Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-09-29
From the Richmond IIh,e.

Nv the act ot February - IS33 the Stan, IL l,i,
oil in tvcntv-ilrcc electoral aiyrictx for ia, ,l.c
ton Of President aud Vice President: md II !.
directed thai snch elections shall IN all ,,.,crts
be conducted according 10 the act of IN. ,r,.ccdI
ING session relating 10 The same ,nbiec, a,J ,ln,
! il Commissioners be moi ,,,a;,,cd h, ,ho o,oc,
tive, or fail 10 attend any two justices or the n,oc,
may conduct the election Session Acts of 1879
] 3 p. go
The act (lnlnI in Supnl r. G. % p-( rcr,,,,d
10 in that ot February Is. n,oy,lo> G,r n,q, me,
elections of electors |, direct, IN, III. G,,,,.
nor after taking advice of the Connr,l shah ,om-
mission, for the p,rpoSc of ,xrcu,,ny lin, law
three commissioners in each comfy. Ac am. ,v,
of whom are declared compeicn, 10 net, Thcs.
commissioners are required before cn,,rinc nnon
their duties, To take and subscribe the first of the
oahs LAID down in 81 if the county he not laid
on in precincts; but If SO M on they are Ia ,,c
and subscribe The second oath in the same section.
| (p Oh which oath, IN oilhcr instance, the maoi.
lratc by whom /, i, administered must return. n,
tested, To the Clerk who is 10 file il, and the same
magistrate must rive 10 each commissioner a Ger
tilcaie that he has taken such oath
This oath ohliges the commissioner to execute
the duties of the net last cited, As THE SAME MAY
nr AFFECTED Il, rue PROVISIONS OF ri, Act OF
ArHu ,, 1881, conce,ninc general elections. which
act prov dies (Suppl. X. G. y. llS. S52, &e) thu,
polls shall be held At separate elccmn> for clrc-
tors oiPrcSilcnl and Vice President. NJ the pl,
ccs appointed for holding separate polls Tor the
election of members Of the Assembly, and directs
that all persons qualified to vote for such mon
brrs.s shall assemble M the place, DESIGNATED fn,
separate elections of lhosr members. |, further
prrsenheS, that the Commissioners appointed Nv
the Governor " shall appoint thrcr Commission.
sioncrs TT aud proper persons, 10 attend cnch 81
parate poll in any county where n separate nolI
or polls il or a,c ! or shall hereafter be- an,hnri
zcd TO be- held, who shall reside mean 10 or in In,
nciehhprl,ood of the place Lodinp the Sennrn,r
POLL and who are Ia perform the same or II e nf
fees and duties ns the commissioners chosen by
the executive, except lhnt the Ermc, commission
rrs arr Ia report to the LATTER At the Conr, House
the poll taken at a precinct within 6yr day, nflc,
the commencement Of any election They arc
likewise required to take and subscribe the oath
prescribed in Suppl. X. &. u. llS S51 hcf1re rn.
triine on the PEI iormance OF thcir duties which
oath i 10 be aiicstcd hy tho Justice ADMINISTERING
it, and by him returned To il,. ,lrrk. who - Ia file
and preserve il. and ,hc Justice must ciyc each
prrcinct commissioner n certificate of having
taken the oati. NIpr sunni II. {. y. HIS.
@l3ta5i
By the before cited act of March III 1870
(Snppl. X. G. %, SCI the commissioner, anpoi,,-
rcd bv tho Govcrnnr are IN ,,icnd -, ,I,,;,
\ A.
lowing manner: They shall receive Of each
person whom eyadinl,c entitled to yn,r. n n,ncr
rontaiainr the names Of ,yrnf, ,lrcr nrr,nas r,r
whom be- shah vote rs electors on tbp b,eL oi
lhc paper shall be written the name Of the ,otnr
who mnSt before pollino of Ia, ,otp declare ,iro !
race far whom he VOTES as electors. which may III,
done either by pronoancino thu name Of rarl, rlec-
tor, ol hv any intcloiblc collective dcsyn5lion
and rs the votes are given in. the commissioner,
,IuIl take an exact poll of all VOTERS under the
names Of the persons voted for The clerk must
attend At the Court House with his book, If Ian 4
and property iax tn he used rs evidence l1y the
If bad weather or other cause
prevent the attendance of voters the poll may he
kept OPEN M, exceeding three DAYS So ,oan 81.
the poll is closed. the commissioners appninrc3 by
the Governor, shall Subscribe each sheet mon
which the names of ihosr who voted NJ the Cour,
House shall have been taken. and shall Obtain the
subscription Of two or more crcdiiab, persons
fee within ten DAYS Of the limc of holdne the
Shall have commenced" or IN counties where sep
aratr ccction, are authorized anc, The Commas
sinners, who shall have Supcrln,cndcd tLos, ,lrc-
tons, shah have certified the same aorrr,bIy to
the provisions of the act concerning general ecc-
tons" those commissioned by the Governor shall
ascertain the number of votes pivrn for every pcr-
SON who shall have been voted for rs an clcctor
and until the return to be made by the commits
sioncrs shall be- signed by them, ali the tickets de
liyrred in shall be kept by one of their number, un
der the seal and subscription Of more lhan onc and
shall never be opened nor examined b, fewer than