Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-15
Of Convention and providing for organizing the SANE

OF Convention, and providing for organizing the SAM al
far as the provisions of said section NAV be ooncb "
B. IL snail DC Inc duty oil the Governor upon receiving tho
ut said officers, the result tnr,ont5 M
forthwith declare by his proc.,raIi'n o, anu
the aggregate vote IN the State Tor and against the
lion OF The amended Constitution ard ScleuIc rh;ah a.
be published least week until the serood MI
in December next, in such newspapers as in nj. nnty
will be hes: calculated dIsc general information ,h.sn
and if appear that majority ut the is in favor of
ratification Governor, AT the and in like
ner shall make Proclamation for holding on the day las,
men toned General Election Throughout rhe Slate fr ~
egatcs and Senators III the General Assembly ACCORDING ~
the apporiionment and districts prescribed in this Conu
ton; and aso fol the election of Governor suten,n,
Governor. and Attorney General.
g. The officers authorized by existing lava TO hold ana
conduct General Elections shall hold conduct Tho L
lions herein required and such officers and ohter D. rams
shall he governed AMI controlled therein By the provision, nj
said laws SO Er the may be applicable TO- and ~,
csssary for the proper conducting OF the said elections
Dunca;e polls shall be separately kapi for GJvernur and
Lieutenant Governor for Attorney General and for Sen,
tors and Delegates The General Assembly which sh, -
verified by the oahs Of The officers conducting the e.on
T. The verified duplicate polls for Governor Lieutenant
Governor and Attorney General shall be crpusire1 win h
clerks several c"rnlies and cities who sh Il retain ana
in their respective Offices ana transmit the other ty u
to the Secretary the Common wealth
S. In the election ot Senators and Delegates fr dis,i,
formed Of more than County and CI!y the officers
Quoting the same. the couri-louses NJ the several Coun
ties and Z ties Turning each District '!al assemble
eighth dav after of me said election at
the court Of the Comfy City list named OF
the Counties of the District shall the potts and as
certain the result shall deliver and certificates OF
election according Ia the rws now in i"rrc.
g. The members oil the neral Assembly elected shall
meet al the Capitol in the CRY Of Rrhmnd The srcnrt
Monday in January in The year one thousand egnt hunde
and Itvwo and then and there organize the General As.
semhiy of Virginia bur before such ,lnn they shat
Respectively take The oath ." fidelity 10 the Commonwealth;
and The other OATH office CURED by thu laws now IN farce
TO- The election Of Members al ihe General Assembly.
Constitution shall vacae the Seats oil 'ose eec.
ted under the prcscn: Constitution.
H. The otci. terms The Delegates first elected TO The
Gene al Assembly This CONSTITUTION shall expire
the thirteth day Of june in the one thousand eight
hundre,t and fry trre.
II The official L rms NJ tho first Governor Lieutenant
Governor and Attorney General elected under This consiH
shall expire the thirty first day ut Dtcehoer IN The
wear one thousand eight bundled aad hny.h'e
l3 The present Judges Supreme Court OF Appeals
and of the Circuit CuJ,ls and their successors. VINO mag
r appointed under existing Constitution, shall remain In
office unrl such Tim" the II" may rscihe t HE com.
nrnrenen oi.ic terms "f HE JUICES nnfer Tie
amended Constitution and !nGcr w'!'h iIir Shall Oct
be- mo months after he termination g" the 81
session III the General Assembly unoe! 'le "eH'ed e''
srifutiIn.
A. The Executive Department OF Inc Government shall
remain As at present organized and he Gven"r and Cu"n
crS State and Their successors hrn'e' nn'rr me tN
islne Constitution shall continue IN "th"e until G''rFn
under his Constitution shall br l"'!i:en; ana al
other oc. wien t!s Constitution i adapted, rS
cent as is H. rein expressly Directed sa
,fce until their qll"d and .ec"nces IN
office haUp-nln1 before sich qhallicAtl"h SHAH oc ed III
the nlinn.r rnw prescribed by las.
Is All the Courts If Justice existing shall continue
with tr present jurisdiction unii! and except :" Tar Us me
Judicial ~ stem may -iI pti'ft "iSc i
in farce when this Constitution Is adopted, AMI not m
consistent therewlih "nd all rights posecu'ns, ac"n1
claims ami contrasts SHALL and continue ~ II ms
Constitution not aduptrG.
l The ne.. Assembly shall pass all laws necessary for
wing Constitution int in effect md operation
Done in Cunvrnfiuu IN the City Rchnond tie first
DAY August the year D: Lord one thousand elsht
hundred and one III the serenty-siA year y! the
Cumuionwe"l al NIrglnh
JOHN Y. MASON, Prcst Of The Contention.
S. D. WHiTrLE, Secretary II ne Co"renit0n
The Petersburg n,lacncer, SUuth.Sida Democrat
Ivnchhurg Vlrsinan I.ynrhhurs Republican, FrrdercEs
burr Rrcurder Norfolk News Norfolk Herald, Chlottcs
JrtIer Parker sburg zrtr FIncastle n1cfat
Alexandria G2sric, Wnchr>tc Republican,, Narrsnoa
Flg Of 90 Valley Star, Abingdon Democrat Nyillrvle
Republican, Wheeling Argus. Charleston (khnawha) Re-
publican, .ouduun Chronicle and Weston Sentinel, will
please publish the es"ng "nce week. Tor on" MONTH ana
forward their accounts 10 The Executive Aug S.-rw4"