Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-18

constitution to the
section of the aforesaid, he shall certify copy ereoI
TO the governor of this commonwealth.
SEC 1t shall he the duty of the Governor upon the re-
cept of such certified copy forthwith by proclamation to
be published in such public newspapers of this State
be deemed sufficient announce the fact and 10
his proclamation copy OF such amended Consulu-
ton together with schedule thereto annexed which pro-
clanaon constitution and schedule annexed shall be pub
ed as aforesaid for the period of month"; and ten print
cd copies thereof and Of this shall be by the forth
with transmitted by mail TO the Clerk of each county ana
corporation in this Commonwealth to be by such clerk
submitted the examination of any person who may desire
the same.
SEC s. And thereupon il shall be the duty of the officers
and commissioners authorized 10 conduct general elections
within this Commonwealth under the Code Of Virginia, and
the places appointed by law for holding such elections
the fourth Thursday August next open separate poll
book the and for the purposes hereinafter pre-
scrbcd The said poll book shall be headed lhe Consitu-
ton as Amended" and shall contain separate columns
The first column shall be headed Fo ratying and the Sc
cond column shall be headed "For rccng And shall
further be the duty of the said officers the elections afore-
said 10 receive the OF all such persons are by the
existing Constitution and also Of all Others shall by the
amended Constitution be authorized 10 vote for members OF
he most numerous branch OF the Legislature BY the said
Convention shall be authorized 10 vote on tho ratification or
rejection Of the Constitution 10 be recorded in the poll
book ereinbeore required be by them opened The names
of all such persons shall vote ne aforesaid for raying or
rejecting such Constitution shall be inserted in the appIo
pirate column Of the said book The polls authorized by
this section shall be kept open Tor the space OF thee oays
but no person shall be permitted 10 vote the question more
than once either in The county corporation or IN
different counties and corporations.
SEC l. The oaihs of the officers and commissioners con-
Quoting elections authorized by the preceding section Inc
pos shall nken verified and certified the officers to exam
inc and correct the polls and The result OF the election to b.
returned the Governor and the form OF the return ana
affidavit thereto, the penalty for illegal voting and the p
vilege Of electors shall be eovcrnec IN all things ma nv
lands by the ID 3d. 4h III ard Sth sections oil the act re-
fcrred 10 in the preamble of this act .
SEC 1t shall the duty of the Governor and Counclto
ascertain the result rs exhibited BY snd statements Of the
ola and as soon MS may thereafter the Governor shall
declare the by his proclamation giving inc aggregate
vote in the for and against the amended Conshuon
70 be published in such DswsPapersd as IN his opinion WI" DC
hon, calculated 10 dTnse general information thereof nj
cas, once week until the day of election III ms secoh
hereinafter appointed. And if il be asceraned that majority
If Tho votes cast favor Of raiyng The amended Cnns
u,lon The Governor shall I, the same time ana IN IKE man
n.r make proclamation for holding on the lth THURSDAY IN
Otohcr next general election throughout the STATE or
Dleas,es and Senators TO the Legislature according TO the
apporonmcnt and districts prescribed IN such amehuea
Constitution or any schedule thereto annexed
Src II any amended Constitution be ralhed ana pro-
claimed as provided for the next preceding secnon,
then the officers and commissioners authorized oy e c9ue
Virginia hold and conduct general eecI9hs 10 .o ~
gisla urc and make thereof shall hold anu
due return make CT the elections also authorized oy the
section governing themselves and being governed
rnttdtis mu.andis by The provisions OF SAID 1oue.
Sgc The elections for members of the House OF Repre-
sena,ives in the Congress of the United States ana Tor
members OF the General Assembly OF Virginia uhng e en-
sng constitution hereby postponed until Inc 4ih
in October And if an amended cons'l'non siI
before the 10Th day OF June, ISL be proposed oy
the Convention and ratified BY The people ba ns
members the General Assembly under the existing con-
stitution shall be postponed indefinitely. ,
SEC 5. But the said convention shall not propose an
amended constitution or before the 10Th day OF June 4So
but shall propose such constitution, and iutnisn ' o
werner with copy thereof on or before the Isl dav 81 Au-
gust, $751; it shall be the duty of the Governor forthwith to
make proclamation OF The fact and 10 publish IN e news
papers and transmit printed copies the Clerk OF eacn oeen
~ and Corporation Court in like manner as he directed 10
do in and By The second section of this act
amended Constitution on or before the 10th day of June
1851 br, shall propose such on before the lst day oil Au
gust $751; il shall be the duty the officers and conms
oncrs who shall conduct The elections Tor members OIL Inc
General Assembly the 4h Thursday in October next,
10 open poll books for submitting The Constitution as
amended for the ratification rejection OF the VOTERS go
vernng themselves in all things else by the provisions OF inc
Sd and 4h sections Of this ac with the exception that the
of the result of the voting shall be made TO the
next Legislature instead of the Governor.
SEC TO- The session OF the General Assembly shall