Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-10
General Canby's Proclamation.
lST MILITARY DISTRICT
STATE OF VIRGINIA,

on the 9Th dav OF July 1869. pursuant to Gen
eral Orders No, 81, Headquarters First Mill.
tary District, dated May u, 1869, and under
the authority OF the law OF the u. 5. OF March
,, 1867, and the laws supplementary thereto
and amendatory thereof, and OF the proclama.
ton issued By the President OF the United
States on the l4th day of May, 1869, the ques
ton OF ratiiying or rejecting the Constitution
framed by the Convention elected for that pur-
pose under the authority OF the above cited
laws, was submit tel To thc qualified electors oil
said State registered 1T the date OF said sub
mission: and at which election, under the au-
thority of the second section Of the law of the
United States OF April 10, 1869, public No.
49, the election OF members OF the General
Assembly of said State, and oil the officers Of
said State provided for by said Constitution,
and members OF Congress" was also submitted
to the qualified electors of said State: And
| the election officers having made the returns
| required by law, it is hereby declared
/. That the Constitution framed by the Con
venton which assembled in the city of Rich
mond, Virginia, on Tuesday, the Sd day of De-
| cember, 1867, and adjourned on Friday the
| 18th day # April, 1868, save the parts sub
| mtted to q 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.
>, That the fourth clause OF Section |, Ar
| tice Ill, of said Constitution, which was SUD-
| mtted to separate vote under the authority
| of the law and proclamation above clted has
received minority OF the votes cast by the
| onaliGed electors of said State upon the ques-
| ton Of ratification or rclecuoo, ana mas pceh
duly rejected. ,,r
| Constitution, which was also submitted to a
| SEPARATE vote under the authority OF the law
and proclamation above cited, has received
minority Of the votes cast by the qualified cleo
tors of said State upon the question OF ratltlca-
ton or rejection, and has been duly rejected.
1 That the following named persons have
received majority OF the votes cast by the
qualified electors of the State, for the executive
Offices hereinafter specified:
Governor. Gilbert G. Walker
| Lieutenant Governor. John L: Lewis
Attorney General. James G. Taylor.
). That tho following named persons have
received maj ority (or plurality OF the votes
cast by the qualified electors OF their respective
Senatorial and Representative Districts for
members of the General Assembly OF the State
OF Virginia, as hereinafter specified:
| Here follows the names Of the persons elect
| ed in July to the Senate and House of Del
cgates.
6. No persons ineligible to office under the
provisions of the third section OF Article NV,
\ of the amendments to the Constitution OF the
United States, hereinafter published for the in
| formation and government OF those whom 1t
| NAV concern, will be allowed to enter upon the
duties OF the offices to which they may have
been chosen unless their disabilities have been
removed by Congress.
| "ARTICLE XIV. "-"SECTIoN 3. No per
son shall be a Senator or Representative IN
| Congress, or elector Of President and Vice
| President or hold any Office, civil or military
under the United States, or under any State
who, having previously taken an oath as
member OF Congress, or as an officer OF tie
! United States, or as q member OF any LegisIa-
ture, or rs an executive or judcia! officer OF any
| State, to support the Constitution OF the Unit
ed States, shall have engaged in insurrectlon
| or rebellion against the same, or given ald or
comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress
NAV, By a vote OF tWO-thlrdS OF each house,
remove disability.
I. That the following named persons have
received a majority Tor plurality of the votes
cast by the qualified electors of their respective
congressional districts, rs established by IN or
dinanco of the Convention adopted April a.
1865, and are entitled to certificates o. election
as member of the House OF Representatives
of the CONGRESS Of the United States lor the
| said districts, as hereinafter specified
| First Congressional District. Richard 5.
Aver; Second District, James II. Plat. Jr. ;
| Third District, Charles IL. Porter; Fourth
| District, George w. Booker; Fifth District
Robert lideway Sixth District. William Mil
mes. DR.: Seventh District, Lewis Mckenzie
| Eighth District, James *. Gibson.
| S The following named person has received
O. maioriy OF the votes cast by the qualified
electors Of the State voting at large through
out the State Tor members CT Congress at
large, as prescribed by the ordinance Of the
Convention, April If, 1865, and is entitled to
certificate OF election: State at large. Joseph
Segar. An abstract of the election returns will
| be prepared and deposited in the Office Of See
| rotary of the commonwealth.
| 10. The certificates of election Ct the Exc
| cutiyo officers OF the State, and of the Repre-
sentatives in the Congress OF the United States,
will be sent direct to their pest Office address.
| Those of the members Of the General Assem-
| bly, will be deposited in the office Of the Secre-
tarv of Commonwealth for delivery, upon ap.
plication, to the person entitled to receive them,
and COPY of this order will be sent to the post
Office address Of each.
| U.--Thc 9TH section OF the Act OF Congress
approved April 10, 1869, public No. l&,)
provides that the Legislature elected, as pro-
vided for in said Act, shall assemble at the cap
itol of the State on the fourth Tuesday after
the official PRONUNCIATION Of the ratification OF
the Constitution; and to prepare for and facIll-
tate the organization OF the Legislature under
the aiore cited law, the following appointments
| are hereby made
lst. Gilbert G. Walker, to be Governor of
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effect Tuesday, September 81, 1869,
John +, Lewis, to be Lieutenant Governor
of Virginia, to fill a vacancy to take effect on
the assembling Of the Legislature, Tuesday,
| October s. 1869.
By command Of Bycvot Major General Candy:
LOUIS V. CAZIARC,
Aid de- Camp, and Acting Assistant Adjptant
General
A colored woman, lately employed as SER
want at the White Sulphur Springs, has been
arrested in Richmond, having in her possession
| $500 worth Of goods which had been stolen
recently, besides diamond pin; The Rich
| ~ tho