Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-17

ee isoa' company Was $3.50 ayes oV'
noes sc.
A bill to establish the Lynchburg and
Abingdon Telegraph company was pass
ed.
On motion Of Mr.. Boiling, the rule Of
the House was suspended, and the vote
rejecting an engrossed bill to incorporate
the J Jacksonville and Christiansburg Turn
pike company was reconsidercd, and the
bill was passed.
A bill to amend the Maberry's Gap
Turnpike company, so as to change the
name Of the company to the Wythcville
and Danville Turnpike company, and to
change the location from Danville to
Wytheville, instead of Danville to Chris
tiansburg, was taken up, and while it was
being discussed, the House took recess
until 4 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The first business coming up for consid-
Grafton was the bill to amend the Maberry's
Gap Turnpike Company, so as to change
the name of the Company to the Wythe-
vile and Danville Turnpike company, and
to change the location from Danville to
Wytheville instead of from Danville to
Christiansburg.
Mr.. Carroll advocated the passage fthe
bill, also Messrs. Witcher and Hopkins
The bill was passed.
PosTPoNING THE ELECTIONS.
A message was received from the SEN
ate that they had passed bill postponing
the elections, with amendments The bill
provides that in case the Convention shall
agree upon Constitution before the goth
June, 1851, the President thereof shall GER
tify copy Of it to the Governor, whose
duty 1t shall be to have the same publish
ed IN the newspapers; and ten copies shall
be transmitted to the Clerk of each coun-
ty. 1t shall be the duty of the officers and
commissioners authorized to conduct gen
eral elections ON the fourth Thursday in
August next, TO open separate poll book
The SAID poll book shall be headed "The
Constitution as Amended" and shall con-
tam two separate columns; the first column
shall be headed "For ratifying" and the Sc
cond column shall be headed "For reject
ing" And it shall flu .ner be the duty of
the sad officers at the election aforesaid
to receive the votes of all such persons as
are by the existing Constitution, and also
ofall others as shall by the amended Con
stitution be authorized to vote for members
Of the most numerous branch of the Lepis-
laturc, or by the said Convention shall be
authorized to vote on the ratification or
rejection of the new Constitution, to be
recorded in thcpoll book herein before men
toned. The polls shall kept open three
days but no person shall vote but once,
either IN the same county or corporation,
or In different counties and corporations.
The oaths of the officers and commits
sioners conducting the elections authorized
by the proceeding section,the polls shall be
taken, verified and certified, the officers to
examine and correc, the polls, and the re-
sultot the election to be returned to the
Governor, and the form of the return and
the affidavit thereto, the penalty for illegal
voting, and the privilege of election, shall
be governed in all things mutatts mutaadis
by the I'd, Sd, 4th, 9TH and Sth sections of
the act referred to in the preamble of this
act
1t shall be the duty of the Governor and
Council to ascertain the result as establish
ed by SAID statements of the polls; and, as
soon as may be thereafter, the Governor
shall declare the same by lis proclama-
ton, (glving the aggregate vote in the
State Tor ard against the amended Consti-
tuuon,) the votes cast are in favor of rati-
flying the amended Constitution, the Gov
ernor shall, at the same time and in hk e
manner, make proclamation for holding on
4th Thursday in October next, general
election throughout the State for Delegates
and Senators to the Legislature, according
to the apportionment and districts prescrib-
cd in such amended Constitution, or any
schedule there attached.
II any amended Constitution be ratified
and proclaimed as provided for in the next
preceding section, then the officers author
lzcd to conduct the elections also authoriz-
ed by the same section, governing them
selves and being governed mutatis mutan-
DIS by the provisions of said Code.
The elections for members of the House
OF Representatives in Congress, and for
members of the General Assembly of Vir-
GINA, under the existing constitution, is
hereby postponed until 4th Thursday in
October next And if an amended consti-
tuition shall, on or before goth June, 1851.
be proposed by the Convention and ratified
by the people at the elections authorized
by Sd section of this act, then the election
OF members to the General Assembly under
the existing constitution shall be postponed
indefinitely.
But If the said convention shall not pre-
pare an amended constitution On Or 1c !"
goth June, 1851, but shall propose such
Constitution, and furnish the Governor with
1upy thereof on or before 1st August
1851, it shall be the duty of the Governor
forthwith to make proclamation of the fact
and to publish inthe newspapers and trans
NIT printed copies to the Clerk of each
County and Corporation Court
And if the said Convention shall the pre-
pare an amended Constitution on or before
the lst of August, 1851, it shall be the duty
OF the officers who shall conduct the cleo
tons for members of the General Assembly,
on the 4th Thursday in October next, to
open poll books for submitting THE Con
shtution as amended" for the ratification or
rejection of the voters, governing them
selves IN all things else by the provisions
OF the Sd and 18th sections of this act, with
the exception, that the returns of the result
OF the voting shall be made to the next Leg
islature instead.
The next session of the General Assem-
bly, shall commence on the second Monday
IN January, 1852, instead Of the time now
fixed by law
Mr. Crutchfeld moved to lay it on table
and make it the order Of the dav for Mon
rs.
The amendment of the Senate was then
agreed to, by the following vote: