Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-07-02
BY the Governor of Virginia.
APROCLAMATTON

VNEEREAS, it appears by the returns made
w TO the executive under an act OF the Gene
raj Assembly passed March, 1, 1850, entitled"A
act to take the sense of the people upon the call
of a Convention, and providing for organizing
the same" that a large majority OF the popular
vote has been given in favor thereof; Therefore
I, JOHN b.. FLOYD, Governor OF the Common
wealth 0f Virginia, in pursuance of the rcquisi-
lions of the said recited act, do hereby declare
aud make known the result Oftte vote OF the peo-
pie as aforesaid: And furthermore, that a gene
raj election will be held on the fourth Thursday
in August next for Delegates TO the said Conven-
ton, according TO the apporiionment and districts
prescribed in the-sixth section Of the said TecIted
act of Assembly, that is to y" The districts
composed OF The following counties, cities and
towns, shall elect delegates as follows: Accomac&
Northampton, two delegates; Norfolk city, Nor
folk county, and Princess Anne, five delegates I;
Southampton, Nansemond, Isle of Wight, Sussex,
Surry and GreensviIIe, four delegates; Peters
burg, Chesterfield and Prince George, four dele
gates; Richmond city, lIenrico, Charles city
and New Kent, six delegates; Williamsburg.
lanes city, Gloucester, Warwick, York and
Elizabeth city; two delegates; Essex, King and
Queen, Middlesex and Mathews. three delegates;
Caroline, SpOttsylvania, King William and Hano-
yer. five delegates Richmond, WcsImOrelaud,
King George, Lancaster and Northumberland
three delegates; Prince William, Alexandra,
Fairfax and Stafford, four delegates; Henry,
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Pittsylvania, ard Mecklenburg, six delegates ;
Prince Edward, Charlotte and AppOmattox, three
delegates Brunswick, Lunenburg, NOltaway and
Dinwiddie, three delegates; Cumberland Amelia,
Powhattan and Buckingham. three delegates 4;
Campbell and Bedford, four delegates: Nelson.
Amherst and AlbemarIe. fotr delegates GoOch-
land, Fluvanna and Louisa, three delegates; CuI
pepper, Green, Madison and Orange, three dele
gales; Loudouu three delegates; FaTqu'er and
Rappahannock, three delegates; Boteiourt, Roam
oke, Allegheny and Bath. 3 delegates Augusta,
| Rockbrid9e and Highland, 5 delegates Rocking
ham, Pendleton and Page, four delegates; She
nardoah, Hardy and Warren, four delegates
Jefferson, Berkeley aud Clarke, four delegates
Frederick, Hampshire aud Morgan, four dele
gates; Ohio, Brook, Hancock and Marshall, four
delegates Doddridge, Wetzel, Tyler, Harrison,
Wood and Richie, fonrdelegates; Marion, Pres
ton, Monongalia and Taylor, four delegates
Lewis, Randolph, Barbour, Gilmer, Braxton,
| Writ and Jackson, four delegates; Cabel!, Mason,
Putnam, Wayne, Boone, Wyoming and Logan.
three delegates; Greenbrier, POcahontas, Pay
cite, Raleigh, Nicholas and Kanawha, four dele
gates; Carroll, Grayson, Floyd, Montgomery and
Pulaski, three delegates; Mercer, Giles, Taze
we'll and Monroe, three delegates; Smyth, Wythe
and Washington, three delegates; and Scott,
Russell and Lee, three delegates"
C~~l Given under my hand and under
SEAL. Tthe lesser seal of the Commonwealth
I~~Sa Richmond, this 4lh day OF June,
A. d. 1850, and the seventy. fourth year OF the
Commonwealth Join B. LLOYD.
June lS, 1S5O-te.