The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-13

the population Of every delegate district
and Of avery county not included in d
delegate district, by the ratio thus ascer-
tained, there shall be assigned 10 each, .
number Of Delegates equal 70 the quo
tient obtained by the division, clpding
the fractional remainder. TheaddItlonal
delegates necessary 10 make up thenum.
Der Of which the House Is to consist, shall
then be assigned TO those delegate dis.
tricts and counties, not included In dele.
gate district, which would otherwise, have
the largest fractions unrepresented, but
every delegate district and county not
included In q delegate district, shall be
TO at least one delegate,
"a. Until q new superintendent shall be
declared, the counties Of Peasants and
Wood shall form the first Delegate Dis
trict, and elect three Delegates; Richie
and Calhoun, The second. and elect two
Delegates; Barbour, Harrison and Tay-
lor, the third, and elect one Delegate
Randolph and Tucker the fourth, and
elect one Delegate; Nicholas, Clay and
Webster, the nth, and elect ono Delegate;
Mcdowell and Wyoming, the sixth, and
elect one Delegate rl, y, 80. ....,.
o. Until o new superintendent shall be
declared, the superintendent Of Delegates
70 the counties not included In delegate
districts, and TO Barbour, Harrison and
Taylor counties, embraced In such dis.
,tricts, shall be as follows: ~, =.
To Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Brooke,
Cabell, Doddridge, Fayette, Hampshire,
Hancock, jackson, Lewis, Logan, Green.
.brler, Monroe, Mercer, Mineral, Morgan,
Grant, Hardy, Lincoln, Pendleton, Put.
nam, Roane, Gilmer, Taylor, Tyler, Up.
shur, Wayne, Wetzel, Writ, Pocahontas
Summers and Raleigh counties, one Dele
gate each. -. .,,.. ~.
To Berkeley, Harrison, Jefferson, Ma,
non, Marshall, Mason, Monongalla aud
Preston counties, two delegates each.
To Kanawha county, three delegates.
To Ohio county, four delegates. .
10. The arrangement Of the Senatorial
and Delegate Districts, and apportion.
ment Of Delegates, shall hereafter be de
clared by law as soon as possible, after
each succeeding census, taken by author
ity Of the United States, When SO de.
clared, they shall apply to the first general
election for members Of the Legislature
to be there after held, and shall continue
in force unchanged, until such districts
shall be altered, and delegates apportion'
ed, under the succeeding census.
II. Additional territory may be admit.
ted into, and become part OF this State
with the consent Of the Legislature and Q
majority OF the qualified voters OF the
State voting on the question. And In
such case, provision shall be made by law
for the representation thereof in the Sen
ate and House Of Delegates, In conformity
with the principles set forth in this Con
stitution. And the number Of member;
Of which each House Of the Legislature Il
to consist, shall thereafter be increased
by the representation assigned TO such ad
dilionsl territory. -. ...... H.
Ia. No person shall be q Senator or Q
Delegate who has not for one year next
preceding his election, been q residen
within the district orlcounty from which
he is elected; and If a Senator or Dele
gate remove from the district or county,
for which he was elected, his seat shall 81
thereby vacated. .-.r
Is. No person holding a lucrative Office
under this State, the United States, Of
any foreign government; no member O
Congress; no person who is q salaried Of
ficer of any railroad company, or who
is sheriff, constable, or clerk Of any
court Of record, shall be eligible to q
seat in the Legislature.
IA. No person who has been, or hereaf
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 or.
ganization, shall be eligible to the Legis.
lature, or to any Office Of honor, trust OF
profit in this State, until he shall have
duly accounted for, and paid over such
money according to law.
Is. No Senator or Delegate, during the
term for which he shall have been elected
shall be elected or appointed TO any civil
office Of profit under this State, which has
been created, or the emoluments Of which
have been increased during such term
except Offices to be filled by election by
the people. Nor shall any member Of thu
Legislature be interested, directly or indi
rectly, in any contract with the State, OF
any county thereof, authorized by any
law passed during the term for which be
shall have been elected.
10. Members Of the Legislature, before
they enter upon their duties, shall take
and Subscribe the following oath, or at.
firmation: "I do solemnly swear (ol
affirm that Twill support the Constitution
Of. the United States, and the Constitution
Of the State Of West Virginia, and faith.
fully discharge the duties Of Senator (oI
Delegate, according to the best OF my
ability and they shall also take this fur.
ther oath, to-wit: II will not accept OF
receive, directly or indirectly, any money
or other valuable thing, from any corpora.
ton, company or person, for any vote OF
influence may give, or withhold, as Sen.
tor Tor Delegate) on any bill. resolution OF
appropriation, or for. any act Imay do OF
perform as Senator Tor Delegate. y These
oaths shall be administered in the hall Of
the house to which the member Is elected
by q Judge OF the Supreme Court OF Ap,
peals, or of q Circuit Court, or by any
other person authorized by law to admin.
lister an oath; and the Secretary OF State
shall record and file said olths subscribed
by each member; and no other oath or
declaration shall be required as a qualih.
cation. Any member who shall refuse
to take the oath herein prescribed shall
forfeit his seat, and any member who
shall be convicted Of having violated the
oath last above required to be taken, shall
forfeit his seat, and be disqualified thereal.
ter from holding any office of profit or
trust in this State. -
II. Members Of the Legislature shall,
in all cases, except treason, felony and
breach OF the peace, be privileged from