Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-09-17
General Canby's Proclamation.

AI inc elecUOn nelQ IN this State OF v r.
ginia on the 9th day of July 1869, pursuant
to General Orders No. 81, Headquarters
First Military District, dated May q, 1869.
and under the authority of the law Of the o.
s. Of March 2, 1867, and the laws supple
mentary thereto and amendatory thereof, and
of the proclamation issued by the President
of The United States on the 18th day Of May,
1869, the question of ratifying OR rejecting
the Constitution framed BY the Convention
elected for that purpose under the authority
OF the above cited laws, was submitted to the
qualified electors Of eaid State registered at
the date of said submission and at which
election, under the authority of the second
section Of the law of the United States of
April 10, 1869, public No IL } the cleo
ton Of members of the General Assembly
Of said State, and all the officers of said State
provided for by said Constitution, and mem
bers of Congress- was also submitted to the
qualified electors of said State And the
election officers having made the returns re-
CURED by law, it is hereby declared:
1. That the Constitution framed by the
Convention which assembled in the city of
Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, the Sd
day of December, 1867, and adjourned on
Friday, the 18th day of April, 1868, save
the parts submitted to a separate vote under
the authority Of the law and proclamation
above cited, has received a majority of the
votes cast by the qualified electors Of said
State, and has been duly ratified.
2. That the fourth clause of Section l !,
Article III, of said Constitution, which was
submitted TO a separate vote under the au-
thority Of the law and proclamation above
cited, has received minority OF the votes
cast by the qualified electors Of said State
upon the question Of ratification or rejection,
and has been duly rejected.
3. That Section 7, Article III, Of the said
Constitution, which was also submitted to a
separate vote under the authority of the law
and proclamation above cited, has received a
minority of the votes cast by the qualified
electors of said State upon the question of
ratification Or rejection, and has been duly
rejected.
4. That the following named persons have
received majority Of the votes cast by the
qualified electors Of the State, for the execu-
lINC OiilCCS uciCii1ditcI SiJCCiAlcO
Governor Gilbert G. Walker
Lieutenant Governor John T. Lewis.
Attorney General James G. Taylor
5. That the following named persons have
received maj GRITTY Cor plurality of the votes
cast by the qualified electors Of their respec-
tive Senatorial and Representative Districts
for members of the General Assembly of
the State Of Virginia, as hereinafter speciG-
ed:
Here follows the names Of the persons
elected in July to the Senate and House Of
Delegates
g. No persons ineligible to office under
the provisions Of the third section of Article
XIV, of the amendments to the Constitution
of the United States, hereinafter published
for the information and government Of those
whom it may concern. will allowed to
enter upon the duties Of the offices to which
they may have been chosen unless their dis
abilities have been removed by Congress
"ARr1cLE XIV SECTION 3. No per-
son shall be Senator or Representative in
Congress, Or elector of President and Vice
President, or hold any Office, civil or militia
ry under the United States, or under any
State, who, having previously taken an oath
as member Of Congress, or as an officer Of
the United States, or as member of any
Legislature, or as an executive or judicial
officer of any State, to support the Constitu-
ton of the United States, shall have engaged
in instruction or rebellion against the sanlc
or given aid Or comfort to the enemies there
Of But Congress may, by vote Of two
thirds of each house, remove disability.
7. That the following named persons have
received a majority Cor plurality of the votes
cast by the qualified electors of their respec
tive congressional Districts as established by
an ordinance of the Convention adopted
April Il, 1868, and are entitled to certif-
Gates of election as members Of the House OF
Representatives Of the Congress Of the Uni
ted States for the said districts, as hereinaf-
ter specified:
First Congressional District, Richard S.
Aver; Second District, James H. Plat, Jr
Third District, Charles Fl. Iortcr Fourth
District, George ". Booker; Fifth District,
Robert Rid gway; Sixth District, William
Mines, Jr. !; Seventh District. Lewis Nc
Kenzie Eighth District, James K. Gibson
8. The following named person has re-
ceived majority of the votes cast by the
qualified electors of the State voting at large
throughout the State for members of Con-
gress at large, as prescribed by the ordinance
of the Convention, April IA, 1868, and is
entitled to certificate Of election: State at
large Joseph Segar AN abstract of the
election returns will be prepared and depos-
tied in the office of the Secretary Of the COM
monwcalth
10. The certificates Of election Of the Ex-
ecutivc officers Of the State, and of the Rep
rcscntativcs in the Congress of the United
States, will be sent direct to their post office
address. Those Of the members OF the Gen
eral Assembly will be deposited in the office
Of the Secretary Of Commonwealth for deliv-
cry, upon application, to the person entitled
to receive them, and a copy of this order
will be sent to the post Office address of each
U.-The 9th section of the Act of Con-
gress approved April 10, 1869, Public No.
IS, provides that the Legislature elected,
as provided for in said Act, shall assemble
at the capitol of the State on the fourth
Tuesday after the official PRONUNCIATION Of
the ratification of the Constitution and to
prepare for and facilitate the organization of
the Legislature under the afore cited law,
the following appointments are hereby made:
1st Gilbert G. Walker, to be Governor
of Virginia, vice Fl. Fl. Wells, resigned, to
take effect Tuesday, September II, 1869
John F. Lewis, to be Lieutenant Govern
or of Virginia, to Gil a vacancy to take eff
feet on the assembling Of the Legislature,
Tuesday, October S, 1869. -a.
BY command of Breyet Major General Candy,
LOUIS V. CAztARc,