Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-22
THE TTMEs5 RMS.
VIRGINIA. ELECTIONS

ON THURSDAY, IHE Esd OF W tCbbh'
Az election will be held of REPRESENTATIVES, IN Con
aREss for all the fifteen Congress- ona districts OF VIZ
-ini, oTSrATe SENATORS for the Anelia, Bedford,
SDatsvEpania, Albenarle FauquieF, augusta She
ranaooh and Alonongalia districts; and oil DELEGATE
Gov the oities counties and election districts, according
tn the existing apportionment of representation This
e1ecton will be held under the present Constitution
and Acts of Assembly and those persons only will be
entitled to vote for Representatives, Senators and Del
s1ates who are qualified under the present Constitu
tion. The election will be limited to one day, unless
kept open tor the special reasons now allowed by law
ON THE SAME DAY, vote will be taken
throughout the State the question OF ratyng or re-
iecting the amended Constitution and Schedule re-
commended by the late Convention. The same Off
ers who conduct the elections of Representatives
Senators and Delegates will keep the polls and record
the votes "for raying' and "for relectlng; and VIII
keep them open THREE DAYS. They are directed by
the Schedule to receive and record the votes OF all
persons qualified under the existing or amended Coa-
ution 10 exercise the right OF suffrage " and these
words erentended by the Convention, and are con-
sr,ed BY the Attorney General 10 include BOTH those
Who ara qualified to vote uader the present Constiu
lion and those who would be qualified under the
amended Constitution OF 1851 ii it had been already
ratified by the people, The following are the provis-
ions ofthis amended Constitution touching the qua-
fication OF voters :"
ART III.
Sec / Every white male citizen OF the Common
wealth. of the age of twenty -one years, VINO mas been
resident of the State for years and oil the coun-
ty CITY or town where he of@rs to vote lot twelve
months next preceding all election, ami no othef per-
son shall be qualified 10 vote for members OF the eeneF
al Assembly and all officers elective by the people, bul
no person in the military, naval or marine service Of
the United States shall be deemed resident OF tins
State by reason OF being stationed therein. And no
Derson shall have the right vote, who is OF nnsound
mind OF pauper, a non commissioned ofneef,
soldier seaman or marine i'll the service OF the Un-
ted States or who has been convicted OF bribery In an
election, or OF any Infamous offence:
Sec 4 In all elections votes shall be gwen openly
s,ipa poce and moi by ballot. But dumb persons en-
titled to suffrage, may vote by ballot.
If a majority of the votes taken on the 2ird, Zitn
and 18th of October be for the ratification of the new
Consolation, and the Governor having proclaimed
The fact an election will be held, throughout the State,
ON THE STH OF DECEMBER NEXT, of GOV
ERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR and AT
TORNEY GENERAL, and of members OF the SEN
ATE and HOUSE OF DELEGATES. An persons qualified
according to the provisions OF the new Constitution
aboyecited and no others, will be entitled to vote In
his election; and viii vaeate the seats OF the mem
bers of the General Assembly elected in October