Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-04-27
MANIFESTATIONS on THE VOTERS

at the request OF the Wing State Gen.
trai Committee.
Free Holders vnder The amended Constitn-
tion.
/. Every free male citizen. being pos
sessed, or whose tenant for years, at will
or al sufferaDce, is possessed Of an estate
of freehold 10 land Of the ralue Of tacenty-
fue dollars, and so assessed to be, 1t any
assessment thereof be required by l'w,
and (unlpss the title shall have come 10
sim by descent, device, marriage, or mar
rage seitlement) having been 50 posses
sed for six months, shall be emitted 10
vote ia the county, town, or borough
wherein such land shall lie. And # the
land lies in several counties, and be m
sufficient TO entitle him to vote IN each,
then he shall vote where the greater part
of the land heS.
Tenants in common, Joint Tenants and
Pmceaers.
?. Every such citizen being possessed,
as tenant in common, joint tenant or par
cener, of an interest in or share OF land,
and having an estate of freehold thereon,
such interest or share being OF the rdfae
of twenty fUe dollars, and so assessed to
be, if any assessment thereof by law, and
{unIess his title shall have come to him by
descent, devise, marriage, or marriage
settIement) having been so possessed for
SIX months, shall be entitled to vote IN the
county, city, town, or borough IN which
such land shall lie. If the land lies IN
several counties, and be insufficient 10 en-.
title him 10 vote ia each, then be shall vote
where the 'greater part OF the land" hes.
In right of land held by parceners,
Joint tenants, or tenants 10 common, quail
fed to exercise the right Of suffrage under
the old Constitution and laws, but one
vote shall be given by all the holders
capable of voting, who may be present,
and agree to vote for the SINE candidate
or cand dates, unless the quantity of land,
in case of partition, be sufficient TO entitle
every holder present to vote separately,
or unless some one or more of the holders
may lawfully vote in right OF another
estate or estates, in the same county, in
which case the others may vote, II hold
ing solely they might have voted.
In case of two or more tenants in COM
mon, joint tenants or parceners, in possess
sion, reyersion or remainder, having an
interest in land, the value whereof, shall
be insufficient to eutitle them all to vote,
and who, not being qualified to exercise
the right of suffrage according to the for
mer Constitution and laws, have had that
right conferred upon them by the present
| Constitution their vote or votes shall IN
such case be given in manner following !:
| If the value of the land be sufficient to
entlte THIN to one vote only, the same
shall be given by all the said tenants
in common, joint tenants, Or parceners,
capable of voting. who may be present,
and agree to vote for the same candidate
or candidates.
! 1.-THE vaue Of the land be suffici nj to
enttle them to more than one vote, the
votes to which the ara entitled shall be
given by all the said tenants IN common
joint tenants or parceners, capable ofvot-
ing who may be present. and agree as to
the candidate or candidates to whom the
said votes shall be given. No one OF any
number Of such tenants in common, Joint
tenants or parceners, shall give more than
one vote at the same election; nor shall
any greater number of votes be given by
such tenants in common, joint tenants, or
parceners, than the value OF the undl
vided land held by them may entitie them
to give, cording to the Constitution.
When a vote or votes shall be given as
afo ,esaid, by such tenants in common,
Joint tenants, or parceners, the whole OF
The said tenants in common, JOINT tenants
or parceners, not having been present, and
not having agreed to the said vote or votes,
If he or they, who were absent at the
giving of the said vote or votes, should
afterwards appear at the said election,
before the taking Of the votes Is at an
end, and TO the officer conducting the SAID
election, object to the said voters as given,
The same shall be stricken from the poll.
When an election shall be held at diff
ferent places in the same county, and
such tenants in common, joint tenants, or
parceners entitled TO only one vote, shall
be poled at different places, and for diff
ferent candidates, their votes shall be
stricken from the polls.
When an election shall be held at dit.
ferent places in the same county, and
such tenants in common, joint tenants or
parceners entitled to give more votes than
one, shall give their votes at different pla.
ces, and in opposition to each other, the
said votes shall be stricken from the polls,
ifit shall appear that all the said tenants
in common, joint tenants or parcenerS,
did not agree, before such votes were
polled, to whom they should BIO given.
In case oftwo or more such tenants 10
common, int tenants or parceners in
possession, reversion, or remainder hav.
ing interest in land, the value whereof
shall be insufficient to entiile them all to
vote, if some one or more OF them may
lawfully vote in right OF another estate or
estates in the same county, the others
may vote in the same manner as If he or
they holding such other estate IN the
same county had no interest whatever in
the undivided land belonging to the said
tenants in common, joint tenants or par
ceners.
RerrSonerS or Remaiadermen.
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