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XIV The couniy Of Loudoun shall be another
dfstfiet.
xnnt. The counties Of Fauquier and RaPpahan-
mock shall firm another district.
XVII The counties Of Madison, Culpepef,
Orange and Greene. shall form another district:
xxT.II. The county Of AIbemafie shall Be another
district
xxx. The counties Of Louisa, GoOchland and
FiuYanna shall form another dfstricts
Xxx. The counties Of Nelson, Amherst and Buck
ingham shall form another district:
XXX. The counties Of Jefferson and Berkeley
shall form another district;
xxxm. The counties Of Hampshire, Hardy and
Morgan shall form another district :.
xxxiIk. The counties of Frederick. Clarke and
Warren shall form another district:
xxxIr. The counties Of Shenandoah and Page
shall form another district
xxxv The counties of Rockingham and Pendle-
/ ton shall formSanotheF district:
| xxxvI The county Of Augusta shah be another
| district
xrxYtr. The counties OF Bath Highland and
| Rockbridge shall form another district:
/ xxxvtir The counties OF Boteioun, Allegheny,
Roanoke and Craig shalFform another district:
xxx. The counties Of Carroll, Floyd. Grayson,
| Montgomery and Pulaski shaH form another dis
| trici:
XII. The counties Of Mercer, Monroe, Giles and
| FAREWELL shall fora another district:
XII The counties of SmFth, Wyihe and Wash
/ ingtnn shah form another district:
KUN. The counties Of Sect, Lee and Russell shall
\. form another district:
xLIit The counties OF Boone, Logan Kanawha
/ Putnam and Wyoming shall form another district :
xiv The counties OF Nichols, Fayetle, Poea-
hontasl Raleigh Braxion and Gfesnblier shall form
| another district
sly The counties Of Mason. Jackson, fCabell,
/ Wayne aud Writ shall form another district
/ xLyr+ The counties of Richie, Doddridge, Har-
rison, peasants and Wood shall form another dis
trict:
xLvs. The counties of Wetzel, Marshall Ma
rion and Tyler shall form another district:
xLylif. The counties of gpshur, Barbour Lewis
/ Gilmer and Randolph shall form another district
xLix- The counties of Mon0ngalia, Preston and
! Taylor shall form another district
/ L; The counties OF Brooke, Hancock and Ohio
| shall form another district
| s. II shall: be the duty Df the General Assembly
in The year one thousand eight hundred and sixty
/ FIVE ana in every tenth year thereafter, in case it
can agree upon principle Of representation 10
apportion representation in the Senate aud House
Of Delegates in accordance Herewith; and ia The
event the General Assembly, at the first any sub
seqnent period of re-apporionment shall failte a.
| gree upon principle Of representation and TO re-
/ apportion representations accordance herewith
/ each House shall separately propose scheme of
representation, containing principle or rule for
the House OF Delegates, in connection with pfin-
cipe or rnle for the Senate And shalt be The dn
~ of The General Assemblr at the same session 10
certify TO the Governor 81 the principles or ruesot
representation which the respective Hoses may
separately propose, 10 be applied in making reap
portionments in the Senate and in the House Of
Delegates; and the Governor Shall, as soon there
after as may be, by procamation, make known
the propositions OF the respective Houses and re-
qnire the voters ofthe Commonwealth to assemble
at such time as he shall apPont at their lawful
places of voting and decide By their votes between
the propositions rhns presented In the event the
General Assembly shall fail in the year one thous-
and eight hundred and Esxty-fye, or in any tenth
year thereafter, TO make such re-aPpofionment OF
certificate, the Governor shall, Immediately after
the adjournment ofthe General Assembly, BY pro-
clamatien. require the yp,ers of he Commonwealth
10 assemble al such time as he shall appoint. at
their lawful places OF voting, and TO declare by their
votes
First whether representation in the Senate and
House Of Delegates shall be apponioned on he
"Snffage Basis lhatls according 10 the number
Of votes in the several counties, cities, towns and
| Seha oria districts of the Commonwealh;
tOf, second, whether, representation in both
| Houses shall be app0ft2ned. onthe Mixed Basis;"
that is according to the number Of white inhabitants
/ contained, and the amouHt OF all State ta.Tes paid
! in the several counties, cities and towns otdhe
/ Commonwealth, deduetipg there from all &axes,
/ paid on licenses and law process, and any CAPITA
dn tax on free negroes, allowing one delegate Tor
every seventy-sixlh part OF said inhabitants, and
one delegate for every seventy-sxth part of said
taxes and distributing the Senators in like manner
Or third, whether representation shall be appor-
toned in the Senate on aon and that is accord
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
'Sntffase Basis as aforesaid;
+ Or, fourth whether representation shall be ap-
portioped in the Senate on the Mixed Basis" as
aforesaid, and in the House of Delegates on the
Suffrage 6ass" asaloresaid: and each voter shall
cast his vote in favor Of one Of said schemes 81 app
i porlionment, and no more.
