The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-04-03

oi tlle voters registered as Aforesaid, rs.
nearly ns maybe. The convention III,
Virginia shall consst;of tho same mum.
bcr{of members as represented the terri.
tory now constituting Virginia in the
most numerous branch OF tho Legislature
OF SAID State in tho year 1869, to bo APP
nortloncd as aforesaid.
Shc. 3. dmi be It fwther enacted. That
at SAID election the registered voters of
each State shall vote for or aglnst Il
c"nvcnllon to form Il constitution there
Tor nndcr this act. Those voting in ia
v"r "i such Il convention shfll have
written OF printed ON The ba.l,,s by which
they vote Tor delegates. ~ atore<ni",
the words "Fpr Convention. and those
voting aglinSt such convention s!,alI
have written or printed ON such ballots
the words ".\y,ilsL II Convention"
Tho persons appointed to snprrinicurl
sad elections and TO max" return 1T ir
voters gwen thcrrat, ~ hrrru provided.
!hll count nnl make rcturn OF he votes
gwen trr and a0ainstn Il convention; ana
the commanding general to whom the
Samn shall have l!"rn returned Sh,ll as.
crr'aln amt drclnrr The ,o,al vor, in
II :. m,,,,;,v H., - ;'''
= co,y,n,;,, ,L,, n XII, ,,,,,,77,',;
shall br held unlcr this ac' PwyTlw
That such Convention shalt NJ, b.. held
unless y maj pri;y OF all such rr~is!rrr,l
,fl,Ll,,, s,.i ,,., ! v >''''
SIC i LJ bo ), r,.,,a. ono,.
TL,, H.. o,,,l;,. ,'',
Il; ,.r,, s,,au ,,,,,,,,,,, I, O. ,l n.
or rcrsDn. ~ nav bo r.r,ss.r,,
roo,)n, ,l,rnn !, ,n,,,, ,Ia.,;an ~ MH
!, I. ,,
:. r.; sir,,;on e,,nr;,,,mI ,ln ,,i,,.
AMI NH. lr,,,.r,, - h;n, nr,,, '1,'
list or v,,or, o,1 IS ,L, ,o,.>n, o,,
- ,lcl.r,,., ,,,, ,,i,,.,l,,. - H.,
g, ;, ,t Said ,I'.,;,n ,rl ,n',,, ~ ra,,; G
,,;l r,,,rrr. l., !, 49,, ''ti,, <
c.r,,;, IN ,nr.,, ,l.. ,,,
,ccnr,,;,,, =, ,ho :,
who conlncrrd said election and m.,l;,.
proclamation thereof AMI if a majority, :,
Of th. votes yiycu on That o,cs,iun sholr
BE- for Convention. The con,monl limo
general, within sixty lays from III. ,lo,n
OF clrc'inn s,rall noIify the lrlrm,,c$ to
assemble in convention at n limo nrl
place to be mrn.ipnr,l in the n,,ilicn.
ton, and said cnnvnn i'm. when orr,u.
zr,l. shall proceed to frame a constitution,
ana civil government according to the
provisions Of this act ana the ocl ,o
whioh this is supplementary and when
the same shall have been 50 framed
said constitution shall br submitted by
The convention for r,,iHro,iou to Mo
persons registered unlrr The provisions
Of this act at an election to be cor.
Il ictcl hv the otliceis or persons ann,,,.
hv The commandipr r,nrr,).os b., :
inbclorr provided. TO hr hc|l orcr,b..
cNoiraion Of thirty days from ,l,r d., q
OF notice thereof, to DO given bv so;l
convcn'ion; nnl The rc,urns lhnrn,!
s!,,|l | q male to the Commanding gene.
ral Of the district.
:,rc. 5. ,MJh II G.+1.,. cn,.t.y
That Il arr .r,;n. I, s'il r,,,,r'', ~
constitution Sh,ll i. r,,;,;.,l l,,.
| i.y Of The yo,,. oI ,,r.,,;,,.r,.l ,,.,,.,,,.
Io,iG,.l -. hcrr;, sn.,if;,l ,,.,, ,;I
election nt l,ust one h,lr " I'll ,Ln rn,,
istcrcl v,,.rs vo,;o, nn.r ,hn ,,.,n,,,.7
of su., r,,ii;,u,;,, ,h, .r,I,
convention shall ,r,nsata a COPY of the
sam". dulr Ger ih.l, to The prr.ilrot OF
the United States, who shall fprthwih
lransmt lh, same to Congress IF then
N session, and if not IN session, lhrn
immediately upon lis uryt assembling
ANA if it sl,,ll moreover appear To Con
grcss that ,hc election was one at which
all The registered and l'nlH Il electors IN
IN" Stat" bad an opportunity 10 vo.r
freely and without rrs'lani. fear, g.,
II" Influence Of fraul, anl if III" Con.
grr>s S|nil b. satisfied thai such cnn,ri
,n'ion meets he approval Of a ma;or!lv
OF nll The qualified rl,c'nrs in The State.
and if the sand constitution <i,all be de-
clarrd by Congress 10 be in conformity
with the provisions of The ACT 10 which
this IS supplementary, and ;hc other
provi 'ion' Of sal acA >iall have been
complied with, and the said Constitution
sin'l BE- approved hv Congress. ,h"