Chap. 407.—An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 78 and 79 of the Code of
Virginia, as amended, relating to house and _ senatorial districts, and: the
election of members of the House of Delegates. (H 177]

Approved April 1, 1948

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That sections seventy-eight and seventy-nine of the Code of
Virginia, as amended, be amended and reenacted_as follows:
_ Section 78. When members of the House of Delegates elected ; ap-
portionment therefor— The members of the House of Delegates shall
be elected on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November,
nineteen hundred and forty-three, and biennially thereafter on the Tues-
day succeeding the first Monday in November, and be distributed and
apportioned, and each county, city and combination is entitled to repre-
ie in the House of Delegates by a delegate, or by delegates as
ollows:

Accomack—one ;

Accomack and Northampton—one;

Albemarle, Greene and rlottesville—two ;

Alexandria—one ;

Alleghany and Clifton Forge—one ;

Amelia and Nottoway—one ;
Amherst and Lynchburg—one ;
Arlington—two ;

Augusta, Staunton and Waynesboro—two ;
Bath, Highland, Rockbridge and Buena Vista—one ;
Bedford—one ;

Bland and Giles—one ;

Botetourt and Craig—one ;

Brunswick—one ;

Buchanan—one ;

Buchanan and Dickenson—one;
Buckingham, Appomattox and Cumberland—one ;
Campbell—one ;

Caroline, Essex and King and Queen—one ;
Carroll and Floyd—one ;

Charles City, James City, New Kent, York and Williamsburg—one ;
Charlotte and Prince Edward—one ;
Chesterfield and Powhatan—one ;

Clarke, Frederick and Winchester—one ;
Culpeper and Rappahannock—one ;
Danville—one ;

Dinwiddie—one ;

Elizabeth City and Hampton—one ;
Fairfax—one;

Fauquier—one ;

Fluvanna, Goochland and Louisa—one ;
Franklin—one ;

Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex—one ;
Grayson—one ;

Greensville and Sussex—one ;
Halifax—two;

Hanover and King William—one ;
Henrico—one ;

Henry and Martinsville—one ;

Isle of Wight, Nansemond and Suffolk—one ;
King George, Northumberland and Westmoreland—one ;
Lancaster and Richmond—one ;

Lee—one;

Loudoun—one ;

Lynchburg—one ;

Madison and Orange—one ;
Mecklenburg—one ;

Mecklenburg and Lunenburg—one ;
Montgomery and Radford—one ;
Nansemond and Suffolk—one ;

Nelson and Amherst—one ;

Newport News—one ;

Norfolk county and South Norfolk—two ;
Norfolk city—five ;

Page and Warren—one;

Patrick—one ;

Petersburg—one ;

Pittsylvania—two ;

Portsmouth—two ;

Prince George, Surry and Hopewell—one ;

Princess Anne—one ;

Prince William and Stafford—one ;

Pulaski—one ;

Richmond city—seven ;

Roanoke county—one ;

Roanoke city—two;

Rockbridge and Buena Vista—one ;

Rockingham and Harrisonburg—two ;

Russell—one ;

Scott—one ;

Shenandoah—one ;

Smyth—one ;

Southampton—one ;

Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg—one ;

Tazewell—one;

Warwick and Newport News—one;

Washington and Bristol—two;

Wise—two ;

Wythe—one ;

For the purposes of the foregoing apportionment cities of the second
class, not mentioned by name, whether now existing or hereafter created,
are deemed to be parts of the county or counties, respectively, wherein
the area occupied by said city was formerly located, and are so deemed
to be included in the enumeration of counties hereinbefore.

Section 79. Senatorial Districts—The State is hereby divided into
thirty-six districts entitled to senators as follows:

First——Accomack, Northampton and Princess Anne—one ;

Second.—Norfolk city—two;

Third.—Norfolk county, Portsmouth and South Norfolk—one;

Fourth.—Amherst, Bedford and Nelson—one;

Fifth—Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Southampton and Suffolk—one;

Sixth.—Greensville, Prince George, Surry, Sussex and Hopewell—
one;

Seventh.—Brunswick and Mecklenburg—one ;

Eighth.— Dinwiddie and Petersburg—one ;

Ninth.—Amelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan and Prince Ed-
ward—one ;

Tenth.—Halifax—one ;

Eleventh—Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte and Cumberland—
one;
Twelfth—Campbell and Lynchburg—one ;
Thirteenth_—Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Danville a1
wo;

F ourteenth.—Carroll, Floyd and Grayson—one ;
Fifteenth—Smyth, Washington and Bristol—one;
SixteenthLee and Scott—one;
Seventeenth.—Dickenson and Wise—one ;
Eighteenth.—Buchanan, Russell and Tazewell—one ;
Nineteenth.—Bland, Giles, Pulaski and Wythe—one ;
Twentieth—Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rock
sta and Clifton Forge—one ;

Twenty-first—Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke count
one ;

Twenty-second.—Arlington—one ;

_ Twenty tied —Augusta, Highland, Staunton and

“twenty-four —Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham
irrisonburg—one ;

Twenty- “Rith —Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah and
e;
Twenty-sixth_—Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Madi:
tesville—one ;

Twenty-seventh.—Louisa, Orange, Spotsylvania, Staf
cksburg—one ;

Twenty-eighth.—Culpeper, Fauquier and Loudoun—

Twenty-ninth.—Fairfax, Prince William and Alexan

Thirtieth—King George, Lancaster, -Northumberla
unty and Westmoreland—one ;

_Thirty-first Caroline, Goochland, Hanover and K

“Dhirty- -second Essex, Gloucester, King and Qu
iddlesex and York—one;

Thirty-third. —Elizabeth City, Warwick, Hampton
*wS—one ;

Thirty-fourth—Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico
ew Kent and Williamsburg—one ;

Thirty-fifth—Richmond city—three ;

Thirty-sixth.—Roanoke city—one.

For purposes of the foregoing apportionment cities

ss, not mentioned by name, whether now existing or he
e deemed to be parts of the county or counties, respec
e area occupied by said city was formerly located, and
be included in the enumeration of counties hereinbefore.