The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-02-18

"eoNcERNlne a CONVENTION


amending tin Constitution Of tins ~iatr. snd
THIS Assembly leel ittheif duty Ia ascertain the
wishes Of fhe people taereonf
sec ! Be y hrytfos. enacted Thai II shall
be the duty OF the several ShrrIns. aud othrr ot
tirrrs authorized 90 conduit elections within his
commonwealth. 81 The time aud place ui hold.
ing their respective rrcnons fot drrrates 10
the General Assembly, III Apul neAt, To hold y
sepctatc poll, inr lhc purpose ~ taking the
sense et the people upon the qursfion whether
they desire Convention or not The poll 10
he opened, shall contain two columns onr
Tor the uaneS al those who vote in The annma=
tive md the oiher lof the nainrs OF those Who
vote in the negative, aud shall he headed thus:
Shhll therrbe y Convention 10 amend the Con.
stiution al this tommouN pnlih "
CONVENTION NoCoNVE NIXON
The sheriff o. othcr officer conducting the O.
lection. shall take tn vote "a thc qu, .fipn niore
saul Of cvert person qualified. according IN the
existing laws OF thct commonwealth tnvnir FOR lie.
! lrgates 10 the General Assembly WHO shall COM
forward during the election u give his vote. aud
shall"rte the naples ufnll those who vote IN the
Affirmative ~ the tifi Column. nndsi the word
" Con, cntion. aud the names nf all those WIN
vote N the negative, ~ The second column I'm
drr the woids " M Convention No person
shnll he PERMITTED IL vote on The uilrsiinn nfnre
snld, who IS moi entitled To VOTE ior drlrpnirs 10
tn Hcucrn Assembly, under the existing l. " al
| this Commonwealth nor shall any one be per.
united 10 vote IN nny county or corporation
who shall have previously voted upon the same
question IN nnofhcr.
Sec. Aud more fully 20 ascertain the sense
Of the people uf this {, mmonwcalth on his
momrntons question IL = fgflhcrruacifd That
Al the Ma, aud June tcins Of their respective
county or cotpo'nion conJts Immediately sue.
crrdmg tr election aforesaid II sha hr the ,lu.
~ oflhr respective Sherns. or oihcr officers,
authorized ht law IN conduct elections thercin.
IN open sad polls Al their respective places for
holding courts. aud to continue them aprn ,n.
I'm" the whole Of said terms, when they shall be
rrndt NJ el tmes 10 receive aud record. IA re-.
qnired ly thc first sertinn Of this Act all the le
gal VOTES, which mny Offer Themselves 10 he poll
ed on tbs question, during such terms NJ the
eud 81 which terms. the Fad polls Shnll be re-
TUNED 90 thew respective Clerks offices II shall
moreover lac the duty OF such Sheriff on olhel Of
herr, iomakr proclanalionb fore ihednlf. OF fhe
tact etsuch poll heing opened the place nj Mlnrh
II Is kepl y OF his irAdincssto receive the votes
al M persons enttlrd by tins Act TO Ngitsstheir
opinion ON this question
See. Be Hturfhcr enacfcd That after the
end oi the lune terms, III the respective counties
aud corporationSa ms ntorr nd the said polls ,hnI
b" the duty OF the shcra OF other officer con.
dnctng the polls o. OF the Clerk OF Deputy
Clerk, and OF the cou,inissinnrr or commission
| eIs Of the revenue, there be note ihRa one !
OF the several counties ~ corpora ions entitled Ia
elect delegates rs aluFeSatd, IL assemble NJ thn
Clerk offices of thur respective conntes ~ cor
| POI atoms. on some day to br appointed Il nndr
known To them by the Sherih on other officer,
authorised hV law 10 conduct the elections thert
IN n, aforesaid. And u any Of them shah rcfns,
Of fail 20 attend II shnll be the duty Of ,urh She
! f1 or other oihrrf ~ give notice thereof 10 the
| attorney prosecuting for The Commonwealth in
| such count, or corporation, and those who do
aueud, shall proceed 10 examine said polls, aud
having stricken therciiom the nnnles of sneh
persons rs in the spnon Of \ majority Of them
are not legally cntnlcd 10 vote under this Act
10 cause two far copies of such corrected poll
IL be mad" ont aud verified rs fullows: Each
| sheet Of 7nrh poll shall be subscribed with the
nnmcs Of the Sheriff 81 Other oniret Of the Clrri,
OF Deputy Clerk aud of the commissioner Of
| commissioners 0f he revenue ~ such OF them
rs may ntirud ut the sciutnV OF the Tolls rs Il.
bnye required aud ~ the foot 81 the poll each
Of them so attending a. aforesaid, shall make M
affidavit before Justice of the Pence 10 the fol.
lowing effect. viz Thin day Of
the above named A. Is and { u &c whose
I. HiHif
oath, (or allirmuiion) before mc u luslicc oi
! 'Io pcuce lOt shid county, COR corporaiiUn) that
Tire, hnVc stricken thclctron 90 person v hn IL
the JUDGMENT ofa inaiofi'v Of ihcui hnd.,s legal
rIphi 10 vote, and thhl The name Of no one re-
mains thereon, whom a majority Of them con
cur IN bficYinP IS not emitted Ia vote. nCC6r
/ ding 10 the existing laws If This fummons cath
Aud ihe aforesaid A z and & u (thc sheriff.
o. other officers conducting the pOls) also made
oath Tor a1ifmation) TINT they conducted the
poll afprrsi and verify believe II represents
fairly the vote. gwen by the persons whose
names appear thereon, according 10 The bcst ol
their knowledge md belief Given under nv
hand, tnis day Of - Onr copy 81
the poll so made out shall be retained nv tn,
Clerk of the Court 10 be- ~ him preserved "A.
nongs, the files Of his office the other copy
thereof shall be transmitted nv mail by the sat
Clerk, 10 the Executive OF hi. Commonwealth,
w,ihiu ten days after the proper uitrsiatlon Of
sand copies by the aforesaid officers
Sec ! lind 5e n further cnncted. That il
shall he the duty Of the Executive, 10 ascertain
the result, as exhibited by the returns received
on or before The first dav of September next
aud within five days thereafter, 10 cause IN,
sumo 10 be Published by proclamation from III,
Governor and also TO conn uncate the result nj
al the returns made from all the counties ar
j corporations WITHIN tins Commonwealth, emit
tied to elect Delegates AS aforesaid, 10 the snc
ccrdne Legislature, and 10 take such steps -,
may bcrcGuircd Of them by law
@cc. g. .fuibe i FURTHER cancied, Thefir any
Sheriff or othrr officer authorised Ia coaduci ~
election, shall refuse Or fail 20 iakr pol AZ M
next sprung election, aud at the socce,d eg May
aud June terms Of his county OF corporation
rnurts, ns required by this Act Or shtil f;ul 81
refuse ~ MAKE oui, examine OF authenticate, as
inquired, copy Of the poll SO taken or if any
Clerk refuse 81 fail, by himself ~ his deputy 10
aid IN making ont, examining. aulhcnticati9p
and transmitting ~ the Executive as required
by ihls Act, The poll AFORESAID, such Sheriff Cirr,
or other Officer sknll forfeit snd pay Tor such
offence, q fne Of hve hundred dollars aud II
any Sheriff, Clefk other officer, shall refuse
o. iaiI to perform any other duty required OF
MIN In TING Act IL Ihnu slAll lnrLril md M