Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1828-03-22

counties or corporations, Oh some day TO be APP
pointed and made known to them by the Sheriff
or other officer authorised by law to conduct
The elections therein as aforesaid. And, If any
oil them shall refuse or fail to attend, il shalt
% the duty OF such Sheriff other officer, TO
give notice thereof To the attorney prosecuting
for The Commonwealth in such county or corpu-
ration, aud those who do attend, shat proceed
to examine said polls, aud having: stricken
theretrom the names Of all such persons rs in
the opinion OF majority of ,hem are mol ie
Sally entitled 10 vote under this Act; to cause
two fair copies of such corrected pull 10 be-
made out aud verdi Il Us follows - Each sheet
of such poll shall be subscribed with the names
of the sheriff or other officer, of the Clerk or
Deputy Clerk; and Of the commissioner ur COM
missoners ct the revenue or such d them as
may attend at the scrutiny of,hc polls as above
required; aud at the foot Of the poll, each of
them so attending as u foresaid. shall ma ke an
athdavit bef"re justice oftte peace to the fol-
lowing effect, viz This day nf
the above named A. 3. and CD.
&c whose names are subscribed 10 the allows
poll, made oath Tor ailirmatiun) before me u
justice OF the peace for said county Tor corpoa
rution') that they have carefully examined said
poil that they have stricken iher efrom no per
SOU who in the Judgment of majority Of them
had legal right 10 vote, and that the name Of
no one remains thereon, when majority Of
them concur in believing is not entitled to a
vote according, 10 the existing laws of this Com.
monwcal,h And the aforesaid a Il aud C.
d. kthc Sherifs or other ofhcers conducting the
pois) also made oath (nr atti rma,ion) that they
conducted the poll aforesaid and verify believe
II represents fairly the votes given by the per-
sons whose names appear thereon, accordimst,
the hest of their Knowledge and belief Given
under my hand this dny of
One copy Of the poll made out shall be re-
tanned by the Clerk Of the Court, TO be by him
preserved amongst The files of his flee, the
other copy thereof shall be transmit I'd by mail
by the said Clerk TO the Executive ofthis Com
monwealth within ten DAYS after the proper
a''estation OF said copies by The aforesaid Of
fcers
Andbe Httvthcr enacted, That il shall be the
duty of he Executive to ascertain the result as
exhibited by the returns received on or before
The hrst day of September next and within five
days thereafter, TO cause the same to be PUBLISH
edby proclamation from the Governor and al
so 10 communicate the result of all The returns
made from ell the counties and corporations
within this Commonwealth entitled to cleo, de.
leSates as aforesaid, TO the succeeding Lecisla.-
lure, and TO take such steps therein as NAV be
required of them by law.
And be Hturthcr caacted, Thar if any Sheriff
or other 0ilcer authorised 10 conduct an eIecs
ton shall refuse fail 10 take n poll at his
next spring election, and at the succeeding Nav
ana June terms of his county or coIporation
courts as required by this Act or shalt fail or
required, copy of the poll taken, or il any
Clerk refuse or fail, by himself his depn,y,
10 a'd ~ making Out, examining, authenticate
ing and transmitting TO the Executive as re
CURED by this Act, the poll aforesaid, such
Sheriff, CLERK or other officer shall forfeit and
pay For such offence, fine of FIVE hundred
dollars; and if any Sheriff, Clerk or other
officer shall refuse or fail to perform any other
duiy required Of him Or them by this Act, he
or they shall forfeit and pay fine not less
Than one hundred dollars nor more than fivb
hundred dollars for which it shall be the ,iu-
iy OF the Attorney of the Commonwealth to
prosecute in behalf Of the Commonwealth aud
for The benefit of The Literary Fund
lie 1t further enacted, Tha, it shalt be the
duty of the Executive, forthwith, after the
passage of this Act, 10 cause TO be published
IN such newspapers in the different sections OF
this Commonwealth, as in their opinions shall
be best calculated to diffuse general infurma-
ton there to the good people of Virginia, and
TO cause such publication TO be made at least
once in every two weeks, until the last day Of
April next
DIS net shall commence and be i'm force
from, and after the passage thereof.
lhe foregoing is a true copy from the orr,
ginal.
GEO. w. MUNFORD, c. I'D.
l.