Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-17
SCHEDULE.


1t shall be tie day of tbs officers conducting the cleo
ioa oiIscted by Law TO be held fourth Th siay
10 May next, at the places appointed for holding the
same 10 open poll to take the sense OF the qiahhe1
voters OF this Common upon the ratification or re-.
,con of IAN ordinance to amend the Constitution Of
this Commonwealth 10 strike out tie 22d ani 20
cticns of the III article CT the present Constitution
adopted in Conversion, at the City OF Richmond. on the
26tn day ofAtr one thousand egh. hundred and sixty
one
g. The poll book shall be headed Amendment to the
Constitution Of Virginia. aud shall contain two columns,
one hesdsd "For the Amendment" and the 9th r,
Against the Amendment; and the names Of those who
yots fo the amendment shall be written under the fol-
mer Lending and the Of those who vote against
the amendment shall be writ.ea under the latter head.
ing.
The said officers shall make e Of the number Of
persons voting each proposition at the time and in
the manner provided by lax ia the OF other cleo
tons and shall forthwith deliver the returns, together
with the poll book to the clerks of their respective
counties and corporations; and it shall be the duty Of
such clerks respectively to TRANSMIT. ediat.lJ the
Governor Of the Commonwealth cope Of the said re-
urns 50 delivered 20 them. N
TIE Governor she'll without delay. make proclama.
tons of the suit stating therein the aggregate vote
and ogau.t the rs6cator to b, published in such
papers in the State may be deemed requisite for gen.
eral Information; ard II majority Of said votes be
for the ratification Of the sad Ordinance he shall
mex to bis proclamation copy thereof together with
tls schedule.
The Secretary Of the Commonwealth shall cause to
be sent TO the clerks OF each county and corporation
many complies of this schedule and Ordinance aforesaid
as there places OF voting therein and three copies TO
each of the military commanders hereinafter referred 10
using special for that purpose when
sary Aud it shall be the duy OF the said clerks to de-
liver the same to the shei for distribution whose da
" il shall be forthwith post the said copies at
public place in each election district
The expenses incurr d in providing poll books and
10 procuring writer's 10 enter the of the
therein shall be betrayed in the case Of the election
of members 10 the General Assembly.
The quilted voters Of the Commonwealth who NAV
be absen mt from the counties corporations OF their rr
dence on tie day of election in the mlpry service
the State may vote for the ratification rejection of ht
said ordinance such place places within their
ment or as the commander at such encampment ,hsi
designate whether the sc encsmpment shall be within
the limits Of this State not For each place Of votu.
he shall appoint superintendent three commissioner,
and as many clerks shall be necessary who after hav
ng been first duly by him. shall perform the dutie
squred Of aud be liable the penalties imposed upon
such Ulcers under the election laws Of this State
8. Toe officers conducting the said election shall OF
the day after the election sooD thereafter rs ma
be- denver the poll books to their said commander VIII
shall forthwith forward the same to the Governor of thl
Commonw ealh who shall count the said votes in acct
ainipg the result Of the said election 10 the State
| Do6e in Convention in the city Of Richmond, on tn
twenty .ix.h day Of April, eighteen hundred and SKY
one and 10 the eighty afh year Of The ooumonysath
sss'j ef oeavaatan.