Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-22

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w or borough within rn days after the reception said
CLERKS respectively said polls examine said poll books
@ " st'lSe teferoln the names OF such persons shall
voted ioc than once; and said clerks and conducting
Giecrs shall add mp said polls and shall transmit by mail 10
lr Executive OF this Curmonwealth true OF the
result o e sane verified BY oath affirmation before some
Iasjire I OF the peace, in form following, viz:
We A. T., clerk oi =, and c. D.. who conducted the
ei.G,l'n e. "a n, on The - day Of April 1880 courthouse
to III the city orborough - da soleruny swear
to a'tn) that have carefully examined corrected and
summed up The polls taken for said county Tor city, town
o 5ofohgh) of - and that vote. were boiled for a
Convention; ani - votes against Convention
A. t., Clerk, &c.
4 T. D.. Conducting Officer
subscribed an" sworn to before me justice OF the peace
5 shall be The dnty the said Executive to scesn the
as exhibited by said statement Of The polls be-
oTe Monday the third day Of June next and within FIVE iays
thereafter 10 declare ,he by Proclamation to be- pu-
>ei ~ sach newspapers IN the opinion OF Executive
VIII be oes calculated - Giuse general information teeo
ana al least once week Until the lay Of election hereinafter
AZ: Jntec and that il il he asceained that .al 1 lI,
70 cast ae III favor OF Con, enon lie shall the
nm hna IN Ike manner make pfociaEaiien Tor holding
'ii "!e@pH %! Gi5ltt to S-i Contention. according
the aqposionmen and districts prescribed the
ton 81 this act The election of delegates said Conyel-
ton shall be held the fourth Thursday of August next
D. The apportionmen and d-rcts shall be prescribed
in THIS section The districts composed OF the following
counties cities and towns shall elect delegates follows
Accomac and northampton, delegates: Norfolk Ciy.
Norfolk county and Princess anne five delegates South
1!np'oh, >ahseiod lslt .! wight, Sussex, Surs and
Iireensvi four delegates Petersburg Chesterfield ana
Prince George -four delegates; Richmond City, Henrico
Charles City and New Kent six Delegates Williamsburg
James City, Gloucester, Warwick lork and Elizabeth CITY
Two delegates; Essex King and Queen Mtdlesey ana Ma
hews. three delegates: Caroline Sp0syyania King Will
liam and Hanover five delegates Richmond We.mo,and
King George Lancaster and Northumberland three dele.
gates; Prince William AeSandria, Fairfax and Stafford
four delegates Henry franklin and Patrics three dele
gates; HalifaS Psyania ami Meckenburg six delegates:
Prince Edward, Charlotte and App0nao. -four dele Iaes
| Brunswick, Lunen burg Nottoway and Dinwidde nrse
delegates; Cumberland, Amelia Po"haan and Buckingham
three delegates Campbell and Bedford four delegates Ne
fOi opcf.
land, Fluyanna and Louisa three delegates Culpepe-
Greene Madison and Orange, three delegste Loudoun
three delegates; Fauqa!er and Rsppahannocs three dele
gates; Boieourt Roanoke Allegheny and Bath three dele
gates; Au9usa, RecSbrtge and Highland five dele gates;
Rockingham Pendleon and Page four delegates; >henan
oan HARDY and Warren four delegates Jefferson Berkeley
and Clarke four delegates; Frederick Hampshire and Nor
gan, tour delegates Uho Brooke Hancock and Marshall
four delegates; Doddrdge WezeI Tyler Harrison Wood
and Richie four delegates Marion Preston Mononeala
and Taylor four delegates; Lewis, Randolph Barbour Gil
mer BraXon Wir and Jackson four delegates; Cabe Ma.
SON. Putnam Wayne, Boone, Wyoming and Logan, hree
delegates: iIeeHbl!er, pocaaontas Favee Ncnols Ra-
leigh and hanawia. four deerales; Carroll Gavson Floyd
Montgomery ani p4.aski itee delegates Mercer, Giles
lazewe and Monroe Three delegates Smythe Wyhe and
ashngton thr6e delegates Scott Russell and Lee three
delegates.
l. BE further enacted That the persons qualified accor-
ding 10 law 10 vote Tor members " the House OF Delegates
in each county city, town and borough in this
wealth shall assemble their respective cou!t-houses
other places appointed By aw Tor holding elections of
Ders OF the General Assembly the fourth Ihureday in
August next and then and there for many discreet
and proper persons members Of me said convention
designated section of this act for their r-spec-
tive districts No person shall bs permitted more
than either IN the county in different counties
and person shall violate provision con
forfeit and pay the wealth Of the Lite
rary Fund OF hundred doIiars Do recovered
other penalties and fof!eitlres
& The persons appointed and authorized by aw super
intend and hold elections 10 the month Of April for
members OF the Genera Assembly in 'ha severa counties
cie- ami eoro1ghs, sc!i "on.ct soo eleccc 20!
