The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-18
VIRGINIA.
General schofeId's order for a General
ELECTION.


HEADoUARrERs FIRST MILITARY DISTRICT, STATE
OF 9 No Hs sept H. lss S S In
election will be held for delegates to State Conven-
tlon and TO take the sense of the registered voters
held for the purpose OF establishing Constuion and
civil government for the State OF Virginia loyal to
II The number of delegates to be elected will be
counties and cities Of the state as follows, VIA
lst The city OF Richmond shall elect five delegates
shall elect three delegates.
tw9 dslegstes1Ai6emarle A,pgnsta Bedf0Td Camp
Rockingham, Norfolk city, Petersburg city.
= 4th. The following counties shall each elect one
BIrnswick buckingham, Charlotte C9lpeper, Cum
herland, Fairfax, kluvanna, Frederick, Goochland,
Hanover, Henroo Henry, Louisa, Lunenburg, Mont.
Eomery, Nansemond. Mans Nelson, Nottoway, Orange,
T6e foowing election districts shall each elect
Rowhatan the counties of Caroline King George, and
sIh The following election districts shall each elect
two delegates-The counties of Accomac and Nor.
bridge the counties Of Carroll Floyd and Grayson;
the eSnntes III Of ESuSUisP and the
and M,;sstmoreand; nc, the counties Of Patrick and
mattox; the counties Of Prince George and Dinwddie
the counties Of Lee scott and Wise the counties Of
7th The following election districts shall each elect
The counties Of Allegheny, Craig. and Roanoke;
counties of Clarke and WRrren the counties Eliza
and Matthews; the Counties Of Isle Of Wight aud
Surry; the counties of king and Queen and King
Wlam; the counties of Madison and Greene; the
counties OF Middlesex and Essex; the counties Of
Pulaski and Giles; the counties of Russell and
buchanan; the counties OF Stafford and Prince VIII
Iiam the counties Of Greensville and Sussex the
City and York.
eth. In addition to the above apportionment the
following counties shall together elect delegate:
Ihe counties OF Alexandra and Fairfax; the counties
of Amherst, buckingham, and Nelson the counties
OF Campbell and Pittsyvania; the counties of Char
lotte and Halifax; the counties of Hanover and Hen
rico the counties of Augusta Albemare, and Louisa.
voting throughout the State at O'Clock A. NJ on
Tuesday the 22d day of october next and will be kept
open until sunset of the same day. In the city of
Richmond the polls Will also be reopened at the
OF that day.
Nv. The place Of registration in each district or
ward Will be the place of voting for that district
they were registered
" The voting shall be by ballot The words .'F For a
Convention" "AQdtlSt Convention" to be written
or printed upon the ballots for delegates
vi. The election Will be held under the superin-
tendence of the Boards Of Registration Detailed in
BtructtOnB Will be given, in orders to be published
hereafter, prescribing the mode of conducting the
election and making returns.
VII. Fourteen days previous to the election the
Boards of Registration Will meet at the Court House.
or other more convenient central place in county
and city, and make final revision of the regisTa-
Bress of July 49, 1867 For this the boards will
remain in session five consecutive days (Sundays
cepted) The changes made in the lists of registered
voters Will be promptly reported TO these head
Will The Presidents OF Boards of Registration WILL
without delay copies of this order posted
IN three OF the most public places in each district and
BY command of Brgader and Brevet Major General
j. NJ, SchOheld, u. s. A. s. +. CHALFIN,
Assistant Adutant-General