Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-15

ding the first day. So the poll Is closed, the
said Commissioners appointed by the Governor, shall
subscribe each sheet upon which the names cl III
voters who voted 1T the house shall be ake and
also Obtain he subscription oil iwo or more cf'-
driahe persons thereto which pol! tlrs suhscrafa,
II shall be tier duty Il file n the CLERK oi;lce vi tr
sa'd county corporation within ten "a; alter WA Oh
which such election stall have commenced, and when
stall be the duty al such ol-ih 10 preserve III ms
Office The said cnmin Ss:oIe.s Shall wis,'i" I'VE c-y
arr that which tie election shall have commenced,
and - those counties . al:ch aay otne: t.ies or
places shall have been prescribed for lie h".cng oil
poll polls Tor the election OF members o! the 6ene
Ial sma!F, ate. the commissioners Who sl'ai have
snser Gteuted scci other elections shall have car
lied the same according TO law, Csceru.n The number
81 votes 2:ea for every person who slal' have been
vnfd 10. all Eieciur: Provided that until the repfn
shall be signed by toe commissioners hold ng tc cleo
lion, the tickets shall be kept by Of the So d CON-
mrssoners, under thu seal end subscription OF more
than one, and shall never be opened examined by
less than two OF the said commissioners. The SAID CON-
m'ssoners stall, within three days after closing the
polls as aforesaid, make out three fair copies .. .e
turn in the following fern;
"We, A, Il, Sc, comm ssionefs for holding the
election o. Eectrs OF Presiden; and Vice President
OF the United S;.;es, for the county, city, town, or
borough, ('s The case may be.) OF ---------, do
hereby certify, HAT election was he'd on the First
Monday November Tor the SAID County, ctt;, town
or borough (is the may be- pursuGt Ia a, and
lha; thu number Of votes hcie,n specified oppos lie 10
he Of The several persona ioloa ing, were s;rea
far such persons Electors, for tie Sta'e Of 'fsna,
ri President and Wee President OF the T. States, w
(li"fe LIST nl such persons names and votes are -
f'Iio@( Given cadti oar naHds and seals tins -
day Of -, IA the year cne thousand eish! huG-
urri and -
Wh.eh returns written IN words and not in figures,
shall he sealed and subscribed ~ the Commissioners
holding the eiec,o.. Cae Of III sad returns shall b.
dcvcfed 10 person among the seventeen aEo
snail have The greatest number Of votes, another ba..
~ filed IL the clerk Office OF The county or corpora
.ian eiecing and The third shall he transmitted 10 the
GogeTnoc ond Council Al! OF whoa shall De dane
within Eileen days alter the same shall! ae naje out:
and the Governor shall proceed 10 ascertain IRON the
sad returns the greatest number OF votes withia the
whole State and immediately thereafter notify The per
sons n writing of tier election: and may aiso adver
tise t!ei names being elected, in such gazel.s as
lie may ,h,na proper.
i In those COUNTIES in winch any other place OF
places than the houses thereof shall have been de-
sgnated By law or holding separate poll polls fer
the election Of members 10 the General Assembly, go
much Of The above returns may be inconsistent ~':h
The provisions OF Law relating 10 such separate cleo
tons oil electors OF President and Wee President Of The
IT, S, shall be 90 altered as 10 he accommodated 10
such provisions OF law and the said elections oi elect
ors at such places Of holding separate elections, shall
all things BE ield and conducted 3ccordlr. Y. And
II shall sls'ac, ,rily appear 10 the COM ssioaers
appointed by the Governor IN any such county, alter
receiving the returns from the commissioners who su
pernended any separate election al aforesaid that any
individual has voted more than once n the election,
shall De Their duty 10 reduce The vote OF such eectof
to
g. II shall be lawful hereafter TO hold separate poll
to choose Electors for President and Vice President
Of the IT, 6, any county al such place or places as
mpy hereafter be prescribed for holding sepa-
rae poll or polls 10. the election Of members OF the
Genc.al Assembly And The persons quaii ID accord
iar 10 law 10 vote for members Of the General hssf
biz of virginia, sa assemble the place places o!
