Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-01-25

Convection, a duplicate OF such certih'
cate.
sscr. l. Had be it further enacted,
That tue Delegates So elected shall as
senble at the Capitol in the City OF
Richmond, on the first Monday IN
next, for the purpose Of performing the
duty assigned TO them; majority oil
the whole number shall be necessary to
form quorum for the Transaction Oh
business, but any smaller nunber may
! adjourn from day to day; and should II
so happen that no Delegate, or not
! sufficient number thereof to form a quo
rum should attend on the day hereby
! appointed, or on any subsequent day
or il the members attending stould tai!
h adjourn from daJ to day, the Con-
vention shall, nevertheless, stand ad.
iournrd from day to day, until a quo
rum shall have assembled, aud until the
/ Convention snail. adjourn sin@dle.
Seer. 5 .ai.I BE- It further enacted,
| That no Delegate so elected, shall be
entitled to his seat IN tue SAID ConVen
ton, until he snail have taken before
7 SEINE fDEtHEEE Va tiiC tAb1hLfst SDdh-
cal. an oath Of office IN tAe following
form. to wit. I, 4 Is do solemaIy swear
tnt,t vii faithfully aud to tue best of
my sDiHty, discharge tue duties of my
office as a Delegate to the Convention
elected by the people ia pursuance Of
! the act entitled an act, ;" and
TIA. Will not vote toe, nor eRdeavour
to establish any new Constitution or
torn OF government winch shall not In
ms op,aion be best calculated to pro-
mote the general welfare OF thIs Com
| monVeaith. 80 he'll me.
sRcr. 6. .4.d be u further sntc'ed,
fhat quorum Of the Delegates atore-
SAID as assemblies and qualified, shall
nave power to elect President OF the
| Convention, Clerk and vtner such of
ncers az they may deem necessary, in
such manner as they shall appoint They
stall De judges ofthe elections and
qualifications of theira own members,
aud may prescribe their own r ulss of
proceedlng: PrOpided, That all their
acts and deliberations shall be public;
that they shall keep regular journal of
heir proceedings, anu thai the ayes
aad noes on any question shall be re-
orded oa the journal il any member
require it. la all contested elections
the rules proceeding shall be the same
as in contested elections tor House of
| Delegates.
SECT. Z. Ind be At further snacted,
Thai the sad Convention, 80 organized,
snail have iuli power to
SRcr 8 and Be Il further fepnc!sd,
! that all amendments OF the constitution
which snail be made by the Convention
IN pursuance OF the powers hereby
granted, sas be duly enroiled on parcR-
meut, and delivered To ne clerk ct the
liouse oil Delegates, to be by ni.a pre-
served anon the rolls OF the General
Assembly. A copy thereof shall De
iortnwlth published oy tue Executive, Ia
such OF the newspapers, published WITH
in the ComGlon"e aitn, as snail, III their
opinion be oes, calculated to give to all
the people thereof tull Information ei
sad amendments.
set, 9. .4au Be It further enacted,
That 1t shall DE The duty III the several
snerIHs, and other officers, authorised
to conduct elections wItnrn tnis Com
monwesth al their couuy ard corpora.
tIon courts, ia the taontn ot III the
year to lay tine SAID proposed "a
amendments before the OF thelr
SAID counties and corporation, and take
the question thereon whether they are
for or against the Constitution as amen
ded. And tor the purpose, they shall
cause polls to be opened, with two Sc
parate columns, the one, tor the names
oil those VINO vote in the affirm atlve, aud
the other tor the names those who vote
! IN the negative which columns shall De
headed thus:
For the Constitution Against the Constitution
as amended as smenied
The sheriiis and Other officers conduct
J my the SAID election, seali take The vote
W, n the aforesaid question, every per-
: SON lawful, qualified to vote ior a
Delegate to the General assembly, VINO
shall come forward during that election
/ /" give MS vote; and he snail cause the
names OF all those who vote IN the al
trmatiVe,t to be written in the first column
I, under the words For the Constitution,
! as amended" and the names ut all
those who vote IN the negative, in the
second column under the words, "a gainsl