Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-23

1t shall be the duty Of the officers conducting the
election directed by law to be held the 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 or
rejection of AN Ordinance amend the Constitution
of this Commonwealth to strike out the 22d ard
23d sections of the 4th article of the present Cons;
ton" adopted in Convention at the city of Richmond,
on the twenty day OF April, one thousand, eight
hundred and sixty one.
q The pol-book 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
vote for the amendment shall be written under the form
headirg and the of those who against the
amendment shall be written under the latter heading.
3. The said officers shall make return Of the number
Of persons voting for each prcpcs ton the time and
in the manner provided b. law in the cases Of other
elections and shall forthwith liver the returns toge-
Their with the pollbooks the clerks of their respec-
tive codntes aud 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 so delivered to them.
4. TIE Governor shall without delay, make procla
nation Of the resat stating therein the aggregate vote
for and against the ratification TO be published in such
newspap in the State may be deemed requisite for
general information; and if majority of said be
for the ratification of the said ordinance he shall
annex to bis proclamation copy thereof together with
this schedule.
10 be sent to the clerks of each county and corpora.
ration az many copies Of this schedule and ordinance
aforesaid there places OF voting cir aud three
copies to each OF the military ders herein afer
referred TO- rsirg special messe for that purpose
when necessary Aud il shall be the duty Of the said
clerks deliver the the sherfs for distribution
whose duty it shall be forthwith to pos; the said copies
at some public place in each election district.
6. The expenses incurred in providing poll book,
and in procuring writer's TO enter the names of the
tberei1 shall be betrayed in the OF tie
election ofmembeIs 20 the General Assembly
7. The qualified voters Of the commonwealth who NAV
be absent from the counties or corporations of Their
residence the day Of election in the military SER
vice of the Sa,e nsy for the ratification or re-
lection Of said Ordinance such place or places With
10 their encampuc1t CT az the commander a. such
shall be within the limits ofths State or no. For elo5
place OF voting he shall appoint superintendent three
commissioners and many CLERKS shall be rece gary
Who after having been first duly by him. shall per
form the duties required Of and be liable tie penalties
imposed upon, such officers under the election laws OF
this Safe.
The d5y after the election or soon thereafter as may
be- deliver the poll books to their said commander who
shall ltwi;h forward the same TO the Governor of his
Commercially Who shall count the said votes iG ascer-
tanning the result OF the said election in the state.
Done 10 Convention in the city Of Richmond, on the
tweutyfourth day Of April eighteen hundred AID six
ty.one ard in TIE cighty-fi:h year of tie Common
weal,h of Virginia,
true cepy John L EUnANE,
Secretary of Convention.
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