Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-28


do senbly (or aili'm) that have carefully
amned erected and summed up he pna laken for said
county Tor cry. or lawn. borough } of - and that
--voies were pnled ff convention and - votes
against convention.
b Clerk, &c.
c. b, Conducting Officer.
Subscribed aud sworn to heiore ne, a justice nf he
poaee. - - ~
8 II shall he the duy Of the said Exec tive 1, nscer-
tain M results. exhibe by said sta en- mt ot hs
polls htfre Monday. the third Jay of June next,
aud within Ave days thereafter To declare the same by
proclamation a he published in such nrwspappfs as IN the
opnln II he Executive will be heat calculated to din 50
general information thereof AMI least once week M
III the day Of election hereinafter appointed; and tina, fit
be escerlaned that moiy e the vas cast sre IN ssp'
OF Gonsenin. he shall, n; he same lime aud - Ike
make proclamation r hollinR gfneral election
o deegaes Ia said Convection according 10 M nppor-
lontnen ad Districts prescribed il he iyih sec on Of
thia net 1ha election nfdrIcgiies said Convention
shaii hall On ihr fourth Thu"diy + An9usi ~
q lhe app in neul ard districts shall BE- as nre-
.orbed IN lla section. The datfics comp sfd + tho
inlo .lnr Counties ces md iuwus. shall elect eegatss
rs fllaws. Ace mac aud Nnrtamptan. Two delrgaes;
NtElk city, Nmf liz cono,v and Pdnrss Anne i've
del nales soalhampton, N'nsem nd, Isle ot Ntah,
Sn sax Snrfy and Greensyite, four Delegates Peters
h1tg Chssletd i'd and prnrr Gonts, four delagat~s,
Rehneod CiiY. U'urcu. Chorrs clly md Nv Kent,
six delegates. Nhlam4burg, James Guy. Gl'nces-
ter. Warwick. Yprk aud Elz beth Cry, ,t~o delegafs;
Essex. King aud Q1ccu, Nj dlsax. asd Mallhess.
lhfpn dtelhless ihtthlNe. NVO SYFhhh hih. " ''a"
aud Ianovrr. Ave deleloirs Rich foal, Wesmofe-
lnd kng eea,qe. Lanrastrr aud Nothumherland.
three 1el,gt'ee Prince William. Aexaedfa. faitf'x
and St1and, loot d'lcaatcs Henry. Franklin aud
Patrick tlnre delegates ilalax. Pinsslyanla and
Mechenhut9. six delegates iuce Edward Charlotte,
and Appomalos. four delegates brunswick, Lunen-
buzz, Nnoaay and Dowddle, 'hree delegates Cum
berlnnd, Amelia. PowI ian and Buckingham. lhfee del
eaaes; Canpba and BedNtd our delegates Nelson.
A nhers aud Ahrm,t". fur defgnes 6ooehland.
Fhvanna aud louisa three clcraesi Cnlpeper Gfeene
Madison aud Orange. three dlccales Lmdnoo. three
dclreaes, Fanqaier aud Roprahann'cs. three dele
gates B,'enort, Roanoke A'l"ghsny aud Bath, tha"
delegates Anpus A. Rockbtidoe aud Highland. five
dclcaales Rockingham. Pendle'ou aud pag, four del
cpales Shenandoah. Hardy aud Waren, lon drle-
e1'e- J ilsson, iierhcly and Clarke, luf delegates
frdefek, iianishlre aud MTgan, four deeg.les;
D1dJhlae. NeR L. Tyler. ll,rd-on. Wood and Rh-
chic. four dslegat-s Marion Pres On, Mnngulia and
lavlot. fn del.gales Lewis, Ranlolrh harbour.
Ghner, BraNtn. Wit, Upd Jackson, I nr delegates;
Cabell. Macon Pulman. Wayne. Baane, Wyoming
aud |. gin. three delegates Gr enbflef, Pocahn
ms, Fayeue. Nichois'. Rnlr,h and kana~ha, four
drIegaes Carroll, Gmyson. Floyd. Montgomery aud
Pulaski lhlee dregaies Merccr. Giles, Iazewe and
Monror. thee delegates Smythe, Wyihe nni Wash
ioglon, three delegates Scott. Russell aud Lac, hoa
delegates
I. BE IL f,ritsr enacted That the persons analhed
accordnq Ia Inv /, vote for ler' of the House VI
delegates in each cuuy, civ own and borongh IN
this commonwealth. shall assemble at ih,ir respective
court houses ~ Dlhe places hpnont ny law u holh-
ing elections Of members Of the General Assembly. on
tho fourth Thursday IN August next, and then aud lefe
vote f nany discreet aud prope pefsas as membefs
uf The sa invention designated ~ The sSih
iion of his act for their respective dsrcs. NJ per-
spn shall he permitted To waite mpfe thun once. elier IN
the ne county in different cluntles and any person
who shall VI lile this provision. that contained IN The
s clause Of The al section e this act shall forfeit aud
pay t, the commonwealth, for tue OF thu Literary
Fund, a sum tnne hnud'el dIus 10 be recovered as
other penn lies aud iori'itufes
ihe persons appained aud au hotzad by law 10 su'
perin,end aud hold elections IN the nth oi Apr! next
flr memhers Of the Gennal Assembly, IN The several
clunies cities and br,ughs. shal conduct sad
lection nr delegates 10 said Convention; and the same
stall be held in like n,nner. an each rleef shall be en-
Tilted the like privilege from arrest, and the persons
holding the said eleeon. aud the wIlies appointed ~
kccp the polls slal tkn aud sub crihe lhe like oath or
aflirm ton and the Justices brie whom The may
be made sh,l make The like return o tie certificates
here H. and The officers cnndncliig hr elections in conn-
ios cities toA ns and bIrngls composing dis rct,
stall rtnced ard declare who ara elected IA
like mtnaer aul shall give like ce'tlt aa OF eeron as
il prescribed by law in cases Tetctlnn OF ) naiors to
G neral Assembly, an in ol an 'qnalily 9f votes
given wa ~ persons, m election s III BE- made
and deraied as IN ell cti OF Spnatofs. Tue Officers
conducting said election shall meet A. h Gnn hnuse Of
the cnuniy cly or town 4 8 named in their respective
districts within The time prescribed by law the assem-
bnq of the iii i'ers conduct ing a Seaao ial eecpn for
the purposeof comparing the polls and otherwise dis af
pnq The daes teqnitsl Il them; and the orginai II
books sha he renrprJ by said oicers 10 the clerks II
their respective rnnuiy corn rntin emrts within The
time prescribed IN cas,s # Selnt1fi elrc ions, ID Tho
said clerks shall i'e and safely preserve IA same. f
g. II any person sh II fi,l refuse la perform any du
" eo ire of him by ,lt act. ca1veti N thereof.
by indictment intnrml Ion he shall be amerced in
sum exeaedna five hundred dollars, in the discretion
OF jury.
10 Ibo,e persons who s,nl be elected in pursuance
, his at. IA H. on ih" second Monday il October
m of aud assemble nj the CapnI in M Guy If Rich
mond in general C,nvpui H. 10 considtr, dscnss and
prop sc a new coasrituion; or al eritins and amend-
mcnrs 10 the existing Constitution Of this Common
wealth.
H. The said Convention shall he the Julie ofits own
pr vileges and Il ins aud tho m.m,ers thereof shall
have possess aud enjoy in the fal and ample
manner all the privilegcs which members elected 10.
and attending On the Gen"ta Assembly en- tiled TO
aud moreover shall be allowed tn s,ne pay for travel
ling TO- attending on md re ung from The sad Con-
ven i n as is now allowed to mewhefs Of the General
As,otnbl for like services. d said Convennn is
hereby empowered poul such officers, and to make
them such rens nsbe all wancs fr ,er services as it
shall deem proper. which ial allowances shall ba
audited by the Aui'or 0f Public A'c unts and paid
by Tho TreasuieIo Of h Comm nweaih upon p oper
warran's
l2 IL tie Ease oranv coutes'ed election the Com
ventlo, ihe sil BE- governed in all respects by
the existing laws in regard utested elecims to tho
Senate.
l3. The Execniive of this 'onnoawea h shall have
power award wits Of election to supply vacancies
whrl, tnay h,ppen in the Convent n bv deih reno-
val. Resignation or other ncapacty Of any members
ted IN va I,