Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-02-26

feient 10 announce that fact. a.
m oreover, TO annex to such proelar.
ton, q copy of such Attended coos,;,n.
ton, as may be proposed by such con.
veDiion; which proclamation, with III
said constitution amended. shall 4.
published as aforesaid, for a psrisG of
three months; and moreover, ten pr;n,.
ed copies of such amended constitution
shall be by the executive forthwith
transmitted to the clerk Of each county
court IL the commonwealth, to be bv
such clerk submitted to the examination
o: any person who may require thu
same.
s. BE IL enacted, That the govs,par
with the advice of council, shall have
full power and authority to award wtil,
of election to supply any vacaneis,
which may happen IN the convention by
death, removal, resignation, or other
incspscity of any member elected 10
serve therein, according to the PROV.
sions of this act, previously to the meet.
ing Of the said convention; and the a.
lectIons under such writs shall be con.
Quoted in all respects as the election,
herein provided for; but if any vacancy
shall harpen as aforesaid. after tho
meeting OF the said convention, the he.
naming members Of the district. in
which such vacancy has occurred. shall
supply the same.
a. .And be II further snac,sd, That IL
| shall be the duty of the several sheriff..
or other persons authorized by ibis aet
| 10 conduct the election, at the frs. 20.
neral election for members of the bousa
OF delegates in their respective counties.
which may be bolden after pssela ma.
ton go mads, as aforesaid, to open a
separate poll book 10 the manner and
Tor the purpose hereafter prsscsibed.--
The constitution as amended" and
| shall contain two separate columns.
the first column shall be headed
" For isatifying"--and the second co.
lumn shall be headed "For Reject
ing - And it shall further be the duty
Of the said sberifs at the elections afore.
said, TO receive the votes Of eli such
persone, as shall by the amended con.
diiution be authorized to vote for mem.
oers OF the most numerous branch Of
the legislature, or by The said coyen-
ton shall be authorized 10 vote on the
tstitieation or rejection Of the new con-
stituton, to be recorded in the roli
book herein before required to be b.
them opened names of all suct
persons rs shall vote as afore said, TO-
|ratiiying or re- citing the aforesaid con.
stItutIon. shall be inserted in the ap-
Ipropriate COLUMN of the said book
And in order the better TO execute the
duties herein prescribed, the sheriifs a.
toresad shall have power TO appoint
oSs or more clerks, who shah take an
oath wei and truly to eesister the
psmes OF she voters aforesaid
8, 1nd be al Further enacted. That The
polls aforesaid shall be kept open, for
the period OF three successive days, and
The same when closed shall be certified
By the said shsrisfs respectively. and
stall by them, within ten days after they
shall have been closed, be deposited in
the Office of the clerk Of the county
court, to be by the said clerk carefully
preserved and kept And the said she.
riffs respectively shall within twenty
days after the polls shall have been
closed as aforesaid, make out fsir and
correct copy of the said poll book,
which shall be certified by the respec.
tive clerks OF the county courts. and the
said she:iiis, 10 be correct, and transmit
the same To the governor and council.
6 ind be II further enacted, That il
shall be the duty Of the said executive,
as soon as all the returns Of the polls a
!oresaid shall be received BY them, care
fully to examine the same, or fit shall
appear that ma iority of sill the votes
given is for ratiiy ing said ,nended con-
stitution, ii shall further be the duty of
said executive forthwith to convene the
general assembly, 10 order that the con-
stiiution, and thus ratified, shall be car
ried into effect
Z Ind be Il further snactsd, That If
any sheriff or other officer, shall fail,
faithfully, and within the time prescri-
bed by this act, so discharge any of the
duties hereby required, such sheriff or
other officer, so failing es aforesaid,
shall forfeit or pay the sum of five hun.
bred dollars, 10 be recovered by &C.
ton of debt in any OF the courts of re.
cord of this commonwealth. for the use
end in the name of the president and
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