Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-08-09
III GOVERNOR OF VIRGIN
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION.
" HEREAS it appears by the returns made to the
w Executive, under an act of the General AS
senbly, passed March 4, 1850 entitled can act to take
the sense OF the people upon the call of Convention
and providing for organizing the same" that LARGE
majority OF the popular vote has been given in favour
thereof; Therefore ], JOHN B. FLOYD, Governor
OF the Commonwealth ofVirgnia, in pursuance of The
acquisitions Of the said reced act hereby declare and
make known the result of the vote of the people as
aforesaid And furthermore, that a general election
will be held on the fourth Thursday of August next for
Delegates to the said Convention according to the an
portionment and districts prescribed in the sixth sec
ton of the said recited act Of Assembly, that to say
he districts composed OF the following counties,
cities and towns shall elect delegates follows: Ac-
comack and Northampton, two delegates; Norfolk
City, Norfolk County, and Princess Anne, five dele
gates; Southampton, Nansemond Isle of WIGHT SINS.
sex, Surry aud Greenesve, four delegates Petesburg
Chesterfield and Prince George, four delegates; Rich
mond CITY, He1nnco,, Charles City and New Kent, six
DELEGATES; Williamsburg, James City, Gloucester,
Warwick, Y DIRK and Elizabeth City, two delegates:
Essex, King and Queen, Middlesex and Mathews three
delegates; Caroline, Spottsyvana, King William and
hanover : i've delegates; Richmond, Westmoreland
King George, Lancaster and Northumberland, three,
delegates; Prince William, Alexandria, Fairfax and
Stafford four delegates Henry, Franklin and Patrick,
three three d. delegates Halifax, Phtsylvanja and Meclen-
ourg SIX delegates Prince Edward, Charlotte and APP
pomattox three delegates; Brunswick, Lunenburp.
NottoWay and Dmwlddie, three delegates; Cumberland
Amelia, Powhatan and Buckingham three delegates,
Campbell and Bedford four delegates Nelson, Amherst
and Louisa, three delegates; Cupeper, Greene Ma d-
son and Orange, three delegates Loudoun three dele
gga,es Fauquer and Rappahannock three delegates;
gates; Augusta Rockbridge and Highland five dele
gates; Rockingham, Pendeton and Page, four dele
gates Shenandoah, Hardy and Warren foIr dele
gaes Jefferson, Berkeley and Clarke four DELEGATES
FTederick, Hampshire and Morgan, four delegates !:
ONO, Brooke, Hancock and Marshall four delegates:
Doddrldge, WetzeI, Tyler, Harrison, Wood and Rtch-
1e, four delegates; Marion, Preston, Monongaa aud
Taylor, tour delegates Lewis, Randolph, Barbour,
Glmer, Braxton Writ and jackson, four dele gates:
and Logan, three delegates Greenbrer, Pocahontas.
fayette, Raleigh Nicholas and Kanawha, four dele
gates; Carroll, Grayson Floyd, Montgomery and Pu-
aski, three delegates, Mercer Giles, Tazewell and
Monroe, three delegates; Smyth, Wythe and Wash
lngton three delegates and Scott, Russell aud Lee,
three delegates
Given under my hand and under the lesser seal of the
commonwealth, at Richmond, this, 4th day
[sEAL] oJune, A. D., 1850, and the seventy-fourth
year OF the commonwealth.
je7-wtd JOHN B. FLOYD.
FAME ~ CO.. MANAGERS OF LOTTE-
-. RlES, RICHMOND. VA.-TEe same bril-
liant luck as heretofore attends adventures in lotteries
under the management of the old established house of
FAME d. CO. Their lotteries continue ahead of all
Others Three splendid capitals of $40 900 sent to this
agency IN the last week, in addition to which the
following were sent and sold in their lotteries and paid
at sight: paw
Whole $36OOO whole 10000; whole. &c 900: ! of
$4,000; 2 Of 10000; 8 OF 10000; and nnumerabe
smaller ones, ranging from $500 to 5000
Ii large prizes wanted address us, or
G. w. PURCELL & co.
Richmond, Va.