Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-07-29
Eey che GOUe3'asoa' Of EsSrs32aSa,
"A PROCLAMATION.
YXHEREAS it appears by the returns mad

WHEREAS it appears by the returns mad
W to the Executive, under an act of the Gen
eral Assembly, passed March A, 1850, entitled
"An act to take the sense of the people upon the
call ola 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 reced 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 4ih 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 recited act
of Assembly, that is to say-''I'he 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 Greensvie, four delegates; Petersburg, Ches-
terfeId and Prince George, four delegates; Rich
moud City, Henrico, Charles City and New Kent,
six delegates Williamsburg. James City, Glou-
cester, Warwick, York and Elizabeth City, two
delegates Essex. King and Queen, Mddlesex
and Matthew'S three delegates Caroline, Spott-
sylvana, King William and Hanover, five dele
gates Richmond Westmoreland, King George,
Lancaster and Northumberland. three delegates;
Prince William, Alexandria, Fairfax and Stat
FORA, Iauf GelPHateS, HEM IdHhliH anu L at
rick. three delegates HALIFAX, Piusylvania and
Meckenburg six delegates Prince Edward,
Charlotte and Appommattox, three delegates;
| Brunswick. Lunenburg, Notoway and Dlnwid-
die. three Delegates; Cumberland Amelia, Pow
hatan and Buckingham, three delegates Camp
bell and Bedford, four delegates; Nelson, Am
herst and Abemarle, four delegates Goochland,
Fluvanna and Louisa, three delegates; Cuperer,
Green, Madison and Orange three delegates; Lou
don, three Delegates Fauquier and Raprahan-
mock, three delegates Boteourt, Roanoke. lie
ghany and Bath, three delegates; Augusta Rock
bridge and Highland, five delegates; Rocking
ham, Pendleton and Page, four delegates Shenan-
doah. Hardy and Warren, f ur delegates Jeffer-
son, Berkeley and Clarke, four delegates; Fred
erick, Hampshire and Morgan, four delegates;
Ohio, Brooke, Hancock and Marshall, four dele
gates; Doddridge, Wetzel, Tyler, Harrison, Wood
and Richie, four delegates; Marion, Preston, Mo-
nongalia, & Taylor, four delegates; Lewis, Ran
dolph, Barbour, Gmer, BfaXton. Writ s. Jackson
four delegates Cabell, Mason, Putnam. Wayne,
Boon. Wyoming and Logan, three delegates;
Greenbrer Pocshontas, Fayette, Raleigh, Nicho-
and Kahawha four delegates; Carroll, Grayson
Floyd, Montgomery and Pulaski, three delegates ;
Mercer Giles, TazewelI. and Monroe, three del
egates; smyth, Wythe and Washington, three
delegates; and Scott, Russell and Lee, three del
egates."
Given under my hand g. under the lesser seal of
the Commonwealth, at Richmond, this
SEAL 4th day Of June, A. D.. 1850, and the
seventy fourth of the Commonwealth.
JOHN B. FLOYD.
June 70 lS50.-4, A.