Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-30
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II shall be the duty of the officers conducting the
election directed by law to be held he fourth Thurs
day in May next at the places appointed for holding the
same to open poll to take the Of the qualified
voters of this Commonwealth upon the ratification
rejection Of "An Ordinance to amend the Constitution
of this Commonwealth to strike out the 22d and
Esd sections of the 4h article of the present Consu
tom adopted in Convention at the city Of Richmond,
the twenty.sixth day Of April, thousand, eight
hundred and sixty one.
9 The polbook shall be headed Amendment 10
the Constitution of Virginia" and shall contain two col
umns, one headed "FOr the Amendment" and the other
Against the Amendment and the names Of those who
for the amendment shall be written under the form
heading and the Of those who vote against the
amendment shall be written under the latter heading
g. The said officers shall make return of the number
of persons voting for each proposition at the time ard
in the manner provided by law in the cases of other
elections and shall forthwith oliver the returns toge-
Their with tho pol-boo6s TO the clerks Of their respec-
tive counties and corporations and it shall be the duty
Of such clerks respectively transmit Immediately to
The Governor Of the Commonwealth, copies Of the said
returns delivered TO them.
4. The Governor shall without delay make proca-
nation of the result stating therein the aggregate vote
for and against the ratification; to be published in such
newspapers in the State may be deemed requisite for
general information; and if majority of said be
cast for the ratification Of the said ordinance be shall
to his proclamation copy thereof together with
this schedule.
5. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall cause
to be sent the clerks of each county and corpora
ration msny copies of this schedule and ordinance
Aforesaid there places OF voting therein and three
copies to each OF the military commanders herein sfer
referred TO- using special mese for that purpose
when necessary Ard it shall be the duty of the raid
clerks TO deliver the TO the shers for distribution
whose duty it shall be forthwith TO post the said copies
at some public place in each election district.
9. The expenses incurred in providing poll books
and in procuring writer's 20 enter the names Of the
voters therein shall be betrayed in the case of the
election ofmembers 70 the General Assembly
:. The qualified voters of the commonwealth who nav
be absent from the counties corporations of their
residence the day Of election, in the military SER
vice of the State may for the ratification or re-
lection OF said Ordnance at such place places with
in their encaTpment or as the commander az such
euclmpmen shall designate whether the said eucampment
sh Al, be with the limits Of this State not For each
place Of voting be shall appoint superintendent three
commissioners, and many clerks shall be necessary
who after having been first duly by him. shall per-
form the duties required Of and be liable the penalties
imposed upon, such officers under the election laws OF
this State.
S. The officers conducting the said election shall on
tn day after The election there ter may
be- deliver the poll books 20 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
twenty-ourth day of April eighteen hundred and SIX
ty-one, and in the eighty-ffsh year of the Common
wealth Of Virginia.
true copy, JOHN l. EURASE,
Secretary Of Convention.
April Enthusiastically
Executive DErARrNTNT,
April 81 1861.
The following Ordinances Of the Convention Of this
Commonwealth published by its order for general TO-
formation. GEORGE w. MUNFORD,
Sec'y OF the Commonwea