Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-19

"N'A'H o'Nfh hHhfi tui MINUS Hhn SIMS ilIi7
y dhy 81 ons thousand eight
hundred and >.
Nv" f,f duplicates Of snch certificate. md
returns shall h. fnnde by he sheriff. md tIh,r
! officers under their hands and feals, IN Tho
manner before reciird one (which shhll be-
| Delivered To one oi The psrsons having the
| greatest number Of votes, and declared elect
ed and III. other shall be- transmitted Ia lhs
| Gov and Cpnnrl uf The Commonwealth viii
IN ten days thereof.
| II from death. sickpras or other enuse, ihr
person conducting the poll IN any county, city
4 81 borough. shall he unaile TO atteud for The
purpose III comparing the samr. nj the time aud
place prescribed by Law. hen the duty of aiirn,
aud comparing the same place prescribed
and comparing such poll, md all Other duties
consequent 'herenpon. shall he performed 10 the
following manner, that IL tn say u n sheriff
conducting the poll br dend. then the. d,ties ~
tnresAid shall he pcrtnrmed by his successor,
then by the coroner, OF ifihefe be more than
one. then by the senior coroner Of the county,
capable of a,tending ifsnnh sheriff he sick or
otherwise unable 10 attend, the duties shall bg
performed either by person or by deputy IF u
mayor he dead ar unable 10 attend, the hnlifs
shall he pr, formed by his successor IL any there
be- II oone. by The Rreorder. II 40 Recordet
then bv The senior Alderman capable OF nitend
The 'lnies shgll he performed hy The Mng,sirsi.
~ Alderman, nes' in sen pfuy aud capable ot
attending Mud IL there shall lac bo pas ~
hereby nnihorisf Il, ahr 1hail b, abc Ia attend
and perform these duties, The OF ofihs conn
" 'hr corporation, ms the cas. may b., or any
THREE magistrates or Aldermen oui Of Court. by
warrant under their hands and seals shnii with
o"l delay ppoint some III mud discreet perso,J
who shall he hound IN NIL ,hlags promptly "
perform ihr duiirr aforfsad
II. fom any canse, The PERSONS authorized ~
compare The polls, he prevented from merlipr
aud performing their drtirs pn ihe day aud AZ
he place herein before piescf,bed, those pre-.
scni shah adjourn tom tinr 10 time MS may
be necessary aud proper, until all nf them shall
attend, NJ the business of meeting shall he co,n-
pleied. II. upon comparing the polls II shall
APPEAR thai there are not = many rs four per
~ hnrnf greater number Of yotcs than A.
Nv other candidates, voted ior, but thai one or
more persons necrsshfy 20 constitute the nun,
her Of four members have an equal number Of
votes. the election shall be forthwith decidcf
between the candidates so having M equality
of votes, by LOT, or, lots fairly aud publiey
drawn, under the direction Of the officers 8.
making the election. The sad shetiila aud 4
ther persons Comparing the poll. shall also d.
liver 10 III. clerks of their respective countirs
or eorpotaiions. with ten DAYS nief such u,
turn. the original pnll hook. IN bc b. snon
clerk entered nfrrcnrd undc, Ihe Ike prnaliy
for failure ~ Tor milling IN record the poi
books taken nj election of members 10 ibe
General Assembly.
II amy sh'ri6 Or the niher person nnihrriIed
20 compare the polls sl,pll ,,Rhdnily or nreli
gently fail either 20 attend aud eonpar. tn
sh,nc, or tn dceIhe the recilon b, lot, whrn a.
cording 10 the provisions af this net, II ouklf
10 br 50 decided, or 10 make out certificates o.
