Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-03
SCHEDULE.


II 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 to open poll to take the of the qualified
voters of this Commonwealth upon the ratification or
rejection of An Ordinance 10 amerd the Constitution
of this Commonwealth so to strike out the 22d and
23d sections of the 4th article of the present Constu
ton" adopted in Convention at the city of Richmond,
the twenty-sixth day Of April, thousand eight
hundred and sixty one.
2 The pol-book shall be headed amendment to
the Constitution Of Virginia" and shall contain two col
umns, one headed "For the Amendment" and the other
against the Amendment and the names of those who
for the amendment shall be written under the form
heading and the of 4 who vote against the
amendment shall be written under the latter heading.
g. 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 ard shall forthwith Liver the returns toge-
Their with the pobooks, to the clerks Of their respec-
tive counties and corporations and il shall be the duty
OF such clerks respectively, to transmit Immediately 10
the Governor Of the Commonwealth copies OF the said
returns so delivered to them.
t. The Governor shall without delay, make proca.
nation OF the result stating therein the aggrega vote
for and against the ratification; to be published in such
newspap in the State be deemed requisite for
general niormation and if majority of said votes be
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
to be sent to the clerks of each county and corr
ration many copies Of this schedule and ordinance
aforesaid there places of voting therein and three
copies to each OF the military ders herein after
referred to- using special mcsser for that purpose
when necessary And il shall be the duty Of the said
clerks TO deliver the to the sheris for distribution
whose duty it shall be forthwith post the said copies
at some public place in each election dis riot
The expenses incurred in providing poll books,
and in procuring writer's to enter the names Of the
voters therein shall be betrayed as in the case of the
election ofmembers to the General Assembly.
7. The qualified voters Of the commonwealth who may
be absent from the counties or corporations of their
residence on the day Of election, in the military SER
vice of the State. may for the ratification or re-
Jet on Of said Ordinance at such plsce places with
in their encampment, or as the commander at such
encampmen shall designate whether tie said encampmen
shall be within the limits OF this State or not For each
place of voting he shall appoint superintendent three
commissioners ami many clerks shall be necessary
who after having been first duly sworn by him shall per-
form the duties required Of and be liable the penalties
imposed upon such officers under the election laws of
this State
S. The officers conducting the sail election shall on
tn diy after the election, thereafter THy
be- deliver the poll books 10 their said commander who
shall forthwith forward the same to the Governor OF his
Commonwealth who shall count the said 10
tanning the result Of the said election in the State
Done in Convention in the city Of Richmond on The
tWentyourth day OF Aprl eighteen hundred and SIX
ty,one, and in the eighty-hf.h year of the Common
wealth OF Virginia
A true copy. JONI L EUBANK,
Secretary of Convention.
April Enthusiastically
Executive DEPARTMENT, !
April ~, 1861.
The following Ordinances Of the Convention Of this
Commoo are published by its order for general H.
formation GEcRGE W MUSFoRD,
Secy Of the Commonwealth.