The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-05-21
THE Legislature.

By the proposed constitution for
Virginia it is provided that Richmond
city and Henrico county shall have to-
gether eight members in the House OF
Delegates Pittsylyania county four /;
Albemarle three Augusta three Bed
ford three Campbell three including
Lynchburg; Chesterfield and Powha-
tan (together) three Halifax three I;
Norfolk county and Portsmouth city
(together) three; Accomac two; Alex
andra two; Amhers5 two; Bucking-
ham two; Caroline two; Charlotte two;
Elizabeth City and Warwick (together)
two; Fauquier two; Franklin two
Hanover two; Louisa two; Loudoun
two; Meckensburg two; Norfolk city
two Petersburg two; Rock ngham
two Rockbridg two Washington two,
and all the other one each except AL
eghany and Craig, which together have
one B ath and Highland one; Buchan-
and Wise one, and James City and
Williamsburg one.
The Senatorial districts are constitu-
ted as follows:
l. Alexandria. Fairfax and Lou
doun.
2. Fauquer, Rappahannock and
Prince William.
3. Orange, Culpeper and Madison
a. S ia ford, opotsylvanta gand
Louisa.
s. Fluvanna. Goochland and Pow
hatan.
6. Albermarle and Greene.
z. buckingham and Appomattox.
8. Nelson and Amherst.
0. Franklin aud Henry.
10. Pittsylvania.
IL. Campbell.
~. Bedford.
-. Halifax.
IA. Charlotte and Prince Edward.
Is. Mecklenburg.
16. King George, Westmoreland,
and Richmond.
II. Caroline, Essex and King Will
liam.
IS. Gloucester, Mlddlesex. Mat
thews and King & Queen.
10. Richmond city and Henrico.
90. Norfolk city and Princess Anne.
81. Norfolk county and Portsmouth.
%. Nansemond, southampton and
Isle of Wright.
20. Greensville, Dinwiddie and Sus-
sex.
"a. Surry, Y ork, Warwick and Eliza
beth.
%. Brunswick and Lunenburg.
26. Chesterfield and Prince George.
81. Petersburg.
%. Accomac and Nortliam pton.
20. Hanover, New Kent, Charles
City and James City.
30. Cumberland, Amelia and Not
toway.
81. Frederick, Clarke and shenan-
doah.
80. Page, Warren and Rockingham.
80. Highland and Augusta.
"a. Rockbridg, Bath and Allegheny.
80. Betetourt, Roanoke. Craig and
Giles.
36. Montgomery, Floyd and Pat
rick.
81. Grayson, Carroll and Wythe.
80. Pulaski, Brand, Tazwell and
Russell.
80. Lee, Scott, Wise and Buchanan.
40. Washington and Smyth.
1t is essential that it be borne in
mind that no person is eligible to either
House of the Legislature who falls I'M
der the disfranchisement oftheXIVth
A mendment of the Constitutions of the
United States. In other words, APP
plicants for membership must be pre-
pared to swear that ''they have never
previously taken an oath as a member
of Congress, or as an officer of the
United States, or as a member of any
State Legislature, or ASIAN executive or
judicial officer of any State, to support
| the Constitution OF the United States"
and afterwards engaged IN insurrec-
tion or rebellion against the same, or
gave aid and comfort to the enemies
| thereof.'
No person who cannot take such an
| oath rs this should be a candidate or
should be voted for, because no such
person would pc admitted to member
ship and votes so thrown away might
lose us the Legislature, which would
he the loss OF everything Wing.