Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-03-13

made oath Tor afirmation) that they
conducted the poll aforesaid, and verify
believe il represents fairly the votes
given, by the persons whose names ap
pear thereon; according to the best OF
their knowledge and belief Given I'm.
der my hand this day of :"
One copy of the poll so made out, shall
be retained by the clerk of the court, to
be by him preserved amongs. the files
OF bis office, the copy thereof shall be
transmitted by mail, by the said clerk to
the Executive of this commonwealth,
within ten days after the proper attesta.
ton of said copies by the aforesaid OIL
GERS.
Sect A. ind be it further enacted, That
il shall be the duty of the Executive, to
ascertain the result, as exhibited by the
returns received, on or before the first
day Of September next, and within i've
days thereafter, to cause the same to be
published by proclamation from the
Governor, and also to communicate the
result of all the returns made from all
the counties and corporations within
this Commonwealth, entitled to elect
delegates as aforesaid, to the succeed
ing Legislature, and to take such steps
therein, as may be required of them BY
law.
Sect 5. And be it further enacted, That
if any Sheriff or other officer authorised
to conduct an election, shall refuse or
fail to take poll at bis next spring cleo
ton and at the succeeding May and
June terms of bis county or corpora
ton courts, as required by this Act, or
shall fail or refuse to make out, exam
inc and authenticate, as required, CO.
py OF the poll so taken, or if any Clerk
refuse or fail, by himself or bis deputy,
to aid in making out, examining, au
thentcatng and transmitting to the Ex'
ecutive as required by this Act, the
poll aforesaid, such Sheriff, Clerk, or
other officer, shall forfeit and pay for
such offence, fine OF five hundred dol
lars; and if any Sheriff, Clerk, or 9th
er officer, shall refuse or fail to perform
any other duty required of him or them
by this Act, he or they shall forfeit and
pay 6ne not less than one hundred,
nor more than five hundred dollars, for
which it shall be the duty of the Attor-
ney of the commonwealth to prosecute
in behalf Of the commonwealth, and for
the benefit of the Literary Fund.
Sect. 6. BE ii further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the Executive,
forthwith after the passage of this Act,
to cause it 10 be published in such
newspapers in the different sections O:
this commonwealth; as in their opin.
ions shall be best calculated to difuse
general information thereof TO the good
people of Virginia, and to cause such
every two weeks, until the last day Of
April next.
Sect. z. This Act shall commence and
be in force from and after the passage
thereof
The foregoing is true copy from the
original. GEO. MUNFORD, c. H ID.
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Errata. Two mistakes, almost in succession,
having occurred in the address Of zone of the
People," in our last paper, copied from the
Winchester Republican, we republish that part
Of it corrected
Thus will the toll and anEiets of years have
been thrown away. Our lips will be sealed, and
this generation will pass by before new effort
will be made, &c.
10 the same paragraph for "chaiued," read
drained.
In giving condensed statement in our last,
of the table shelving the counties voting and
the number of the white population represen-
ted on the final vote on The convention question,
our composition, through mistake, left out So
veral counties. We this week, give below, the
entire table, which we recommend to the seri'
Gus attention of our readers.
Votes on the final passage Of the convention bill
December IAN, 1897. Opposite to each mans
name is the name Of The county .shich he repre-
SCENTS, and one half Of fhe zehite population
according 10 the Censu, Of 1920.
NOES
Persinger Allegheny, created
Davis Z since last census.
Booker Amelia 1904
Nash do. 1904
Sitlington Bath 1892
McClintic do. 1882
Mallory Brunswick 2944