Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-08-14


Courts, and in the Magistrates who may belong 10
| the corporate body.
81 All officers appcrtainng 10 the Cite, aud other
Municipal Corporations, shall be ciecscdby tho quail
flied voters appointed by the constituted authori.
ties of such titles OF Corporations, may BE- pre-
| scibed by law.
I,one in Convention, in the city Of Richmond, IN
the inst day Of August, in the year Of our Lo,d
thousand eight hundred and flty-onc, aud In the
seventy ty-sixth year Of the Commonwealth ot Va.
| JOHN Y. MASON,
| President Qfthe Convention.
s. ID. WnnTLE, See'g ?fne Convention.
| Schedule.
I. II shall be the duty oi the President of this
Convention, Immediately IN It's adjournment, 10 ccr-
tiy TO the Governor copy Of the Bill ~ Rights and
Constitution adopted 10y, thcr with this Scbeudle.
| 2. Upon the receipt oi such certified copy, tho
Governor shall forthwith, announce the fact by pro-
| elamaton, to be published in such newspapers I'll
the State may be deemed requisite for rncrsI in
formation and, shall annex 10 the Ploclsmatioua a
copy OF the Bill o Rights and Constitution, together
| with this Schedule; which Proclamation, Bill OF
Rights, Constnio Ion and Schedule shall be publish.
ed in the manner indicated, Tor the period Of one
month; ard ten printed copies thereof shall, by the
Secretary of the Commonwealth he immediately
transmitted by mail 10 the clerk Of each county and
| corporation court in this Commonwealth, 10 be by
such clerk submitted 10 the examination of sny per-
| son desiring the same.
;. The officers authorized BY existing law. to ron.
uuct general eectin- snail, at The places appointed
Tor holding the same, open poll book on the fourth
Thur-day IN October ncst 70 be headed arbe Gem
stituiion amended and Schcdsle," aud 10 contain
| twoseparaie columns, the frs, column 10 he head
ed, sior ratsing; the other TO be headed, ssior
jcc,ingn Md -uch officers, keeping said polls open
ior the space of three days, SHALL then and there,f
ceiyc, and record in said pollbo. The votes Tor and
against this Constitution and schedule Of all p'rson-
qualified under the existing amended Colisl tuition
TO exercise the rigla Of iagc.
A. The taking OF the polls he duties 10 be perform
ed by the ooe-,te privilege OF the voters, and the
penalties attaching tor misconduct on the part oany
person. shall hes In all things prescribed by the
second, third fourth seventh, eighth and ninth see
tons OF the act oi the General Assembly, passed
March the fourth, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty, entitled Gan act 10 take tho sense o the people
upon the rail- OF Convention, and providing ior
ganizng the same" 50 far the provisions said
section may be applicable.
g. II shall be the duty ol the Governor, upon, re-
ceving the returns of said officers, 10 ascertain the
result thereof, and forthwith TO declare the by
his Proclamation, stating the aggregate vote In tho
State for and against the ratification Of the amend
ed Constitution and Schedule, " hicb shall be pub
lisIed AZ least once week until the second Monday
IN December next, in such newspapers as, In lis
pinion, will be beat calculated TO diiIuse general In
formation thereof and II II appear that majority
OF the votes cast is in favor o ratification, the Gov
ernor, at the same time and IN like manner, shaH
make Proclamation Tor holding on the day last
toned, General Election tlroug out the State Tor
Delegates and Senators to the General Assembly,
according 10 the apportionment and districts pre-
serbed in this Consuion rnd also for The election
Of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney
General. Nt
6. The officers au,horizedby existing laws to hold
and conduct General Elections, shall hold and con-
duet the elections herein rcoured and such officers
and all other persons shall be governed and contro
ed therein by the provisions u said laws 50 FAR
te same ,,v be apuli.ablc IN ard loy lie
proper condneting Of the said elections. Duplicate
polls shall bo scparieiy kept tor Governor and Lieu
| tenant t;oyernor for Atiornry General and 70,
Senator. and Delegate. 10 Tic General Assembly.
which shall be verified bv The oa,bs of the o0icc.,
| conducting the elections.
7. The verified duplicate pol,. for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General shall be-
deposited with the clerks oI the sevet al counties and
cities who shall retain in their respective Of
ice-, and transmit he other, by mail 10 the Secrc-
| iary of the Commonwealth.
| s. In the election oi Senators and Delegates Tor
| districts formed Of more thar one County and CITY
The officers conducting the sane, AZ the rouffh homes
Of the several Counties and Ci'ief forming each
District shall assemble on the eighth day after the
| commencement of the said eiec'im u the conrf-
house o the County or City bsi named ~ one oI tbe
Counties OF the D.trrt shall compare ibe polls and
ascertain the result and .Eall deliver and return
certificates oi election according TO The laws now IN
| ioree:
=. &c mchoeis o' me renefa. hssemp'y s"e.e.-
| yea saa' meet at the Csp'to', ~ nc NY /" fMh-
mona, on the second n'onday 10 January, I'D '"c
year one thousand, eieht hundred and MY Two, ana
hen and there organize as the General Assembly 81
virginia; but before fhch ofgagiza'i"n, Hey '"sh
respectively take the cath Of fidely to the Common
wcalih and the other osihs o Office required by the
laws now in force
10. The election d Members Of The General As
| scmbly, under this Constitution ,ball ,aeate the
seats Of those elected under the present Consiiiuiion
II. The official terms Of the delegates first elect
ed TO the General Assembly under this Consiitu-
lion shall expire on The thii.fh DAY :" June IN 'he
year one thousand, eight hundred ana MI i'y'hFee;
~. nc ohc'ai terms o' tbe n,st ''ose'no!, .'en-
de-, III. con.,;,,a .hal, ex;,. IN ths ,L;r,y .G,.t
day Of December, IN the year one thousand, eight
hundred and fhy.6ve.
13. The present Judges Of the Supreme Court Of