i 81 II shall be the duty Of the Sherfs, and other
officers taking said polls TO keep the same topen for
the period of three days, and within five DAYS after
they closed TO certify true copies thereof 10 the
Governor, who shall as early as may be, ascertain
the result ofsaid vote and make proclamation there
Of and in case il is ascertained that majority OF
all The votes is in favor of either of the princi
pies Of representation referred as aforesaid TO The
] choice ofthe voters the Governor shall communi-
cate the result of such vote to the General Assembly
ats first regulur session thereafter; but in case il
is akceTlained that majority OF all the votes cast
is npt in favor Of either Of The principles ofrepresen-
taion referred aioEesad To- The choice ofrhe vo-
tiers shall be the duaY ofihe Governor SoQn as
may be- after ascertaining that fact, in like manner
10 cause the voters decide between the two prin-
ciples Misrepresentation which shall atsuch previous
voting have receivedathe greatest number o votes
and he shall ascertain and make proclama tlon OF
the result Of the said last vote. and communicate
af kession and in either case, the General Assem-
hfy. al The regular session thereof which shall be
held next after The taking OF The vote the result
| dfwhich shall have been communicated to il by
the Governor, shall re-apporioh representation in
the Two houses respectively in accordance with the
principle OF representation in each, for which ma
JoritY Ct the votes cast were giVen and il shall be
be The duty Of the General ssenhlyiA every tenth
year thereafter 10 retapporiian and distribute The
| number of Senator'S and Delegates in accordance
| with the same principle.
4 Z. Kay pefson NAV be elected Senator who. at
the time Of election, las attained he age Of twenty
I've years, and IS actually a resident within The
4 district, and qualiieAto vote for members of the
i General Assembly according 10 this Constitution
And any person mag be elected member Of the
/ House Of Delegates, Who at the time of election.
has attained the age Sftwenty-oue years and is ac-
Il taaliy resident within the county civ town or
election district qualified 10 vote Tor members OF
the General Assembly according to this Cousti,u-
i ton; but no person holding lucrative Office no
minister of the gospel or priest of anyf religious
| denomination, no salaried officer of any banking
i corporation or, company, and no attorney of the
I Commonwealth. shall Be capable Of being elected
member OF either Hunse ofthe Assembly The re-
moval Of any person elected to either branch OF the
General Assembly from the county city town or
district for which be elected, shall racate his
/ 6akce
8. The General Assembly shall meet once IN
every TWO years, and no, oitener, unless convened
~hy the Governor 10 the manner prescribed in his
/ Constitution No session OF ghe General Assembly
after the first Constitution, shall continue longer
than ninety days. without Inc concurrence Of three
| hlfhs OF the members elected 10 each House in
which Case, the session may be extended for
farther period, not exceeding iii " days Neither
| House, dnring the session The General Assembly,
shall without The consent of The other adjourn for
more than three DAYS nor 10 any other place than
| that in which the tVo Houses shall h. sistinr 4