Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-11-25
by the Governor or the state Of v irg inia.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAs, it appears that in the counties and
towns Of the State from which returns have been re-.
ccived, sixty-sevcn thousand five hundred and sixty
two votes given, at the election held the 23d,
:ith and 25ih days Of October last for ratyng the
Amended const tuition and the Schedule proposed
TO the people by the Convention which assembled
in the city Of Richmond on the second Monday in
October, 1850 and nine thousand, nine hundred and
thirty-thrcc votes for rsjeetng the same--makng
i evident that large majority of the popular veto
ofthc whole State given for the ratification and
il being necessary, in order To make this result known
throughout the Stale before the elections required TO
be held in December next that the action dc,olv
cd upon the Executive i'll the said Cons,iiut
and Schedule ratified by the people, should be
taken without wal ing longer for the few returns not
yetre eived Now, Therefore /, JOHN u. FLOYD,
Governor ofthe State aforesaid, do, as requel by
tho Schedule, hereby declare and make known, that
large majority o. tho cast at the said cleo
ton was given in favor Of RArIYYISG the said Con.
s,tution, amended, and Schedule and, as far
ther required by the Schedule, do proclaim that q
general election will be held throughout the State
on The seeond Monday in December nert Tor Dele
gates and Senatorsto the General Assembly accor-
ding to the apportionmen and districts prescribedn
the said constitution, and presented in the extract
trefrom which j, hereto annexed and also for the
the election Of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and
Attorney General. The said election to be conduc-
ted, and returns thereof made, is by the said
s. hcdue directed.
Given under my hand as Governor, and under the
Lesser seal of the Commonwealth, nt Rich
l'1 mond, this nth day of November, 1851, IN
the 10th year of the Commonwealth.
JOHN D. FLOYD.
GErfracts from the amended Constitutional
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House of Delegates shall consist of one hum
,lred and ffy-two members to be chosen biennially
for and by the several countless cities and towns Of
the commonwealth, and distributed and apportinaed
as follows;
The counties Of Augusta and Rockingham and
the city of Richmond shall each elect three delegates;
the counties Of Albemare, Bedford, Berkeley.
Campbell, Fauquier, Franklin, Frederick, Halifax,
Marion, Monongaia, Monroe, Norfolk, Pittsylvans.
Preston, Rockbndge, Shenandoah, and Washington
shall each elect two delegates; the counties of Boe
tour, and Craig shall together elect two delegates.
The counties Of Accomack, Alexandra, Amherst,
Appomattox, Barbour, Brunswick, Buckingham.
Cabell, Caroline, Carroll, Charlotte, Chesterfield,
Clarke, Culpeper, pinwiddic, Fairfax, Floyd Flu
wanna, Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson, Green
brier, Hanover Hardy Hennco, Henry, Highland Isle
Of Wight, Jackson, King William, Lee, Lewis, Lou.
lisa, Lunenburg. Madison, Marshall, Mason. Mercer,
Meclenburg. Montgomery, Morgan, Nansemond.
Nelson, Northampton, Page, Patrick, Pendlcton.
Pacahonias, Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Prince
William, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Rappahan-
mock, Roanoke, Scott, smyth, Southampton, Spot
sylvania, Taylor Upshur, Warren, Wayne, Wet
eel, Wood and Wythe, and the cites Of Norfolk and
Petersburg shall each elect one delegate.
The counties Of Lee and Scott, in addition 10 the
delegate to be elected by each shall together elect
one delegate.
The following counties and cities shall compose
election districts Allegheny and Bath Amelia and
No,toway; Boone, Wyoming and Logan; Braxton
aud Nicholas; Charles City, James City and New
Kent; Cumberland and Pow hatan; Doddrdgc and
Tyler; Elizabeth City, Warwick, York, and the city
Of Williamsburg; Essex and King & Queen; Fayetts
and Raleigh; Gilmer and Writ Greene and Orange;
Grecnville and Sussex King George and Stafford;
Lancaster and Northumberland; Matthews and
Middesex; Peasants and Richie; Prince George and
Surry, and Richmond and Westmoreland-- Of
which districts shall elect one delegate.
AT the first general election under this constitution
the county of Ohio shall elect three delegates and
the counties of Brooke and Hancock shall together
elect deegate at the second general election, tho
county of Ohio shsll elect two delegates, and the
counties of Brooke and Hancock shall each elect
one delegate, and on, alternately, at succeeding
general elections. .N
Attic first general election the sounty Of Russsp
shall elect two delegates and tho county OF Tszewl
shall elect one delegate; st the seccnd gsnsfsl go