returns OF The elections, aud 10 retuip one II
them 10 the Executive, md deliver The other af
ihr,n 10 ona 81 the persons having the greatest
p0nbst 1T VOTE. cnch district within ten
DAYS inter the date of ,ncl. certificate. ~ 10 re-
turn the oiIginal poll books I" the clerk, acz
cotdins te The provisions Of This arr, then the
sheriff or other persons so iaiiine. sbalI. for es
cry offence, forfeit and pny lo the Common
alb. iof the benefit If ,he Literary Fund
five hundred dollars, 10 be- iecnvrIfd by 'ien
of debt. iDl,rmninn or indictment III nv,
court OF record. having Jurisdiction ihcfcof -
Any slrtlJoi olh,r officer refusing 20 TAKE he
the poll Whrn he Bhd be required by Il canafs
cn'c Or rlrcior, ~ ilting VI IL any other man.
ucl Iva - hr'ein hrtpt prts cribtd, 81 MAXIM
or NJ ming 'alse crriitc lie. or teintn Of rlr..
ton, o. herein brE,re directed, OF mnhii anY
erasnre alie, aiinn IA the poII book. % Re
lueinf 10 tnAer any candidate elector n H..
ogn exI,ensc, to take n copy of The poll book
shall Iieii aNd pnt 10 The GpmnuHU FAlib, faLs
the usr of thr Liir,aty Iund. sia hundred d.
lars, for each ntucr rrcofrtahe by action a.
den. miotmtIlon. o. Ith'ciinrui, in my couis
oi record having jpfi,dictlbn ihe,.nr II any
candidate ~ othe, person siinll Directly or iudt-
rcctIy give agree 10 give. Ia my clecior nr
pretended clcCtor, money, urnt, diluk, OF 9th.
~ ihing, ~ 80 iDfiicentrni 10 such clerinr OF
pretended ei"cior, iu vote Tor such candidate,
or ipr any other person, 10 BE- member of
sHd Convention, or ia reward 10 such cleo
tor on pretended rlrclor, ipr having voted f6r
aul such rnndidh'a OF OTTER person, TO lie y
member 81 SAID Convention. such offender shat.
lorfeii and pay In every oieucc. the sum &
htero huud,cG dollars. 10 be- recovered bv NJ,
ton 81 debt. information ~ indictment, Ia any
eonri oi record, lh M jurisdiction thereof, il.
the name Of the Common wealth, for the brne,
Gt Of The Lltrfafs Fund
Every person an'horlz-d by law 10 eeinpnrtz
the polls. rs aforesaid. shnil receive for his ST.
wees therein, onr d0llhr and slxiy.sr7en cent
for every day, on v hicb BE- shall necessarily a..
tend AZ the place nppontrd by las :, compare
said polls. together with al ehntges tor feitinsc
aud tolls, ash four rents a mile for traveIlins
to and nom The county in which he shall mrel
FOR that pnrpose.---Fvt CLAIM for cUmpensh
ton hereby allowed. ghall he prosecuted In thu
tb'lt ol NE county ~ '"'Ppi ANON W "hlfff
the claimant may live, shall be verified b, th.
hiliday,i NJ the claimant. AMI by such othet
evidence rs shall hc satisfactory 10 .hc court
aud being certified nv th,uIto be correct .ia1,
be allowed ~ the Aa'.',sf,, .aa ;.a,4 on, OF IN,
Public Treasury.
M person enii'sd 10 sufraee by this ec;s
shall vote notc Than oacp rilher in Ill. SAM
county, or IN dihettni counties. Aud il any
person shall on.nd herein, he shall iorfen ana
pay, fo' every such offence. one huoffed dot
las to bp recovered IL die naine ofiiA co,omOn-
wealth. for the benrhl 1T the Literary Fund.
BY nciinn Of deb', inflammation, indictincns
in any court OF retbih having jurisdiction
Thereof Nor Sal hn> .,,eh pe,.1n be admit
.ed to vote in snel, etiuu. IA the eotri-housn
or other place hi holding the reci''p, in AIRY
county city or bnrnueh ia district Oniess the
/ freehold, or other estate in figtt Of which he
/ nfirrs 50 vote shat. DC ~ thai county, city O