Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-08

sucii ehcdihpment BtRll designate, whether the
said encampmcnt shall be Titbin the limits OF
the S,"!s o' rot. For each place Of voting he
shall appoint superintendent, three commits
jiUIcIs, sr'l as tIIany clerks as shall DO neces.
Sary, hho, after having been first duly sworn BY
him, shall perform the duties required Of, and
bp liable To the pcnaltes imposed upon, such
Officers arder the election laws Of this State.
8. The officers conducting the said election
shall, ca lhe day after .!ie election, or as soon
thereafter as may be, deliver tho pol.boo to
their said Commander, who shtE forthwith
forward tho same to the Governor OF this Com.
mon Seath, gho shall count the said votes in
ascertaning the result Of the said election 10
the State
.. That the election icT members CT Coi-
grrss for this State to the House of Represen-
!atveS of the Congress nf tie United States,
required by law 10 t2 held on the fourth
Thursday in May next, il hereby suspended
aud prohibited Until otherwise ordained hr
this Convention.
.fr. BL4EEy.-ln u.t-r Id make the sc:,ed.
u!e already adopted and tho aadsnda CORES.
roa;!, It iJr1 bt cct:s1ry 10 amend ths Schrd.
ule il! ;.rc.;,,sp=".. lsrr1'e j. Wy 90 sc,-'e-'
ciD ;.::' ~. 'i.:s - Tu:,;I 1t ~Ga edoPted.-
maxi !. uio.iun Ia that rlttcL
Tie mC:lOn wGa agreed to.
Mr.. BLAEEr.-I will read tie acbsdu:e rs
it wus originally adopted:
~. 1t shall be tue duty of the officers con-
drcting the elec;i"ts directed by law to be
held OH the fourth Thursday in May next, at
tho place; ap2oiatcd fur holding the same, to
open poll 20 take TIC sense Of the qualified
voters uf this Commonwealth upon the ratih-
cation or cjcctiNn vi ".in ordinance to repeal
the :atiii:At.on .: be Constitution Gftnc United
States cl .AE:crc1 ~ .hc State CT Virginia, and
70 resume all the rights arl powers granted
under sai, Constitution" adopte:l in ConTcR-
ton IL The city of Richmond on the scTcn.
tenth day ii April, one thou: a:,d eight hun
drci and sixty -,ne
- The poll bcok shall lie headed Tho
Ordinance Of Sccsjsaa," aud shah c,ntsin tw o
culunIns one 'lca''a For E.t;acatnh," and
The other "For Rejection a:i tho names Of
those who vote for the ratification 0! tbs said
ordinance shall bs written unlcr the f4rrcr
heading, and the names Of th0s" Hho Tote ior
its rejection shall b. writ.ra 'i.1er IT," iai!lr
beading.
80. The said Officers shall AJAX return Of
the number of peIan;,i :3ting for cacn prnpo.
sition, ct the time anJ in the manncr provided
by law in the case o! other elections and shall
forthwith deliver ts returns, together with
the poll b"uks, 10 the clerks Of their respective
counties aii corporations; and it shall be the
duty q: ru:h clark, respectively, to trans
!ai: iu.,:.e,i,a,cIy u tie G5vcrnnr Of the Com
inonwr,i;:, c.pics u the baid returns 50 deli
, veftl +, ihcn.
-. TIM G)rcfnnr shall, without delay,
+ Al, cto fhn-o
il tie aggregate Vote for and against the rati-
fication. to be published in such newspapers in
tho S,stc M .nay b., acemed requisite for gcu-
cral Information; and if q majority OF said
yntcs 90 cast for the ratification Of the said
ordinance he shal! annex to mis- proclamation a
copy thereof, together with this schedule.
IS The Secretary OF the Commonwealth
shall Cause to be cert TO the clerks OF each
county and corporation rs many c3pies OF this
schedule aud ordinance aforesaid 81 there are
places Of voting therein, using special Inesscn-
! g:r3 hOr thai purpose when necessary. And
It shall be duty Of said clerks TO deliver the
SANE to the shcr;Gs for distribution, whose
iuty it shall be forthwith to post The said
| copies al Some public place n each election
diGtric.
80. TIC cspcases incurred il providing
poll. books aud in F,cculing writer's to enter The
names Of the voters therein shall be betrayed
as in the case Of Tie election CT rIe:nbers to
the General Assembly.
Dnae in Convention, in the city Of Richmond,
on the cath day of April, eighteen hundred
and sxly-onc, and il :ho eighty-ffth year .;
the Commonwealth of Virginia"
Mr. DLAKEY.-T now propose 10 insert at the
Conclusion of the 9th clause, and before the
concluding clause, the following:
:. Tie qualified voters Of the Common wealth
vino may be absent from the counties or COR
poratians Of their residence on the day Of clec
tinn in the military service Of the State may
solc for hs ratification OF rejection OF the salc
ordinance at such place or places within thelI
encalppHenta or rs the commander at such en-
campment siial designate, whether the sa!c
encampmen: shall be within the limits of tht
State or not For each place Of voting ht
shall appoint q superintendent, three commits
sione1a, and ss many clerks as shall be neces
sary, who, after having been first duly sworr
by him, Shall perform the duties required Of
and shall BE- liable 10 the penalties imposed
upon, such ullcels ur:dcr the election Law C
this State.
8. The officers conducting the said election
thereafter as may b., deliver the pai-bo tt
their said co,nnaa1er, who shall forthwith for
ward the same To the Governor Of this Com
monwelltn, who shall count the Haid votes ii
sscertainirg the result ot the said election il
| the State
g. That tho election for mcmbe!s Of Con
grcss for this State TO tie House Of Represen
tatiyes cf the Congress Of the United States
REQUIRED b; lay to be held % tho fourth
Thursday in May nezt is hereby suspended
and prohibited Until r;licrTise ordained BY
This Convention.
Mr.. HALL, Of SIarion--l ask for division
OF the question.
The yotc WAS accordingly taken upon eact
section stparatcly, and they we're sererally
adopted.
Mr. BLAxrr.-I moro further to amend by
adding after the words .'aS there are places o
voting therein the words '.and three copies L
each Of the military commanders hercinaf:ei
referred Ia"
The amendment vas adopted.
The schedule, US amended, was ther
adopted.
Mr. UArMoSD, from the Committee OF EIcc
tions, reported rs follows:
The Committee of Elections, to whom va:
referred the petition Of NJ. 3. D. Lane, con-
testing the seat Of john D. Sharp in the Con
7en;iou, as delegate from the county Of Lee
have had under further and final consideration
said petition, and other papers connected
therewitl, and have come to the following
conclusion, to wit:
Resolved, That John D. Sharp, the sitting
member, is entitled to hold his seat in th'
Convention, he being duly elected, and tha
the committee be discharged from ,ha furthel
consideration Of said petition.
The committee also ask to be discharged
from the further consideration Of all other sub
jcc,s heretofore referred to them, and ask thu
adoption Of the following resolution:
Resolved, That John Grmme, Jr., be allow
ed twenty eight dollars for services rendered
as Clerk Of the Committee OF Elections.
All of which il respectfully submitted.
Mr.. I!AYMoNo- will state, in relation t
this compensation, that We had a great deal 8