The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-15
RICHMOND MAY ELECT
: THREE STATE SENATORS
BIZ 10 Rearrange Districts for Rep
resentntion in General Assembly +.
Introduced in Upper House.
WESTERN SECTION GAINS
Change Shifts Lines to Give More
Members TO larger Oenters OF Pop
ulatiorl-Mapy Other Alterations
Proposed.

Senator Mtthevs, of Norfolk. yea
terday presented r. bill redistricting
the state for members OF the general
assembly. The changes are numerous.
and the western end of the state will
ban efit--when the bill In passed.
Richmond CITY will get an additional
member OF the house and viii par
ticipate IN the election of a senator
TO represent Williamsburg, Charles
City and New Kent. In other words,
Richmond would elect three senators.
Norfolk and Portsmouth would have
two senators. The rural sections OF
Virginia, whore the population has
decreased, arc reduced TO allow for
larger representation in centera OF
population.
New Senatorial Districts.
First district: Scott and Lee coun-
ties-one member.
Second: washington, srnyth and
Pristoi--one member,
Third Wise and Dick snson, one
Fourth: Buchanan, Russell and
'Tazewell-one member.
Fifth; Patrick, Graysou and Car
rolI--one member.
Sixth: Giles, PJ1iaski. Wyths,
Bland and Radford--one member.
Seventh: Montgomery. Franklin
and Floyd one mernber.
Eighth: Roanoke city and coun-
ty--one member.
Ninth: Bedford. Amherst and Bot
etourt-one membsr.
Tenth: Clifton Forge, Busna Wis
Ia, Rock bridge. Allegheny and Craig
one member.
Eleventh: Campbell county aid
Lynch burg-one member.
Twelfth: stauntou. Augusta High
land and Bath--one member.
Thirteenth; Charlottesville Abe
marie, Madison and Greene-one
me mber.
F'ourteepth: Danvt1ls and Pfttsyl-
We nia--ons m ember.
Fifteenth. Pittsyfva nia. Henry and
Danville---ons member.
Sixteenth: Halifax and Charlotte
one member,
Seven teerth: Prince Edward, Ap-
prnartox. buckingham and Nelson
one member,
F,ghteaath: Page. Rockingham
and RappahanhociS--oas member.
Nineteenth: Frederick, Winches,
ter. Clarke, Shenandoah and Warrior
one member,
TwantiethI LoUdoUn, FauquteS
and Cuipeper-one member,
Twenty first. city OF Alexandria
Fairfax. Prince William and Alex
a.ndria eounty--one member
Twenty-seeapdi Northumberland
Lancaster, Westmoreland, Richmond
King George and Etafford--one mem
Der,
Twenty third Mathews, Giouces
ter, MIddlessx, E'sssx, King and
Queen. and King Blllia.m--one mem,
Der.
Twenty fourth; Ffuvazana. Goooh'
land, Powhatan, Henrico and Han
Overcome member,
Twenty fifth: Lunenburg, Cum.
berland. Nottoway, Chesterfield and
Amelia---one member.
Twenty sixth: City OF Richmond
two members.
Twenty seventh: Richmond city
Williamsburg and New Kent Char|et
City and James City ceunties-ont
member.
Twenty eighth: Fredericksburg
and Caroline. Spotsyivania, Orange
and Louisar--one member.
Twenty ninth: Petersburg, Din
wtddie and Sussex--one member.
Thirtieth: Meckleaburg Bruins
wick and Greanesville--one member
Thirty first: Suffolk and Nanse-
mond and northumberland Nom
Der
Thirty-second: Is~~~t Wight. Sur.
~, Prince George and Hopewell---
one meL.b Der.
T'hirty-third: Norfolk and Ports
mouth--one member
TT .rty fourth: Norfolk city-one
member.
Thirty fifth: Princess Ammo and
Norfolk countiea--one meEnbac.