The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-04-25

Der Of which the House is to consist shall
then be assigned to those delegate districts
aud counties, not included in delegate
district, which would otherwise. have the
largest fractions uureprcscntcd, but every
delegate district. and county not included
in delegate district, shall bc entitled to
at least one delegate.
5. Until a new apprtionment shall be
declared, the counties of Pleas,nts and
Wood, shall from the first Delegate Dii-
trict, and elect threa Delegates, Ritchic
aud Colhouu, the second, and elect two
Delegates; Barbour, Harrison aud Taylor,
the third, and elect one Delegate; Randolph
and Tackcr the fourth, and elect Que Delo.
gate; Nicholas, Clay and Webster, the
fifth. aud elect one Delegate; Mcdowell
aud Wyoming, the sixth, aud elect one
Delegate,
9 Until anew apportionmoot shall for do.
clared, the apporlionmont Of Delegates 10
the counties not included 10 delegate dis.
tricts, and to Barbour, Harrison and Tay-
lcr counties, embraced iu such districts.
shall be Us follows:
To Barbour. Boone, Brayton, Brooke,
Cabell Doddrisc, Faycttce, Hampshire,
Hancock, Jackson, Lewis, Logan. Green.
hrier, Monroe, Mercer, Mineral, Morgan,
Grant, Hardy, Lincoln, peudleton. Put
nam. Ronnc, Gilmcr, Taylor, Tyler, Up.
shur, Wayne, Wctzel, Writ, Pocnhontas
Summers aud Raleigh counties. ono Dele.
gate each.
To Berkeley, Harrison, Jefferson, Ma.
riou, Marshall, Mason, Monongalia aod
Preston counties, Two delegates each
To Kanawha county, three delegates
To Ohio county. four delegates.
10, Tho arrangement Of tho Senatorial
and Delegate Districts, aud apportonmcnt
Of Delegates shall hereafter be declared BY
law as soon Us possible. after each succeed.
ing census, taken by authority ofthc Unit.
cd States. When so declared, they shall
apply to tho first gcnersl election for mem /.
brrs Of the Legislature, to be there after
held, and shall continue in force uucbang-
ed, until such districts shall be altered,
aud delegates appointed. under the sue.
ceeding census.
II. Additional territory may be ad.
United into and become part Of this State
with the consent oithe Legislature and a
majority Of thequalicd voters the State,
voting on the question. Aud in such case
provision shall bo made by law, for the re-
presentations thereof 10 the Senate aud
House Of Delegates, in conformity will,
the principles set forth in this Constitution
And tho number OF members Of which each
House Of the Legislature is to consist ,eshal
thereafter 30 Increased, by tho reprtsania-
tion assigned to such additional territory.
r. Noperson shall bea Senator or .
Delegate who has not for one year mex,
preceding bis election, been a resideu,
within the district or county from which
he is elected; and il o Senator or Delegate
remove from tho district or county, fol
which he was elected, bis sent shall be
thereby vacatcd.
II No person holding lucrative oil;cc
under this State, the United States, or any
foreign government; no member Of Con
gress; no persons who is q salaricd officer
Of any railroad company, or who il sheriff,
constable, or clerk OF any court Of record,
shall bo eligible. to seat ia tho Lcgisla-
ture.
IA Noperson who has been, or hercaf.
ter shall be, convicted Of bribery, perjury,
or other infamous crime. shall be eligible
to seat in the Legislature. No person
who may have collected, or been entrusted
with public money, whether State, county.
township, district or other municipal orga.
nizaticu, shall be eligible to the Lagisla-
ture. or to any Office Of honor. trust or
profit in this State, until be shall have du
ly accounted for. and paid over such mon.
ey according to law.
10. No Senator or Delegate, during the
term Of which he shall have been elected
shall be elected or appointed to any civil
Office Of prof! under this State, which has
been created, or the emoluments Of which
have been increased during such term, ex.
cept Offices to be filed by election. by the
people. Nor shall my member Of the
Legislature be interested, directly or iudi.
rectly, in any contract With the State, or
any county thereof authorized by any law
passed during the term for which he shall
have been elected
lG Members Of the Legislature. before
they enter upon their duties. shall take
and subscribe the following oath, or AFR.
nation: "I do snemAy svear 70, a8ra)
that | will support the constitution Of the
United States, and the Consultation Of the
State Of West Virginia, and faithfully dis.
charge the duties Of Senator ('r Delesate)
according to the best Of my ability" and
they shall also take the further oath, to.