Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-05-17
SCHEDULE,

Il shall be the duty Of the officers conducting
the election directed by law TO Le held On the
fourth Thursday in May next, At the places
appointed for holding the same, 10 open Il poll
to take the sense Of the qualified voters Of Ibis
Commonwealth upon the ratification or rrjcc.
ton Of An ordinance to amend the ConSt!tu.
ton Of tins Enmtnnuyeaith so rs 10 strike out
the 22d ami Esd sections .! the Ith article u
the present Constitution" al",,tcd III Cunscn-
ton 1T the cIiy % Richmond. on the twenty
sixth day Of April. one thousand eight hundred
and siSty-one.
.. The poll bo,x stall pc heule., Amend.
r:ent 70 the Constitution Of Virginia" and
snail c1nIliti lwU columns. oHn headed For
the .~Ame1tmcnt," and the other Against the
Amendment, ard the names VI those who vote
IUr the amendment snail h. written under the
(orlncr heading, and the names of those who
| vote against the amendment shall he written
under the latter headlrg.
9. The said officers shall make rcL,rn Of the
number vi PERSONS voting Ter each proposition,
at the time and in tbs manrer provided by laS
in the case CT other elections, and shall forth
with deliver the %rctnrns, together with the poll
books, 20 the rle;k:s OF their respective counties
and corporations and it shall he the duty ri
such clerks respectively to transmit ilumcii.
atclv to Tie Governor Ut the Commonwealth,
copies "f the sad r"tugr@ - ..ali.iIcl %
them.
I. The Governor shall. without decay, male
pror!ainatinr 81 he r.-y:;. stating therein The
aggregate vote Tor aiIti against the ratification !;
! to hc Published in Sich newspapers in the State
as may bs '!celneJ requisite for general ~inforua-
ton and il Il minority of said vo,es be cast for
| fb. ratification al tho S-Ii ordinance l.. .E.i'
annex 10 his proclamation q copy thereof. to-
gcIher with this schedule.
5. The Secretary Of the Commonwealth small
cause 10 hr sent to thc clerks Of euc!l county
and corporation, is I;.any copies 81 this sche-
du!c aad ordinance ~ihr-said As there ere
places Of voting therein, and three: copies 10
each Of !he military commanders herein ai:fr
referred IT,, using special m"ssrr:e:s for that
purpose, whcG rvcesscry. And it sinai, be- IN:
same 10 TIE shrsarii lf ii @r' H,G!ixliritu;ion, whose
duty it sia!l be forthwith to post The se,L ct-
pies At soIue pubic place in each election dis.
tricL
Il. Tbs expenses incurred in providing poll
books and in procuring writer's 10 enter tho
names ut the voters therein, shall be betrayed
~ in Inc case Ct the election uf nemDers to the
General Assembly.
/. Ihe q'ii!i!le,l roicrsu Vi lie Coininonwcaiih
who taay nc absent from the Counties or cor
p orations OF their residence on l!e day Ct slec.
zion, IN the military service ii the State. may
vote for the ratification Or rejection oi the said
ordinance at SUCH place or places within their
c~ncaiupment, or e. the Commander At such en-
campmcnt shall designate. whether the said
cncaippmcnt Sfiali be within the limits nf this
State % not. For each place Of voting he shall
appoint ii superintendent, three commissioners,
and as many clerks rs shall he NECESSARY,
who, after having been tirst duly >worn by rim,
shall perform the ,i,;ti's required ri, and he
liable TO the penalties Imposed upon such eth
GERS under the election laws oi this State.
s. The officers conducting the said election
shall Oh tho day alter the ~e!ectinr!, Of as s>ot'
thereafter rs may hc. deliver The poll books 10
their SAID commander, who shall forthwith for.
ward the same to the Governor Oi this Cclo-
mnnwcallb, who snail cnunt the SAID votes il.
asceriaiEiuy the result of the said election III
the Sta!e.
| Done in Convention il the city ~ i.!c!imcna,
na the twenty fourth day q! Apr3!, eighteen
hundred and sixty one, and in the eighty
nth year Of the Commonwealth Of Virginia.
4 true COPY. JOHN l.. ErRaSG,
Secretary of Convention.