Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-09-17
By d'e President efhe T. States Of .7plerica.
A PROCLAMATION


Whereas, by the act of Congress. approved
July 9, 1916. entitled .An act to retrocede the
county Of Alexandra, in the District of Co
lumbia, TO the State Of Virginia" il is enacted,
That with the assent Of the people ofthe coun-
ty and town of Alexandra. to be ascerainedin
the manner therein prescribed, all that portion
OF the District Of Columbia ceded TO the United
States by The State Of Virginia, and all the
rights and jurisdiction herewith ceded over the
same, shall be ceded ald forever Telinquished
TO the State OF Virginia, in full and absolute
right and jurisdiction, as well Of soil rs Of per
sons residing or to reside thereon: and where
asst is further provided that the said act ''shal
not be in force, until atterthe assent Of the poo
pie Of the County and town Of Alexandra,
shall be given 10 ii. in the mode therein provi-
ded )" and if majority Of the votes should be
in favor of accepting the provisions Of the said
act, II shall be the duty Of the President to
make proclamation Of the fact:
And whereas, on the 18th day Of August,
1916, after the close Of the late session Of the
Congress Of the United States, duly appoint
ed five citizens of the County or town of Alex
andria, being freeholders within the same, as
commissioners, who being duly sworn to per
form the duties imposed on them, as prescribed
I'D the said act, did proceed, within ten days
after they Were notified, to fix upon the first
and second days Of September. 1876, as the
time the Court house Of the COUNTY Of Alex
andria as the place, and viva voce as the man
ner Of voting and gave due notice of the same ;
and at the time, and at the place. in conformity
with the said notice, the said Commissioners
presiding, and deciding all questions arising in
relation to the right of voting under the said
act, the votes OF the citizens qualified to vote
were taken viva Yoee, and recorded in poll
books, duly kept; and on the third day Of Sep
TENDER instant, after the said polls were closed
the said Commissioners did make out, and on
the next day did transmit TO me, statement
of the polls SO held, upon oath. and under
their seals and of the votes so cast and poied,
there were, in favor of accepting the provisions
of said act, seven hundred and sixly-three
votes. and against accepting the same two hun
dred and twenty two--showing a majority Of
five hundred and iorty-one votes for the accep
lance OF the same:
Now, therefore, be il known, that :. JAMES
K Polk, President Of the United States Of
America, in fulhlment ofthe duty imposed up
on me by the said act Of Congress, do hereby
make Proclamation Of the ''resut" Of said
poll" and as above stated, and do call upon
all and singular the persons whom it doth or
may concern, TO take notice, that the act alore-
said, sis in full force and effect"
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
hand, and caused the seal Of the United States
to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington, this seventh
day of September, in the year Of our
r, Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
IT, D forty -six, and The independence Of the
United States the seventy first.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President
n. 7. TRIsr. Acting Secretary Of State