Monday, the 5th of December, 1791. RESOLVED, That the sixth article of the amendments, proposed by Congress to the Constitution of the Uuited States, be ratified by this Commonwealth. December 15th, 1791.-Agreed to by the Senate. Monday, the 5th of December, 1791. RESOLVED, That the seventh article of the amendments, proposed by Congress to the Constitution of the United States, be ratified by this Commonwealth. December 15th, 1791.-Agreed to by the Senate. Monday, the 5th of December, 1791. RESOLVED, That the eighth article of the amendments, proposed by Congress to the Constitution of the United States, be ratified by this Commonwealth. December 15th, 1791.-Agreed to by the Senate. Monday, the 5th of December, 1791. RESOLVED, That the ninth article of the amendments, proposed by Congress to the Constitution of the United States, be ratified by this Commonwealth. December 15th, 1791.-Agreed to by the Senate. Monday, the 5th of December, 1791. RESOLVED, That the tenth article of the amendments, proposed by Congress to the Constitution of the United States, be ratified by this Commonwealth. December 15th, 1791.-Agreed to by the Senate. Monday, the 5th of December, 1791. RESOLVED, That the eleventh article of the amendments, proposed by Congress to the Constitution of the United States, be ratified by this Commonwealth. December 15th, 1791.-Agreed to by the Senate. Monday, the 5th of December, 1791. RESOLVED, That the twelfth article of the amendments, proposed by Congress to the Constitution of the United States, be ratified by this Commonwealth. December 5th, 1791.-Agreed to by the Senate, Monday, the 14th of December, 1791. RESOLVED, That the period of fifteen days from the day on which the house of delegates shall annually form a house, be prescribed for the reception of petitions, and that the clerk of the house of delegates do make known this order by due promulgation thereof, together with the order of this house specifying the requisites necessary to be observed to ensure the reception of petitions. Standing orders of the House of Delegates mentioned in the preceding resolution. RESOLVED, That it be a standing order of the house, that no memorial or petition be received, praying for the division of any county or parish, changing the place of holding any court, or other local matter, unless the purport of such petition or memorial shall have been fixed at the door of the courthouse or other house of holding courts of the county, where such alteration is proposed, at two different courts, and shall have remained there one day during the sitting of each court, one month at VOL. XIII-Tt least previous to offering the same: And that no petition or memorial be received, or bill brought in, for establishing or discontinuing ferries, or other matters affecting private right or property, unless the party or parties interested shall have had one month's notice thereof, if known to the petitioners, and if not known, the purport of such memorial, petition or bill, shall be set up at the courthouse or other place of holding courts in the manner before directed, and also three times inserted in the Virginia Gazette one month before offering or moving for the same. Resolved, That it be a standing order of this house, that no petition be received claiming a sum of money, or praying a settlement of unliquidated accounts, unless it be accompanied with a certificate either from the executive or auditor of public accounts, that the said claim had been laid before them respectively, and containing the reasons why they refused to settle the same: Provided, that this order shall not extend to any person applying for a pension. AT A GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Begun and held at the Capitol in the city of Henry Lee, Richmond, on Monday, the first day of Oc- esq. governor. tober, one thousand seven hundred and ninetytwo, and in the 17th year of the Commonwealth. CHAP. I. In act for arranging the counties of this Commonwealth into districts to choose Representatives to Congress. (Passed the 26th of December, 1792.) SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That Arrangement the counties of this Commonwealth shall be divided into of districts for the election nineteen districts, in manner following, to wit:-The of represencounties of Frederick and Berkely shall compose one tatives in condistrict: The counties of Augusta, Rockingham, Shenan- gress; doah, Rockbridge, and Bath, shall compose another district: The counties of Hampshire, Hardy, Pendleton, Randolph, Harrison, Monongalia, and Ohio, shall compose another district: The counties of Wythe, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Lee, Russell, Montgomery, Grayson, and Washington, shall compose another district: The counties of Franklin, Bedford, Botetourt, Henry, and Patrick, shall compose another district: The counties of Halifax, Pittsylvania, and Campbell, shall compose another district: The counties of Prince-Edward, Charlotte, Buckingham, Cumberland, and Powhatan, shall compose another district: The counties of Brunswick, Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, and Greensville, shall compose another district: The counties of Dinwiddie, Amelia, Nottoway, and Chesterfield, shall compose another district: The counties of Sussex, Southampton, Surry, Qualification and Prince-George, shall compose another district: The counties of Norfolk, Princess Anne, Isle of Wight, and Nansemond, shall compose another district: The counties of York, Accomack, Northampton, Elizabeth City, Warwick, Gloucester, and Mathews, shall compose another district: The counties of Henrico, Hanover, NewKent, Charles City, and James City, shall compose another district: The counties of Albemarle, Amherst, Fluvanna, and Goochland, shall compose another district: The counties of Orange, Spottsylvania, Louisa, and that part of Culpeper established as a county by the name of Madison, shall compose another district: The counties of King & Queen, King William, Essex, Middlesex, and Caroline, shall compose another district: The counties of Loudoun, Fairfax, and Prince William, shall compose another district: The county of Culpeper as now divided, with the counties of Fauquier, and Stafford, shall compose another district: and the counties of Richmond, Westmoreland, King George, Lancaster, and Northumberland, shall compose another district. SECT. 2. And be it further enacted, That the persons of electors; qualified by law to vote for members to the house of delegates in each county and corporation composing a district, shall assemble at their respective county courtElections, houses, on the third Monday in March next, and when & where also on the third Monday in March in every second year to be held; thereafter, and then and there vote for some discreet and proper person, being a freeholder and resident within such district, as a member of the house of representatives for the United States. By whom; How to be conducted; SECT. 3. The high sheriff of each county, or in case of his sickness or inability to attend, one of the deputy sheriffs (except in such counties where there shall be no sheriff) shall conduct the said election, at which no determination shall be had by view, but each person qualified to vote, shall fairly and publicly poll, and the name of the voter shall be duly entered under the name of the person voted for, in proper poll books, to be provided by the officer conducting the election, for which purpose he shall appoint so many writers as he shall think fit, who shall respectively take an oath, to be administered by him, or make solemn affirmation, that they will take the poll fairly and impartially. He shall deliver a poll book to each writer, who shall enter in distinct columns under the name of the person voted for, the name of each |