Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-21
REINFORCEMENT
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES
INTRODUCE MEASURE
Changes Are Made increasing ttcprc-
scntstion From Cities and south
west NirSinin.

Reapportionment of representation
provided in a measure presented IN
the House OF Delegates Yesterday by
Delegates Roland II. Chase. OF Wise.
licans.
Many changes in the complexion OF
the voting map or the state wOuld be
made through enactment Of the bin
which was accompanied by a COM
panion measure TO amend a section
OF tho Code in relation to election of
members OF the HouSe
Under the rcapportionment proyid-
cd in the hiii Richmond would have
six instead OF 'ivc delegates, as at
The city OF Norfolk is given three.
whereas il now has two. aad the city
OF Portsmouth is given Two instead
Wise. now with Dickenson, with one
Delegate. would be Distracted BY Itself
and given one peieeste.
~Hnehanan, now with Tazewell with
n Delegate, would Ice grouped with
Dickinson.
Craig Goes with Giles md Hand.
Giles and Hand. with ono Delegate.
Roanoke city would he given two
Delegates instead OF ono.
Rockbridge, with two Delegates,
would be grouped With BUcna Vista,
with one.
F Fa,s ana is f fiysn one n nsl0F ssenpea
with RockbridEe and Buena Vista,
would be rcdistrictcd 10 themselves.
Stafford. now with King George,
would nave ono delegate with Prince
William. King George would be
mond County.
P%owhatan, now with Chesterfield.
you'd be grouped with Fiuyanna and
Cioochland, with one Delegate.
Bedford would have one Of her two
Delegates taken from her.
Pittyslvania and panvillc. now dis
Delegates. respectively. would ho dis
tricted separately, With the same rep
rosentation.
App"mattsx, Prince Ed"nrd Together.
Prince Edward, with one delegate,
would he districied with Apponattox,
with tho same representation.
Chesterfield, with ono delegate.
would share a delegate with Amelia.
which now is coupled with Nottoway.
The combination OF Prime George
ard Surry, with one delegate. is
changed to Prince George and Hope
Surry would he confined with The isle
of Wight. with one delegate between
New Kent would he taken from tho
present combination OF Charles City.
James CITY, York. Warwick ana WIZ
liamseurs. with one delegate. and put
with KING amd Queen and King VIII
liam. with the same representation.
Mathews. now with MIddlcSex. with
one delegate. would hc grouped with
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tween them.
Mcrgcs EsScA aud NiddicscN.
Essen. now with King ANA Queen,
with one delegate, would lie merged
with MiddleseN, with the same rep
rcsentation.
Northampton is given one delegate.
Northumb erland. now sharing one
delegate with Wcstmoreland. would
share the same representation with
Lancaster, which now is grouped with
Isichmond County.
King George. now with stafford, IS
grouped with WeStmorelund and Rich-
moad.
-Acconnc. which now has one dele.
gate, and elects n floatcr with North.
am would have TWO delegates.
King and Queen, King William and
New Kent, would be grouped With ono
delegate.
Under the terms of the bill it ia
provided that members shall lie
elected on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. 1921. for tho
term OF two years, 10 begin on the
second Wednesday, in January sue
c~ecdinS their election, and they shall
be elected b~i-emniaiiy thereafter on
the Tuesday succeeding the frs, Mon
day in November.
The state, the hill further provides.
shall be divided into ciEhty-;wo dis
lricts entitled TO members o. the
House OF Delegates.