Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-05-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
no MITL1N AUGUSTA COUN-

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VIRGINIA TO WIT :-IN AUG USTA CooN-
Y TY COURT, APRIL 22ND 1861. -, -
The Court doth appoint the following IFeenoueiS, -
superintend the general Election TO oe heiu on eno
Fourth Thursday IN Nay hext, Tor the eiJesOn hl
Senator and Delegates to the next Genera asSgnuiy
of Virginia, ember of the Board OF Pnonc o,As'
and ANY and all other officers that may De 70 eleo
And the Court doth also appoint the olcetI "
alter named to conduct the said Eiection a. =. .
House aud each other place OF voting In 'nis
to wit: Nh. n
AT THE CoURT -HousS-Joseph Smith, FranK l 4; =
Young, Thornton Berry Henry Harrison anu I Nto",
T. Tate, Commissioners, and Henry b. fecA, 0neI,
For D,srRIcr No. 2-Wm W. Donaghe, John
Trlmbie, Albert j. CARRIER, T. Cosnrah u ntica-
SlanH err, Commissioners, and H. W Stevenson H.
AT MIDDLEsRooK-W VIM. H. Dunlap oam NJ. a. IL -,
VIM. Thompson, Jane u. scott, anu niyan Aoe'
head, Commissioners, and VIM. ID. Bell, om0eu:
Ar CRAIGsy1LLR-Davd Kunkle, Robert loang'
Luke Woodward, Il .. Craig and John noch'iose'
Commissioners, and G.. w. McCuIchen, OLncer'
AT GREEsvILLE-W VIM. f. Smith. VIM Hess Jon S"nn
Merrett Il, Shutz and Lewis Bumgaroner' 0o"-
missioners, and John Towberman, OmIer
AT STuARTs DRAFT-Hugh u; GUN &c, oTH .aoo -
Hunter, John Brooks, Adam McChesney ana aeon
Van Lear, Commissioners, and VIM. Il. Hunter' VI
icer.
Ar WAyNEsBoR John J. Bell VIM ". King
Hugh Mcclure, Samuel Conner and Dr. " AieAahuef,
Commissioners. and William Chapman, ohGer.
AT FIsHERsvILLE-Franklln IL cCue, John Haniiton'
John e. Guthrie, Samuel McCune and u. W. Coiner'
Commissioners, and Elijah Bateman, Ohcer
man, Nathaniel Kerr, Samuel Conner, )r.' ana ahes
N. Gentry, Commissioners and j. u Hanger, oincer.
AT MT. Observation-Disclosures W. Crawford, benjamin
Byerlp, James Johnson, John A. Patter on ana Aora-
ham Mohler, Commissioners, and Benjamin Craig, VI
6cer,
AT MI. SlDNEY-J NJ McCue, VIM. Crawford, VIM.
s. Hiser a. Hyde and Thomas Burke, Commissioners,
and Charles X. Hyde, officer,
AT Spring Hills. w. Bolen, Theophlius Gamble,
John A. Patterson, Josiah Nef and John Rimel, Com
mlssloners, and Andrew Crist, Officer.
An I'm Sarn ho,.ra IL 4 Rni Ia
Clarke, John j. Cupp and David Kyle Commission
ers, an Joseph F. HOTEL Officer.
AT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Wilson, Baily Dunlap
Henry Sterrett, John NJ. Huff and Harry Bare, Com
mssoners, and r. p Eubank, Officer.
Ar SwooPE DEPoT-Samuel III. Bell, w ashlngton
Swoope, SEN, George Shuey, Jacob Baylor and A. G.
Wayland, Commissioners, and A. b. Lghtner, Officer
Ar MIDwAY-Wm. T. Rush, John ID. Carson, A. M
Moore, ia mes Henry and Jamison ID. McGufhn, Com
missioners, aud John H. Rush, Officer.
AT NEwPoRr-A. w. Anderson, James Buchanan,
James j. Martin, John McChesney, Thomas Steele,
Commissioners and j. G. h-rd. Officer.
AT DBERFIELD--William Guy, VIM w. Montgome-
~, Renix Hodge and DR.. McCutchen, Commissioners,
and E. Montgomery, Officer
Ar HERASDo-Benjamin F. Lewis, VIM. Grass,
Miles K. Manley, Samuel A. Hunter and Daniel j.
Shaw, Commissioners, M. N. Moffett. Officer:
AT PAREAssUs-James Byers, Martin Whitmore,
Enos Silngs, Abraham Huffman and George Ore
baugh, Commissioners and John Hogshead, Officer
The following extracts of the Ordinance of Sc
A PROCLAMATION.
The Convention of the Commonwea of Virgins
having adopted on the 18th day of April, 1861, an
ordinance so repeal the ratification of the Constatu
ton of the United States of america by the State of
Virg iIia and to resume all the rights and powers
granted under said Constitution, and by the schedule
thereto annexed required polls to be opened for the
ratification rejection of the same by the people o.
this State on the Fourth Thursday in MAY next
| Now, therefore, |. John Letcher, Governor of the
Commonwealth OF Virginia, DO hereby proclaim, tina
the annexed Is authentic copy OF the said ordinance
and schedule, and that all officers designated therein
required to conform to its provisions in every
spect.
Given under my hand, as Governor, and the seal o
| ~ the Commonwealth at Richmond. this, 24tf
L. S. day of April, 1861, in the o5th year of thu
- Commonwealth. JOHN LETCHER.
II BY the Governor
}, GEORGE W. NJ UNFoRD. Sec'y of Commonwealth"
j 8 That the election for members of Congress fo
this State to the House OF Representative OF the Con
gress of the Unired States required by law to be helt
on the Fourth Thursday IN May next, IL hereby sus
pended and prohibited until otherwise ordained BY
this Convention.
AN ORDINANCE
To amend TIL Constitution of ttas Commonwealth,
to strske out the taoenys cosd ond t0s ztytird
tons Of the fouA article 81 IRE present Constitution
ind insert tile fotoa0ang IN lieu thereof:
Taxation shall be equal and uniform throughout til,
Commonw ea b. and all property shall be ed pr
portion value which snail be ascertained IN suct
manner as ma, be prescribed by law bal any proper
l
majority of the whole number of members elected t,
each House of the General Assembly.
This ordinance shall take effect the first day o
July next, when ratified by majority OF the
the people of this Commonw eaith, at poll to bs
taken thereon, the fourth Thursday il May next
in pursuance OF u schedule hereinafter TO be enacted
EXTRACT FROM SCHEDULE.
1t shall be the duty of the officers conducting the
election directed by law be held the fourth Thurs
day in May next at the places appointed for holding
the same, open poll take the sense OF the quail
fled voters OF this Common wealth upon the ratifca
ton or rejection of IAN ordinance to amend the Con
stution of this Commonwealth. to strike out the
22nd and 23rd sections of the 4h article of the
Constitution" adopted IN Convention at the City o.
Richmond on the 2eth day of April one Thousand
eight hundred and sixty-one.
2. The poll book shall be headed amendment ts
the Constitution of Virginia, and shall contain two
columns, enc headed For the Amendment" and thu
other, against the Amendment" and the names O
those who vote for the amendment shall be written
der the former heading and the names of those who
vote against the amendment shall be written under
the latter heading.
Extracts-Teste.
NAV Z, lS6I.-3t. VIM. A. BURNETT, ID. q.