Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-29

It shall be the duty Of the officers conducting the
election directed by law be held the fourth Thurs
day in Nav next at the places appointed for holding the
slme open poll TO take the sense OF the qualified
voters of this Comm onwealh upon the ratification
rejection 0. "An Ordinance to amend the Constitution
of this CommOnW entn so to strike out the 22d and
23d sections of the An article of the present Cons;tu
ton" adopted in Convention at the city Of Richmond,
on the twenty day of April, one thousand, eight
hundred and sixty
9 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
"A gainst the Amendment and the Of those who
vote for the amendment shall be written under the form.
err headiog and the of those who vote against the
amendment shall be written under the latter heading.
s. The said officers shall make return Of the number
of persons voting for each proposition at the time and
in the manner provided by law in the cases Of other
elections and shall forthwith deliver the RETURNS toge
Their with the polbooks, TO the clerks Of their respec
tive counties 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 80 delivered to them.
4. The Governor shall without delay, make procs-
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 informaton and if majority of said votes be
cast for the ratification of the said ordinance he shall
to his proclamation copy thereof together with
this schedule.
5. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall cause
be sent to the clerks of each county and corpora
ration as many copies Of this schedule and ordinance
aforesaid there places of voting therein and three
copies each OF the military commanders herein after
referred to, using special messengers for that purpose
when necessary And it shall be the duty Of the said
clerks 10 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.
6. The expenses incurred in providing poll books,
and in procuring writer's to enter the names Of the
voters therein shall be betrayed in the Of the
election ofmembers TO the General Assembly
l. The qualified voters of the common wealth 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 such place places with
in their encampment, as the commander at such
shall designate whether the said encampment
shgl 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,
who after having first duly by bm shall per-
form the duties required Of and be liable to the penalties
imposed upon, such officers under the election laws OF
this State.
G. The officers conducting the said election SHALL on
tn 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
tsiaing the result of the said election in the State.
81 That the election for members Of Congress for this
State to the House Of Representatives Of the Congress
of tie United States required by law to be held on
the fourth Thursday in May ne1t is hereby suspended
and prohibited until otherwise ordained by this Con-
yeDtion.
Done in Convention in the city of Richmond, on the
twentyfourth day Of April eighteen hundred and six
ty.one, and in the eghty-Gfth year of the Common
wealth of Virginia.
true copy. JoHy l. EUBASH,
Secretary Of Convention.
April 20-d3&ct23May