Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-14

CONCERNING A CONVENTION
Passed 3lst Of Jonuorv, ISIS

Assembly, that portion of the good peonle ocuS
commonwealth, DESTROYS of amendina m C .iis
sutuuon OF this State, and this Assembly fso,:
thereon: - "e people
Sect l. Be it therefore enacted: That - sh.u
ne the duty oil the several Sheriffs and other OFF
GERS, authorised TO conduct elections within ,hi
commonwealth, at the time and place of holdn
thcr respective elections for Delegates 10 thS
General Assembly in April next, TO open a sana ,o
rate poll, Tor the purpose of taking the sense %
inc people upon the question, whether tbev A.
SIRE convention or not. The poll TO be opened
snail contain two coumns one for the Names -
those who vote in the affirmative, the other for o.
names OF those who vote in the negative. and sba,
be headed thus: Au SiiaIi
shall there be Convention TO amend the Con.
sutulion OF this Commonwealth
CONVENTION. NO CONVENTIONS
The Sheriff or other officer CONDUCTING III
iecuon, shall take the vote the question afore
SAID, oil every person qualified, according 70 m,
eNisuhg laws OF the Commonwealth, TO vote for
Delegates 10 the General Assembly v,bo Iii
come forward during the election TO give his yn,a
ana snail write the names of all those who sboI,
vote IN the affirmative, in the first column. md
the word Convention, and the names of all tho.
VINO vote IN the negative, in the second coI,,r
uhuer the words "No Convention No person
shall be permitted to vote on the question
said, who Is not entitled 10 vote for DeJeoatos ..
tne GenerAi Assembly; under the existino Isre.,
u I'm. ms commonwealth, nor shall any one be per
tx,i,.1
shall previously have voted upon the sa,ne ,' -lO
ton IN another 49,
Sect. z And more fully to ascertain the sepso
OF The good people of this Commonwealth nm ,ht
inomentous question, Be Il further enacted tn
at the May and June terms of their resad, nat
county or corporation courts, Immediately snccoo1
ing the election aforesaid, it shall be the dut,, ns
me respective Sherifs, other officers autboris
ca Oy the law TO conduct elections therein TO an
EN- said polls at their respective places of boIa;r
courts, and TO continue them open durino ,ho
Wnole OF SAID terms, when they shall be reedy a.
all times to receive and record as required nv, ,L
hrst sesuon oil this Act all the legal votes which
may offer themselves TO be polled on tb;s c',.; $50
during such terms; at the end of such So, ~
said polls shall be returned TO their resrec,;
Clerks Offices And il shall moreover he tbe du,,,t
such sheriifor other officer to make procl.ma;o,,
oeIoIe lhe door, OF the fact OF such poll being on
ehed the place at which tits kept,a of his read
ness 10 receive the votes of all persons entitled b.
ton. va 'iS queS~
Sect. 3. Be it further enacted, That after Tho
Gnu Oh the June terms in the respective countins
and corporations aforesaid the said nolIs I'll -
Cioseu' anu within ten days thereafter il shall b
the duty OF the Sheriff or other officer condmc,;
the polls, and OF the Clerk or,Deputy Clerk &, SS
ne !S commissioner or commissioners of the revenue
Nil therc be more than one) of the several cow
ues OF corporations entitled to elect Delegates ~
aforesaid TO assemble at the Clerks Office az tbe
respective counties corporations on Some H., =
81 dPPoihteu ana made known to them by the
Sherl1 or other officer authorised bv a,, 70
duct the elections therein as aforesaid Al ar -
Oh them snail refuse fail 10 attend il shall no ~,
DUTY OF such Sheriff or other officer To rive ,oy;
thereoi 10 the attorney prosecuting for the Com
monwealth in such county or corrorat;o, -,
those who do attend, shall proceed To all
pols' and having stricken thcrefrom the nares of
an such persons rs in the opinion of a rnaiorit,, rs
mem are not legally entitled to vote under fbis
ncti 10 cause two fair copies Of such poll TO DO
fed E.Tt -
such poll shall be subscribed with the lie
sheTi or other officer, ofthe clerk or deputy clerl,
q OF the commissioner or commissioners oftbe 20
venue or such OF them as may attend at the scriI
e IT, uiy poiIS as a1oVe required; and at the foot
oi me poll each oil them so attending as aforesaid
snail make an affidavit before aiustice ftbe pear
day of tba sbo,,o ,,o,A -
~ ~ &C. whose names are subscribed 10 the
above poll made oath Tor affirmation before me \
Jushce OF the peace for said county Cor cornoro-
uon') that they have closely examined said noIl.
!hat they have stricken thcrelrom no person who
III ,he Judgment OK a majority ofthem had a LEGAL
right 10 vote, and that the name Of no one remain
thereon, whom majority of them copcur in he
neViilS is not entitled to vote according TO tha
existing laws of this commonwealth. And the n
ioresaia a. Is. and c. ID. (the Sherifs or other of.
hcers conducting the polls) also made oath for sf
hrmation) that they conducted the noIIs aforos.i5
ana verify believe it represents fairly the vote
gwen by the persons whose names appear there
on; according to the best of their knowledge and
9 pencil GIVEN under my hand this
aay Of :" One copy of the
o. the court, 10 be by him preserved amongst the
mes oil his office, the other copy thereof shan be
transmitted by mail, by the said Clerk, 10 the Ex
ccutiVe Oh TINS Commonwealth, within ten DAVIS at
Ter te proper attestation Of said copies by the A.
toresaid officers. - ~
sect A. .4'ld be II fTthe1. enacted. Thatit shall
De the duty OF the Executive TO ascertain the re-
SUIT as eAhiDited by the returns received on or
eeioie INC Isl DAY OF September next, and within
iNc uays thereafter, TO cause the same to he pub-
iished Dy proclamation from the Governor. and also
70 communicate The result of all the returns made
rom All the counties and corporations within tbs
commonwealth, entitled to elect Deleeates as A.
ioresad' to the succeeding Legislature, and to take
such steps therein, as may be required of them by
Sec. 5. find be 1t further e,aete1 T-b,tifor,,
oheiin OF other officer authorised to conduct an e.
lection, shall refuse or fail to take doll AT his
spring election, and at the succeeding Nav and
june terms OF ms county and corporation courts
az required by this Act or shall fail or refuse 10
make out, examine and authenticate, as required.
a copy oil the poll so taken, or if any Clerk refuse
OF iail' by himself or his deputy, to aid i'm maxi
l"s out, examining, authenticating and trans
uniting TO the Executive. as rcoJrired by tbfs
Act, the poll aforesaid, such Sheriff Clerk or
otner oitccr, shall forfeit and pay for such offence
. me OF hye hundred dollars; and if any Sheriff.
JERK or other officer, shall refuse or fail TO per
iorm any other duty required OF him or them I,v
.hls act, nc or they shall forfeit and nav fine not
iess than one hundred, nor more than FIVE hundred
lOilais' LOT winch It shall be the duty Of the attor
ney Tor the commonwealth 10 prosecute in behalf
Literary Fund.
Sec. 9. BE IL further e,oefe9 That = .t,i1 f