Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-04-14
An AEn-
TO PREVENT FRAUDS on rnE ELECTION
LAWS

Avs
Passed, MAEcH %. 1912
WnEREAs 10 IS r presented 90 tive Senerll a,
~rsihiy. ilat numerous frauds have been p~rP"tt,;
81 uP'n tae Ecruvs Ffanrhis, 10 the executor a
weeds. noi 61saJ RE. puriarius 70 convey lnie' 800
In real estate. Wdea IA ltct such deed are wUiou
any gobi or vI'uto.c considerations, aai uudsr,tvs
between he ~ uics thereto. ~ not iuietdrd n ycsI
% IA The srtaiccs any b--vfsjgi interest 40 IA, pr,.,r
~ which they par F1ri tO convey, but that the sole
purpose Of executing iliem J. o. enable Inc nrer,,uI.
al gnrutccs mcnli'ucd IA them. 10 voio. ia demon.
iion OF The Constitution aud laws ei this Cumno,.
weilth; For remedy whereof.
/. L II eGaciei b. the Gerenl Assembly. Tb,t
"a olcn as any pelsOn shall hereafter cast n Nh,
or oteT Ia voio, IA any elcc,un 10 hs held IN I'M.
commonwealth, ,n which only such pe,s,ps =, ,ro
authorised I" evercrse ihe righ, of suffrage. under
ana ~ Nifine OF tho present Constitution nTNlrcinia.
Ian lawfully vu,e) by virtue Of any interest or NC.
@ended inicFesi. "a real csiaie. whether The same
TA'au pHr'Tt To be a freehold. OF only a cha;iel
zeal unier m pursuant To a1y such deed, or deed,
a. aiJFeslid. ktvNinr tho Character OF m, same.
Tn'h person and h, niders. ahciiers and aI,i.ers
enai DC had and doea-j To have been guilty Of
a. sni shall DC subject o. a fine OF not
tess Ih1u ien. nor ia're Than oss hundred du,lars.
"a Lc recovered villa foil cu,is. b. Indictment. or
iiiJrmaituu, heirre amy CONT ufrccud uf iIis Com.
inpuwca!ih. mr the cu4uiy or cirp ,raii,q. la wb,,k
SID offence shall be cImHtiri-Iud shall moro.
over upnu conviction 5y the verdict Of n inr,. hr
snirci TO cOrincmrHt IA the jail OF said county al
me discretion Ottls CIud before whom said iaJic,.
'n-nt Ir ANY iut1un ,iiuns shall DO tried; pro,idcd
1hH SAID term 4 iur r,s 'uaIcaI shall ia "a cass a.
cred ihfee m.miLs
: 81 q asb cuicl-d, TIA. irnny person or PER.
sous shdi hereafter ,x,Cuie any deed of he char.
acier above mentioned ali The plries thereto. know.
nag Tie chnracier thereof. aud cnnscuting 10 the
same, their aIdcrs, aud advisers. 81 al DC held AND
deemed T. he ga'iiy vi a mi~lemelnur. AMI be sub.
Let ttrrrlpr IN the u1gfnsf4l A! IA frta rT tut L.
'han tiFFf D)LLAlS-io he recovered with mII
S"sis' ny Indictment or infirn Itint "a any cnnrt of
Tecnrd for that county or eorporiiiDE ia which the
real estate. or chaitcl resl Iuieresi, mentioned IN
SAID deed or deeds shall be Sihsird. Aml hail
m'reover. on conyiciiun thereof ~ the verdict of
e jury. be subject to confinement ia the nil of Ihlt
county or corporation, IN winch SAID offence shall be
plnlshable' IN the discretion Of the court before
whom The said ind'ciment or information shall be
''edi Prootief hoUsUer. that IN no case said term Of
impris0nInsni shall exceed three IN lnlhs.
). b. II further enacted. That IN addition 20 the
si2erin'endenls required 10y The Griy sixth section
ct Tie Act Concerning General Elections, " passed
Ap'l II, 1881, II shall be The duty OF the court of
each county. whether n separate poll or polls are
authorised 10 be held therein or not, 10 appoint five
hIs'rcet and intelligent ireehulders, residents ofsaid
county, who, or my two or more Of wbom may act
- s'perinicnd The election 1T the court house of
sa'd eplnty; aud The persons - appointed shall take
the same oath ond perform the same duties which
no prescribed IA the said act. I'd ihs sam. pr,.
