Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-21
SCHEDULE.

SCHEDULE
II shall be the duty Of the officers conducting the
electo directed by law to be held the fourth Thurs
day in May next 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 so as to strike ont the 22d and
23d sections Of the 4th article of the present Cons.itu
ton" adopted in Convention at he city of Richmond,
the twentysixh day Of April, one thousand, eight
hundred and sixty
g The pol-book shall be headed Amendment 10
the Constitution of Virginia" and snail contain two col
umns one headed FOR the Amendment" ard the other
against the Amendment" and the Of those who
vote for the amendment shall be written under the form
or 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 and
in the manner provided b. law in the of other
elections and shall forthwith deliver the returns toge
tber with the pol-books to the clerks of their rspec
tive counties and corporations and it shall be the duty
of such clerks respectively, to transmit Immediately to
the Governor of the Commonwealth copies Of the said
returns delivered TO them.
A. The Governor shall without delay, make procla.
nation of the result stating therein the aggregate vote
for and against the ratification; 70 be published in such
newspsp in the State may be deemed requisite for
general normation and If majority of said votes be
cast for the ratification of the said ordnance he shall
annex his proclamation copy thereof together with
this schedule.
5. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall cause
to be sent to the clerks of each county and corpora
ration az many copies Of this schedule and ordinance
aforesaid as there places OF voting therein and three
copies to each OF the military commanders herein after
referred to- using special messer gers for that purpose
when necessary And il shall be the duty Of the said
clerks deliver the the heris for Distribution
whose duty it shall be forthwith post the said copies
at some public place in esch election district
6. The expenses incurred in providing poll books,
and in procuring writer's to enter the names Of the
voters therein shall be betrayed as in the case Of the
election ofmenbers 10 the General Assembly.
T. TIE qualified voters of the commonwealth who may
be absent from the counties corporations Of their
residence on the day OF election in the military
vice of the STATE may vote for the ratification
lection of said Ordinance at such place or places with
in their encanpment, or the commander at such
encampmen shall designate whether the said encampment
shall be within the limits Of this State not For each
place Of voting he shall appoint superintendent three
commissioners and many clerks shall be Necessary
wto after having been first duly sworn 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
the day after the election, soon thereafter as may
be- deliver the poll books to their said commander, who
shall forthwith forward the to the Governor Of this
Commonwealth who shall count the said votes in ascer
tanning the result OF the said election In the State.
Done 10 Con sention in the city of Richmond, on the
twentyfourth day OF April eighteen hundred and six
ty.one and in the eighty-ffth year of the Common
wealth of Virginia.
true COPY. JONI L EuBAsK,
Secretary of Convention.
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