Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-04-29
STATE coNvENrIdN-

MONDAY, April %.
In Convention, Mr.. Summers, of Kanawb
presented the following proposition, declaring hi
purpose to offer it as an amendment to either tn
suffrage or the mixed basis scheme, whicheye
might be adopted:
The officers and commissioners authorized and re
CURED oy the act entitled can act concerning elections
passed March 10, 1851 to take the sense OF The oua
voters upon the question of ratifyng rejecting tn
amended constitution, shall, at the same time and il
like manner, open separate poll book for the purpos
OF taking the sense OF said qualified voters upon tn
further question, whether representation in the Sena
and House OF Delegates shall be apportloned on thu
suffrage basis that is according to the number of tn
qualified voters in the respective districts counties ri
ties and towns OF the Commonwealth; or the mlxet
basis that ls, according 10 the number of white nhab
ants contained and the amount of taxes raised BY the
Legislature paid In the respective districts, coune CT
ties and towns, deductng therefrom all taxes paid O
licenses and law process Said separate poll book shall
be headed thus "Sha representation in the Senate apt
House OF Delegates be apportioned the Suffrage Ba
sis or ON the Mixed Basis?"-and shall contain two
separate columns the first column shall be headeo
Suffrage Basis" and the second column shall be head
ed "Mxed Basis" The names of all such persons as
shall vote for the Suffrage Basis, for the Mixed Bas.
column ofsad poll book. The polls authorized hereby
shall be kept open three days, and shall in all other re-
spects be taken, certified, returned, and proclamation
the result thereof be made in the prescribed by
polls authorized thereby to be taken in respect to ray
ing or rejecting the amended constitution.
And it be ascerained that majority of the votes
cast be in favour of ratfying the amended consti-
tuition, and that majority otthe votes cast be in favour
OF the Su trage Basis OF representation elections for
Senators and Delegates shall be held according to the
appointments contained in schedule mo. IL append
ed hereto And it it be ascerained that majority oil
the cast be in favour Of ratifyng the amended
constitution and that majority of the votes cast be in
favour oft e Mixed Basis of representation, elections
shall be held accordingto the appointments contain
ed in schedule mo q appended hereto.
In case the Suffrage Basis OF representation be adopt
ed as aforesaid an enumeration of all the qualified vo
tiers in the Commonwealth shall be made in the veal
1855, and in every tenth year thereafter and at the
several sessions Of the General Assembly which shall
be held next after the making OF such epumeratons the
whole number of Senators and Delegates shall be ap
portoned among the several districts counties cities anc
towns OF the Commonwealth as near as may be accord
ing to the number of qualified voters in each.
In the Mixed Basis of representation be adopted
afore sad the first General Assembly held after the
taking OF each of the United States shall appor
ton the representation OF the countless cities and towns
OF the Commonwealth in both Legislative bodies ac-
cording to the number OF white inhabitants contained
and he amount Of all taxes raised by the Legislature
paid in each deducting thererom all taxes paid on Ii
cences and law process In making such re-apportion-
ment there shall be allowed one delegation every
part OF the said inhabitants, aud ofe delegate fol
every part of the said taxes; and the numbe
OF Senators shall be apportioned in like manner.
In Committee, Mt. Wise resumed his speech
upon all things in particular and the basis ques
ton in general.