Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-15
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ARTICLE Nv.


u.s. shall DC formed of two distinct hraHG,t,
which no, ,her shul be complete LEGISLATURE anu "
called the General Assembly OF virginia.
$500 " House T delegates a,.o, nd
oe these shall he called the House OF Delegates anu
shan consist of one hundred and hfty-wo me1G -; I'd
chosen bcnnialy for and by the several countic
GUNS Of the Commonwealth, and distributed and aPPoi'io''-
ed as follows: , !, bib,,n and the citv of
phmond sal each elect three delegates: Inc c0uhlss
of A,bemnrle Bedford Berkeley, Campbell FauqmeI, '"
nn Frederick Halifax, Ha,nrshire, HARRISON 1ellef Wr
wha Loudqun Marion M%nonE shsnandoah and Wash
inston shall each elect delegates Inc Coun.eS u
tou and Craig shall together elect two ae'esats ,,o
The counties of Accomac, AirXanara, tn"G!s 81 ApPo
no,,nx Rorbnur Brunswick Buckingham, Caoc, Carohne
Carroll Charlotte Chesterfield Clarke CnlpePer' pIn"ld
die Fairfax Floyd Fuyannn Giles Gloucester Uo0tnanu
Gr,vson Greenbrier Hanover Hardy, Hentlco, Henry,
Hnhlund Isle of Wight Jackson King William, Lee Lew
is inisa Lunenburs MADISON Marshall Mason, Mercer
Mecklenbug Mon'snmeiy pago,on Pocahontas PIN
rsss rTnee Edward Prince William Pulaski Put
nam, Randolph Rappahannock, Roanoke Scott Smy,n'
Southampton, Spot,s,lvunia, TAYLOR upshur warren
W"u"a Wczc Mood and Wyhe and the cities Of Norfolk
and Petersburg shall each elect one deiesase
The counties of Lee and Scott, IN doau nno JI,e
T U fonwinu counties and cities shall compose election
districts: Alleshany and Bath; Amelia and NG;ioway
Cpurs civ Jacs CITY, and New Kent Cumberland and
Powha an Duddridge and Tyler; hlznoetn Cl!
YORK and the city Of Williamsburg; Essex ana hing ano
Queen Foye,te and Raleigh; Gllmer and WI; greene
and Orange: G-eenesvle and Sussex; King george anu
Stafford: Lancaster and Northumberland; Matthews hno
uddIsex Pleasnts and Rchie Prince George ana onfy;
and Richmond and Nestnloleahui eac' VI ""ie'' a
shall elect one delegate =. c.:,,; -,
A, the first general election under ,hls CONSTITUTION the
county of Ohio shall elect three delegates ana e coe
nj Brooke and Hancock shall together elect une delegate al
The second general election the county oil ONO sha eect
two delegates and the counties Of BROOKE ana Hancock 6a
each elect delegate; anu so on, alternately
ing general elections epu hu
At the first general election the county OF Russe snail
cleo, delegates and the county OF ihzewsn sa
one delegate the second general election the counP o.
Tazcwe shall elect delegates and the county oil russell
shall elect delegates and 80 on alternately, at succeeu-
ing general elections ,:.;
e General Assembly shall have power, application
of majority of Of the county ot CaHpoei 10
provide that instead Of the two delegates to be ceceo o
said COUNTY the town OF Lynchburg shall elect one delegate
and the residue uf The county of Campbell! shall elect one
delegate
3 The other House of the General Assembly snail DC caeo
the Senate and shall consist Of fifty members 10 DC e'ece
for the term o four years; for the election ct wno e
cities and shall be divided INTO my Districts
con,y civ and town OF the respective DISTRICTS al
the lime of the first Of It's delegate or delegates o
der this Constitution, shall vote for one SENATOR ana e
Shers other officers holding The election io eacn cou
~ civ and town. within five days at fahesf after the last
election in The district shall meet at the Court House o
county or city first named in the district anu from inc pos
40 taken in their respective counties, Cities and towns re-
turn as Senator the who has received the greatest
number of votes in the whole district. Upon the assem-
bling the elected they shall be divided into
TWO equal classes be numbered by lot The term o SER
vice OF the Senators of the first class shall expire with thai
of the delegates first elected under this Constitutions ana q"
The Senators of the second class al the expiration VI TWO
wears thereafter and This alienation shall be continued so
that half of the Senators may De chosen every SECOND
year.
