The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-02-28
NEW APPORTIONMENF.
THE HOUSE REDUCED 10 A HUNDRED, AND THE
ATE EQRIY MEMDEaS

THE HOUSE REDUCED 20 HUNDRED. AND THE SEM
ATE TO FORTY, MEMBERS.
The reapportionment bill has passed both
houses in the following form:
l. Be Henacted By the General AssemJly That
the House OF Delegates shall be elected biennial
ly by the voters OF the several cities and coun-
ties on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
in November, 1879, and shall be distributed and
apportioned as follows:
HOUSE OF R}AsLHG44Hs
Accqmac shall have delegate; Alhemarle. 2;
and Highland, /; Amherst, l ; Appomattox, l;
Augusta and Staunton. 2; Bedford2; Botetourt,
ingham, Campbell and Lynch burg, 9; Caroline,
| Carroll. ;Charotte. 1; Chesterfield, Manches-
ter, and Powhatan, q; Clarke and Warren, l;
and Buckingham, Dinwiddie /; Elizabeth
City, Warwick, James City, York, and Williams
GuF adaassr ana r %S
chester, l; Gloucestef, Il Goochland, I; Grayson.
l; Greene and Madison, I; Greensvilie and Sussex,
OF Wight, king and Queen, l; King William. i;
Lancaster and Richmond. !; Lee, l; Loudoun, l;
l; Mathews and Middlesex, l; Meokienburg, I;
Kent and ty i ksfyas aer Ssx
county, l; Northampton and Accomac, j; North
umberlandl and Westmoreland. l; Nottoway and
Amelia, Il Orange. i Petersburg, 2. Page, l; Pat
1;Princess Anne, i; Prince Edward, /; Prince
George and Surry, Prince William. l; Pulaski
and Giles. l; Rappahannock, !; Richmond city. 4
~
1; Shenandoah, l; Southampton, /; spotsyivania
and Fredericksburg, i; Smyth and Bland. l: Stat
ford and King George l; Tazewell, 1; Washington,
2; Wythe. /.
THE SENATE.
2. The senators shall be elected for the term
OF fur years. The senators first elected under
this act in districts bearing odd numbers shall
vacate their officers at the end OF two years, and
those elected in districts bearing even numbers
at the end Of four years and vacancies occurring
by expiration of term shall be filed by the cleo
tion OF the senators for the full term. The dis
triets and numbers Of same are to be as follows
zach district has ape senator except the Rich
District l. Washington and Smyth; 2. Scott
Lee, and Wise; g. RUSSELL Buchanan, and Taze-
well; 4. Montgomery, Roanoke, and Craig 8. Pu-
laski Wythe, Bland. and Giles; 6. Carroll. Gray
son. and Floyd; T. Rockbridge, Botetourt, Allie
ghany Bath, and Highland; 8. Rockingham; g.
Augusta and Staunton; 10. Shenandoah and Page
IL. Fauquier and Loudoun; IL. Clarke, Frederick
Stafford. and Louisa: A. Alexandria city and
county, Fairfax, and Prince William; Is. Culpep-
en-, Rappaha4nock, Madison, and Orange; 49,
Powhatan, Goochla ld. and Chesterfield and Man
chester; II. Albermarle and Greene; l8. Buck
ingham, Fluvanna, and Appomattox; 10. Amherst
and Nelson; 90. Campbell and Lynehburg, 81; Hal
flax ~. Bedford a. Patrick and Henry, d, Pitts
hnrg IL bnwaaie
and Sussex;28 Lunenburg. Nottoway, and Bruins
wick; 20. Petersbuig,- Prince George, and S1rry;
80. Amelia Cumberland, and Fpinee Edward; 81.
ton. Isle OF Wight. and Nansemond; SO. Ports
mouth and Norfolk a. Hanover and Caroline; 3d.
Richmond city and Henrico two; 36. King George,
Richmond, Westmoreland, Northumberland, and
Lancaster; 81. Accomae and Northampton; So.
Elizabeth City Warwick, York. lamea City. CHARLES
City, New Kent, and King William; 49, King and
Queen, Middlesex, Gloucester, ESSEX, and Math-
ews
The House now consists of la2 members and
the Senate OF 40.