Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-12

capooie Vi attending, shall attend, and cond
election according 10 law.
immediately after each election, in county,
city, and borough. held es aforesaid; the clerk Of
the poll having first signed the same, shall deliver
it TO the sheriff or other officer who conducted the
election; and every such sheriff or other officer in |
each district shall meet at the Courthouse OF the
county first named in such district, on the tenth |,
day after that on which the election last held in
the district commenced, and then and there com
pare the polls respectively taken at the elections
in their several counties, cities and
having ascerta:ned the four persons having the
greatest number of votes upon the whole, shall
declare them duly elected, and shall proceed 20
certify such election under their hands and seals
10 the effect following, to wit +" We A. b. She
riti OF eounty. or deputy sheriff (as the case
may be,) &. ID. sheriff Of county, land SO re-
citing tire persons attending to compare the polls
from each county. city and borough, composing
one entire district, entitled by the provisions Of
this act, to elect four members to the said conven.
tion,) do hereby certify aud make known that
election held on the day OF in the
county Of ION the in the county Of
(and SO on, stating the time OF holding the
election IN each county, city or borough, within
the disrict) at the place OF holding elections in
our respectite counties, cities aud horoughs Puy-
susn' to law; the electors qualified by law to vote
TOR members to the House Of Delegates, caused
to be chosen four persons. to wit
to represent che said district, members Of con.
vention TO discuss and propose new constitution,
or alterations and amendments to the existing
constitution of this Conmonwe alh.-Given under
our hands and seals the day Of one
thousand eight hundred and ="
Two fair duplicates Of such certificates and re-
turns shall be made by the said sherfs and other
officers under their hands and SEALS ia the manner
before recited; Of which shall be delivered to
one OF the persons having the greatest number
! OF votes, and declared elected, aud the other shall
be transmitted 70 te Governor and Council Of
the Commorwe al,fi, within ten days thereof.
lttrcm death, sickness, or other cause, the per-
con conducting the poll in any county, city, or DO
rough shall be unable to attend for the purpose Of
comparing the same. at the time and place pre-
scflbed by law, then the duty Of attending and
| comparing such poll, and all other duties conse.
Quent dhereupon, shall be performed in the follow
ing manner, that is to say: Ii sheriff conducting
the poll be dead, then the duties aforesaid shall be
performed by his successor, if any there be; if
there be no successor, then by the coroner, or if
| there be more than one, then by the senior coro-
of the county capable Of nding; if such She
riff be sick or otherwise unable to attend the du-
ties shall! be performed by such of his DE- pucs as
he may appoint for that purpose; orif he have no
deputy, by the coroner or senior coroner-lfa de-
putty ell criif condUo;r the poll be dead, una.
BILE TO attend. the duties shall be performed by the
sheriff either by person or by deputy-If mayor
be dead or unable 70 attend, the duties shall be
performed by his successor, if any there be, if
none, by the Recorder, ifno Recorder, then by the
Senior Alderman capable OF attcndng-Ifa Recor-
der be dead, or unable 70 attend, the duties shall
be performed by the Mayor. if any; if none, by
the senior Alderman capable Of attending If ma
sistrate or Alderman conducting the poll be dead,
or unable TO attend, the duties shall be performed
by the Magistrate Alderman next in seniority
and capable OF attending. And if there shall be
no person hereby authorized, who shall be able
TO attend and perform these duties, the court Of
| the county or corporation, the may he, or
| any three magistrates or Aldermen out OF Court,
| by warrant under their hands and seals, shall
without delay appoint fit and discreet person
/ kyi lN nnh in all
4 form the duties aforesaid.
| IL, from any cause. the persons authorized to
| compare the polls, be prevented from meeting and
| performing their duties, on the day and at the
place herein before prescribed, those present shall
! adjourn from time to time may be necessary
aud proper, until all Of them shall attend and the
| business Of the meeting shall be completed. II,
upon comparing the polls. it shall appear that there
are not as many as four persons having greater
| number OF votes than any other candidates, voted
Tor, but that one OF more persons necessary to
constitute the number OF four members have an
equal number OF vOtes-the election shall be forth
! with decided between the candidates so having an
equality Of votes, by lot, let's fairly and publicly
drawn, under the direction of the officers so max
ing the election. The said sherifS and other per-
| sons comparing the polls, shalt also deliver 10 the
clerks OF their respective counties Corporations
within ten days after such return, the original
poll hooks, TO be by such clerk entered of record
under the like penalty Tor failure as for failing to
record the poll books taken at the election O. mem
| bers to the General Assembly.
! II any sheriff other person authorized to
compare the polls, shall rightfuiiy negligenuy
fail either to attend and compare the same or to de-
eide Ule election by lot, when according TO the
provisions OF this act it ougHt to be decided,
TO make out certificates returns of the elections
and to return one OF them TO the Executive, ami
deiivcr the other Of them to one of the persons
having the greatest number Of votes in each dis
tTict within ten days after "a date Of such GER
uheate, or to return the original poll books TO the
ciegk, according TO The provisions OF this act then
the sheriff or other person falling, SHALL for
1 every CGence, forfeit and pay to the Common
Tc-,!b, ior the benefit OF the Literary Fund, FIVE
hundred dollars, TO be recovered by action of debt
information or Indictment, in any court of record,
having jurisdiction thereof. Any sheriff or other
officer refusing to take the poll when he shall be
required By candidate or elector, c. taas /. IN
any other manner than is herein before prescribed,
or makng signing a false certificate, or return
Of election. herein before directed, or making
any eTasure or alteration in the poll book, or re-
fusing 10 suffer any candidate elector at his own
expense. to take q copy Of the poll bool-shaIl
foiieit and pay TO the Conference.-The for the use
ot the Literary Fund, six hundred dollars, for
each offence. recoverable by action Of debt ipfor-
NATION, or indictment, in any court Of record,
| having jurisdiction thereof. If any candidate or
| other person shall directly or indirectly give or
agree TO give, to any eieetor or pretended cleo
tor, money meat, drink, other thing, as an in.
ducement 10 such elector pretended elector, 10
vote for such candidate. o. for any other person,
TO be member Of said Convention, or os a reward
TO such eector, or pretended eiector, for having
voted for any such candidate other person, to
he member OF said Convention, such offender
shal! forfeit and pay for every offence, the SUN Of
fifteen hundred dollars, 10 be recovered By action
OF debt, Information or indictment, in any court
Of record, having jurisdiction thereof in the name
of The Commonwealth, fOr the benefit Of the Lite
rsry Fund.
Every pprSnr autioriysd L,,t La %, ,o,,u,.o AZ.