Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24

powers oil The corporatlon are exercised nv
persons po sses ing the qualifications reuiired
nv The constitution aud laws. There is a slight
Inference in The qualifications OF voters for
state officers aud town officers in town affairs,
BAT in neither cpse. since the amendment of the
constitution, Is there any property qualification
required, and the distinction seems TO me 10 be
on unimportant for legislation.
The representation ofthe towns in the State
legislature is based upon the number of rsrea-
ole polls. Every incorp rated town AT the nd
,ptinn OF the constitution was entitled 10 Mt
east one representative, but towns afterwards
Incorporated. were not TO have thai privilege
lntil thev should contain one hundred aud hE
" raleable polls and each lGwn is eni.illed 10
an additional representative for every adddi-
lonal number OF two hundred and twenty five
ratpabie polls il contains.
The right Of sending a representative TO the
General Court has been decided 10 be "A cor
n0rate right of the town, and not u personal
light of the citizen. SO that il is competent
for the majority, att meeting called for the
'rhoice Of a representative to vote, not 10 send,
and such vote is h binding on the minority. The
right of electing Governor, Lieutenant Cover
DOR aud Senators is, doubtless. n personal
right Of the citizen, possessing the gnalifca-
tons, but il is exercised through the interview
ton of the organs OF the town. The selectmen,
40 ,he;r warm, call m. mee,;,gs for tho
cboice ofau elective State OH GERS and MON.
hers IF Congress as yell "a for tho eIec,in, or
tho oG;c.r. AID far tho transaction ,C tho hus;.
nos. of the town The qualification ot ec TORS
of the former are prescribed by the Consti,u-
ton, but of the latter by statute. These meet.
ings are both generally held on the same day.
The warrant for calling them is directed TO the
Co,s,ahls .nd he ia re,,;red IN no,;ty and
"a, rho ;.bab;ta,,s ouali6.J 10 veto - IN.
sul;ec, matter or the uee,,rp Tn. towns =
au,1o,;,ad IA aunoi,, a mod. of no,iG, Ia, Ia.
AR. o,as,;n,s anJ tb,s ,er,Ily d,,s Il,
,os,;,g nm 1,r a s,rc;Ge oumher oC dave n,
nna,,aioa ,rh,;, ,I, % !, III. ,ownshio no,;c.a.
inn. If tho Am. nj, 80 md ol;.cts ~ ~.
,noat;ng NJ axn,r.scd in two warrant no
Cons,,hle nal. s -, ,,o t.,,a ,,e.f;no If M.
,ar-ao, MIN ,s -, ,Gr,. ,hare,, -, ,h.
,nann.r in xb,cL tho yo,esx h,vs h..n nn,;ssJ
/, !, h, m. ,,,,.j ,o.e,,o far M, choice nf
,o,, ,bco-, no cl,rL nprs N. ,,oo,,,o h.
1T. - al -. a.. G.
id, .a,,- >. nho.ao ~ n,,,ar IN 60.
~. m,o,;7a n. ,r,,;d, IN Ian c,oic. 81 ,h.t
,r;ca, VIZ, al ,bc votes ara giyen in no
.o~,s md =, mis- IN, h,t,ts and decIares Tho
choice Inn t,oaer,,or elected the, taies hi,
sI,.a o. ,,.s;I.s !, MAO ..I;h.,.,;ono. mil as;.
49, .r,,. n,e.,ina I'm he ,oye,,I na,,ers c.n.
,,inod >, ia. u.rr,,, q, all ac,ed mn, u.
:. nas,,J ,vi,, ,h, ,o~o,,s;is ,,,..rs for main.
,,;o;n, o,I.r :, tho .rpe,;,g III. Noaar,,a,
,hen nr,cen1s ~ abe an. yotes tor n Cleric
md who, be has sort II and couoted them
md dec,ored ,hn .I.c,ion mo nprson chnsen
;s sw,,o tculv n record ALI yo,,. nassed at ,ha,
rre.t,,g ,nd j., all other mee,,nos d,,ino the
vear and uni;l another shall he chosen and
.y,,, !, bis .te.J rbe S.lr, tme,. arc nor,
,i,xaa Cue sa.a, - nine =. Tho town sb.lf mn.
min, q which the munici,a l admioi,ration
i nr;,,,,ny co,Gd d.. md rs m the on,,on
~ ,ba ,ou., :, choos. s..sso,s and o.a,se,rs
or 49, nnor ar % o,ni, cb,os,,o Them and
davolv. the d,,;es inertia .ripc Ia them ,Gices
u,o, ,be .elec,m.n in which ease th.v act as
oossors .od ,vsr.eers nj the noor The o,ber
;m,o,,,,, ,o;.s,s - Treasurer Cou.tahie
an, S..x,a,s If b;ghw.vs the general -.
,... ,,b,s. 4 .,,.s so ,, ic,,aa by tho na,,e
r,h..Gca a.I ,,o,,,n No.. .,nan.,;o,s
rno ,tmies of ~. Se,eclms, are n, con6,.
a. ,to ,,n,r,,,l .a,ir. oC H.. ,oun In,
,ha.' sn,rus,.d vi, n,',i,tl t,rc,ion. oc !,
ch.x.c,.r Tn, mr. a We pave al,aa.
1.,a,n 10 m.Le ou; ,ier w,.ran, IN H.
Gms,,hI, Cor c.lE,g mesiinus f,r tho = b,ire
.fCanarua. r.ont Govpnor Se,.,ors nd
manha,. If conc,e.s saa they are reouir,d Il.
~ Iaav, ,a, ia, q q hefore auv such mppttu4r 10
make On, alnb,b.,;cal Jist; Of the naprs Of ALI
a"a;fsI sia.a g.. ,bos. If eos ,a.nec,,yel,
and 10 ranse !, - no nos,cd nm I TWO ar more
nnI,;. nIacos i, ,hs tnwn.bin and 10 hold a
ses,io div nnt,6ed before tho meeting. for
1bs onrroSco =, haarino and dac;d;,p on he an.
niicaa,,oos If ne,soos Whose Names nave no,
haon ;n.ar,.1 ;n ,ho lie, mud o,nar.lv for
corrac,;nn ~. lie,
A. ~ - ,nno.od -, ,ho ,,oo,;,o the
Cba;r,aan &c ,ba taard 1o.is Tho warrant and
,o,nrn NJ ,h. Cors,,h,s and one,s ,be meet.
mo Tb. vo,crs are ,ken caIiad IN ,lnb.he,i.
I :. - :, 49,. 40 .aI aaob
= - lila a,d dooo.,,s liz n,lL,, ~
-, hax hen, e., ,bo, ,nrnoss aud his name is
.la.Iad r r.na Ill., ne, Ia ar. seloc1n,n nre.
r.A = ~ -, - In -, -,
RI, b.l,at 81 any vnteI without his
consent. with 4 VIZ W to ascertain the name OF
the candidate voted for, incurs a for fixture OF
twenty dollars. Tie Splectmen are bound TO