Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-18

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a /. Be il enacted ty The General Assembly.
That u hall he he dat, oi the Sh'tifis and
other officers conducting elections of members
10 The General Assembly 10 90 several counz
ties, elies aud boioughs OF lis Common wealth
NJ the neIi April eiVetion,, Ia submit tile n.
meaded Constitution 10 the voters qualified
thereby To vote Tor members Of The seneral
Assembly, ior their ratification or rejection Ia
the same manner ia all respects as II the SANE
Ind been published for three months before the
commencement of the sud elections, accord.
iBg To- the seventeenth section oil the SAID Act
OF Assembly aud the poll ofihe vote. gwen for
ralilying and rejecting The sad amended Con.
siitniion, shall be coniinn Il open 10 the month
of April next. for three successYie days and
the poll KEEP, AT the COURTHOUSE OF each county.
city, and borough, but no. Any poll kept NJ any
place of holding separate election. shall on
the third Gay Mt sunset. be adjourned to ia, frat
day of the next term OF the Court to be- holden
70. each county, city or borough respectively.
and shall b. continued open Tor three .ncc@t.
siye days aud at sunset of the third day shall be-
finally closed and when closed, the aanie
shall be exsn, med, corrected, certiGtd md dit
posed 1 in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
under tie like penalty us d. prescribed by the
22d section OF tho same act When HE sad
polls Oha all be received. they shall be acted
upon by the Executive, In iha same manner ia
all ropeet,, as is preser bed by HE twenty FIRST
section of tie same act
= BE II further enacted, Thhi upon exam.
nation of ll.e pulls. in The uanner prescfioed
by the twenty FIST section OF ine SAID net, II
IL shall appear 10 the Executive, that n inniOi,
iy of The votes given is Tor rallfying fhe i.
meoded Constitution, that fact, together i'm
the number OF votes given for and agsinst. the
RATIFICATION, shall Immediately be made knowo
10 the people, by proclamation, TO be Published
three time IN such news apes pin cd ~ fbs
Commonwealth, hs viii, Ia IL, option 81 the
Executive, dliinse fbe Information mos - ser.
ally among he people. Bat II np0H a4auna.
iion Of the polls M aforesaid, II shall apprl II
the Executive that minority Of The votes
given Is FOR rejecting the amended Constitution
in that case il halI be- Tie duty Of 'In Esoeu
tive, ~ like manner, 10 announce thai lBctlo
the people, togetbe, with the nGmber OF votes
given against and for the ratification PF0ri-
ded, h0paer. that II upon exclamation offhe
sald polls, doubt SHALL hrhe IN he minds oil
the Executive, whether jnrity of the Votea
given bs the qualified voters has been gwen for
or sgn,nsi the ratification OF The amended
Constitution, The grounds of such doubt shall
he entered upon the Journal Of the Executive.
aud DO signed by those entertaining The same
and the Executive shall forthwith convene The
'tb'ihi hbsth''1 " ivy 'h9 ~ my ''hfi
cnnse II in their opinion the I,ubliC good shall
require !, L. be done"
o. Be IL further enacted, That II the amend.
ed constitution shall b. rnlihrd aud pro,
claimed that officers aud comniis. toner's author
ised TO hold ard conduct elections for mean.
bers Of the General Assembly 10 the pres nt
year, shall, on the frs day Of their respective
county aud corporation couIu, IN the month
OF DC ober nexi, hold and conduct elections
for the ohoicr Of Senator'S md d. gates aceot
ding 10 the pros lsions of tie amended eo1sihu
ton aud the e,eciions so 10 be held, ahnll be
commenced. continued, conducted, closed anu
ceriiicd according o the exslug laws ptoyi.
ding Tor the election OF Senator'S aud Delegate
10 Ibc General Assembly, excepting 80 tnrr
the ,ame shall be changed or altered by inco
mended constitution, and his net An' al
ohleGts er,ing out OF my elections 50 made,
shall be governed in all ihlngs ia the manner
prescribed by law for the government Of con.
test in elections made under the authority of
wiiis Of election by the respective Houses Ut
Assembly, excepting that twenty dnys after The
las, day oil each election, shall DO allowed 10,
taking Dispositions IN every contest"
" BE il further enacttd That the General As.
sembly 10 be elected In the said mouth II o..
toDer, uader the hninoiity of the aniended COR.
sti ui,uu. shall meeI al the Capital 10 The Guy
oflklchmond, on the first Monday IA DpGembcf
next"
On the suggestion OF tlr. Williams ii Henri
co that these amendments we've numerous 4 I'm.
poriaui, they were laid upon The tabln,& oruefpd
10 be- printed iur Tia House
Alter several unavniling motions 10 take up
the Census Bill, and the kanasla Sail Bill, ihe
House proceeded with the usual routine ..
bp siness.
The Speaker laid before the HOUSE n letter
from the Auditor, covering " the List OF IN
saii fled claims due 10, aud from the Common.
wealth corresponding with lbe balances stun
dug on the Books If tins Office. on The 6ra
OctOber last. "--Tbe Auditor saies thai The calls
Of the late Convention upon his Office for vari.
Gus information, DC had uuavoidably delayed
the preparation OF this Documenl-Which was
ordered to pe printed.
Resolutions were taken Up from the Gem
miuee OF Finance isL For allowing n nst aud
reasonable increase TO The salary now allowed
10 Conwa, Robinson, The cIe'k of the General
ourt--2od. Declaring ~ inexpedient 10 re-
peal the Act prescribing the mode oil paving
public monies, into and mt Of The Treasury
passed February 10. 1929 and Declaring 1t
sxnrdeni tin compliance with a resolution Of
The IIousel 10 reduce the toll directed by law.
to be collected on ioJaceo passing through the
lower James River CaHal. 80 All these resoiu-
ions were agreed to, except the last. This last
resolution gave rise TO so,ne explanations from
Me.srs Garland of Amherst, WILSON, Garland
Of Nelson, Yancey and Miller. Tue Mtssrs
Gnrlnrd's coniendirg, al some length. that the
present tolls on tobacco were unjust, unequal
aud oppressive. Mr.. Wilson suggested the pro.
prrty of reducing also tho toll ON the article Of
Bran Nj. White took the other side, ana
INDICATED the larlfion tobacco. Mr.. Eppes
" AS opposed 10 the reduction of the toll, Until
some plan was Submitted for raising fluid ia
lis place, 10 supply HE detective Kevenue--and
the interest on the loans of the Fund for Inter
nal Improvement the House rejected the
resolutions of the Committee, without divi
81 un. a, 81 f.
MIR Rutherford then called up the Bank Bill
(the B. Of virginia. -wheh Nh. R,ves Of j. q.
rose to ask the gentleman OF The isieo Wight
MIR Atknson) TO withdraw ms proposition for
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