Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-22
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION.

An Act to take the of the people upon the call for
a C9arention, and providing for organizing the
same.
Whereas it is represented to the General Assembly
that portion OF the good people of this Common
wealth DESTROYS OF amending the constitution OF the
State,
l. BE it therefore enacted. That it shall be the duty
of the officers authorized to conduct elections within
this Commonwealth, at the time and places Of holding
their respective elections tor delegates in the Genera
Assembly in the month of April next open separate
polls for the purpose of taking the OF the people
upon the question, whether they desire Convention OF
and shall be headed on one side of the poll book thus
Shall there be convention to amend the constitution
| of this Commonwealth? Z"
CONVENTION. NO CONVENTION.
The officers conducting the elections shall take the vote
on the question aforesaid, OF every person qualified &C.
cording to the existing lays of this Commonwealth to
come forward during such election give his vote and
shall cause the OF those who vote for conyen-
ton to be written in the first column under the word
Convention )" the OF those who vote against
Convention to be written in the second column under
the words " No Convention" and person shall be
permitted to vote said question than once ell
ther in the same county, or in different counties.
O. 1t shall be the duty OF the officers before they COM
mence taking the poll provided for in this act to take
and subscribe before justice OF the peace of their
county city, the following oath or affirmation "We
A. B., &c. DO solemnly swear Tor affirm that, in con-
Quoting the poll concerning convention, we will to the
best of our skill and Judgment admit all persons to vote
entitled to do So and reject all not so entitled and that
tar depends on us we will make Just, true and
fair return OF the results according to law So help us
God" And the justices shall return said oath or affirma-
ton taken and subscribed to the clerk whom polls
for delegates to the General Assembly made return
able by law.
g. The officers conducting the election shall appoint
writers who shall make oath affirmation before some
Justice OF the peace that they will take the polls faith
fully and mpartaly and they shall deliver to them
poll books prepared in the manner prescribed by this act
and after the OF all the electors who have voted
shall have been entered they shall conclude the polls
whereupon the officers conducting said election shall
certify at the foot thereof the of said polls
and forthwith deliver the same TO the clerks whom the
polls for delegates to the General Assembly are return
able by law 10 be by them safely kept and preserved in
their respective offices.
a. 1t shall be the duty ofthe several clerks aforesaid,
and OF the officers who may have conducted the said
election at the court house Of any county, of the
mayor or other officers who may have conducted the
said election in any city, town or borough within
days after the reception by said clerks respectively OF
said polls, examine said poll books and 10 strike
heefrom the of such persons assha have voted
more than once; and said clerks and conducting officers
shall add up said polls and shall transmit by mail to the
Executive OF this Commonwealth a true statement of
the result Of the verified by oath or affirmation be-
fore justice OF the peace in form following, viz:
Eve, A. b, clerk OF -. -, and e. D. who conducted
house Tor in the city, Town or borough at 10y do co.
emnIy swear Tor affirm that we have carefully exam
med corrected and summed up the polls taken for said
county Tor city, or town, or boroughA Of -, and that
votes were poled lor convention and 49,
votes against conYenuon
A. B., Clerk, &c.
G. d., Conducting Officer
Subscribed and sworn TO before me, justice Of the
peace: J. p"
S. 1t shall be the duty of the said Executive to ascer-
tain the results as exhibited by said statement of the
polls or before Monday the third day of June next
and within hye days thereafter 10 declare the same by