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

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
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A communication WIS erriyrd hnm tie Sen
ate thai The, Ind passed the hill .ninlcd a.
act In authors. u srperaie election H. III,
tosn OF PHIIIonsburg, IN the County of Boie
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| On merton Of Mr. Minor. Rssoirfd. That ,hi,
! House will. on Saturday next, proceed by ioini
hailorwith Tia. senate to elect the mrmbnts o
the Board Of Public Norks
! Reports wt,e pihseHied from the Commit,
tees by Messs. Ellzey, Bryce and White oI
| X
Mr., White of X moved, that the committee
OF konds mud Internal Navigation be- dischar.
gcd from The further drrmiuns of the bill
concerning exlsnding the knnRwha road east
ward from CoVmgton 10 S,noa,on, SC. Laid
IN the table
The following rngtossed bill VIVA passed
| Fixing the allowances Of the oiIcers of the
Court of appenls. after some ronve rsaiions
between urssrs. Rryee, Wnrher. Miller Of T.
and Atkinson about fixing The salary OF the
"le,k, which was hnnIly determined to be
Ss93
The following engro. sed hil4 were rejecied
For limitation, OF aetinns against shcrifs aud
Other officer, after snune conversation between
Alrssrs. Wallace Williams, Wlicher, GuerranI
Duddiidgn and Bryce :" To provide lor the O..
rchioe ola road from Logan court house 10
the Kentucky Inv" after M unsncccS ,h
metion of hr cfump 10 posipont II inde6u,ic
~.
While the House was engaged IN rsading TIN
cngfossed bills, nv 'iodlrdee tosr, aud mo
we'd TO lay them on tho table, will u VIEW NJ
permitting bim 10 otter \ resolution which hc
held IN his hand for thking The Census u The
State dnn, The present yenr--hs stated that
II would subject the Commonwealth to con,par
a.. LII 4
taken by the The Commissioners nf the Rrvcn.
ne. He remarked TINT such u Cencns would
b" fonni very useful by The Convention. Bo,
The House refused 10 lay the engrossed bills on
the table
Mr. Parker Of Northampton made mn m
succcssiul motion 10 take up the fesoiu,iou u.
bouI changing the time for considering the Re.
port mud Resolutions on the South Carolina
and Georgia Resolutions,
And on moiiou of Mr.. Minor, the House ad .
iourned nil ,n-dav, ! O'Clock
CONVENTION BILL
Passed Feb 10, 1899
Whereas IN pnr .unnce Of The acl of the Gen.
e,al Assembly, passed at the last session, emit
He'd an act " concerning Convention tho
sense of the good people of thu Commonwealth
has been taken on the question, whether they
acsne u Convention ionmend the state Consti
~ " II
thu is The wish OF the people tbata Convention
shall be called for the pnrliose aio'esad-fo OF.
DEF, therefore 10 the forming and assembling OF
such a Convention
BE u ,uncicd That the persons qualified
acr ordinc 10 NV TO vote for members Of the
House nj Delegates, IN each county, CITY, aud
ho, auph within the several Senatorial Districts
hi. Commonwealth, aS nj prcsrni esiabl sh-
81 10y Inv, shall NJ present assemble NJ 'hrir ~.
spertlve courho nses or nj other places appointed
bg law for holding elections Of mcmb.f. of ihe
General A,senbiy, on The several Gomidays
of each county, city and borough, composing n
district ia the month of May, IN the year Of
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred aud
twenty nlnc, and there vote for four discreet md
p,oper pea sous M members Of the said Conycn.
lion
The persons authorized by law to hold cleo.
lions Tor members of the General Assembly IN
each County. CITY o. borough, shall conduci the
said .ln ction. AT winch no determination shall
bp Ind by yitN ln, each person qualified 10
vote snail ftrIv and punIc} ypie, and TIE pan,r
If the vntcr slnil be duly entered nndsr the
nn,ne Of the person voted iof in p,oper poll.
hook IN be nrovihrd by the "hccr Conducting
The rlrritnn. To- which purpose he shall appoint
So many ,rlers ia he shall ihnik hf. who shall
r..nrr,iycly take M oath. ~ ho administer. II
hv INN -, make solemn Affirmation. thai they
viii rak~ ihr pull fairly aid iInpar'ialy-i
ahaIl deliver roll book 10 each wr,er, who
shall rnt.r IN distinct columns under the nHmrs
of the person. VOTED Tor, the name OF snch sh Z
Tor -.uilne Tor sufh pefsonst--blkt prnEldInhs
inn aud proceedings shall he mnde aud had,
for onruing. cnniuc ing, continuing and clo-
s,ng the uol ~ each county. city and bp.
rougb IN \ district a, i, prescribed by law IN
IN, ,I.ciinn NJ members ~ the General ~.
Observation-Disclosures shall ne made nj the
Conr,housp door or N the place ot holding
.uch election. Of the person. having the grrai.
est number oi Voirs upon the poll Oh the clos.
Iny thereof. aud zach ,ler'or shall be entitled
H. fl,r san1r privilege from arrest IA NOW
prescribed by law ~ Ga.ea 81 fnem6"rs 10 TIM
Gen Assembly,.
lfthe n,ayog oil any e,'y 0rb0rongh. entitled
IN ret,rrsrniei'on ia the General As4ee > y.
mall by dean orr any oih"r eHIse "hai'srr,
h. uu.hle a., attend aud ConduGt h" "l"rfiDu
of memt.rs 10 the SAID Z 'ng"nton, according
10 the ,rnysions ri this act, ihch The cord
er, or II there hs no tscordrf, or bf bf una
bic 10 attend TN senior aidsr"an chpable ii
attending, hall sii""d, ana 'oh"h3' '"ch nee
zion according "a l>w.
Immediately after each election. ~ n cotp-
Iyy. civ and barongh held ny sfp,..Hid !; tlr
clei, ~ the poll having iits siguet The anne
ahaI deli, or II 10 The Sheriff ~ other onictf
who conducted tire election, mud evety such
sheriff or other officer ~ earh district snail
meet II the C,urihouse ut the county hrs' ma
med IN such disftici, on enc tenth day aitrr
lhnt on which the election Inst held ~ the
d,airict coiamercad, aud then sod here com
l,nre he polls respectively taken ut the elec'I-
ans IN lbr.y several cogniirs, cities md 10.
rough, --and having ascer'a'n"d lie tour per
sous bsv,ng ib- greniest nnmh"r ct go'e' upon
tn. whole, shall declare them daly elected.
and shall procecd TO certify snch OF clion TN
der ,ieir hands and seals to III" "Gsel loluw-
ing. TO wit: " We \. Il. shellf u
comfy. or deputy sheriff Gas the ase may he J
{ II. sheriifof COMFY, shnh 50 re-
citing the persons attending IL compare the
bolls from each rbuniy. city Dnd borough
composing ono enlirc district. entitled by she
nroy,s,onx IL this art. 10 elect four memher'
70 the said Convention, DO hsr'by certify al,
make known that al election reid on th'
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