Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-21
SCHEDULE

1t shall be the dn'y OF the officers conducting the cleo
ton di cced 10y law 70 be held on the fourth Thursday
in MAY next at the places appointed for holding the
same to open pcll TO take the sense Of the qualified
voters OF this Common veal upon the rattle io
lection of "An ordinance amend the Constitution Of
this Commonwealth TO strike out tie 2!i AMI %
81 cons of the n article Of the present Consttu ion.
adopted in Convention, at the City OF Richmond, on the
26tl day OLA r thousand eight hundred aud sixty
one.
2 The poll book shall he headed Amendment to the
CONSTITUTE IN OF Virginia. aud shall columns,
ore AIDED "For the Amendment" aud the Other,
"Agals the Amendment and the names OF those who
vote fo the amendment shall be written under the TO
mer lie ding and the OF thosa Who vote against
the amendment shall be writer under the latter head
ing,
The said officers shall make re urn ofthe number of
persons voting fer each proposition, at the time and in
the provided bv Law in the case OF other cleo
tons aud shall forthwith deliver the returns together
with the poll books TO the clerks of their respective
counties and corporations and shall be the duty of
such clerks respectively to transmit Immediately to the
Governor of the Commonwealth copies Of the said re-
turns delivered 10 them.
l. The Governor shall without delay make proclama-
tons Of the result stating therein the aggregate vote for
and against the ratification; TO b. published 10 such
paper, in the State may be deemed requisite for gen.
era information and if ory Of said votes be cast
for the ratification Of the said Ordinance he shall
mex to his proclamation copy thtreof together with
tls schedule.
3 The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall! cause TO
be sent 10 the clerks each county and corporation
many complies of this schedule and Ordinance Aforesaid
as there are places Of voting therein and three copies Of
each of the military commanders hereinafter referred
using special engers for that purpose when
,arv And it shall he Tho Jury OF the said clerks TO
yer the same to the sheriff. for rbu-ior, whose d.
t. 10 shall be ortLwith POST th= said copies at some
public rlnce in each election district
The expenses incurred in providing poll books and
procuring writer's to euter the naEes OF the vOteis
herein shall be betrayed in the case of the election
Ct members to the General Assembly
The gu lifted voers of the Cummonvea who may
be absent the counties corporations Of u cir rss
nee on the day Of elec ion, in toe mil ry service Of
tie State mby Tor the ratification or lection OF the
said ordinance such place places witt their encamp
d eat, or as the commander at such enCampment hall
designue, whether the "a eHc mpmcnt shall b. within
tie limits of this State not For each place Of votirg
be shall appoint superintendent thre commits on rs
snd as many clerks shall bo necessary Who after hag-
ing been first duly by him. sha perform the duties
rCQuifei of and be liable the penalties imposed upcn
such officers under the election laws Of this State
s. Tie officers conducting the sad election 81 al! on
the dsy after the election, soon thereafter as may
be- deliver the POI books their said commander, who
shall forth with forward the same to the Governor Of hi,
Common wealth, WHO pha count the said votes in sscer
tainrg the result Of the said election in the State
Done in Convention in the city of Richmond on the
twentyixth day of April eighteen hundred and sky.
one, and in the eghty.Gfb of the Commonwealth
A true copy. JNQ. L. EUBANK,
Ssc'y Of Convention.