Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-05-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
VTIR1INIA TO WITH AUG USTA COUl

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
vTIRGINIA TO WIT ;-IN AUGUSTA COUN-
Y TY COURT, APRIL 22ND, 1861.
The Court doth appoint the following freeholders, to
superintend the general Election to be held on the
Fourth Thursday In May hext, for the election of
Senator and Delegates the next General Assembly
of Virginia. member of the Board of Public Works,
and any and all other officers that may be to elect
And the Court doth also appoint the officers herein
after PANIED to conduct the said Election at the Court
House and each other place of voting in this county,
to wit:
AT THE CoURT -HousH-Joseph Smith, Franklin M.
Young, Thornton Berry, Henry Harrison and Col. W.
F. Tate, Commissioners, and Henry Ii. Peck, Officer.
| For DISTRICT No. 2.-Wm. w. Donaghe, John
Trimble Albert j. CARRIER, 9. i. Cochran and VIM. II.
Sanker, Commissioners, and X. w Stevenson Officer.
AT MIDDLEBRooK-Wm R. Dunlap, Sam'l X. Kerr,
VIM. Thompson, James A. G. Scott, and Elijah Hogs
head Commissioners, and VIM. II. Bell, Officer
AT CRAIGsvILLE-David Kunkle, Robert Young,
Luke Woodward, K. 5. Craig and John Lockridge,
| Ar GREENvILLE-Wm. F. Smith, Vim. Hess, John
Merrett J B. Shul.z and Lewis Bumgardner, Com
missioners, and John owberman, Officer.
Ar STUARTs DRAFT-Hugh G. Guthrie, John N.
Hunter John Brooks, Adam McChesney and Jacob
Van Lear, Commissioners, and VIM. L. Hunter, Of
icer. ..s45., b.. 49, :. -, -,. - E..
Hugh Mcclure, Samuel Conner and DR.. G. Alexander,
Commissioners, and William Chapman, Officer.
AT FlsHERsv1LLE-FrankllnM sCue, John Hamilton,
John g.. Guthrie, Samuel McCune and d. w. Conner,
AT NEW HoPE-George G. Robertson, Jacob Cof-
man. Nathaniel Kerr, Samuel Coiner. jr., and James
N. Gentry, Commissioners, and J: D. Hanger, Officer
AT MT: MERIDrAN-James ". Crawford Benjamin
ByerlV, James Johnson, John A. Patterson and Abra-
ham Mohler, Commissioners, and benjamin Craig VI
Ar Mr. SlDsEY-J. NJ MeCue, VIM Crawford, VIM.
s. Hiser, A, Hyde and Thomas Burke Commissioners
and Charles K. Hyde. Officer.
Ar SPRING HnL-S. W. Bolen, Theophilus Gamble,
John A. Patterson, Josiah Nef and John Rmel, Com
x,tS and AID Gr c4
AT Mt. SoLoN1eDaniel Forrer, A: r Bell, JamesT
Clarke, John j; Cupp and David Kyle, Commission
ers, and Joseph F. Hotel Officer. =.
/ AT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Wilson, Baily Dunlap,
Henry, Sterrett, John NJ buff and Harry Bare Com
missoners, and r. P. Eubank, Officer. ....i go f,
| Ar SwooPE DEPoT-Samuel II. Bell, Washington
Swoope, SEN, George Shuey, Jacob Baylor and A. G..
Wayland, COMMISSIONERS and A. b. Lightner, Officer.
| AT MlDwXY-Wm. 7. Rush, John II. Carson, A. NJ.
Moore, James Henry and JamisonD D. MeGufin, Com
missoners, and John Fl. Rush, Officer. II -. ~
| AT NEwPoRT-A W. Anderson, James Buchanan,
James J. Martin, John McChesney, Thomas Steele,
commissioners, apdy G. Echard; Oficer- :
| ry Renix Hodge and DR.. McCutchen, Commissioners,
and E. Montgomery, Officer. -, -''. 80 -
AT eHEaANDo-Benjapia F: Lewis, VIM. Grass,
| Miles K. Manley, Samuel A. Hunter and Daniel j.
tShaw, Commissioners, NJ. M. Mofett, Officer.
r AT PARNAssUs-James Byers, Martin Whitmore,
I Enos Snlings, Abraham Huffman and George Ore
baugh, Commissioners, and John Hogshead, officer.
The following are extracts OF the Ordinance OF Sc
\ ceSsiOn: " $500 ''-''S-'' '-''+S'
-@"BY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA. ....
! u ~,-s-.-A PROCLAMATION ...- .....
I The Convention of the Commonwealth of Virginia
having adopted, the 18th day of April, 1861, an
ordinance tO repeal the ratification of the Constitu-
tonof the United States of merica, by the State OF
Virginia, and to resume all the rights and powers
granted under said Constitution, and by the schedule
thereto annexed required polls TO be opened Tor the
ratification or rejection of the same by the people OF
this State on the Fourth Thursday in May next
! Now, therefore /. John Letcher, Governor OF the
n.~,v do
heapnexed authentic copy of the said ordinance
and schedule and that all Officers designated therein
required to conform to its provisions IN every re-
| spect .1-..tIoI -s<---- .t.-..-- 1910
Given under my hand, as Governor, and the seal Of
I - the Commonwealth, at Richmond. this oath
L.. tday of April 1861, in the o5th year OF the
| --r-l Commonwe alth JOHN LETCHEK
By the Governor.
| GEoRGE w. N UNFoRD, Sec'Y of Commonwealth"
9-That the election for members Of Congress for
this State to the House OF Representatives OF the Con
gress of the United States, required by law to De neo
on the Fourth Thursday May next, Is hereby sus-
penaed and prohibited until otherwise ordained by
'''' WV e''''''' AN ORDINANCE - 3 --''N
To amend the C0pst5tatiois Of ts Commonwealth, so as
tostrke out the aOe,t and teOen$y-thard sec
tsonso the touztAa tice OF tie present CONSTITUTIONS
| and insert the folloWing IN lieu thereof:
| Taxation shall be equal and uniform throughout the
Commonwealth and all property shaii be In pro-
portion it's value which shall be ascertalned In sucn
manner may be prescribed by law; but any proper
ty maybe exempted from taxation by tRe vote Vi
majority of the whole number of members elected 10
each House of The General Assembly.
This ordinance shall take effect on the hfst Gay Oh
July next when rati6edb majority of the votes OF
the people of this Commonwealth, cast at poll 70 De
taken thereon on the fourth Thursday m May next
in pursuance of schedule hereinafter to be enacted
- EXTRACT FROM SCHEDULE 80
1t shall be thu 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 sense OF the quail
flied voters of this Commonwealth upon the rathca-
ton rejection Of IAN ordinance to amend the Con-
stitution orhs 80 as to strike out the
2nd and 23rd sections of the 4h article OF the present
Constitution adopted in Convention at the City OF
Richmond on the 2eth day of April one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-one. -
2. The poll book shall be headed Amendment to
the Constitution of Virginia. and shall contain two
! columns one headed "For the Amendment and the
other, 1Against the Amendment; " and the names OF
those who vote for the amendment shall be Written un
der the former heading, and the names those who
vote against the amendment shall be written under
the latter heading. .--- - = - .----.~--
- -. Extracts-Teste
May 1S6l.-St - -WM-A.>BURNETT,Q e.
TN AUGUSTA COUNTY, -COURT, APRIL
i 22nd, 1851 - = 60 ~ 80
On motion it ordered to- be entered records
of this Court the earnest recommendation, and
far as they haye the power the order of the Court
that Justices of this county shall assemble at as early
day may be practicable IN their respective Mag