D. For the election of Senator's the counties of Acco
mac and Northampton shall form one district:
H. The City Of Norfolk shall be another district:
III The counties Of Norfolk and Princess Anne shall form
w. The counties of isle of Wight Nansemond and sury
shall form another district: :,
V. The Of Sussex Southampton and Greenes'ie
shall form another district:
VI The City of Petersburg and the County of Prince
George shall form another district:
VII. The counties Of Dinwlddle, Amelia ana Bruns"lch
shall form another district:
VIII. The counties OF Powhaan Cumberland and Ches-
tertield shall form another district:
TX. The counties OF Lunenburg, Nottoway and Prince
Edward shall form another district:
x The counties of Mecklenburg and Charlotte shall form
another district:
xt The county Of Pittsyvania shall be another district
XII The county of Halifax shall be another district:
MIL The counties OF Henry Patrick and Franklin shall
70 rn another district:
XIV. The county of Bedford shall be another district:
XIV. The counties of Campbell and Appomastox shall form
another district:
xvi The City of Williamsburg and the counties Of James
City, Charles City, New Kent York, Elizabeth City and
Warwick shall form another district:
XVII. The counties Of Hcnrco and Hanover shall form
another district:
xviii The City of Richmond shall be another district:
NIX The counties OF Gloucester Matthews and Middle
sex shall form another district:
Xx. The counties vi Richmond, Lancaster NorthuInocr
land and Wesno-cland shall form another district:
XXI The counties of King and Queen, King William ana
Essex shall form another district: ,
xxi. The counties ot Caroline ana SpoUsyNanla shah
form another district:
xxIi1 The counties of Staid King George and Prince
William shall form ano;he. ds,rlct:
xxlv The counties Of Fairfax and Alexandria shall form
aBolner district: " r.,
NV The county of Loudoun shall be another district;
The counties Of Fauquier aud kaPpahannock shall
form another district:
xxvl The counties of Madison, Culpeper Orange and
Greene shall form another district:
Thp AlbcmQrle
MIX. The counties of Louisa, Goochland and Fluvanna
shall form another district
xxx The counties of Ncson Amherst and Buckingham
shall form another district:
xxxI The counties Of Jefferson and Berkeley Shall form
another district:
The counties OF Hampshire, Hardy ana nlolSah
shall form another district:
xxxlir The counties of Frederick, Clarke and Warren
shall form another district:
The counties OF Shenandoah ana rage sha losih
another district: -
xxxv The counties of Rockingham and Pendleton shall
form another district:
xxxvr The county Augusta shall be another district
The counties Of Bath Highland and kocKorldge
shall another district:
xxXviII. The counties OF Boteourt AHeghany, oanohe
and Craig shall form another district: -
xxx1x The counties of Carroll, Floyd. Grayson Mont
eomery and Pulaski shall urm another district: ,
xL The counties of Mercer Monroe Giles and Iazewels
shall form another district: :,
Kill The counties of smyh, Wyhe and Washington shall
form another district: . ,
xLrr The counties of Scott Lee and Russell shall form
another district:
The counties OF Boone, Logan,
and Wyoming shall form another district
xL,v The counties Of Nicholas Fayctte, Pocahontas, IA
Leigh Braxton and Greenbrer shall form another district
NV The counties Of Mason, Jackson Cabe Wayne and
Writ shall form another district:
xLvr The counties of Richie, Doddridse Harrison Plea
SAINTS and Wood shall form another district:
The counties Of Wetze Marshall Marion and Tyler
shall form another district: 80
xxLvil. The counties Of Upshur Barbour, Lewis G!ne
and Randolph shall form another district:
xLlx. The counties of Monongaia, Preston and Taylor
shall form another district:
l. The counties OF Brooke, Hancock and Ohio shall form
another district.
Apportionment Of Representation
s. 1t shall be the duty of the Gene,a Assembly IN the
year one thousand rg hundred and sxyhvc and IN every
tenth year thereafter, in it ugree upon principle Of
representations TO rcapporton representation In the Senate
House OF Delegates in accordance therewh and IN the
event The General Assembly, the first any subsequent
period of reappo.tiunmen shall fail 10 agree upon pfnci-
pie of representation and eapporion representation In
accordance Herewith each House shall separately propose
scheme representation containing principle rule for
the House Delegates in connection with principle or rule
for the Senate And shall be the duty of the General As
sembly the session. to certify to the Governor the
principles Of which the respective ou-
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