~eoedings shall be had IN case of death, removal. 70.
sisiaiion or refusal 10 act. as are therein prescrib-
ei; Aud mprsrycr. ~ The election of = majors. 4, |
The , ale sl,laturc, - OF REPRESENTATIVE 10 The
Congress ui 10 I NED States, nn eleclur shlIl h,
P''"H'rd 10 vote, on any int rest ia land unless
-',I Ilnd lac ia the county. Town Or city. in which
saId Eierior oilers To VOue.
! 10 It further enucied. That this act shall be
constantly given Ia charge To the Grand Juries in
we several courts of thus commonwealth.
a VOICE FROM THE SOUTH wEsr-The
f6 Z" kenng' Feuncs- zee, Eagle. spcnking rf a call
he P'"eciiII 81 caIiOn in a South Carolina paper
we'll sl-s
IA So1h Carolina c ying out Tor a Pro,cctire Tar.
81. L'u'siana enUrys u a. her Sqgdr-i 4 4 dnty oC3
cs"' all ma 'Ied. Bat The mn tuCc.arers in the
Nprh. NI'h In interest 90 50 nIll!pus IT cl,itaI.l and
4" ls"os Oh huu!r ihousunJ poor white males
"'d eht -, des'-vt no protection agsInI foreieu
- per ab'H OnE They are moi The S,uM,-
-" H'sn' when these IA mIfsc;ures fnl il to their
~'iaTrsi 10 pr-"riss J,oesY COZ IN. s ,uIh
tarnlr'n IS the frat Sale To- bIwl ont tor a Tariff.
Z" FF"tccit''. L. iuve thrs, mIudficiurers hark,nnd
I"fr" i'rm % bay Aer rSiousi >, lhis ; The boast.
81 'F'ee trafe - etgrHh,Iiy aud blisicruusly sung
by Srpih Car ,lna,
the i'hih =. ne time has 0rrirrl when We must
ei'h"r adoptn Protective TluG p, lry,or as 4 naiion
"" mnst iahguish. Ncce<shy and Justice 10 nunsel-
VS. de7lHd a.. AID the restrictive course of olker
g'veu'mcnis"qnally dem InJs 10. ". must encour-
age the coIsu n lion AMI manufacture Of cotton al
hare. There are many common solse rcas ms for IL
We ia, ~ our own Cotton. gud Nhy should We send
!" EIr1,e Tor 'IiOI g0,dR LIT Us IN IKE our own
Caiic0eS ana cotton stats. aud no longer send nur
in'ney abroad 10 l. irrpe framing our cpunIryaf mi
iin',s up millions Of gold aud silver annually. E,r
The support Of Z igi,Sh HHaqflot1ss aud E.eLih
tioOrers. whilst our own are llngui,hilg all suffer
ing 1t ~ enc 'Iragc nur own enterprise. support
our own t"o'r' Iced own pJDr,- aud thereby keep
our own gaLa and sliced
LII u sap JDua ud cherish A Hsrioa-Ier Agr;rul.
tsre nrr " rHu;acIure. her Commcrrc-bul more Is
pccially The 6bsT OF her p5or-lei Us raise anI keep
them raised, Ter G,d'- slke, above the brute and
starving condition of English laboters. The pplicy
~ England - not reciprocal wiIh ours. Here T.
rlgidIy protective 10 her interest. SIC reduces Ia
Dor and sIarvts her poor 10y heavy dulles on corn
AMI Hu'tr. 10 drive from her shores. her surplus dis
confronted population. and Ia sustain her anstorrnlic
Ianied interest. Sac ss.rIsg'ing To b. independent
"i 'nS world. Aud soon wIil become %, 80 Er rs
her agrcUlinril aud manufacturing interest are
concerned. SON will she no longer be dependent
on us Tor CDtjOn, Rice. or Tb'arco.
And the only course lcf Us. l. o. i've independent
OF hsr Nv keePi'g our m,Hsg making our own cotton
aud ~ Zen g'"fs-su yporing our own tsdHsirg,anI
'horehy projecting our Agricultural and Planting I.
i"re'l', nv a grcni. G,irrShIng hume In irkct Ihi-
e'irse ct P'l:cy will withdraw near unc..ouuh of the
capital NV invested in agriculture and planting
tI'ealJ o%SerdInr) and find n m,rc lucrative Geld
ar q % relieving greatly
ne o]veul'nc ani lang Iishiug Interest Of the Planter
We prn.rss o. - great knowledge or political econ
"mT' but give these rs or crude. common sonse no
nous ni 'hinss.Nhfch II sesBsl to us are the saty true
American ones.
ARRIVAL or lord ASHBUR ON.
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