duty of the General Assembly
in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty
five and in every tenth year thereafter in case il
can agree upon principle OF representation, 70 re-
i appOrtioh representation in the Senate and House
H OF Delegates in accordance Herewith; and in tile
the General Assembly, at the first or any sub
sequent period Of apporionment shall fail TO a.
| gree upon principle OF representation and to re-
apporIion representation in accordance herewith,
each House shall separately propose scheme Of
representation, eoKtaaningya principle or rule for
the House Of Delegates, in connection with prin-
eipe rule for the Senate. And shall be the dd-
ty of the General Assembly at the same session To-
certify the Governor Of the principles rules of
i representation which the respective Houses may
j separately propose, to be applied in making reap
1 portionments in the Senate and in the House of
i Delegates; and the Governor SHALL as soon there
after as may be, by proclamation, make known
the propositions Of the respective Houses and re-
i quirc the voters Of the Commonwealth 10 assemble
i 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 fail in the year one thous-
and eight hundred and sixty-fve, or in any tenth
/ year thereafter to make such re-apporlionment Or
/ certificate, the Governor shall, Immediately after
n
clama6n, require the voters of the Commonwealth
/ 10 assemble, ali such time as he shall appoint at
their lawful places etvotng, and to declare by their
/ votes.
First, whether representation in the Senate ami
House Of Delegates shall be apportioned on the
Suffrage Basis;n that is according to the number
of votes in the several counties, cities towns and
Senatorial districts THE Commonwealth;
Or, second, whether, representation in both
Mouses shafbe apportioned on the Mixed Basis;'
that H. according the number Of white Inhabitants
contained, and the amounto Of sill State taxes paid,
in the several counties, cities and towns ofthe
/ Commonwealth, dedncting there from all taxes,
paid on licenses and law process, and any CAPITA
lion tax on free negroes allowing one delegate for
| every seyentysixth part OF said inhabitants, and
one delegate for every seven,F-sixth part OF said
taxes and distributing the Senators in like manner;
L Or, third, whether representa- alton shall be appor-
toned III the Senate on taxation; and that is accord4
ing to the amount Of all State taxes, paid in the
several counties, cities and towns Of the common
wealth, deduetine. thereirom all taxes paid On II
.censes and law process and any capitation tax on
free negroes, and in the House Of Delegates on the
Suffrage Basis as aforesaid
Or fourth, whether representation shall be APP
4 portipned in The Senate on the MIXED Basis as
aforesaid and in the House of Delegates on the
Suffrage Basisrsas aforesaid and each voter shall
cast his in favor of one Of said schemes of ap
portionment, and no more.
6. Ii shall be the duty Of the Sherifs, and other
officers taking said polls to keep the same open for
Af1 4 l.. l.
they are closed to certify copies thereof the
i Governor who shall as early as may be- ascertain
the result of said vote, andmake proclamation there
Of and in case il is ascertaned that majority Of
all the votes is in favor of either of the princ
pies Misrepresentation, referred as aforesaid to the
| choice of The voters, the Governor Shall commune
cate The result of such vote 10 the General Assembly
at its first regular session thereafter; but in case It
is aseertaned that majority OF all the votes cast
is notin favor of either of the principles of represent
tation referred as aforesaid to The choice ofhe Va
ters it shall be the duty efthe Governor as soon as
may be- after ascertaining that fact in like manner
to cause the voters 10 decide between the two pFn-
cipes of representation which SHALL atsuch previous
voting have received the greatest number OF votes
| and he shall ascertain and make proclamationdf
I the result of the said last vote. and communicate
the same 10 the General Assembly at itsnext regu
lar session and in either case, the General ASSEM-
| bly,, at the regular session thereof, which shall be
held next after the taking of the vote, the result
| of which shall have been so communicated to itby
the Governor, shall re-apporcn representation in
the two houses respectively in accordance with the
principle of representation in each for which ma
ieriy of the votes cast were given and it shall be
be the duty of the General Assembly in every tenth
year thereafter to re-apportion and distribute the
| number of Senator'S and Delegates in accordance
| with the same principle.
| II Any person may be elected Senator who, at
the time of election has attained the age OF twenty
/ five years. and is actually resident within the
/ district and qualified 10 vote for members of the
| General Assembly according 10 this Constitution.
/ And any person may be elected member Of the
House Of Delegates, who, at the time of election,
has attained the age of twenty years, and lis aG
tually resident within the county, city, town DR.
election district qualified to vote fer members Of
the General Assembly according to this Constitu-
ton; hnt person holding lucrative office, no
minister Of the gospel or priest Of any religious
denomination, no salaried officer Of any banking
! corporation or company, and ne attorney of tie
4 Commonwealth. shall be capable Of being elected
i member Of either House efthe Assembly. The re-
i moyal of any person elected to either branch of the
General Assembly from the county, city, town Or
district for which he was elected shall vaoate his
| Office.
i s. The General Assembly shall meet once in
every two years, and not ottener, unless convened
BIZ the Governor in the manner prescribed in this
i Constitution No session Of the General Assembly
affer the first Constitution, shall continue longer
sthan ninety days, without the concurrence Of three
I ifths of the members elected 10 each House, in
| which case, the session may be extended for q
farther period not exceeding thirty days. Neither
House, during the session Of tho General Assembly,
shall without the consent of the other, adjourn fot
j more than three days. nor TO any other place than
that ii which the two Houses shall be sitting.
| majority Of each House shall constitute quorum
tq do business but smaller number NAV adjourn