Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-02-19
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Concerning a Convention,
Passed 3lSt OF .EQnisOy-u. 1928.

that portion Of he good people Of this Commonwssb
ne h'ssuy feel Their DUTY to ascertain tue whes 81 The
Be Il iEereyse enacted rAa, shah be IN, duty OF the sew
fa. Sheriff. aud oiher officers, authorized sleeoos
within tins Cmna,w Attn time G place Of hodiug
e,pteN6 election, for Delegate To- he ene,s A.enfI IN
Ap IeH' 10 opens separate POLL oi the purpose tsking
the sense Of he people upon the queun whsthei they de
lain ,wceolaUn.; for The tho'e Who vote ia
negative, and shall he headed thus:
Shall there be Convention 20 amend .le Constitution of
this Commonwealth
CONVENTION. No CONVENTION
The Sheriff, othe, officer conducting tie eieotion .hs
tsk- the vote hs question aforesaid every quail
,hed according 10th. existing Laws Of the
vote Tor uelegaes TO the General Assembly, shall
forward, during such ercon, give his vote aud shall write
The Of al who vote n The a native in the ri
Column under the word Convention, the
those VINO vote m the negative, the second column, under
the words No Convenient No person shall he pei united
70 vo the question aforesaid, who vote
for eegass to the General Assembly under the existing w
Il 'h C1moonw sslth shall permitted To vote
IN any County Corpoa who previously
81 upon the sane question "a ~nVthsr
d more fully 20 the The good people Of
'his commonwesith, on tin, u question,
De a. iotAer enacted, Thai The NAV rms ci
ihs,r ,etPetve County Cooperation COuitAuuedise
'u'eoedHg the election aforesaid shall the d OF the
spt1uSe Shr or other officers aulhoriss by s.y
duct elections therein 10 opeD said polls
place. Of holding Courts sud them ope n during
wh9e OF sid when ihey shall be ready II ahmes
TO receive and record, by the FIST section Of b
act ali the legal votes wL may offer 10 poed
On nS question, htins such terms ri the end of which terms,
& SAD polls shall be return ed 10 their ierk OF
noes And shall moreover be the duty Sheriff, CT
s.r oileeI 10 maze proclamation before the door,
tact OF -uchisll being opened, Che place AZ which II - kent
and q his readiness TO receive the Of all erson ered
by ihs act te express their opinions
re t rttsr enacted That after the end june
rssPeeYe Counties and Corporations aforesaid, the
Sad polls shall he closed, and within days het
shall DE The duty of the Sheri or other ofceI he
p. and OF The Clerk or deputy CLERK, aud of ths
nueTi OF Com ssners OF tue revenue iif more
than ones Of the several Counties entitled 60
rieet Dereaes as aiesado ssenbe Che C!e,ks
,heT Counties, 'r Corporations,
appointed msde known 10 them by the Sheriff or other ne
authorised by law 10 conduct he te sn Aforesaid
n any "lhem refuse OF fail 10 attend shall be
duty OF such Sheiiforcther give notice
attorney ing fe the eslh IN such county
" | 'ta,,o and 'hose who attend, shall proc
ne sad po aud having stricken th.rerou ms mes OF all
legally entitled TO vote under this act, to fan copies
Of such rseied poll TO be made verified as foow.
Each sheet OF such poll shall he subscribed tins names II
me He OF other oce OF the CLERK, deputy Clerk and
OF the Commissioned, Comn,iones Of In. ,ey.nue a,
hove required; aud al the foot Of The poli seb Of b
tending. sfyreaid shall make an sfln,h he fo,
OF the Feace, u The following shs CT, {" This day
OF tbe above nsIneJ A. II. and c. D. et esieta
whose subscribed the above 20 H. aae oath So
ty lor Corpoisonl thai they have carefully exsd s
po that they have stricken herefrou person vino in he
Judgment Of usjoy of ihem had legal right 10 vote and
that The name of no one remains thereon IN nsirv M
them in believing entitled VOTE Ia
A aud c. d. the Sheriff. other oicer. eond,ct;ns ,s
po also made OATH for a6 naiinI that they ~
gwen, by the persons whose names aptear thereon
TO the heal OF he knowledge aud belief Given under nv
Iii - -. L.. -, = ny -. One copy OF the
TO be ny him preserved amongst the files Of his The
copy thereof shaii be transmitted by mall by the -s t
10 the Executive OF this within Ter L.,
the proper stestation of said by the afress,,
And be iearther eaaeted, That shall he The ,
Executive 10 ascertain the result, exhibited nv
reeeve on OF before the LIST day Of September next and
wiin hve days thereafter the same tobs nubth
ey proclamation from the Govrrno aud also 10
the result oil all the returns made from all the I
Oorpofaons within this Commonwealth entitled 10 ELI SsI
egsles as aforesaid, to the eeug Legi.lat am,
such other steps therein, he required Of Them he
fa'i be At arfhsT enacted, That ii any SheIe ~ ,h
.lce authorised 70 Conduct an election, shall rei or raj
70 take POLL ~ his Spring Election nd Al The
ing may and June terms Of his County OF Co,noraon C
IS required by this act shall fail or refuse Ia make
anime and sahsBesie required copy ofthe
OF 5ny CLERK efuse or fail by himself u his depr 70 ~
IN making out examining, Nuheniicang and trsrsii,; ~
me Exetntive, equedy this act the poll Aforesaid
Shef Clerk or other officer, shall frreit and ps, o cb
isnle me oil 5000 and any Sheriff. Clerk or obr mic,
shall refuse or fail 10 perform any other duty ~ E
Or item 10y tins act lac they shall forfeit nd nav 6n
Teas than IOO nor more than $780, which, n baI he
dusy OF the Attorney Of the Commonwealth 10
behalf OF the Commonwealth aud for the henef of the
Re t3lrttsT enaeteG Thath shall he Che s,.v ~ ,+
eeuiiy forthwith after the passage OF this act l. r,, i q,
DC Pehihef IN such newspapefs, the different Of
as IN their opinion, shall be best cacIsed
~ dause general information thereof 10 The GOOD rI 90
Virgnis,andt TO such publication 10 be n, "
IN every two weeks sntii the last day of ArriI next
ihis act shall Commence mud be force from and or a.
passage thereof. M anu amer u'e
The foregoing i. true copy from fhe original
Feb.i4. - u'-'r 90 ~ y, ~ ~, d.