like manner and each eecor shall &c entitled 10 ,s like rr
y!ege from AID The persons holding the said election
and writers appointed Keep the polls shall ake end
subscribe The like oath or affirmation and the justices before
whom the may be mice shall make the Ike return OF
the certificates thereof and the officers conducting the cleo
tion in counties, cities and boroughs composing
district shah proceed ~ ascertain and declare who cleo
led III Ike snt snail give ike certificate Of eii1n
as Is prescribed b. law ot election ot Senator
the General Assembly and o equality oi votes
given persons, election sh, te made ali
declared III elections oi Senatce The officers conduct
ing said election shall the Courthouse Of the
county city town fret named IN their respective
districts, within the time prescribed by law for The
assembling OF the officers conducting Senatorial elscton
ios the purpose Of comparing the polls and Otherwise dis
charging the dute. required Of them and the original poll
books snail bs returned by said officers h5 clerks OF their
respective county corporation courts within the tins pre-
scbei IL OF Senatorial elections and the said CLERKS
snail ME and safely preserve the same.
g Ii shall ai or refuse 10 perform any tu.y
CURED OF him by this ac upon conviction thereof oy ntct
men, information, he -hal be amerced in not
ceeding FIVE hundred dollars in the discretion of Jury
TO- The persons who shall be elected in pursuance OF this
ac shall The second Monday in October next meet and
assemble the capo! in the Cry OF Richmond in general
Convention 10 consider discuss and propose ne~ coas'i-
;ion or alterations and amen iaens 10 the ey!sng Con-
si!iutioa OF this Commonwealth
H. The said Convention shall be the Ju!ge OF lie own
privileges and elections. AMI the members ihereo! shall have
possess ana ENJOY in the most full and ample manner s
the privileges which members elected TO- and attending
the General Assembly entitled and moreover snail
allowed the paw for travelling to- attending on and
returning from the said Convention as Is nov allowed 10
members Of the General Assembly Tor like services And
said Convention i. hereby empowered appoint such OH
GERS an ~ make them sch reasonable allowances or their
services u il shall deem proper which several allowances
shall be audited hy he Auditor OF Public Accounts ana
paid BY the Treasurer Of the Commonwealth upon proper
warrants.
L. In the any contested election to the Conven-
or shall hc governed in all respects by the exist
Ing laws in regard 10 contested elections to the SENATE
Is. The Executive of this Commonwealth shall have pow
award wrs OF election 10 supply vacancies "hlch may
happen in the Convention by death removal resignation o!
oher incapacv anv members elected - serve therein.
according To the provisions this previously the meet
Ing the said Convention; but il anr such vacancy =a
happen alie! tie meeting 81 he SAID LpnVeno Tue pesi-
ding officer Of the shall award he said Srs and The
ELECTION under such shall be conducted in all respects
IS the elections herein before provided tor .
A. shall be the duty the presiding officer OF the said
conyention certify copy OF the constitution as the same
-ha be amended the General Assembly in order that pro-
vision may be made bv Law Tor submitting the same 10 The
rood people of This Commonwealth and for organizing the
approved anu ratified
Is The expenses incurred in proyiins the polls books
uuired BY this the several counties cities towns and
ooroughs Of this Commonwealth and in procuring writers
keep the same shall be borne by said counties cities
towns and boroughs respectively end i: shall De lawful io
the county deay tine ty levy In the same
manner that existing charges upon their counties are no"
teayed and for the corporate authorities OF the cities towns
md boroughs, 10 levy for the sans il like manner
Is The sherits or other officers shall receive the same
compensation and be paid in Ike manner Tor attending anc
comparing the polls under this act IN cases o senatoa
elections.
IT, This act shall be in from the passing thereof
Passed By the General Assembly March an, l59V.
Il GEORGE W. MUNFORD, c. IL D.
Il PUBLIC MEETING IL GooCHLAND:
Al meeting OF the citizens OF Goochland held Al the
Court house on Monday the 18th day OF March eaV h'
meeting being called order by j. C. rutherford Esq Coi
NJ TreYlian was called chair and ihos l. laot
appointed Secretary. .
The o5ec, oi the meeting being explained in few yer!
appropriate remarks by J. c. Rutherford bsq The Iolio"
ing preamble and resolutions adopted with but ont
dissenting voice;
we the people of Goochand, have observed with pain
MANY alarming indications that our beloved Union Is IN dan
ger The basis of that Union the Constitution Itself ha
been ALREADY dsregarded and violated The h"t
ing State. aye -vnccd ~ signs which cannot &c
disposition deprive The Southern people o rlghs ss
ri lo them the sacred instrument o: compact "c uhit
the Norm aa the South under one common government
So cearl, cherished by South these ienaced 1s
that Inc Union could have been formed without hei
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