Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-06-17
Egw TIE Governor Of UesvgS2sSeg
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS it appears by the returns made
w to the Executive, under an act of the Cen
eral Assembly, 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,' thata large majority Of the popular
vote has been given in favor thereof: Therefore,
I, JOHN B. FLOYD, Governor of the Com
monwealth of Virginia, in pursuance Of the reqni-
si,ions of the said recited act do hereby declare
and make known the result of the vote of the peo-
pie as aforesaid And furthermore, that general
election will be held on the 4th Thursday of Au-
Gust next for Delegates to the said Convention,
according to the apportionment and districts pre-
scribed in the sixth section Of the said reced act
of Assembly, that is to say-"The districts COM
posed of the following counties, cities, and towns
shall elect delegates as follows: Accomac and
Northampton two delegates; Norfolk City Norfolk
County and Princess Ann, five delegates; South
ampton Nansemond, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Surry
and Greensville, four delegates; Petersburg, Ches
ter6eld and Prince George, four delegates; Kich-
mond City, Henrico, Charles City and New Kent.
six delegates Williamsburg, James City, Glou
eester, Warwick. York and Elizabeth City, two
delegates Essex, King and Queen, hliddlesex
and Matthews, three delegates; Caroline, Spott
sylvana, King William and Hanover, five dele
gates Richmond, Westmoreand, King George,
Lancaster and Northumberland, three delegates;
Prince William Alexandra, Fairfax and Stat
ford, four delegates; Henry, Franklin and Pat
rick, three delegates; Halifax, Pit,sylvania and
Meckenburg, six delegates /; Prince Edward
Charlotte and Appommattox, three delegates;
Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway and Dinwid-
die, three delegates; Cumberland, Amelia, Pow
hatan and Buckingham, three delegates; Camp
bell and Bedford, four delegates Nelson, Am
herst and Alhemarle, four delegates Goochiand,
Fuvanna and Louisa, three delegates; Culpeper,
Green, Madison and Orange three delegates; Lou
don, three delegates; Fauquier and Raprahan-
mock, three delegates Botetoart, Roanoke, ALLIE
ghany and Bath, three delegates; Augusta. Rock
bridge and Highland, five delegates; Rocking
ham, Pendleton and Page, four delegates Shenan-
doah Hardy and Warren, four delegates; Jeffer-
son, Berkeley and Clarke, four delegates; Fred
erlck, Hampshire and Morgan, four delegates
| Ohio, Brooke, Hancock and Marshall. four dele
gates; Doddridge, Wetzei, Tyler, Harrison, Wood
and Richie, four delegates; Marion, Preston, Mo
Mongolia, s. Taylor, four delegates; Lewis, Ran
doph, Barbour, Gilmer, Braxton, Writ & Jackson
four delegates; Cabell, Mason, Putnam, Wayne,
Boon, Wyoming and Logan, three delegates !;
Grsenbrer, Pocahontas, Fayelte, Raleigh, Ncho-
and Kanawha, four delegates; CARROLL Grayson,
Floyd, Montgomery and Pulaski, three delegates
Mercer, Giles, Tazewell, and Monroe, three del
egates Smyth. Wythe and Washington, three
delegates aud Scott, Russell and Lee, three del
egates."
Given under my hand & under the lesser seal Of
the Commonwealth at Richmond, this
TsEAL] 4,h day of June, A. d., 1850, and the
seventy fourth of the Commonwealth.
JOHN B. FLOYD.
June IL, ls5o.--t4t 4,