Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-04

city and borough, but not any poll kept u.
any place Ol holdnga separate election shA II
1n The thifd day at sunset, he adjourned TO Inc
] hrsi day OF the nrIi term OF the Court 10 be
= holden To- ench county. city or borough r.spec.
lively, aud shall he continued open Tor three
successive days. and az sunset Of The tHird da !,
shall lie finally tsed aud when closed IN
sane sh Ii be aAamIned, coz ectei. certh,da al 4
disposed ofin the manner hereinafter preset
ded ard under III, IKE pen ~ as IS prescribed
e., ny the 22d secfipn oil the same act. When The
said polls shall all b received they snail be
acted opon by the Executive in thu same man
ner IN all respects, ast prescribed by the 2 LIST
section If he same act -
! The question being taken. the amendment
WINS rejected without DIVISION.
/ MI Wood proposed an amen dment 20
strike out all OF The second cotton except tn
two FIRST line ms follows. VIZ And be Il
enacted, that thrppls required by law IL be-
hod"n for ralffy ng or fjectipg the Amend
! ed Constitution. shall be- kept open Tor the
| period ri three successive dnys''-Rnl To add
the following proviso. 4" Aud that the Govrno,
with the adyi OF Council, shalI on or before
| TUE day OF appoint three
intelligent aud fl persons for each place IN
every county CITY or boroug IN In, Common.
! wealth, nj when a poll i directed Ia br open
/ ed hy law, 10 rectiv VOTES for m, IN o. oil The
| hou>" OF Drtegates.-And l. sh al Toe the duty
/ nl - persons thus appointed I" NJ eni al tn
! PAGES named IN thei letter OF appointment, on
the day when the elections shall ne held. ~ the
; veal e1nntes ior the member OF he House
| { Delegate in April ucxt-And they OF any
NJ 81 them shall -npc intend the tsktng of III
| poll, dI eeted 10 be optned b, the SteaF i
| such coun ,, for receiving the votes upon the
! dilhc II n ~ rejection ( ,nr Amended Cen.
stitn ioe-And snai have powerm drcldt
| pon the quah stions OF surh pers II. as may
| otief 20 vote ereupOn. And if they shal
doubt as The quhlihcaou Of any one Who
| NAV IF TO vote te nam" Of the u tson thus
ate,I &, and the Ia Is upon winch such duuht
'hall ans, shall BE- emit ed upon the hHCA 81
! tie 10 l.saok. an snail h. forwarded Hetr.
| upon TO h. ~ Gu I'VE AID ilsf tho sad
c mmsslooefs may b. the better informed, a
| 10 ~ dnh fl atoms OF any Hh" may rIaIm the
| rgnt 10 vote, in addition IN the Sheriff ~
| Other uthc sntuotug The eleC'ioa, they sha
| have the leht 10 require the attendance upon
| them whie they mr. mixing the polls, ard at
such i'm S thereafter. they may tnink ne
| Cessary, OF the commissioner oil the revenue,
| and he clerk Of deputy clerk Of any county. 10
| a! IN furnishing my Information within then
| 'each. necessary Ia purge ia sll7 al aiy
VOTES which mnv be illegal Ailei tie poll
|
names OF all petso7, stricken oil who may hr
! de med not qualified the sad comm sonet,
| shall cause tour AIR cop oil sucp poll. ok
| 10 he made OUT One a Inch Shats ne aelrv'
| e1 10 The officer conducting the election az
| foiesal1, % he returned 10 the Executive.
One 10 be- deposited in h. cleikSolhce of the
! couu'y, together with the prIgmal--and the
! third shall be- forwa DID ~ tn sald comms
,ionpIs 10 the Executive, Wthini en- days aftrl
the poll, shall 20 clos Il. But previous o for.
/ WarGug such copy, the seId commissioner
! shall annex To- aud lhdavt made hv ii OF
those who shall attend lhe taking the same, 10
thr lowing elect.
/ " We. commissioners Tor
experimenting The taking the votes upon the
/ raiihrafIon ar rejection OF the Amended Con
/ sllluion OF Virginia, for ne county. ny or DO
! cough ( do solrmnly swea ~ nj.
! Fl m, that we have. in person. snporintended
the taking thu voe nenin regfsesed nd thai
/ W. TO- IpVr iha thr ramrs Ui one are iound
! IN his po-book who will not be enillled 10
! vote lor member OF the House oil DsI pa es
! b, the provist ons of the anne died Constitution,
! ans than the foregoing true copy OF the
poll taken in SAID county, toy he officer direct
ed to Conduct the same IN the county oil
| O taking ne que ion on Mr.. Woods prop
| osliton. II was req Ctcd,
On NJ McFarlands motion, the words in
he 81 section " are not entitled by law 10
vote were amended so as TO read az " are
moi en- ill.d by the amended Constitution 10
| vote"
! Mr. Bryce then moved 10 introduce his pro-
vision las abpv,) in the I'd line ofthe % src-
| ion-Which was agreed TO-
| The following amendpent was movrdby Mr..
! Mason of F 10 come in after the 2d section OF
| he hi
Be i enacr,d, thatrhr clerks authorized by
| aw to he app inted TO register tho votes K ven
| a the polls for raui, ing or ~ j~Cing The Con-
siiiutan shall receive tor their romprusa'on
the sum of - doIa per day TO be Ger
! u6ed by tn, clerk Of EACH county court res
pectlyev and paid out oil the Treasury
On putting the question, II was adopted With
ouf division.
Several vribdl amendments were then made :;
after which Mr. Mason proposed the following
as new section. after the 9Th section " BE
It enacted thai should it be intended o contest
the elec'loa Of any Senator OF DE eeale -
turned A. such, under the election herein IRE
vided, the pellipner aud the returned member
snail respectively conform themselves IN All
y, oCepdlngs pertaining TO snch cohrsi, '" III"
regulations ,nd forms oil the act entitled - 40
&C reducing toto one act, the feVefal acts,
concerning dlsp.ted eectlonsof members OF
the General Assenb " except that the par.
ties respectively, sha give notice, and begin
TO take their deposlrns within i've days, and
furnish their de 4osiiions wnaIn - Gays aHef
the close of such election, instead Of the tins
prescribed by the ii ct above newfoundland
the mode Determination, proof and decision
beforetae General ASS mbly under this acI to
be elec ed, shall in all respects be the same, rs
IS m sai1 act provided, so far forth as the same
may apply This motion was adopted without
opposition ..-
Mr.. NJ nor proposed the following section,
which was rej acted:
i" And be IL further enacted, thatthe shefhs
Of he several counties and sergeants OF the
several corporations of this State for The adj
dilional duties imposed on them by this act,
.halI be entitled to receive ! to be levied
nv their respective county and corporation
| courts"