Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-25
SCHEDULE

Il shall be the duty Of the officers conducting the cleo
ton directed by Law TO be held Tie fourth Thursday
in May next, at The places appointed for hodi1g the
same to open poll to take the sense Of the qualified
voters OF this Common wealth upon the ra,fcl'ioa
lection of "An ordinance TO amend the Constitution Of
this Commonwealth to strike ont the 22d and PA
ctions Of the 4h article Of the present Constitution"
adopted in Convention, at the City OF Richmond on the
10th day April one thousand eight hundred aad sixty
one.
2 The poll book shall be headed Amendment to the
Constitution of Virginia. and shall contain Two columns
one headed "For the Amendment" and the other,
Gag inst the Amendment; and the names OF those who
vote for the amendment sha! he written under the for
psr heading and the names Of thoss who vote against
tie amendment shall be writes under the latter head
ing.
persons voting fer each proposition, at the time and
Inc manner provided by Law in the case OF other cleo
tons and shall forthwith deliver the returns together
with the poll books, to the clerks Of their respective
counties and corporations; and 1t shall be the duty Of
such clerks respectively to transmit mnedatcy TO tho
)yernor of the Commonwealth copies OF the said
turns 80 delivered 10 them.
f. The Governor shall, without delay, make proclsma-
tons Of the result stating therein the aggregate for
and against the ratification; be published in such
paDer in the State may be deemed requisite for gen.
eral inormsop aud If maj ory Ct said votes be caat
for the ratification of the ssid Ordinance be shall
mex his proclamation copy thereof, together with
this schedule.
s. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall cause to
be sent the clerks each county and corporation,
many complies of this schedule aud Ordinance aforesai
as there places OF voting therein AID hree copies OF
each Of the military commanders hereinafter referred to
uing special messengers for that purpose when neces
sary And it shall be the duly of the said clerks to de-
liver the same to the sheriff. for Distribution whose du
ty t shall be forthwith to post the said copies at
public place in each election district
G. The expenses incurred in providing poll books and
in procuring writers 10 enter the of the voters
therein shall be betrayed in thu case of the election
of members to the General Assembly.
Z. The qualified voters Of the Commonwealth no may
be absent from the counties corporations Of their res
dence the day Of election in the military service of
the State may for ia ratification rejection OF the
said ordinance SUCH place places within their encamp
ment, or the commander al such encampment shall
designate, whether the 50 ercampment shall be within
the limits Of this State rot For each place Of voting
he shall epp1int superintendent three commissioners,
and many clerks shall be Necessary who after hav'
ing been frat duly by him. shall perform the duties
required Of and be liable to the penalties imposed upon,
such officers under the election laws Of this State
s. The officers conducting the said election shall on
the day sitter the election thereafter may
be- deliver the poll books to their said commander who
shall forthwith forward the the Governor Of this
Commonwealth who shall count the said votes In ascer
tanning the result of the said election In the State.
Done In Convention In the city Of Richmond on the
twentysixsh day Of April eighteen hundred and sixty
and IL u: sgaA ss,' d a CO
ssSy Of Convention,