The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-02

the Organization Of the Said Convention,
and for Submitting the Revised and
Amended Constitution to the People OF
the State Of Virginia for Ratification or
Rejection
approved February l6, loolJ
Whereas. in pursuance of an act OF
the General Assembly. approved March
). 1900. entitled ''an act To provide for
submitting 10 the qualified voters oi the
State the question oi calling a Constitu-
tional Convention to be held for the pur-
pose of revising andamcnding the pre-
sent Constitutions an election was
duly held on the fourth Thursday in
May. 1900; aud
Whereas. the Board of State Canvas
sers have certified that at said election n
large majority of the qualified voters
of this State voted in favor of n Consti-
tutional Convention and their dctermi-
nation has been communicated 10y the
Governor to this body. and it is now
proper to provide plans for the selection
of the delegates To such convention. for
the convening Of said delegates and the
organization % said convention and for
submitting the revised and amended
Constitution to the people of the state
of Virginia for ratification or rejection.
therefore.
l. BE it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of Virginia. That the delegates to the
said convention shall be elected at the
election to be held on the fourth Thurs
day in May, 1901 and the judges Of eiec-
tion at the several voting places in the
State where otherwise there wOuld be
no election held are hereby required to
hold an election ON said day for the
election Of delegates To said convention.
,. The ballots 10 be used in said elec-
ton shall be- furnished by the respective
electoral boards Of the counties and cities
of the Commonwealth, and the tiection
of delegates to the convention shall. in
all respects be in accordance with the
genere election laws of the Common
wealth for the election OF members oi the
General Assembly, except as hereinafter
provided
3. All persons shall be qualified To vote
for delegates to the convention. and
shall be eligible to membership therein
who are entitled to vote for members Of
the General Assembly under the Consti-
tuition and laws of this Commonwealth.
APPORmONMEXT OF DELEGATES.
I. The apportionment and districts
shall be as prescribed in this section.
From the counties, cities, and towns of
each district, as now created by law for
the election ofmembers to the House Of
Delegates of the General Assembly OF
Virginia. there shall be elected by the
qualified electors thereof delegates as
follows
Accomac shall have delegate; Abe
marie and the city OfCharlOttesville shall
have delegates Alexandria county and
the city of Alexandria shall have | dele
gate Allegheny, Bath and Highland
shall have delegate; Amherst shall have
! delegate; Augusta and the city OF
Staunton shall have 2delegates; Bedford
shall have delegates; Botetourt shall
have delegate; Brunswick shall have l
delegate; Buchanan Dickinson and Wise
shall have / delegate; Buckingham and
Cumberland shall have delegate; Camp
bell shall have delegate; Campbell and
Appomattox shall have delegate; Caro-
line shall have | delegate; Carroll shall
have delegate; Charlotte shall have l
delegate; Chesterfield, Manchester and
Powhatan shall have , delegates; Clarke
and Warren shall have | delegate; Craig,
Roanoke county and Roanoke city shall
have delegates; Culpeper shall have one
delegate; Dinwiddie shall have delegate
Elizabeth City and Accomac shall have
delegate; Essex and Middlesex shallhave
| delegate: Fairfax shall have delegate;
Fauquier shall have l delegate; Floyd
shall have delegate; Fluvanna and
Goochland shall have delegate; Frank
lin shall have delegate; Frederick and
Winchester shall have | delegate; GlOu-
eester and Mathewsshall have delegate;
Grayson shall have delegate Greene and
Madison shall have delegate; Greenes-
vile and Sussex shall have one delegate
Halifax shall have , delegates; Hanover
shall have | delegate; Henrico shallhav
delegate; Henry shall have | delegate;
Isle of Wight shall have ! delegate; King
and Queen shall have ! delegate; King
William and Hanover shall have dele
gate; Lancaster and Richmond county
shall have delegate Lee shall have l
delegate; LCudouD and Fauquier shall
have delegate; Louisa shall have dele
gate Lynchburg shall have ] delegate;
Lunenburg shall have delegate; Meek
lenburg shall have delegate; Montgom-
cry and Radford shall have l delegate;
Nansemond shall have delegate; Nelson
shall have delegate; New Kent. Charles
City, James City, Warwick, York, VIII
liamsburg, and Newport News shallhave
/ delegate; Norfolk city shall have ,
delegates; Norfolk county shall have !
delegate; Northampton and Accomae
shall have l delegate; Northumberland