The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-21
INTRODUCE BILLS TO
RfD|sTR|cT STATE

Richmond would gain one delegate
! In the house. IL two re-districting
j bills, one pertaining: to the lower
I branch and the other TO the senate,
introduced yesterday by Delegates
Anderson and Chase, become law.
{ There Is no proposal so far as the
capital city is concerned, for changed
representation in the senate. The
proposed new districts. sought
through amendments to the Code OF
Virginia. follow;
THE SENATE
Sec 20. The state shall be divided
into thirty seven districts. entitled 10
senator's, as follows:
l. The counties Of Scott and Lee
shall be entitled 10 one senator,
g The counties of Washington and
Russell and the city OF Bristol shall
be entitled tn one senator
3 The counties Of Wise and Dick
eHsnn shall he entitled To ore senator.
The counties Of buchanan ard
farewell shall be entitled to one soma
tor
2 - bland SEsastta and
Vythc shall ne entitled 30 one senator.
6 The counties ~ Patrick, Grayson
and Carroll shall he entitled to one
senator.
81 ne counties al fHffeSs IbtiSNA
ard Montgomery at7i the city OF Rad
fore shall he eCtHied 70 Ne senator.
8 The counties ef Franklin and
Floyd shall re entitled 10 one senator.
e The city ~ Roanoke and the
county ~ Roanoke shall be entitled
20 uue senator
30 The cauu;igs Of Bedford. Am
Hcrst and Eo{rJuurt shall be entitled
n tre senator.
IL The cities Of Clifton Forge and
Ruena Vista and the counties of Al
f5-ss p 2t;s7r!dEe and Craig shall
he entitled ~ orc senator.
=. The. county Of Campbell and the
esta= ~ J4srchhars shall be entitled TO
one senator.
I3 The city Of Stanton and The
counties If Augusta. Highland and
Ia III shall be entitled to one senator
z TIVE rfcv ~ Charlottesville and
the counties Of Alheu1arle, Greene and
Madison shall he entitled to one sen
ato~.
Us. The county Of pittsyivania and
'he city # Danvilie shall be entitled
to one senator
ft1r c7ttr7tiss NJ F1rtSytyMnia ard
Henre and the city Of Danviile shall
te entitled to one senator
II The counties Of Halifax and
Charlotte shall be entitled TO one SEN
stor
1S. The counties Of Prince Edward,
buckingham and Nelson
shall b. entitled to one senator.
9. The counties OF Rockingham and
Shenandoah shall be entitled to one
senator
2o, The counties Of Frederick. win
chester: Clarke. Page. Trappahanncck
and warren shall be entitled to one
senator.
81. The counties of Ioudoun. Eau
quier and Culpeper shall be entitled to
one senator
%. The city Of Alexandria and the
counties Of Alexandria. Fairfax and
Prince William shall he entitled to one
%, The counties Of North,lrr4 Der
land. Lancaster. Westmoreiand, Rich
mond. King George and Stafford shall
be entitled to one senator.
"a. The counties of Mathews, Giou-
cester, Middlesex. Essex, King ana
Queen and King William shall be en-.
titled to one senator.
%. The counties OF F1uvanna
Goochland, Powhatan. Chesterfield and
Hanover shall be entitled to one sen
ator,
90. The counties Of T4unenburg.
Cumberland. Nottoway and Amelia
shall be entitled TO one senator.
30 The city of Petersburg and the
counties of Dinwiddie and Sussex shall
pc entitled to one. senator.
III. The counties of Mecklenburg.
brunswick and Greensville shall be
entitled To one senator.
80. The city of Suffolk and the
counties or Nansemond and Southamp-
ton shah be entitled to one senator.
SS. The counties OF Isle of Wight
Surry, Prince George and the city OF
/ Hopewcll shall be entitled to one sen-
/ ator.
81, The cities OF Norfolk and
Portsmouth shall be entitled to two
senators.
IS. The counties Of Princess Anne
and Norfolk shall be entitled to one
senator.
36. The cities of HAMPTON and
| Newport News and the counties OF
! Elizabeth City, Warwick and York
shall be entitled to one senator.
! 81. The counties OF Accomac and
( Northumberland shall be entitled tc
one senator.
/ Sec. so. The senators shall be
elected for the term OF four years and
shall be elected on the Tuesday afta,