Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-07

| shall previously .ave voted upon tie same ques-
ton in another.
Sect 2. And more fully to ascertain the sense
OF the good people ofthis Commonwealth on this
momentous question, Be IL further enacttd, That
J al the May and June terms of their respective
county or corporation courts, Immediately succeed
ing the election aforesaid, it shall be the duty of
the respective Sheriiis, other officers authoris-
ed by the law TO conduct elections therein 90 on
en- said polls at their respective places of holding
| courts, and to continue them open during the
whole OF said terms, when they shall be ready at
aii unes ,oreceive and record, as required by the
irst section OF this Act. all the legal votes which
may offer themselves 10 be polled on this question
during such terms; at the end of such terms the
SAID polls shall lie returned to their respective
CLERK Offices And it shall moreover be the duty of
such sheriff or other officer TO make proclamation
before the door, ofthc fact Of such poll beino on
ened, the place at which it is kept and of his reai
ness to receive the votes of all persons entitled bv
| this Act, to express their op;,;o,s On a.; ~
| ton. f"s'-
Sect. 3. BE il further enacted. That af,er Tho
ehu Oh the June terms in the respective counties
ana corporations as aforesaid the said polls shall Ie
Closed, and within ten days thereafter il shall be
me duty OF the Sheriff other officer cond,,ctino
,ne poiIs ana oil the Clerk or Deputy Clerk, & OF
,ne commissioner or commissioners of the revenue
Yi 'here be more than one,) of the several conn
es or corporations, entitled TO elect DELEGATES ne
Aforesaid, to assemble at the Clerks office of their
l,'Po.u.e Sosnucs or corporations, on some day 10
De appointed and made known to them bv The
Sheriff or other officer authorised by law 10 CON-
DUCT the elections therein as aforesaid And if anv
oil them shall refuse fail to atend it shall he the
guy OF such Sheriff or other officer to give notice
thereof to the attorney prosecuting for tho Co,n
| monwealth in such county or corporaton and
those who do attend, shall proceed to examine said
polls, and having stricken thcrefrom the names oT
an such persons as in the opinion of majority of
them are not legally entitled to vote unIar his
/ Act, to W cofe,
made out and verified as follows Each sheet of
such poll shall be subscribed with the names of tbn
sheri or other officer, of the clerk or deputy clerk
q oi the commissioner or commissioners of the re-
| venue OF SUCH oil them as may attend al the scru
dny of the polls above required; and at the foot
| " tne poh, each ofthem so attending as aforesaid
shaii make an affidavit before Justice of the
10 the following effect, viz: ''1'his
10Y ~ the above named a b.
| and Z. ID. sc. whose names are subscribed To the
ABOVE pcll made oath (or afirination) before me a
justice OF the peace for said county Tor corno,a-
uon) that they have closely examined said noll
!ilat they nave stricken therefrom no person who
| In the judgment of majority of them had Ieoal
right 10 vote, and that the name of no ono
,hereon, whom majority of them concur in he
heving IS not entitled to vote according m the
existing laws of this commonwealth And the A.
soresaiu a; H. and T. d. Che Sheriifs or other Of
ecers conducting the poils) also made oath (or az
nrInation) that they conducted the polls aforesaid
anu verify believe il represents fairly the votes
gwen, by the persons whose names appear there
on; according to the best of their knowledge and
! day of C1no ~,
polls so made out, shall be retained bv The cierS
Of the Court, TO be by him preserved amongst the
hies OF his Office, the other copy thereof shall he
transmitted by mail, by the said Clerk to the Ex
ecutive OF this Commonwealth, within ten davs af
ter the proper attestaon of said comics Inv The a
/ foresaid officers ~ N"0 a.
sect. 4. lind 6e a further enacted, That it shall
be the duty Of the Executive, to ascertain the se
| suit, as exhibited by the returns received ~, ~
before the lst day of September next. and within
mve days thereafter, to cause the same 10 he nub-
hshed by proclamation from the Governor and also
90 communicate the result of all the raturns made
rom all tue counties and corporations within this
| SoihrnohWeaith, entitled TO elect Delegates as A.
ioresaid, to the succeeding Legislature and tn tae
such steps therein, as may be required of them Inv
| law. S''i ~
Sec; .. Ind De IL further enacted, That if anv
OF o.er oiicer authorised to conduct an C.
lee.cn snail refuse or fail to take poll at his next
spring election, and at the succeeding Nav and
June Terms OF his county and corporation courts
as required by this Act, shall fail or refuse 70
make OUT, examine and authenticate, as required
copy of'the poll so taken, or if any Cler refIso
or iaii' by himself or his deputy, TO aid in mai
ing out, examining, authenticating and trans
! mittIng TO the Executive, as required Inv tb;s
Ac'' me poll aforesaid, such Sheriff Clerk or
saii iorieit and pay for such offence
CLERK, or other officer, shall refuse or fail 10 ner'
form any other duty required of him or them bv
iiiis act he or they shall forfeit and paw fine not
less Than one l. .ldred nor more than five h,,ndroJ
dollars, for which 1t shall be ne duty of the aftor
ney Tor the commonwealth to prosecute in behalf
OF the commonwealth, and for the benefit of the
! Literary Fund. % '"e
Sec. o. Be itfurther enacted, That II shall be
the duty o. the Executive, forthwith after the mas
sage oil TINS act to cause it to be published m such
] newspapers IN the different sections of the com
Inonweail, as in their opinions shall be best eaIcr
la'ed to dillnse general information thereof TO fbe
people OF Virginia, and to cause such publicat;on
| TO be made at least once in every two weeks
until The last day of April next.
Sec. T. This act shall commence and be in force
IRON and after the passage thereof
Inc foregoing is a true copy from the ORIGINAL
GEO. w. MUNFORD. c. II. ID.
fniors othe following papers publish the Conyen
= uVh Dit 0Dce fortnight until the Is ,lav ~ A,,;I -
'''9Ia men accounts 10 ie Executive, viz The Gep,,
49,, ng the N riOk Herald, the Porncuth Paa di,n,
ne winchester Viginln, the CsnneI Of the Valley IN, Ola
pmnon' lPeiersbmg The Petersburg Intelljgenser fb
Lyme nhufg veinIan, the Ciarkshurg Eneurer H. S,,o,
SPer ltor, the Palladium (ewisbufe
s'n TsInan, The Vnguis Advocate the WheeIin- ,r,s
~ Nyihe Gaztuc the Genus Of I,ibe-t NJ o. s-sS ~,
Arena. By order ~ ,hs F w., 500 sne roi''ieal
Flo WIN. II. RICHALDSON,ec c.
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