The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-22
The New
CONSTITUTION,
(Continne,l.l

tiuct, so that neither shall exercise the
powers properly belonging to either Of
the Others; nor shall any person eI.
elcisc the powers gilmore than one Of
them at the same time. except that
justices Of the peace shall DO eligible to
the legislature.
ART. VI.-Legislature. The Leg
islative power shall be vested ia Sen.
ate and House OF Delegates. The
style Of their acts shall be, "Bc it on.
acted By the Legislature of West Vir.
GINA"
:. Tho Senate shall DO composed Of
twenty -four, anil the House Of Dele.
gates Of sixty.five members, subject to
DO increased according to the provisions
hereinafter contained.
8. Senators shall DO elected for The
term Of four years, and delegates, for
the term Of two years. The Senators
first elected, shall divide themselves
into two classes, one Senator from Ov.
cry district being assigned to each class;
aud Of these classes, the first to DO des.
ignutOd by lot. in such manner as the
Seuase may determine, shall hold their
seats for two years, and the second for
four years, so that after tho FIRST elcc.
ton, oue.half Of the Senators shall be
elected biennially.
4. For the election of Senators, the
State shall be divided into twelve Sen.
a,orial districts, which number shall
not DO diminished, but may DO in
creased, as hereinafter provided. Ey-
cry district shall elect two Senators,
but, where the district is composed Of
more than one county, both shall no,
be chosen from the same county. The
districts shall be compact, formed Of
contiguous territory, bounded by
county lines, and, as nearly as practi.
cable. equali in population, to be ascer.
taiuod BY the census Of the United
States. After every such census, the
Legislature shall alter the Senatorial
districts, so far as may be necessary to
make them conform to the foregoing
provisions.
5. Until the Senatorial district,
shall be altered BY the Legislature as
herein prescribed, tho counties Of Han.
cock, Brooke and Ohio, shall constitute
the first Senatorial district; Marshall,
Wetzcl and Marion the second Ritch.
lie. Doddridge. Harrison, Gilmcr and
Calhoun the third; Tyler, Peasants,
Wood and Writ, tho fourth jackson,
Mason, Putnam aud Roanc, the fifth ;
Kanawha, Clay, Nicholas. Bra1ten aud
Webster the sixth; Cabcll, Wayne,
Lincoln, Boone, logan, Wyoming,
Mcdowell and Mercer the seventh
Monroe, Greenbrier, Summers, Poca.
hontaS, Fayetto and Raleigh :ho eighth;
Lewis, Randolph, Upshur, Barbour,
Taylor and Tucker the ninth Preston
and Monongalia the tenth; Hampshire,
Mineral, Hardy. Grant and Pendleton
thu eleventh; Berkeley, Morgan and
Jefferson the twelfth.
6. For The election of Delegates, CIV.
cry county containing population Of
less than three.fftbs Of the ratio Of
representation for the House Of Dele
gates, shall. at each superintendent, be
attached to some contiguous county or
counties, to form a Delegate District.
I. After every census the Delegates
shall be apportioned as follows: The
ratio Of representation, for the House
Of Delegates, shall be ascertaincd by
dividing the whole population OF the
State, BY the number Of which the
House is to consist, and rejecting the
fraction Of a unit, ifany, resulting frcm
such division. Dividing the popula.
tion Of every county not included in q
delegate district, by the ratio thu, as.
csrtaiusd, there shall DO assigned to
each number Of Delegates equal to
the quctisn, obtained by this division,
excluding the fractional remainder.
The additional delegates necessary to
make up the number Of which the
House is to consist, shall then be as.
signed to those DELEGATE districts and
counties, not included in delerate
district, which would otherwise have
the largest fractions uurcprcsonted,
but every delegate district and county
not included in delegate district shall
be entitled to at least one delegate.
s. Until a new apportionment shall
be declared, the counties Of Plcasants
and Wood shall form the first Delegate
district, aud elect three Delegate,
Richie and Calhoun the second, and
elect two Delegates; Barbour, Harri.
son and Taylor tho third. and elect one
Delegate; Randolph and Tucker the
fourth, and elect ono Delegate Mich.
olas, Clay and Webster The 9th, and
elect one Delegate; Mcdowell and
Wyoming the sixth, AID elect one Del.
gate.
0. Until new nppOr,iOnmsnt shall
be declared. the apportiOnment Of Del.
egates 10 the counties not included in
delegate districts. and to Barbour,
Harrison aad Taylor counties, EN-.
bracCd in such districts, shall be a.
follows: To Barbour, Boone, Brsxtou,
Brooke, Cabell, DOddridgc, Fuyctts,
Hampshire, Hancock, Jackson, Lewis,
Logan, Greenbricr, Monroe, Mercer,
Mineral, Morgan, Grant, Hardy, Lin
colu, Pendleton, Putnam, Roane, Gil.
mer Ttylnr Tvlor t'r,bur Wn,nn