Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-24
Amherst Csauty Districts,

Alta meeting Of the undersigned. Commissioner ap-
pointed BY the act o: the General Assembly Of Virginia,
passed 2nd ofApril 1882, to lay of and divide the coun-
~ Of Amherst, into Eve election disfricts, and derisnnte
places therein for holding Polls:-convened pursu-
ant to notice. at the Court House Of said county. on
Tuesdny. goth duy of April 1852: Present. Jane.
Powell. Wait Prtfvjobn, Edwin L. Shelton. Calvin F
B-nn~tr. John L. Turner. Churle. H Rnck-r. Samuel
G. Gibson, Joseph Coleman and Richard Powell. (hcing
a majority Of the number spp"infed.) We proceeded to
d~ischargr the duties devolved on u. and in accomplish
ment thereof. having due regard to the joint cnnsid-rn-
ti0ns Of population and territ ~. OF the scverni districts,
a, also, 10 the convenience of distance. and accessibility
to the several places Of vofing, we have agreed upon,
md respectfully report rs the result ofour acri"n in
the pre-nises-the following. rs the most suitable ar
r,ngemenf Of the distrirt<. that in onr skill and jude-
ment, we can devise. Z" With territories embraced
within the boundaries and numbered as fullows:
DrsTRIcT No. l.
Beginning at the mourn Of Sal Greek. and running
up Rucker's road. to its intersection with the turnpike
road; thence with the turnpike To the top of the I Tobacco
Row Mountains. at Watts Gap; thence along the topo
said Mountain to Wares Gap. and from Wares Gap
dawn Wares road to N. Hicks stare; thence the road
by j hnJ Amber, by Winston Woodr.of's. by VIM.
iiix's To the stage road, alta Smiths shop; thcrce up
the stage roa". till il iatersects with Stovairs rund, thence
down that road, till it reaches Siaplefon on james River;
thence up "a d river to the beginning. and Elon, and
New Hope, are established Us places for opening n poll,
for all elections in which The voters shall have a right to
vote.
DIsrRIcr No. 9.
Beginning at Wares Gap on the Tobacco Row Noun
tain. and following the top of snid Mountain. till it
reaches Dabney Sandiges; thence down the Courthouse
road. till it strikes Huff creek: thence down said creek,
till il empties into Buffalo river; thence down said river.
till it crosses the old Mount Meeting House road; thence
with said road by Mount Meeting House, by Mrs.
Blar's to the Nelson line, with said line down to James
River; thence up said river to ~Stapleton, to Wares Gap
To the beginning; and the Courthouse, and the Folly,
are established Us places for opening u poll, for all cleo
tions in which the voters shall have a right to vote.
DISTRICT No. 3.
Beginning at Dabney Sardidges, running down Mount
Moriah Meeting House road, to the Ivy Hill Church
road; thence with that road, till you come to the planta-
tion of Samuel Christian: thence u line west Of his plan
Triton, CharlesC Christians plantation, Mantiply's. Sam1.
c. Watts. and Wilkinson Ware'.; thence to the top Of
tho Mountain, and following the mount in dividing the
waters of Buffalo and Piney river to the Nelson line
thence with said line till it intersects with the line Of
No. 2, near Mrs. Dlair's, and with the line of No. 2. to
the beginning, and Temperance and the house of James
o.. North in New Glasgow. nre established rs places for
opening Il poll. for all elections in which the voters have
right 10 vote.
DISTRICT No. 4.
Beginning at Wares Gap, on the Tobacco Row Noun
and running down the road BY Henry Franklin's
by the Red Hill to Miner and Fuckers store;thence up
the Piney Mountain road, to the forks Of the road opo-
site Benz. Fuckers plantation; thence with the Rock
bridge road by Jesse Richeson's to the Rockbridge line
at Pryor's Gaps; thence with the Rockbridg. line, till it
strikes the Nelson line; thence with said line, till it in
tersects with the line Of District No. 8. md with said
line to the beginning, and the Buffolo Springs, and Gro
noco, are established as places for opening a poll, fora
elections in which the voters shall have = right to vote.
DISTRICT No. 5.
Beginning at Wares Gap on the Tobacco Row Noun
tains and running with the line of No 4, to Pryor's Gap,
to the Rockbridge line; thence with said line to James
River to the mouth Of Salt Creek; hence with the line
OF No. l. to the beginning and Pedlar Mills and Chez
nut Grove School-house, are established as places for
opening u poll, for all elections in which the voters shall
have a right to vote:-all of which, il most respectfully
submitted to the people.
JAMES POWELL.
Watt PETTYJoHs.
CALVIN F. Bennett.
CHARLES H. RUcKER.
SAMUEL. C. GIBsoS.
john L. TURNER.
JosEPH COLEMAN.
RICHARD POWELL.
Edwin L. SHELTON.
A~copy-Tests.
SAMUEL M. GARLAND, Clerk A. c C.
The Commissioners appointed by the Executive, to
superintend the elections for Amherst county, have de-
puted the following gentlemen, as Commissioners to SUI
perintend, and officers to conduct said elections at the
several places of holding polls in their respective Dis
tricts rs follows:
In DIsTRIcT, No. l..
At New Hope.-Henry Wood, Isaac r. Reynolds, aud
c christopher McIver, commissioners; John Winston,
officer.