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The Daily Dispatch: December 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], By the Governor of Virginia — a proclamation. (search)
Mr. Thomas Lawson, having resigned his post as Chamberlain of this city and Clerk of the Council, on account of ill health, be it. Resolved, That the Council regard this as an appropriate occasion to place upon record their high estimation of his services, and bear testimony to the fidelity with which he has discharged the responsible duties of his office. The Council then proceeded to the election of Chamberlain, from the following list of candidates: Richard Hill, Jr., C. Walthall, A. W. Morton, E. S. McCarthy, and P. W. Ralston. On the second ballot, Mr. Morton received a majority of the votes, and was declared elected. Mr. M. was for many years a clerk in the office of the Public Auditor, and is at present the efficient Secretary of the Richmond and York River Railroad Company.--The vote was made unanimous. Mr. Hill presented an ordinance providing for three additional policemen, and an ordinance to prohibit the sale of ardent spirits at a theatre or o