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

d the provisions OF this ac;, shall. on the inst
Monday in October, in the year Of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and twenty nine. meet |
and assemble at the Capitol in the City of Rich
mond. in General Convention to consider, discuss
and propose a new Constitution. or alterations and
amendments to the existing Constitution of this
Commonwealth.
The said Convention shall be the Judge Of its
own privileges and elections, and the members
thereof shall have possess and enjoy. in the most
tull and ample manner, all and every the privi-
iege and privileges, which members elected to
and attending GA the General Assembly, are en-
titled to-and moreover. shall be allowed the
same pay for travelling TO, and attending ON and
returning from the said Convention, as is now al
lowed TO the members of the General Assembly,
for travelling TO, attending on and returning from
the same; and the said Convention shalt be, and is
hereby empowered to appoint such officers and 10
make them such reasonable allowances for their
services, as it shall deem proper; which several
sums shall DO allowed by the Auditor, and paid by
the Treasurer OF this Commonwealth.
In case vi contested or disputed elections to the
Convention, the contestrg candidates shall pursue
the same course, and be governed in all thing BY
the Same rules, as arc now prescribed by law in
contested or disputed elections 10 the Senate of
this Commonwealth.
z BE 1t enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
governor ana Council, IA soon the Convention
which shall ipeet in pursuance Of this act shall
nave aJourned sine die, by proclamation in such
OF the public newspapers of this Commonwe alth
as may be deemed sufficient to announce that
tact, aud moreover to aunex to such proclaim alton
copy OF such amended Cons dtuton, as may be
proposed by such Convention; which proclaim
ton, with the said Constitution ded, SIN III be
published aforesaid, for period Of three
months; and moreover, ten printed copies Of such
amended Constitution. shall be by the Executive
forthwith transmitted to the clerk Of each county
court in the Commonwealth, to be by such cer k
| submitted 70 the examination of any person who
may require the same.
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advice Of Council, shall have full power and au-
thonty to award writs Of election to supply any
vacancies which may happen in the Convention
by death, remova, Resignation other incapaci,y
Of any member elected 10 serv- ,'herein according
TO the provisions OF this act pre- iosly to the
ing OF the said Convention; and the elections IN
der such writs shall be conducted in all respects
| as the elections herein provided for; but if any
vacancy shall happen aforesaid, alter the meet
ing OF the said Convention, the remaining mem
hers OF the District, in which such vacancy has
occurred, shall supply the same.
4. And be it further enacted, That it shall be
the duty OF the several sheriff., other persons
authorized by this act to conduct the election a:
me hrs general election TOR members OF the House
oil Delegates in their respective counties, which
may be holden after proclamation made as a
toresaij, 10 open separate pol-book in the man
ner and for the purpose hereafter prescribed. The
said poll-book shall be headed 'sThe Constitution
as amended;" and shall contain two separate CO
lumns; the first column shall be headed "For Rat
lifying''-and the second column shall be headed
" For Rejecting: And il shall further be the du =
ty of the said sheriff at the elections aforesaid
to receive the votes Of all such persons as shall
by The amended constitution be authorized to vote
for members ofthe most numerous branch of the
Legislature, or by the said Convention shall b au-
thorized to vote on the ratification rejection oil
the new Constitution. to be recorded in the poll
hook herein before required to he by them opens
The names OF all such persons shall vote as
Aforesaid, for ia living rejecting rhe aforesaid
Constitution. shall be inserted in the appropriate
column OF he said book. And in order the better
to execute the duties herein prescribed the sher-
IFS afore shall have power TO appoint one or
more clerks, who shall take an oath well aud truly
10 register the names of the voters aforesaid.
D. find Sc 1t further enacted, That the polls
aforesaid shall be kept open for the period of three
successive days, and the when closed shall
be certified by tue said sherifs respectively, and
shall by them within ten days after they shall have
been closed be deposited in the Office Of the clerk
oil The county court, TO be by said clerk carefully
preserved and kept. And the said sherilfs respec-
! lively shall, within twenty days after the polls
shall have been closed as aforesaid make out fair
and correct copy of the said poll book, which shall
be certified by the respective clerks of the county
courts, and the aid sheriff, to be correct, and
! transmit the same to the Governor and Council.
b. find be az further enacted, That il shall be
the duty of the said Executive as soon as all the
returns of the polls aforesaid shall be received by
them carefully TO examine the same or fit shall APP
pear thata majority OF all the votes gven is for ra
lying said nded constitution il shall further be
the duty of said Executive forthwith to convene the
General Assembly. in order that the constitu-
| ton, thus ratified, shall be carried into effect.
! z. find be 1t further enacted, That il any she
riff or other officer, shall fall faithfully and within
the time prescribed by this act,t discharge any IF
the duties hereby required, such sheriff or 9th r
officer, SO failing as aforesaid shall forfeit or pay
| the sum of FIVE hundred dollars, TO be recovered
by action of debt i'll any Of the courts of record OF
this commonwealth, for the and in the name
of the President and Directors Of the Literary
Fund.
s. This Act shall commence aud be in force
from the passing thereof.