The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-01
TSCHEDULE,1

and IN the eighty fifth year of the Commonwealth
of Virginia. Atrue copy JS o. cd ETsafK
(sCHEDULE,l
1t shall be the duty of the officers conducting
the election directed by law to be held ON the
fourth Thursday in May next, at the places APP
pointed for holding the same, to open poll 70
lake the sense of the qualified voters OF lois
Commonw eaIth upon the ratification or rejection
of IAN ordinance to amend the Constitution OF |
this so as 10 sIfae t ge'
Cons,itution' adopted in Convention at the cry
of Richmond, on the twenty sixth gay oa April
q The poll book shall be headed Ame M ~ enl
to the Constitution Of Virginia, ana snaiu eod
ment ,, a mr. the other "a gainst the Amen dment
and the names of those who vote for the amend-
ment shall be written under the voas sranst TIE
| amendment shall be written under 'he ia''er
heading. :, -. .o.rrn Of III q
number of persons voting for each proposition, al
| the time and in the manner Provlded Dy "a" u
| the case of other elections, and shali 10 IN
aH 1 the returns together with the polk ks,
to the Clerks of their respective counties any
porations and 1t shall be the dnty o. saGI CO..
ernor of the Commonwealth, copies OF the sai'
| returns so delivered TO them. al,
| A. The Governor SHALL without delay, max
| procla nation of the result, stating therein tne
aggregate vote for and against the ratincdtlou 70
be IN sncn vs. informstion;
and II majority OF said votes be cast lol the IdI
fcatfon of the said Ordinance, he shaI duneA ~
his Proclamation a copy thereof, together WIN
| 'n s. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
eause 10 be sent to the Clerks of each county an
cornoratiOn As many copies of this Schedule a M
Ordinance aforesaid as there are paces oi votIns
therein, and three copies to eacn oil the nacis,
| messengers for that purpose When necessad
And it shall be the duty Of the SAID Cierks 10 ue-
| liver the same to the SheriHs tor Disruption
whose duty il shall be forthwith TO post the stld
| copies at some public place in each election AIS
| trict. , :. ;aira no,I.
| hooks and in procuring writers to enter the
names of the voters therein, shall be delTayea a.
in the case Of the election of members 10 the
7. The auained voters of the Commonwealth
| ,rhn NAV he ahsent from the counties or corpora
lions of In air residence on the day of election III
the military service Of the State, may vote ior tnt
| ratification rejection OF the SAID orolnance a
| snch place or places within their encaInpment OF
| as the commander at such encampment snali oe
| signate whether the said encampment nail o.
| within the limits Of this State or not For eacf
place OF voting he shall appoint superintenten,
| three Commissioners and as many clerks as sIai
be necessary, who, after having 6een mrs. drI,
| sworn by him, shall perform the duties require
| sf aud be liable to the penalties imposed upol
such officers under the election laws OF this state
| g. The officers conducting the said election shall
ON the day after the election, as soon
as may be, deliver the poll books to smelr SAL "a,
commander who shall iorHnw ,Im wealtb. VIII
shall count the said votes in ascertainlnS Tie fe
suit of the said election in the state
ON the TIVE nty fourth day of April eighsenh nun
dred aud sixty one, and in the eighty min yea
"a 'i.o trna nnpV JoHY L. EUBASK,
Secretary of Convention.
Executive DEPARTMENT
! April ~, 1851.
The following Ordinances of the Cony enilon !,
This Commonly tn are published by its order IL
osneral information. GEORGE W. MUNFoRD,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
ORDINANCE
Coucernine the Conimissory Department.
Re- /, Ordained, That the Commssary Genera
, Assistant Commissary General, COmmissaries al