Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-22

proclamation to be published in such newspapers as in
the opinion of the Executive will be best calculated to
duse general Information thereof, and least once
week until the day of election hereinafter appointed
and that it be ascertained that majority of the votes
cast are In favor OF Convention, he shall at the same
time and in like manner make proclamation for holding
general election OF delegates to said Convention ac-
cordpg to the appouonment and districts prescribed in
the sixth section OF this act The election of delegates
to said Convention shall be held on the fourth Thursday
OF August next.
scrbed in this section The districts composed of the
following counties, cities and towns, shall elect dele
gates as follows; Aceomac and Northampton, two de-
legates; Norfolk City,, Norfolk county and Princess
Anne, hive delegates Southampton, Nansemond, Isle
wight, Sussex, Surry and Greensve four delegates
Petersburg Chesterfield and Prince George four dele
gates; Richmond City, Henrico, Charles City and New
Kent six delegates; Williamsburg, James City, Glou-
cester Warwick, ork and Elizabeth City, two dele
gates, Essex, King and Queen, Mddlesex, and Ma
heWs, three delegates; Caroline Spottsylvania, King
| William and Hanover, five delegates Richmond
Westmoreand, King George Lancaster and Northum-
berland, three delegates Prince William Alexandria
Fairfax and Stafford, four delegates; Henry, Franklin
and Patrick three delegates Halifax Pitsyvania and
Mecklenburg, six delegates; Prince Edward, Char
| lotte, and Appomattox, four delegates; Brunswick
Lunenburg, Nottoway and Dnwiddie three delegates
Cumberland. Amelia, Powhatan and Buckingham three
delegates; Campbell and Bedford, four delegates; Mel
son, Amherst and Abemarle four delegates Gooch-
land, Fluvanna and Louisa, three delegates Cupeper
Greene, Madison and Orange, three delegates; Lou
three delegates Botetourt, Roanoke, Allegheny and
Bath, three delegates; Augusta, Rockbrdge, and
Highland, five delegates; Rockingham, Pendleton and
Page, four delegates Shenandoah, Hardy and Warren
four delegates; Jefferson, Berkeley and Clarke four
delegates; Frederick, Hampshire and Morgan four de-
legates poddrdge, Wetzel, Tyler, Harrison, Wood
gala and Taylor four delegates; Lewis, Randolph,
Barbour, Gmer, Braxton, Writ and Jackson, four de-
legates CabeI, Mason, Putnam, Wayne Boone,!Wyo-
ming and Logan, three delegates; Greenbrier, Poca-
| al. ifrL To-, ,bo
delegates; Carroll, Grayson, Floyd Montgomery and
Pulaski, three delegates; Mercer, Giles, Tazewell and
Monroe, three delegates; Smythe, Wythe and Wash
ngton, three delegates; Scott, Russell and Lee, three
| delegates.
T. Be it further enacted, That the persons qualified
according to law to vote for members OF the House Of
Delegates, in each county, city, town and borough in
this commonwealth, shall assemble at their respective
houses other places appointed by law for hold
ing elections of members OF the General Assembly,
the fourth Thursday in August next and then and there
for many discreet and proper persons members
OF the said convention as are designated in the sixth Sec
ton of this act, for their respective districts No per-
shall be permitted to vote more than once either in
the same county or in different countless and any per-
who shall violate this provision that contained in
the last clause of the 1st section of this act shall forfeit
and pay TO the commonwealth for the use of the Lite
rary FundSa OF hundred dollars, to be recover
ed as otherpenaties and torfeitures
8. The persons appointed and authorized by law to
superintend and hold elections in the month of April
next for members of the General Assembly, in the
veral Counties cities, towns and boroughs shall conduct
said election torfeegates to said convention; and ne
same shall be held in like manner, and each elector shall
be entitled to the IKE privilege from arrest and the per-
sons holding the said election, and the writers appointed
keep the polls, shall take and subscribe the like oath
or affirmation, and the justices before whom the same
may be made shall make the like tnrn of TIE certit-
Gates thereof and the officers CONDUCTING the elections IN
counties cities, towns and boroughS composing dis
tric shall proceed to asee tain and dec$r who are
elected in like manner, ana shall give IKE certificate
Of s sssSa III am
ton shall be made and declared ID elections Of sena
tors. The officers CONDUCTING said election shall meet
named in their respective districts ithnhe time pres
cribed by law for the assembling Oh the lofcers con-
Quoting Senatorial election, fq the purpose of COM
qured of them and the original poll books shall be re-
turned by said officers to tile clerks Of their respective
county corporation courts within the ting prescribed
in of Senatorial eecons; and the saldcerks shall
file and safely preserve the Same. IN
O. If any person shall fail or refuse to perform any
duty required of him by this 3ct. upon conv3
Of by indictment or information, he shall be amerced IN
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars in he dissre-
0 10 OF r asy who shall elected in pursuance Of
this act shall on 4he second Monday in October next
meet and assemble at the Capitol in the city OF Rich
mond, in genel Convention;to consider, discuss and
propose neY constitution, or alterations and amend
ments to theSexisting Constitution Of this Common
| wealth. :
ii. Thesaid Convention shall be hejudge of its own
priviegessand elections. and the members thereof shall
have, possess and enjoy, in the most full and ample
manner, all the privileges which members elected to,
and attending on the General Assembly entitled 10;
and moreover shall be allowed the pay for travel
ling to, attending and returning from the SAID Con-
vention, as is allowed to members OF the General
Assembly for like services. And said Convention is
hereby empowered to appoint such officers, and to make
them such reasonable allowances for their services as it
shall deem proper which sever several allowances shall be
the Treasurer of the Commonwealth upon proper war
rants
H. In the case of any contested election to the Con-
ventou, the shall be governed IN all respects by
the existing laws iE regard to contested elections to
the Senate.
l3. The Executive of this Commonwealth shall have
power to award writs OF election to supply vacancies
which NAV happen in the Convention by death, reno
val, resignation other incapactY OF any members
elected therein according 10 the provisions OF
this act previously to the meeting OF the said Conven-
ton bat if any such vacancy shall happen after the
meeting of the said Convention the presiding ofcer OF
the same shall award the said wrts and the election
der such wrs shall be conducted in all respects as the
| elections herein before provided tor.
H. 1t shall be the duty of the presiding officer OF the
said Convention to certify copy OF the constitution as
the same shall be amended TO the General Assembly, in
order that provision may be made by law for submitting
the same to the good people OF this commonwealth, and
for organizing the government under the amended
stitution, in case it be approved and ratified
Is. The expenses incurred IN providing the poll books
required by this for the several countless Cities towns
and borough of this Commonwealth, and in procuring
writers to keep the same shall be borne by said coun-
tics, cities, towns and boroughs respectively and shall
be lawful for the county courts TO defray the same by
lew in the same manner that existing charges upon their
counties are now betrayed and for the corporate auho
rites of the cities and boroughs 10 levy for the
same in like
16 The sherhs or other officers shall receive the
same compensation and be paid in like for at
tending and comparing the polls under this act, in
OF Senatorial elections
H. This act shall be in force from the passing thereof
Passed by the General Assembly March 4th, 1851
GEORGE w. MUNFORD, c. H. D.
TEXAS AND THE NASHVILLE CONVEN-
TON.