The legislature of the province of Virginia; its internal development

Traces the growth of the legislature of Virginia, which began without any form of local self-government. The colony was established and governed by a commercial company until 1619 with the calling together of the first American legislature at Jamestown. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. THE BEGINNING OF THE LEGISLATURE UNDER THE LONDON COMPANY CHAPTER II. THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES—APPORTIONMENT, LENGTH OF TERM, AND QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS CHAPTER III. THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES—SUFFRAGE, ELECTIONS, AND ELECTION CONTESTS CHAPTER IV. THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES—ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE CHAPTER V. THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES—ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE CONTINUED CHAPTER VI. THE GOVERNOR AS A PART OF THE LEGISLATURE CHAPTER VII. THE COUNCIL AS A PART OF THE LEGISLATURE CHAPTER VIII. FEATURES OF THE LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE BIBLIOGRAPHY