Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-03-03

I'm act to amend an .4ct. entitled, In act 10
organize q C0nvenfion
Passed Feb. IL, 1880.
Whereas. in pursuance of the Act Of As
sembly. entitled, I" An set TO organize a
Convention, passed on the tenth day Of
February. in the year eighteen hundred
aud twenty nine, the members or Con
vention, elected under it. convened AZ the
Capitol, in the City Of. Richmond, on the
fifth day OF October in the same year, to
deliberate on the subject conEded to them
by the people under the said Att: And
whereas the Conven on the fourteenth
day Of January, IN tho year 1880, passed
an Amended Constitution, or Form OF Go
verpment for Virgins. and moreover. by
an Ordinance appended thereto. request
ed the present General Assembly 10 make
any additional provisions which may be
necesssry aud proper. Tor submitting the
same TO The voters thereby qualified 10
vote for members Of the General Assem-.
bly, at the next April elections, and for or
ganizing the GOV eminent under the amend
ed Constitution. in case il shall he approx
ed and ratified by such voters: And
whereas doubts have arisen as to the pro-
per construction Of the seventeenth and
nineteenth sections Of the above recited
act Of assembly. rs 20 the power Of She
ribs and other officers conducting cleo
lions. To receive the votes of persons quail
flied 60 vote for ratifyisg or rejecting the
amended constitution. before the same
shall have been published for three months:
IN order 10 remove such doubts. aud 10 de-
clare the meaning OF the above reeitcd
sections Of the said act. to enlarge the
time for taking the votes Of the persons
qualified 90 vote for The ratification or re-
lection Of the amended Constitution, 10
prescribe The oaihs 10 be taken by the she
riffs or other officers, who shall conduct
any poll for the ratification aud rejection
OF the amended Constitution, TO prescribe
the oath 20 be taken by the person offer
ing 90 vote, when IL shall be necessary for
him 20 take an oath. and 10 provide Cor the
election Of members OF the general assem-
bly, under the amended constitutions. in
case il shall be approved aud ratified by
the qualified voiers:
SEC. q Be it enacted by Tie General rs
seusbiy, That IL shall be the duty or the
sherIffs and other officers, conducting cleo
tons Of members TO The general assembly,
IN The several counties cities and borOughs
Of this commonwealth. IL the next April
elections, 90 submit the amended coustItu.
iion 90 the voters qualified thereby to vote
for members Of the general assembly. for
their ratification or rejection. ia the same
msaneE IN sllfespects. ss IL che same had
been Published for three months before the
commencement of The said elections, ae-
cording 90 the seventeenth section e the
said act Of assembly. And The poll of the
votes given for rstifying and rejecting the
said amended constitution. shsn be con
timed cpea IA The month Of April next. for
ihrre. successive days; and the poll kept
az the court house Of each county, city aud
borough. but not any poll kept AZ any
place Of holding q separate election, shsll
oa fha third day at sunset, be adlOUrned 10
the first day Of the neat term Of the court
10 BE- holden Cor each county, city OF DO
rough respectively ,Aad shall be continued
lopcn for three successive days. and AZ sun.
sct OF the third day .shsil be finally closed
and when closed. ibe Same shsli be exam
med. corrected. certified aud disposed Of
~ she masnes hereinafter prescribed. anc
under the ike penalty a. 10 prescribed by
the twenty second seetiOn q The same act
When the asid polls shall al be received
they shall be seted upon BY the Executive
81 The same manner IN all respects. a. u
prescribed BY The twenty .Grst section o.
lihs same set Protided. koteerer. That e.
lmueh Of the said act as pTesefihss. that 4
Il shall nppeas that ssjoriiy Of ~ th,
votes given : foe Faiifyisg ssid amendee