Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-15
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE,
THE NEW ElECrO3AL ARRANGEMENT OF THE CouN
TIES AND TOWNS OF THE STATE

4 FILL 10 piocide for The Eeotion ~ Electors ~ RE
sdfm ami Vicc President d the L. S'"ts
]. BE a snaettd That the counters al ttis Common
wealth, and the cities, towns, a"l boFouzhs en;''i9d
10 representation, shall b. d'v.ct into seventeen DIS.
trc,s, in the manner following, VIZ Ine cannirs OF
Norfolk Princess Anne. Nan.emond, Isle ri "igh',
the Borough of N"rfols, SoahamFton, SaFfy and
Prince George, shall compose ore s'ric' ,fe cau.-
ties OF Sussex, G'ceresv!l.e, !:fnasTcS, ii'n"dd''
the town Of Petersburg Cies:crf Ia, an1 ih:enha'2'
shall compose another disli IT; the coa!i!:s oil 'ie2
lcnburs, Charlotte. Prince Edward Cnmbe'l'nd Pow
batan, Amelia a0d Nouo@ay. shall compose another
district the counties of Gnckingh1m 1ampoes', LED
ford and Amherst s!.a comp0sn another District J;
the counties oi Patsy ivanu, HALIFAX, Franklin "a
trick and Henry, shall compose another DISTRICT lhe
counties Of Albema;le Nelson, Fluvanna, Louisa,
Orange, Greene and Madison, shall compose another
district tie counes of Fauqnier, Cuipnper, Kappa
hansock, Laudoun, FarIax and P'';ce Hlilial shasi
compose another district, the counties al caroline,
Snoiisylvana. Stafford King George, Ncstmareiand,
Richmond, Northumberland and Essex, shat! coni-
pose another deric the counties o. lienrrn, 'he CITY
Of Richmond, Co chand Hanover, KING Wa An a'd
King X Queen shall compose aun.rer district; iha
counties OF Gloucester, Mahe~s, II djssrx' iancas-
ter Accomack, Northampton, 1T z,beih CITY, war
wick, York, James tIty the city oi Williamsburg
Charles City and Nsw Kent, shall cumpo.e another
district the counties Of Frederick Jerson, Berkeley,
Morgan, Hampshire, Clarke and Warren, sha'l COM
pose another district he c"nntIes ri l;nck'uaii Az
gnsta Hardy, Shenandoah aud Page, sh"'' c"t'Iase
another d,sric'; the Counties Of B,ienur i.@nase,
Montgomery, Pniask Floyd R3c!brdgr, Ai.'sbo"r,
Bait, and PcaG ian, shai! compose another stree
the counties o! Nasbingtun ScO.t, Lee, Russell,
ssmyth, Gragsoa, Carroll and Eythe, sh.l! corpos
| another district: tie counties q hana"ho, Cab'i',
Wayne. Logan, Farewell Giles, l'fceF, M""F"r, 4Y-
cite and 6rrr3bIie snail compose another district; ta
ccunes oi sgs, 35astoa, Wood, h:tci:'e Jocis"n,
Mason Hartssa. Randolph, Nicholas and :'ugaInnIas,
shall compose aaohrr district: and tie counties u;
M1rshlll, Oho, 80 ike, Tyler, Mcmon:aia- Allrion,
Preston aud Ba;oJur, shalt compose another District;
2 Tee persons gnai-d 10 vote tor members al The
General Assembly Of ,hs Commonwealth, shall Assem-
b. at their respective COAT Houses, ut such other
place Places nnw are or may hereafter be pre-
bed h. law I"f holding separate poll OF polls tor
The election OF members .! he General Assembly, On
til. fist Monday Eovem6er in The year one thou
sand crt hundred and n.ty Tour, aud also on The Fs
day of November in every fourth year thereafter and
shall each vn, Tor seventeen Electors ut PRESIDENT
and Wee President of the u. s. in the manner here
matter provided. No person. whatever, shall Of per-
United 10 vote in cny other county, CITY, t"wn, or
borough than that in which the and or the greater
part thereof lies, il he shall offer 10 vote cs land
holder, any other county, city town, or borough
than TINT which such person shall actually reside, II
he shall offer 10 vote n housekeeper and head OF Il
family ASSESSED with part ot the revenue oil the
Commonwealth, within the year next preceding ana
having actually pad the same and nothing III tbs, or
any other act shall be- 80 construed IL authorize or
require the Commissioners permit any person TO vote,
unless they shall decide that such person IL entitled 10
vote and for the purpose Of better enabling them to
decide unon cases o doubtful ectes they hereby
empowered 10 swear any person, (whose right 10 vote
may be qucstionsd,) 10 answer such questions, ana
mike such SIS .emens at"n u MS r'gt 10 vote,
as ,hey may deem proper Swearing lacey III any
such case, Shall he rciury and pnatsEaIi. N the
same manner, and 10 the same extent as II the
same had baen .iona before 4 court Of record
Every vacr stall vot: for person residing N
each III the districts, as arranged by thus acl In
cas-. any ticket shall contain two or more names
of persGns residing the came district the first Of
such MINES Only shall 81 considered as duY voted tor
mud IL .e manner e two more persons shall! be o.
