Richmond semi-weekly times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 184?-1853, 1851-10-21
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.

virginia ELECTIONS.
ON THURSDAY, THE 23d OF OCTOBER,
election will be held OF REPRESENTATIVES. IN Con-
Tor all the fifteen Congressional districts OF vr-
GINA ofSTArE SENATORS for the amelia, Bedford,
Spotsyzpania, Albemayte Fauquicr, augusta, She.
nandoah, and Monongalia districts; and OF DELEGATES
for the Cities counties and election DISTRICTS according
to the existing apporonment of representation. This
election will be held under the present Constitution
and Acts OF Assembly, and those persons on y will be
entitled to vote for Representatives Senators and De-
egates, who are qualified under the present Consttu-
ton. The election will be limited to one day unless
kept open Tor the special reasons now allowed by law
ON THE SAME DAY, vote will be taken
throughout the State the question of rayng or re-
jecng the amended Constitution and Schedule re-
commended by the late Convention. The same Off
GERS who conduct the elections of Representatives
Senators and Delegates. will keep the polls and record
the votes for ratifyus and 'for rejecting; and will
keep them open THREE DAYS They are directed by
the Schedule TO receive and record the votes o all
persons qualified under the existing amended Con-
stituon to exercise the right of suffrage " and these
words were Intended By the Convention, and re con-
strued by the Attorney General, include BOTH those
who are qualified to vote uader the present Consu-
ton, and those who would be qualified under the
amended Constitution Of 1851 il it had been already
ratified by the people. The following are the provis-
ions ofhis amended Constitution touching the squali-
fication of voters :"
Sec. |. Every white male citizen of the Common
wealth, OF the age OF twenty years. who mas been
resident OF the State for two years. and of the
ty, city Or town where he off rs to for twelve
months next preceding all election, and other per-
son, shall be qualified for members of the Gener.
al Assembly and all officers elective by the peoples but
no person in the military, naval marine service of
the United States shall be deemed resident o this
state, by reason OF being stationed therein And no
person shall have the right vote, who Of unsound
mind, or pauper, or non commissioned officer,
soldier, seaman or marine in the service of the Un
ted STATES or who has been convicted OF bribery in an
election, or OF any infamous offence.
Sec. 4. In all elections votes shall be given openly
D'pa Uoce, and not by ballot. But dumb persons en-
titled to suffrage, may vote by ballot.
If majority of the votes taken on the 2Srd 9th
and 18th of October be for the ratification of the new
Constitution, and the Governor having proclaimed
the fact, election will be held throughout the State
ON THE 8TH OF DECEMBER NEXT, of GOV
ERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR and AT
TORNEY GENERAL, aud of members of the SEN
ATE and HOUSE OF DELEGATES. All persons qualified
according to the provisions of the Constitution
aboye.clted, and Others will be entitled in
his elections and it will the seats of the mem
bers of the General Assembly electedin October
In a statement similar to the above, published
for some days past by the Enquirer, it is said, o
he election 10 be held on the 9Th of December that
'a persons qualified 10 vote on the question of
he adoption of the amended Constitution, will
have the right to VOTE in the counties, cities, of
towns in which they reside" This is clearly nor
accurate; for both these persons who are qualified
under the present Constitution, and those qualified
according to the new, will vote on the ques>
ton of ratification. But some who are qualified
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latter.
For examples person now qualified by virtue
of having been possessed of freehold for six
months, may not have resided in the city, county,
or town where he offers to vote, for twelve months,
or in the State for two years.
Again, a person who now has q vote in city,
county or town where he does not reside Will, un-
der the new Constitution, lose that vote, and may
not, for want of sufficiently long residence, have
acquired vote where he does reside.
The removal Of person from one county, city
or town to another, will disqualify him to vote at
any election within twelve months after the re-
moval. Such removal of residence, between the
October and December elections will, of course.
disqualify person who may be entitled at the for
mer, from voting at the latter
A person residing in "toaOn" will be entitled
to vote only in the town, although it be (ike Win
chestR) merely one precinct of the county in
which " lies, and it would seem that, in such case,
If a person remove from the county into the town,
he will, under the new Constitution lose his vote
in the county, and not acquire one in the town
until after residence Of twelve monhs-and
v'ce UerSa This last operation of the provisions of
he new Constitution was probably not foreseen
by the Convention (nasmuch as it is an unneces-
sary and unreasonable restriction) but it appears
to us to be certain; for the words are in effect
that the voter must have been ga resident of the
town where he offers to vote, for twelve months
next preceding the election" 1t may be said.
indeed that a resident of the town is also resi-
dent OF the county in which the town is situate
but the same is true of the resident of city, and
t will scarcely be held that a person who shall
have resided in Richmond for six months can vote
Henrico by reason Of a previous residence there
The new Constitution distinguishes towns, as
icleary as it does cities from counties In the case
OF several counties included in one election dis
trlct 1t is clear that removal from one to the
other, disqualifes from voting fora year.
RICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD.
PosTPoNEMENT OF THE MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
we are informed that masmuch as the general cleo
ton in the State takes place the 23d inst the meet
wing OF the Stockholders of the Richmond and Dan
lille Railroad Company, be held in Danville on the
End inst. will be postponed to Wednesday the 18th
November.