Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-21
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CONCERNING A CONVENTION
Passed 3lth of Jni,nnr.,f. ISos

suiion Of thisStae and this Assembly feel II ,bai
duty 10 ascertain the wishes o. the people thereon
Sect. l. Be 1t therefore enacted: That il sb,n
be the duty OF the several Sheriifs and other off,
GERS, authorised to conduct elections within tbi,
commonwealth at the time and place of holdino
their respective elections for Delegate to the Gen.
erai assembly In April next, to open separate
poll, for the purpose OF taking the sense of the peo
pie upon the question, whether they desire a Con
vention or not. The poll to be opened shall con.
tain two columns; one for the names OF those who
vote in the affirmative, the other for the names
OF those who vote in the negative, and shall be
headed thus:
'Shall there be Convention to amend the Con.
sutuiion OF this Commonwealth"
CONVENTION. NO CONVENTION.
Inc Sheriff or other officer conducting the e.
lection, shall take the vote the question afore-
SAID, o. every person qualified, according to tho
existing laws of the Commonwealth, 10 vote for
Delegates to the General Assembly, who shsll
come forward during the election to give his vote.
ana shali write the names Of all those who shall
vote In the affirmative, in the first column. under
the word Convention, and the names of all those
VINO vote in the negative, in the second column.
uiGer the words "fNo Convention No person
shali DC permitted oyote on the uuest;on alore
said, who is not entitled 10 vote for Delegates to
uIe General Assembly; under the existing .laws
Oh TINS Commonwealth, nor shall any one he ner
united TO vote in any county or corporation. who
ton in another. ~
Sect 2. And more fully to ascertain the ser,,
OF the good people of this Commonwealth on th;(
momentous question, BE IL further enacted, Thar
d. inc May and June terms OF their respective
county or corporation courts, Immediately s,icceo,.
ing the election aforesaid, il shall be the dutr -.
the respective Sherifs. other officers autboris
ed by the law to conduct elections therein TO omen
saiu poiis at their respective places of holdnq
courts, and to continue them open du ing the ,,bn}
oil said terms when they shall be ready at oil ,;,,
TO receive and record, required by the firsr
section Of this Act, all the legal votes Viii.
may otter themselves TO be polled on this ouestion
said polls shall be returned TO their resna.,;.. nc
Clerk Offices And ii shall moreover be the dntv g
sucn sherih or other officer, to make proclamai;o,,
before the door, OF the fact of such poll heinor on,
eheo, me place at which, it's kept and of his read
ness 70 receive the votes of all persons entitled nv,
this Act, TO express their opinions on tbis 60.
ton mas que~-
Sect. 3. Be IL further enacted, That ,f,or a..
END OF the June terms in the respective, counts,
ana corporations as aforesaid, the said polls shall h
closed, and within ten DAYS thereafter IL sh"m 20
me duty OF the Sheriff or other officer conduct;
the polls, and of the Clerk or Deputv CIert e. e,
me commissioner or commissioners of the reven,,e
~ mere DC more than one OF the several corn.
ues or corporations, entitled TO elect DELEGATES a.,
aforesaid, TO assemble at the Clerks office of ~ g.
respective counties or corporations on some dav %
De appointed and made known 10 them bv,ho
Sheri or other officer authorised by law to com
Duct the elections therein as aforesaid And n or-
OF them shall refuse fail Ito attend il shall he en-
outy or such Sheriff or other officer 10 rive nof;s
thereoi to the attorney prosecuting for tho Cor-
.toii"eai'h IN such county Corporation and
those VINO do attend, shall proceed 10 81
polls, and having stricken thcrefron, tl,e ,ooo
All Such persons as in the opinion of rnaiori,,,t
them are not legally entitled TO vote unTer -
ACT, 10 cause two fair copies of such poll 70 be
made out and verified as follows. FIJI at - uS
such poll shall be subscribed with tbo 90, %
solln or other officer, Oft The clerk or denuty i-i
o oil the commissioner commissioners off Tho ~.
venue or such OF them may attend at the scr,,
e oi me poil; as above required; and at the foot
VI me poll eacn oil them attending as aforesaid
shaii make an affidavit before austice of tho near
day of fba .bo,,o,,
Hu u ~. &c whose names are subscribed TO the
above poll made oath (or affirmation before me =
justice of the peace for said county for corrn,
tion') that they have closely examined saia III.
mat they have stricken therefrom no nerson ,
r;, t,e OF majority Of them had legal
.Lsit 10 vote and that The name of no one rema5ns
,ulereon, whom majority Of them conrur in H.
ilesinS Is not entitled TO vote ACCORDING, 10 r.
existing laws of this commonwealth. And tbe ~ "a
80 es"iu a; .. and e. d. (the Sheriffs or other Of
icels conducting the polls) also made oath Tor NJ
hrina'ion( that they conducted the polls afoSesa;s
ana verify believe it represents fairly the votee
gwen by the persons whose names a1pear tI,ers.
On, accoFGing 10 the best of their knowledge ana
day of On 49,. -
polls so made out, shall be retained NV r. ~ Gu, al
OF the Court TO be by him preserved amcncs, tho
mes OF his Office, the other copy thereof s5a he
nai,:ieu oy mail, by the said Clerk TO the Er
ecu,iVe OF this Commonwealth within ten Javs ~.
ter the proper attestation of said comics hy r.
foresaid officers eOP'es ny the d
Sect 4. find be 1t Jierthe, enacted. Thu, s,s,,
De the duty OF the Executive, to ascertain o
Sut., as eNnhlted by the returns received. on ac
before the LIST day Of September next. and us,b;.
nVe Gays thereafter, to cause the same TO he n,,n
iiShed by proclamation from the Governor ,rd 90
10 communicate the result of all the Returns 49,
rom al the counties and corporations within III;
Soi'l'io'Wedith' entitled TO elect Delegates as a.
iofesaiu' 70 the succeeding Legislature and n -
such steps therein may be required If tb",
law. Vi 'heDl ny
Sec 8. IND be it further enacted Tbo,;so,
Sherln OF other officer authorised to condnc, -
snaii refuse or foil TO take poll at his nevt
spring election, and at the succeedinp NJ, 81
June terms Of his county and CORPORATION aS az"
as required by this Act, or shall fail mr. roS.a,
make out, examine and authenticate as re+,,';o.s
a copy OF the poll so taken, or if anv CIer 49,,
y. ian, by himself or his deputy, 10 aid in mai.
ing out, examining, authenticatinp and tar
uniting TO the Executive, as red,ired ~, a ms.
Art, the poll aforesaid, such Sberia OK 'IiS
other officer, shall forfeit and paw for such o,,o
a me OF i've hundred dollars; and If anv Sbar;e.'
ieIh OF oiher officer, shall refuse or fail to per
,VH any ot'er duty required of him or fj,ena -,
TINS act, he or they shall forfeit and nav c." ~
iess lian one hundred, more than five b,,Ddrod
collars Tor which It shall be the dutv Of tho it,,
ney Tor the commonwealth 10 prosecute in bebaIs
Of me commonwealth, and for the benefit of The
Literary Fund. " 'Ao
Sec. 6. Be itJifTfher euocfcd That !, st,.u
the duty o. the Executive, forth with after the nss
sage OF TINS act, to cause il to be published in a.
newspapers in the different sections Of the go.
mon" eah as in their opinions shall be best car,
,aeo 20 eiIiuse general information thereof to ire
people oil virginia, and TO cause such publieat;aa
TO be made az least once in every fvo ,ut