Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-26
TUX III IN RT INE-ll.
ELECTION IN NOVEMBER

Il may not D.. improper 10 call tile attention OF ic
Voters OF Virginia. vel! as The Commissioners appoint
ed by the EyCcnvr TO hold the election for Electors Of
President and Vice President, 10 some Of the provisions
OF the laws prescribing their duties. The following re-
marks therefore intended, not SO much 10 inform item
what the laws are, To put them upon strict inquiry so
that both voters and commissioners may in due time
understand their respective rights duties and liabilities
l. The persons qualified 10 vote for members oil the
General Assembly o: this Commonwealth. shall assem-
Die at their respective Cou7thouscs, or at such other
place or places as now are prescribed BIZ law for holding
separate poi! polls for The election 81 members OF the
General Assembly, on The first Monday IN November
next ana shall each for twenty three Electors Of
Presdcn, and Vice President See tie first sections Of TIC
Its nf III. !ta arch SD. Gad tic Jh February lc%j,
pare - "a tic .9ctS Of tGch session
= Tie Commissioners appointed by the HoYerhor
shall appoint three Commissioners iii and proper
sUas attend each separate poll authorized 10 be held
in their respective countless who shall reside near 10, or
in the Iborhood Of The place Of holding the separate
yol and who shall do and perform The same or like OH
ccs and duties and be subject the like ilblli
ties for tie like Offences omissions and neggcnccs as the
appointed by Tie Governor; except tat
they shall report tie poll taken by them ("r tar copy
the rcof) The Commissioners at the Courth0usc OF
their county within five days after the said election
shall have commenced. See tie yCHcrGL election lac %
.7pri 2d, l-Jl, sccii0n J3: pnyc III.
=. The Commissioners appointed by TIE Governor;
and those appointed hold tie separate polls as ao'e-
said shall each before he enters upon the duties enn-
ta take ard subscribe before Justice Of the peace
81 the county, the following oath or a!lTilat"n " H.
execute Tic ccc ct Commissioner; tha rH To The tesf
Of ma shM ind judgment, admit NIL persons 10 rOte entt
lied 10 d. So amt reject al not SO entitled; AMI that 'cnt
sec the po niry taken, and ctH ccHyy the same Hce0rd-
iny Ia iatr 50 Aeip me God." Same pure.
j. The Commissioners al the Courthouse, shall with
in five days from the commencement of the election make
return in tpiicate which shall be written IN words
and not in figures, and within h!een days aft2r Inc
same shall be made out scaled and subscribed by the
sa;d Commissioners they shall deliver copy I" one
of the twenty three persons having the greatest number
of votes another copy shall be filed IN the Cicrh Office
Of The county corporation: and The iird snal nc Trans
mittcd to the Governor and Council. The form OF this
return being prescribed by law reference is mace TO the
Electoral act of the 10th March, 1.2 This act con-
tans the general provisions defining 1e dules OF Tie
Commissioners which they Will carefully examine
: If the Executive have failed II appoint Commits
sioners in any county or cocpo1atlon or no one OF Inc
said Commissioners appointed shall attend at the time
and place prescribed by law then any two Justices oil the
peace may hold the election in The same manner as il
they had been regularly appointed ny TIC Executive; ou
they must take the oath above prescribed Sec act O
25M February, 1888, page -.
only me of the said Commissioners shall attend at the time
and place of holding the said elections he IS empower
ed 10 associate with himself Commissioner, the she
riff any magistrate OF the county or corpoa'on VINO
being qualified above directed, shall be as competent
70 act as if appointed by the Governor. Sec 9th section
| Of the act Of 10Th .harch, lS2
After the return shall be made, shall be the duty
Of the Commissioners seal up all the tickets or votes
h., Them received and endorse their the cover
TO be preserved by of them and delivered TO the Co
vernon if demanded by him within SIX months OF the ecc
| ton. Sec same .1ct ~
s. It shall be the duty Of the Sheriff of every county
and the Sergeant of every corporation, entitled to elect
To attend the said election and to remove force It 1t be
offered"
O. And ifany Sheriff Sergeant shall fail in his duty
~ aforesaid or if any Commissioner shall refuse to take
the poll being required to do by candidate, or per
son qualified to VOTE shall take contrary to tins act
or shall make sign false return; or snail iasy the
nos or tickets bv crasure alteration he they Of
lending shall for every such offence forfeit and pay hs
sum OF three hundred dollars TO he recovered with cost
in all action of debt before any court OF record IN t
Commonwealth, by any person who VIII sue lot tl'
| same.