The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-14

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"n aIores.. VINO are emitted to vote for ore mem sss1
bers OF the General Assembly under the Consti
tuition oil the Common wealth.
| = The said erection shall IN ell respccts be con
cucieJ la the moac prescribed, and the oficsi
rowers. perform the dures .rece We the same con
pensss,on' and be liable TO the penslties pre-
ssssd ~ ,sx for general elections except
8; Inc poll. sh,l remain open for one day only
ceat. .as sss n s ,he SAID
| seeosIye conn les and cofpors'i"Gs on the second
d., after the election da,; thali n N comps the
polls tor taeir Respective counties and corpors-
iions whish eject . delokate ar telexates. and az
certain aud certify the votes Of the count es d
cF"p rations or parts thereof comprising election
oist icts, and deliver certified st|ten e1t thereot
| to the officers conducting the election NJ the
court houses, and to compare the returns from
tue respective count es and paris OF q nnt,e"
forming election disiriets for members of the Cen
erai Assembly, The officers condue,iu the a ien
ton at the courth houses of the resp.ctIve
anu parts oil counties OF such eiection dIsfricts
naw sSd enmsare the returns at the places
Iourth day after the election and ma ka yetnrns 81
w, ,ne e.eetion; one OF VII Gu they shall forthwith
..hshmit ps mali u the Governor; another, with
Ia Poll books. AL he delivered to the sisrg OF
.ae ants or CO, porailon court to Re fled in his
sircsea t. the said convention
nc memoefs 50 chosen shall meet on Wed
IN the city of Richmond, and proceed TO adopt
suoh measures rs he, may deem expedlent for
'.o VIC rare al the Coulmonweaith. Inc session
oi the CONVENTION shall te held in the Capitol I'M
III otherwise provided for
o.. IN the case oil a contested election, the same
snaIi he governed IN ali respects by the existing
Jaws IN resard to contested elections IN the House
OF DELEGATES
In aase OF vacancies occurring previous to the
Hiee.l ing OF tire Convention. the Governor shall
issue ~fis to Supply the same; and after the said
meeting, the writ shall be issued by order of the
convection ana the elections under such wrlrs
shsii De conducted In ali respects the elections
ne EN- DeioTe provide tor.
~ sdld Convention ahrlI he the ind of ,ts
own pIlvieges and elections, and the members
thereof shail have possess ana enjoy, all the
pTvlsses which mem oers elected to and ate ling
on the 0eneIai Assembly are entitled to, and
moreover SHAH be allowed the same pay for ,rav-
elng 10, attending on ana returning fir, the SAID
convention as 10 nov allowed to members OF the
GENERAL Assembly tor like sc wees.
10 The said Convention is hereby empowered to
appoint such 9th Jsrs, ana to make them such ga
syhab.e allowances for their SERVICES as II shall
aeein p'oteI; winch ssve al allowances shsil b.
auuiLed b, the auditor of Pubic accounts and
iad ID the Ireasu or of Ih4 Commonwealth ouI
pTopn4ted.
IL; fhe expenses incurred in providing poll
ooohs aug 10 pro urlns UTiLers 70 keep the me,
snail De betrayed heretofore In the elections i
ne mpofs 10 the General Assembly.
H Immediately upol the .sSage of this Act
Louce thereof oil The time of hodns the eleotinn
weed Tor. Wv
49, The Secretary of the Commouwea til shall
coIPorhtion as many copies OF this Act a there
dte precincts tEereia; using for that purpose spe
Tiai hiTssengers when necessary. IN his ude me- MT
IL sHaii De The duty OF the clerks TO deliver the
sans 10 the Sher,f for dist iDution, VINO shall
I''thWith cause copy to be posted at the door O.
eieotorai strIot.
Is. Tnls AT snail be 10 force from its PASSAGE
Oh InOLlon the Srnafe then adjourned.