Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-05-07
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RealtfioI Virginia nelug adopted on
the 18th day Of ApfiifS8f, ar,oorlis
nance"to repeal til ratification, or
the Constitution oftl United States
of America, BY, the cite Of Virginia.
! and 10 resume all tl,eHghis and Dow.
ers therein granted hder said Con.
stitutiop;p and BY thscedule thereto
annexed, required pos to be opened
forthe ratification oreiection ST the
same BY the people othis state on the
on the 4th ThursdaI in May next !;
Now therefore. /. Job Ietcher. Cow
ernor Of the Commdweaitlr Of Vir.
gifia, do hereby procAimt hak;the an
nexed is true copybf the said sordi.
nance and Schedule Ind that all Off.
GERS designated therein are required
TO conform to it's profsions in every
respect. 80, wv $3.50.
Given under ny hand as Governor,
f under the seal Of the Com.
} It's monwealths at Richmond,
this 24h dayof April, 1861
and inthe S5th YEAR Of the Common
wealth. iss sss8si
. JOHN LETcHRR.
FL By the Governor, H A- h
Georg. w. Mnnford,
! Secretary ofthe Commonwealth
8 % i VI iss.gais Il 4 8e
An ORDINANCES % repeal the Rat;1S
! catioapf the Gonstttutation Of III,
Il United Statss Of Amsr;ca 6y III
. State Of Vnginia and To respt1a4
al tha rights and Popars granted
uader sa;:a Goayt;;sstson.
The people Of Nirginia in, their rat
ifcation ofthe Constitution ofthe I'm
tied States ofAmerica, adopted By
them III Convention. On the 2Sth da,
Of June. in the year Of our Lord on.
thousand seven hundred and eighty
Ieight, having declared that the powers
grated under said Constitution wer'
derived from the people of the Uni
ted States, and might be resumes
Hyhensoever the same should be per
.vefted totheirinjury and oppression
and the Federal Government haVins
perverted said powers not only to TIL
ininry Of the people Of Virginia. bn
TO- the oppression of the Southern
slaveholding States
Now, therefore, we, the people o
Virginia. do declare and ordain, tina
the Ordinance adopted. By the peopl,
ofthis State in Convention. on thl
twenty fifth day ofJane, in the yea
Of our Lordlone thousand seven hun
dred and eighty eight, whereby thl
i Constitution. oflthe United States wa
i ratified aid all acts Of the Genera
Assembly II this State, ratifying b
adt,pting amendments to said Consti
tuition, aahereby repealed and abro
gated tat the Union between til,
State of irginia and the other States
Under ID Constitution Aforesaid, j
hereby epealed, and thar the Stat
IF Nirglia isin the full possession
!, add excise of all the rights Of soy
I 4 ereispt which belong and appertaiI
H tS a freand Independent State AM
" they further declare that said Con
stitntn oil the United States Of a
merieis no longer binding en- anj
citizel6 this State. 5s4e eE
This dinance shall take effect AM
be an dof this day. when ratified1by
q Iuaidy ofthe votes of the people
ofthiJtate. cast at ! ollito'b be taker
Etliered ION the fourth Thursday il
Nav 1t in pursuance of 9 schedule
!. heayer to lie enacted.
,. BA.in Convention in the citySo
Rianhd, on the seventeenth day o
:.Aril.l the year Of onr Lord ont
tll.usal eight hundred and sixty .ont
Anil 1.-The eighty fifth year of tht
CeInnIwealth of Virginia. s3
A true copy.
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