Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-05-14
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VIRGINIA TO WIT :-IN AUGUSTA COUN-

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v TYx COURT, APRIL 22sD, lo61
The Court doth appoint the following freehoiders, to
superinteud the general Election TO be held ON the
Fourth Thursday IN May hext, for the election OF a
Senator and Delegates TO the General Assembly
of Virginia, m enber fthe Board of Pubic Works.
and any and all other officers that may be to elect
after ramed to conduct the said Election the CouH
House and each other place Of voting in this county,
to wit:
AT THE CoURr HoUsE-Joseph Smith, Franklin Y
Young, Thornton Berry, Henry Harrison and Col W.
f. Tate, Comm issIoners, and Henry II. Peck, Officer.
For DISTRICT No. 2.-Wm. w. Donaghe, John
Trimbe, Albert j. Gal Der, c. T. Cochran aud W M. b.
Sans er, Commsso ners, and r. w Stevenson. Ohcef.
AT MIDDLE sRooK-Wm. r. Dunlap, SAM X. Kerr,
VIM. Thompson James Scott and ElJan Hogs.
head, Commissioners and VIM. Il. Bell. oiilcer
AT CRAIGsv1L LE-Uavid Kunke, Robert Young.
Luke Woodward, II 5. Craig aud John LocKtldse,
Commissioners, and G.. w. McCutchen, Officer.
AT GRsENyILLE-Wm. f. Smith, VIM Hess, John
Merrett, j B. Shulsz and Lewis Bumgardner, Com
missioners, aud John Towberman, Officer
AT STUARTs ORA FT-Hugh G. Guthrie, John N.
Hunter, John Brooks, Adam McChesney and Jacob
Van Lear, Commissioners, and VIM. l.. Hunter, Of
icer.
Ar WAYNEsBoR o John J. Bell, VIM. W. King,
Hugh Mcclure, Samuel Conner aud DR.. c. Alexander.
Commissioners nd William Chapman. Officer.
AT FlsHERsvILLE-Franklln ,Cue John hamilton.
John q. Guthrie, Samuel McCune and D. w. Colner,
Commissioners, and Elijah BaIeman, Officer
AT NEW HoPE-George G. Robertson. Jacob Coff-
man, Nathaniel Kerr, Samuel Coiner, Jr., and James
~ UenIry, commissioners, ana y. ~. Hanger. OIucer
AT Mt MERIDIAN-Jame w. Crawford, Benjamin
Byerlv, James johnson, John A. Patter ON and Abra-
ham Moher, Commissioners, and Benjamin Craig, o.
fcer. a
AT Mr. SlDNEr-J NJ McCue, VIM Crawford, VIM.
IS. Hiser A. HYDE and Thomas Burke Commissioners,
and Charles K. Hyde, Officer.
Ar SPRING Hills. W. Boen, Theophilus Gamble.
John A. Patterson, Josiah Nef and John Klmel Com
missloners. and Andrew Crst, Officer.
Ar MT. SoLoN-Danle Forrer. A. Il. sS4gJames I.
Clarke, John J. Cupp and David Kyle, vommlssion-
ers, and Jos eph +. Hotel, OFFICER
AT CHURcHviLLE--James Wilson, Baby Dunlap
Henry Stsrfett John Al. huff aud Harry Bare, Com
missioners, and R. z. Eubank, Officer.
| AT SwoopE DEPoT-Samuel IL. Bell, Washington
Swoope, SEN, George Shuey Jacob Bay lor and A. IT.
Wayldnd, Commissioners, and A. b Lightner, Ofcer
| AT MIDWAY m. 7. Rush, John Carson, A.
Moore, ia mes Henry and Jamlson D. McGufiin, CON-
missioners, and John Ii. Rush, Officer
/ AT NEWPORT A w. Anderson, James Buchanan,
James j. Martin, John McChesney, Thomas Steele
Commissioners, and C. Ech I'd officer
AT Decentralization Guy, VIM W MOntgOme-
~ Renix Hodge and DR.. McCutchen, Commissioners,
and +. Montgomery, officer.
| AT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I. Lewis, VIM. Grass,
Miles <. Maniey, Samuel =, A. Hunter and Daniel j.
| AT PAKsAssUs-James Byers, Martin Whitmore,
| Enos Slngs, Abraham huffman and George Ore
| baugh, Commissioners. and John Hogshead, ohcer
The following are extracts OF the u dlnance Of Sc
''''' "BY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
A PKOCLAMATION.
/
having adopted, ON the 18th day of April, 1851 an
ordinance 'to repeal the ratification of the Coustu-
lion of the Uhlled States OF luerlca by the state OF
Virginia and to resume all the rights and powers
grant ed under said Constitution. and by the schedule
thereto annexed, required polls to be opened tor the
ratification or rejecllop Of the by The people OF
this State on the Fourth Thursday III Ma next
/ Now therefore, |. John Letcher Governor of tbs
Commonw eatn of Virginia, co hereby Proclaim tnat
the annexed authentic cop OF tire SAID dnaace
and schedule, and that all Officers designated therein
1radt II VIAL
spect.
Given under my hand, as Governor, and the seal of
- the Commonw ea!ih, at Richmond. this, 24th
LIS day of April, 1861, in the a5th ear OF the
/ - Commonwealth. JOHN LETCHER.
BY the Governor.
: GEORGE w. MUNFoRD, Sec'y of Commonwealth"
g. That the election for members OF Congress for
this State the House of Representatives OF the Con-
gress of the United aes required by law to be held
on The Fourth Thursday May next, Is hereby sus-
pended and prohibited until otherwise ordained by
this Convention
To amend the Constitution OF this Commonwealth 50 as
to strke out the tacentyst cond and To ty-tsrd Sc
tons Of the fou til ttcte Of tire present Cousttton,
and insert the tot.oUusg In Ieu .hereV:
Taxation shall be equal aud uniform throughout the
Commonw ealih and ali property Shall be taxed IN O.
portion value, which shall be ascertalned IN such
may be prescribed by law; but any proper
ty may be exempted from taxation by the vote vi .
majority of the whole number OF members elected to
each House of the General Assembly.
ordnance snail take Guect on Tue urSt udy O1
July next when aIied by majority OF the votes OF
the people OF this COmuOnweatn cast at poll to be
taken thereon, the fourth Thursday In May next,
in pursuance of schedule hereinafter be enacted
EXTRACT FROM SCHEDULE
1t shall be the duty of the officers conducting the
election directed by law to be held the fourth Thur
day May next. at the places appointed for holding
the same, open poll to take the sense OF the quail
flied voters OF this Commopw ealh upon the ratifca-
ton or rejection Of IAN ordinance amend the Con-
satution this Commons ealth to strike out the
22nd and z3rd sections the Alb article OF The esent
Constitution" adopted in Convention at the City OF
= Richmond on the 2hth day of April one thousand
! eight hundred and sixty-one.
3 The poll book shall be headed amendment to
the Constitution of Virginia. and shall contain two
= columns enc headed For the Amendment, and the
other, against the Amendment; and the names of
those who vote for the amendment shall be written
der the former heading and the names of those who
vote against the amendment shall be written under
the latter heading.
Ex,racts-Teste
May Z, 186I.-3t. WIN A. BURNETT. ID. q.