holding such separate poll polls, on the first Monday
IN the month OF November in the year III nnsand
erht hu,drcd AID forty four, and he FIRST Monday
IN The month Of November every fourth year sre-
after aud then and there vote for seventeen persons as
Electors Tor President aad V,ce President OF tie u
The Is herein prcscrotd aud rTos'es
Tor voting The several Cour,-houses And The COM
mssioners appointed and COMMISSIONER By the Governor
n each county OF This State, shall appoint three coum's
sones fit and proper persons, 10 nj each separate
poll in any county where separate poll or polls may
now or shat! hereafter be authorized IL De held, WAC
shall reside to- or in the neighborhood oil Inc
place of holding the separat poll and who shall do and
perform the same, or like offices and duties, and be
subject to The like liabilities, for the Ike cfn-
ces omis SONS and negl,gcnces, the Commissioners
appointed and commissioned by the Governor as aare-
SAID except the appolntsdto attend
the separate poll, pos, the case may be, shall
report the poll by them TAKEN for fair copy tlcrcoi
II the Comiss OF the Court House OF their ccun-
tv within five days oer that on which such election
commenced and such Commissioners shall rrspec-
lively IKE and subscrae before entering upon he dis
char,e Of their duties oath oirm1iIon, 10 The FOL
lowing ELECT 81, \ b. d. solcfiu!y swear (of a.
i-in) that WILL faithfully and truly, execute The mice
% Commissioners Of Tie pa'a'e election oi Electors,
Of President and Wee Frsslde nj OF the United stat ),
according TO law, to b. held AT -, III the coin'y o'
-; tia viii, to the best Of my t~i'i ana JUG
nent admit all persons to vote, entitled To do 81, and
reisc. all nat 50 entitled and rl w'l! see the poll
lafly aud correctly taken, and WI! ccff tie sane,
according 10 iaw. 30 hip me God.
A. g., Commissioner.
Which oath or affirmation may Dc aGinn'si :fd aud ce:'
titled Ivy justice Of he peace, utter thls ioim or 20
The same Ike effect:
- County, to wit:
The above oath Tor ei.ma.ion) was tins - d1y OF
-, taken ANA subscribed before me, justice oil
the peace IN aud for s.;d county.
And which oath aud certificate it shall BE- the duty oil
such Justice 10 return the clerk of the county court
IF bs county, 10 b. fled and preserved by snch clerk
in his office aud the said justice shall also give m
such commissioners respectively, certificate siat'Hg
that they had taken aud subscribed The SAID cath lo al
i.mation.)
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puly one of The sad conG shall attend I'll The
n,s and place al hoidiag The sad elections he Is
hereby empowered 10 associate with himself "a com
MISSIONER the shar.:f s"torGey, or any
ma sstrate II the county or corpo'"ton eisconL y
rresent-if not, then any fFeeho'der who may be
nrescn, who being quail fed as herein before dreetsf
shall b. as competent act at the courthouse as ne
ha, been appoint and COMMISSIONED by The govern
or, eft. having submitted the case to the Courier
of State Tor advice, or at any place OF taking OF
holding separate poll, IS 1t appointed by the com
,is s.onefs appointed aad oned nY Tie govern
or as aforesaid. Aud from any cause 10 o:e o' W.
om9,issnnrrs appointed 10 attend, Or none s':o"u
have been appointed a,iead ~ the cour'''ea', or
any other place Of voting then the eldest as'ee o'
the peace present at any s"ch courtnousr cf "s"rf
!acr OF voting, shall, do ard perform oil Ia" .n'es :"
commissioner fully and IS rifectuay, as u ne hfo
baca regn.ify appointed sach, and i9f 'aj'e VI r
rsol 10 perform <uch duties. sail uc surect % t'e
eanc pen9s .ad II there i 'ult he ma J"7tice ~ III
PEACE pre-et or if present, IL shou: il'! or fs'nse =
act lhen The duties Of commissioners insy IN IKE '"'
ner be performed by any three iree5od'fs WAC may oe
present l0d consent II 10 ':ov;oed h,"e'ef' '"a
in nil such cases The aforesaid oath shall also be iahsn ~
shall De he duly Of the sheriff every county, o"o Tue
sergeant Of every corporation entitled to '"a
the said .ecGc; and force u - De one'ea a'u
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