Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-25
Y THE GOVERNOR of VIRGINIA.
A PROCLAMATION.


WHEREAS appears by the returns made to the
semby passed March 4, 1850, entitled "An to take
the sense ofthe people upon the cali of Convention
and providing for organizing the same" that large
majority OF the popular vote has been given in favour
thereof: Therefore I, JOHN B. FLOYD, Governor
OF the Commonwealth OF Virginia. in pursuance OF the
acquisitions ohe said rected act hereby declare and
make known the result of the vote OF the people as
aforesaid: And furthermore, that general election
will be held on the fourth Thursday of August next tor
Delegates to the said Convention, according to the APP
portionmen and districts prescribed in the sixth Sec
ton OF the said reced act of Assembly, that is to say
The districts composed OF the following counties,
cities and towns shall elect delegates follows Ac-
City, Norfolk County. and Princess Anne, five dele
gates; Southampton, Nansemond, Isle OF Wight, Sus-
sex, Surry and Greenesve four delegates Petersburg,
Chesterfield and Prince George, four delegates Rich
delegates; Williamsburg, James City, Gloucester,
Warwick, York and Elizabeth City, two delegates;
Essex, King aud Queen, Mddlesex and Mathews, three
delegates; Caroline, Sposyvania, King William and
Hanover, five delegates; Richmond. Westmoreand,
King George, Lancaster and Northumberland, three
delegates; Prince William, Alexandria, Fairfax and
Stafford, four delegates Henry, Franklin and Patrick,
three delegates; Halifax, Pittsylvania and Meek len
burg, six delegates; Prince Edward, Charlotte and APP
pomattox, three delegates Brunswick, Lunenburg
Nottoway and Dnwidde, three delegates; Cumberland,
Amelia Powhatan and Buckingham, three delegates;
Campbell and Bedford four delegates; Nelson Amherst
and Abemarle, four delegates; Goochland, Fluvanna
and Louisa three delegates; Cupeper, Greene, Ma d.
son and Orange three delegates; Loudoun three dele
gates; Fauguer and Rappahannock, three delegates;
Botetourt, Roanoke, Allegheny and Bath three dele
gates; Augusta, Rockbrdge and Highland, five dele
gates; Rockingham, Pendleton and Page, four dele
gates; Shenandoah, Hardy and Warren; folr dele
gates; Jefferson, Berkeley and Clarke four delegates
Frederick, Hampshire and Morgan, four delegates
Ohio Brooke, Hancock and Marshall. four delegates;
Doddrdge, Wetzel, Tyler, HARRISON Wood and Ritch-
lie, four delegates; Merlon, Preston, Monongalia aud
Taylor, four delegates Lewis, Randolph, Barbour,
Gilmer, Braxon, Writ and Jackson, four dele gates;
Cabell, Mason, Putnam, Wayne, Boone, Wyoming
and Logan, three delegates; Greenbrier, Pocahontas
Fayette, Raleigh, Nicholas and Kanawha, four dele
gates; Carroll Grayson, Floyd, Montgomery and Pu-
laski, three delegates Mercer, Giles, Tazewe and
Monroe, three delegates; Smyth, Wythe and WASH
lngon, three delegates; and Scott, Russell and Lee,
three delegates"
Given under my hand and under the lesser seal of the
commonwealth, at Richmond, this, 4th day
[sEALl ofJune, A. d., 1850, and the seventy fourth
year OF the commonwealth.
je7-wtd JOHN B, FLOYD.
p EQUlSITIONS VA. CENTRAL RAIL-
~ ROAD.-Subscribers for the extension from
Waynesboro TO Staunton are required to pay into the
Bank OF the Valley in Virginia. at Stanton, in addition
to the sums already called for amounting to 1926 per
share) s. per share the first day OF June, SIS per
share on the first day of July and S. per share the
first day of August, 1885,
BY order Of the Board.
my l4-2tawtlstAu ]. GARRETT, Treasr.