Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-29

ConFcnoh ana providing for organizing the same N
far as the provisions OF said section may br applicable
S. 1t shall be the duty of the Governor oop recevi, d.
returns OF said officers, ascertain ms -ISm, ''e
forthwith 10 declare tie by his procl ,,; , snu
The aggregate VOC 40 o.atc Tor and against the ratics
ton OF the amended Constitution and Schedule. which %
be published least week until the second sIa
December next in such newspapers as in his onnion
will be hes calculated 10 dlIisc general hereo
and if iear that majority OF the cast in favor m
rarica on tho Governor The tm, and in like a
nrr shall rake Proclamation Tor holding on the t ,
mentioned General Election throughout the State for n
lcnncs am: Senators the Geaera Assembly accortn, -
the appor0nment and districts prescribed in this Cons,w
on and also for the election OF Governor Eieuten,n,
Governor and Attorney General
g. Tic officers authorized by existing lave to hold an,
conduct General Elections shall! 0! conduct the cleo
lions herein required and such officers and all oher parsn,
shall be governed and controlled therein By the provisions %
said laws far the same may be applicable to- and me-
cessary o the proper conducting OF the said elections
Duplicate polls shall be separately Kept for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor for Attorney General and for Ssn
tors and Delegates 10 The General Assembly, which shall m
verified by the oas OF The officers Conducting the e!scor
T. The y"r. duplicate polls Tor Governor Lieurn,n:
Governor .:i Attorney General shall be deposited wrh H.,
CLERKS of t.e several counties and cte4, retain on
in their cctive Offices and transmit tie other By mail
the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
g. n.il election " Senators and Delegates for d.,,i
formed o. loc than Cpny ard City he oite.s CIR
Quoting tc al the c'ri inoSes u The several Can
ties and Cities .u!ning each District shall assemble on e
Eighth day after the commencement OF the said ,tcien \,
the the County or City ;s named 1s one nj
the Counties Of the District shall compare the 9o. and ~
election according ,;c laws nrw in force. "
g. The of he Genera Assembly 50 elected shall
meet at the Capitol in the CITY Gicn,nt on IA. second
Monday il January IL the year hcu.an eign, hundred
and ltvtvo and then and there Inize he General A.
scmby nj Virginia but before such oFgarz Jn they shalt
res peclivclv take the onr al fidelity The I'm.
and The other oaths Of Office Qulrc bv the laws now in
TO- The election al Mcmhc:s Of Ire General Assembly,
under This Constitution shall rlcate the oi cleo.
ted undo, the present Constitution.
H. The Official oi the Delegates first elected to ,hs
Gene al Assembly uH!cr this Constitution shall expire On
thu hireth ~ OF June in the yGa:'e thousand, esh.
hundred and tv. three
T. The Official ,srnls OF the first Governor eu:enap,
Governor aui Attorney General cec;ed under this cons!u
tor shall pirc the hirtv-rst day of Dccenbe in the
year Thousand, eight hundred and i'?.!i:e.
49, The present Judges 81 the Supreme Cont Of Appeals
and of the Ccn Courts and their SUCCESSORS, who may
BE- appointed under The existing Constitution shall remain
office until the law !!:y ptcscriHe com
o: the official Of the Judges under the
amended Constitution and 10 longer which time, shall
be than six months after the termination o! The first
session Of the Gencfal Assembly unaer the amended Con-
siitGon.
H. Tie Executive Department Of tie Government shl.
remain ~ present olganzad and The Governor and CoGa
cOrs Of State ana their apao!:cA under
listing siituiion shall continue Office II!! Governor
elected under this Constitution shah be qualified; and all
other persons in office when tbs Constitution i adopted
h. rein otherwise expressly directed shall cona in
office ut their Successors qualified and vacancies IL
Office, happening uaiore such qla:lcat!On shall be filed III
the manner now prescribed By las.
Is. All the Courts of Justice existing shall continue
with their present Jurisdiction until and except far the
Judicial system may snail be otherwise uigar2ti and all
laws ia force when this Constitution is adopted, ana not
consistent herewith and all rights prosecutions actions,
claims and contracts shall remain and con!nGe as II this
Constitution not adopted.
l6 The Gtnrre Assembly shall pass all laws necessary for
carrying this Constitution ino iu elect and operation
Dome in Convention in the city ri EchlonJ the first
day Of August in the OF Lord thousand eight
hundred an! f y-orc and in tic seventy year OF the
Commonwealth Of Virginia
JOHN Y. MASON, Presi Of the Contention
S. D. WHITE Secretary Of tie Convention.
=" lie Petersburg lElcllccEccr SouihSic Democrat,
Lynchhurg Frgnian LvncburG Republican, FrcdeGicSs-
burg Recorder, Norfolk News. Norfolk ierad taiioes-
vile JccrSunian Parker burg I;Zrte Fncasc Democrat,
Alexandria Gazette Winchester Republican, Warrenton
Flag Of gS Valley Star, Abingdon Democrat Nyticrilo
Republican, Wheeling argus Charleston (kanlwha) Re
publican l.ouioIn Chronicle and Weston Sentinel, will
please publish the foregoing week, for osc month and
or warJ thrir accounIs Ia The Executive Aul S--cwiw