Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-19
EBy the Governor of Virginia
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS it appears by the returns made
w to the Executive, under an act of the Gen
eral Assembly, passed March d, 1850, entitled
':An act to take the sense of the people upon the
call of a Convention, and providing for organizing
the same," that large majority of the popular
vote has been given in favor thereof: Therefore
|, JOHN b. FLOYD, Governor of the Com
monwealth of Virginia, in pursuance of the requi-
sitions 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 9TH Thursday of Au-
gust next for Delegates to the said Convention,
according to the apportionment and districts pre-
scrbed in the sixth section of the said recled ac-
of Assembly, that is to say-"Ihe districts com
posed of the following counties, cities, and towns
shall elect delegates as follows: Acconac 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; Rich
mond City, Henrco, Charles City and New Kent,
six delegates Williamsburg, James City, Glou-
cester, Warwick, York and Elizabeth City, two
delegates Essex, King and Queen, Middlesex
and Matthews, three delegates Caroline, Spott-
sylvania, King William and Hanover, five dele
gates Richmond, Westmorelaild, King George,
Lancaster and Northumberland, three delegates;
Prince William, Alexandria, Fairfax and Stat
ford, four delegates; Henry, Franklin and Pat
rick, three delegates Halifax, Pittsylvania and
Meckenburg, six delegates /; Prince Edward
Charlotte and Approximations, three delegates;
Brunswick. Lunenburg, Nottoway and Dinwd-
die, three delegates; Cumberland, Amelia, Pow
hatan and Buckingham, three delegates; Camp
bell and Bedford, four delegates Nelson, Am,
herst and Albemarle, four delegates Goochland,
Fuvanna and Louisa, three delegates; Culpeper-
Green, Madison and Orange three delegates; Lou
don, three delegates Fauquier and Raprshan-
mock, three delegates; Botetourt, Roanoke, Allie
ghany and Bath, three delegates Augusta, Rock
bridge and Highland, five Delegates Rocking
ham, Pendeton and Page, four delegates Shenan
doah, Hardy and Warren, four delegates; Jetfer
SON, Berkeley and Clarke, four delegates; Fred
erck, Hampshire and Morgan, four delegates;
Ohio, Brooke, Hancock and Marshall, four dele
gates; Duddridge, Wetzel, Tyler, Harrison, Wood
and Richie. four delegates; Marion, Preston, Mo
nongalia, & Taylor, four delegates; Lewis, Ran
dolph, Barbour, Gilmer, Braxton. Writ s. Jackson
four delegates; Cabell, Mason, Putnam, Wayne,
Boon, Wyoming and Logan, three delegates;
Greenbrer Pocahontas, Fayette, Raleigh, Nicho-
and Kanawha, four delegates; Carroll, Grayson,
Floyd, Montgomery and Pulaski three delegates;
Mercer, Giles, Tazewel, and Monroe, three del
egates; Smyth, Wy,he and Washington, three
delegates; and Scott, Russell and Lee, three del
egates."
Given under my hand s. under the lesser seal .of
the Commonwealth, at Richmond, this
TsEAL 4th day of June, A. d., 1850, and the
seventy fourth of the Commonwealth
JOHN b. FLOYD.
June IL, lS50.-t4tA A.