Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-02
nuE CONVENTION

In the Convention Monday, April 25 Mr.. Summers, OF
Kanawa presented the following proposition declaring his
purpose viit it amendment 10 either the suffrage Oh
the mixed basis scheme, whichever might be adopted
The officers and commissioners authorized and required
by the entitled "An act concerning elections passeu
March Is 1851 take the Of the qualified voters upon
4 question Of 'aying rejecting the amended consttu-
un shall, the time and in like manner open sela,
rat hnl book for purpose OF taking the sense OF Said
lifted voters upon the further question: whether represent
ior in the Senate and House Delegates shall be appor
toned The suffrage basis that is according |" the number
OF the qualified in the respective districts couhles
cities and towns of the Commonwealth; or on the mixed
SIS is according to the number of white inhabitants
contained and the OF taxes raised by The Legislature
paid in the respective Districts counties, cities and towns
educn@ hceir0m all paid of licenses and law pro-
cess Said separate poll book shall be headed thus Shall
Senate and House of Delegates be APP
ao:riona on the Suffrage Basis on the Mixed Basis =
and shall contain separate columns; the first column
shall be headed Suffrage Basis" and tho second column
shall be headed " ilxcd Basis" The names OF all such
persons as shall FOR the Suffrage Basis or for the Mixed
Basis of rerescntaon shall be recorded in the appropriate
column Of said poll book The polls authorized hereby shall
be- kept open three days and shall all other respects be Ia
kcn certified returned aud proclamation OF the result there
al be made in the prescribed by SAID Ac Ptsse
March, 3:h ISL concerning the polls authorized thereby 10
be taken in respect raying rejecting tue ahienuea con
StItut1n
And ii it be asccrtanel that majority OF the votes cast
be in raying the amended constitution ana ua'
majority Of the votes cast be in favor OF the suffrage ns
Of representation elections for Senators and Delegates sa
dale no. appended hereto: And II II be ascefhineo 'lh
majority of tie votes cast be in favor OF ratynS r
amended iutIon and that majority OF the votes c's
be in favor Of the Mixed Basis Of representation eechons
shall be held according the appointments contained IN
schedule (No. y appended hereto
the Suffrage ls representation bt adopted rs
aforesaid enumeration of all the qualified voters IN me
Commonwealth shall be made in the year lSoo and IN every
cEh year thereafter and al The several sessions oi me ue
ner, Assembly which shall be held next after the making oil
cnumeratDns the whole number Of Senators ana Dee-
snail be apporoned among the several DISTRICTS c"h
lies cities and Df the Commonwealth as near as may
be according 10 the number of qualified voters in each.
In the Mixed Basis of representation be adopted as
aforesaid the first General Assembly held alter The taking OF
each census the United States shall appor"n the repre-
srnition of tie counties cities and towns OF the Common
wealth in both Legislative bodies, according 10 the number
OF white inhabitants contained and The amount Of all taxes
raised by the Legislature paid in each, deductins heeirom
all xcs nld on licences and law process In making such
ppoannent there shall he allowed delegate tor eve
nv part Inc said inhabitants, and one delegate Tor
part o the said taxes ana inc NUMBER VI "eh-
tors shall be apporoned in like manner.