Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-04-30

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4. For the election of Senators, the State
shall be divided into twelve Senatorial dis
,tricts, which number shallnot be diminished
but may be Increased, az hereinafter provided
Every district shall select two Senators, but
where the district is composed of more than
one county, both shall not. be chosen; from the
/ same county. Thesdistricts shall be compact
!, formed of contiguous territory, bounded by
county lines, and as nearly as practicable, be
teqnal. IN population, J, to be 5ascertained by the
census of the. United States. After every
such census, the Legislature shall alter Che
Senatorial districts, $50 far as may be necessary
to make them conform to the foregoing pro-
visions.
S. Until the Senatorial districts shall be
altered by the Legislature as; herein prescrib-
sed, the counties of Hancock, Brookeaand
Ohio, shall constitute the first senatorial dis
trict; Marshall, Wetzel and Marion, the sec-
ond Ritchie,s Doddridge,@ Harrison Gilmer
and Calhoun, the third; Tyler, Peasants,
Wood and Writ, the fourth; jackson, Mason,
Putnam and Roane, the fifth; Kanawha, Clay,
Nicholas, Braxton. and .SW ebster, the sixth
Cabel, Wayne, Lincoln Boone, Logan, Wyo-
ming, Mcdowell and NJ ercer, the seventh
Monroe, Greenbrier, Summers, sPocahontas,
Fayette and Raleigh, the eighth Lewis, Ran
dolph, Upshur, Barbour, Taylor and Tucker,
the ninth Preston and Monongalis, the
tenth; Hampshire, Mineral, Hardy, Grant
Pcn3leton, the eleventh; Berkeley, Morgan
and Jefferson, the twelfth.
g. For the election of Delegates, every
county containing a population of less than
three -hfths. ofzthe ratio of representation
for tie House of Delegates, shall, at each APP
portionment, be attached to some contiguous
county or counties, to form q Delegate Dis
trict. =.
: z. After every census the Delegates shall
be apportioned as follows: The ratio of rep
-resentation fer the House of Delegates, shall
be ascertained by dividing the whole populas
stion Of the State, by the number Of which
the House is to consist, and rejecting the
fraction ofa unit, if any, resulting from such
division. Dividing the population of every
delegate district, and of every county not in-
cluded in delegate district, by the ratio
thus ascertained there shall be- assigned to
each, a number of Delegates equal to the
quotient obtained by this division, excluding
the fractional remainder. The additional
delegates necessary to make up the number
4of' which the Honse is to consist, shall then
be assigned to those delegate districts and
counties, not included in delegate district,
which would otherwise, have the largest frac-
tions unrepresented, but every dele gate dis
trict and county not included in delegate
district, shall be entitled to at least one dele
gate. -, !.
y. Until, a. new apportionment shall be de-
clared, the counties Of Peasants and Wood
shall form the first Delegate District, and
elect three Delegates; Ritchie and Calhoun,
the seeoud, aud elect two Delegates; Bar
bour, Harrison aud Taylor, the third, and
elect one Delegate Randolph and Tucker
the fourth, aud elect one Delegate Nicho-
las, Clay and Webster, the fifth and elect
one Delegate; Mcdowell and Wyoming, the
sixth, and elect one Delegate.
9. Until new apportionment shall be de-
clared, the apportionment of Delegates to the
counties not included in delegate districts.
and to Barbour, Harrison and Taylor coun>
ties, embraced in such districts, shall be as
follows: u , -
To Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Brooke, Ca
bell, Doddridge, Fayette,. Hampshire, Han
cock jackson, Lewis, Logan, Greeubrier,
Monroe, Mercer, Mineral, Morgan, Grant,
Gilmer, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wetzel,
Writ, Pocahontas, Summers and Raleigh Ii coun'
ties one delegate each.
To Berkeley, Harrison, Jefferson, Marion,
Marshall, Mason, Monongalia and Preston
counties, two Delegates each. r..
20 -Kanawha county, three Delegates.
20 Ohio county, four Delegates.
10. The arrangement of the Senatorial and
Delegate Districts, and apportionment of Del.
,egates, shall hereafter be declared by law, as
soon as possible after each succeeding census
taken by authority of the United S,ates.-
When SO declared, they shall apply to the
first general election for members of the Leg
islature to be thereafter held, and shall con-
tinue in force unchanged until such districts
shall be altered and delegates appo1tioned
under the succeeding census.
!, IL. Additional, territory may be admmit-
ted into and become part of this State, with
the consent of the Legislature and 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 Senate and House of Dele
gates, in conformity with che principles set
forth in this Constitution. Aud the number
of members of which each house of the Leg
lslature is to consist, shall thereafter be in
creased by the representation assigned to such
additional territory.
IL No person shall be Senator or Dele
gate. who has not for one year next proceed
Ing his election, been a resident within the
district or county from which he is elected !;
and If Senator or Delegate remove from the
district or county for which he was elected,
his seat shall be thereby vacated.
Ii. No person holding lucrative office
under this State, the United States, or any
foreign government; no member of Congress;
no person who is salaried officer of any rail.
road company, or.who is sheriff, constable or
clerk of any court of record, shall be eligible
to seat in the. Legislature. -. =.
IA. No person who has been, or hereafter
shall bes convicted of bribery, perjury, or
other infamous crime, shall be- eligible to a
seat in the Legislature. No person vino may
have collected, or been entrusted with public
money, whether, State, county township, dis
trics or other municipal organization, shall be
eligible to the Legislature, or to- any Office of
honor, trust or profit in this State, until he