the first The poll who shall reside in the
sane d;stric h. who shall have the grea,es. number
oil VOTES only shall oe duly elected. The Governor,
si!cr having submitted the 10 the council of State
70. ADVICE SIN b, fore the hrs. day OF August,
IN The wear thousand eight hundred and forty "nr,
and III every fourth year thereafter, on or before the
day af,resli appoint and commission three persons in
each COUNTY ~ this Stils and IN the cites OF Rch-
n,ond and Williamsburg, IN the borough OF Norfolk,
and in he town Of Petersburg, for the purpose OF
executing tbs act, any OF whom SHALL be competent
10 act.
B. Every person 50 appointed and commissioned in
every COUNTY city. io~r, and borough IN which no Sc
parae poll may he authorized t. be held, SHALL before
he enters upon Ike discharge Of his duties, take and
subscribe the following oath or affirmation: 81, b. DO
sniemnly swear, Tor uiim) faithfully and t-uly, 10
execute, according IN iaw the ohcc oil COMMISSIONED
of the election of Electors, To choose President aud
Vice President Of The United States, 10 be held at the
Court House If the conrty, (city, town, borough
in the Safe of Virginia; that w,li, the beet
of INV skill and judgment, permit all persons ~ vote
cntI,lsd 10 do 90, and r. ct oil not 5, entyd aud
tina, will r,ake fair and true r,turn at the persons
voted for as Electors, within ny SAID county, (c',y,
town. OF horocch) anI Of t!.e number o votes gwen
Tor each acao;olu, 1, law 80 help me God.
y -, Commissioner.
And every person appointed us Commissioners
,y ;ac Governor for cny county IN which any Other
mace or places, t!lu the Court House thereof shall
have been prescribed by law, nr holding separate
p u, poll, 'n an rlerton 81 members ~ 'e 'r"e
raj Assembly, shall tead Of the cath above provided
take and Subscribe the following oah or 'iifma'on :
al A B. do solemnly swear Tor alrm faithfully ana
truly to execute according 10 Ia" the "ce Of commas
s;ore- of the ecc ton oi electors 10 choose President
and Vice President of the United States, TO be held al
ii. courthouse OF county, in the State of F'rgi-
ma. TINT Will (, III hest of ek,ll and Judgment,
admit al nersons IL vote, entitled 10 do 50, who may
,,n I, vote At the courthouse Of my said county, ana
,circ, an not 50 entitled ana ,hit | vii make 'a''
and .rue return If Tie persons voted to: rs electors
WITHIN my said county. ori o! the number OF vn'ts
v.n ro each. according law the sad vn,es shall
ha 20 been taken nj the courthouse of my SAID county
ar certified 10 me by such commissioner or COMMISSIONS
er rs may have superintendent The election =" electors
~ .,v other ,l,ce or places my said c"nn;y. desg
tod bv law Tor n0A'NU l''ii VI Po> va ~
el-c,ion Of ,,enrbe,s Of the General Assembly. 50
help re God. ~, N''
Which oath or affirmation IN either ease may he NO.
mu;scred end certified by justice of the peace alIer
lhs form, d 10 the same OF Ike effect;
"1 t. Courty, 10 'rit
oT.,e eborc oath (or airmet'onl %as this - day
NJ = aiken aud subscribed before me justice OF the
pracc in and Tor sad county, (c'tg, tom or boFnn2!}
g. -, j. I.
Aad which cath and certificate it shall be tie duly
IF ..ch ,sce To ctnfn To III clerk Of the county or
corpora;on court 10 be by hm flied a"d preserved i!
he ice and a said justice shall also give 10 sneii
commissioners respectively certificate that they had
taken and subscribed the SAID oath (or hlhfina-
,;onN |; shall also b. the duty OF such comn's-
Ia attend ~ tei- respective court Eonses on NE
Jov for sad elections and then aud there TO
bad the same in The manner inio"Ins they sha'i re-
e;ve of ench person WHOM, they shall adludse 10 DC
entitled to vote IN his county or corporation, paper
containing ,p na:nea Of seventeen persons, tor whoa
such ner.on shall vote elsotors IN the back OF the
,,ncr sha M. written the name OF the per.on voting,
which person. however before his vote shall be poiira'
sh,li oi,o declare viva yoce !ur whom It is that III
,oe. for electors which may be cllowed 10 do either
he raopatns The name ot each s-vrhsen individuals
yned for or by any other Ineligible designation OF
hem collectively ard tn vo'es are gwen M II
shall DC the duty If III: said ssoaefs 10 aae an
r.ct no Of the names oil all persons 81 voting, under
H., rn,.s NJ The norsons voted for. IL shall be the