Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-01-29
$vOLUME A6.-NUMBER ~.

esssson W give us vote, ana shall cause
the names Of ell these who vote the ~.
tirmatise 20 be written in the FIST column
under the Eead of Convention; and the
names oil all those who vote in the mega
i've TO be written in the second column.
under the words "No Conventions, No
person shall be permitted to vote on the
question Aforesaid, who is not entitled 70
vote Tor delegates 10 the General Assem-
bly, under the existing laws OF this Con.
monwealih: nor shall any one be- permit
ted to vote in any county, to~n or Dor
ough, who shall previously have voted
upon the same question ia another.
y. Il shall be the duty Of the ofIicSrs,
before they commence taking tho pole
provided for in this act, to take and sub.
scribe before some justice of the peace Of
their county. tho following oath or a.
hfmatlon; We A. B, SC. do soIcmnly
swear, or affirm, that in conducting the
poll Tor rnd against a Convention, ws
VIII 10 the best OF our skill and judgment.
admit all persons TO vote entitled to do 90
oy law, and reject all not 80 entitled, and
That s Ear as depends on US. we will
make Just, true and fair return Of the 70.
suit according so law. So hello u God"
And the justices Of tho peace, before
whom the said oath or ailirmstion shall be
taken and subscribed. shs 4 return the same
duly aties.ed TO the clerks OF the county
OF their several counties, cities towns and
ooroughs TO be by the said clerks filed
and preserved.
>. The officers conducting the elections
at the places OF hvlJing the same. shall
appoint writers, who shall make oath or
elimination before some justice OF the
peace, tina, they will take the polls faith.
fully and lmpartielIy. and they shall dc.
liver % them poll books prepared ia the
manner prrscibed by this act. and etter
The names OF oil the electors who viii
give their votes shall have been entered.
they shall conclude the polls: wheseupoa
the ssid officers conducting the the elec.
tions. shall certify al the foot thereof the
correctness OF the said polls, and forth.
with deliver the same to the clerks OF their
counties. cities, towns or boroughs, q the
case may be, 10 be by them safely kees
and preserved IL their said Offices.
o. II shall be the duty Of tho several
clerks aforesaid, to whom the said polls
shall be delivered. within ten days alier
the reception thereof, 10 transmit by mail
tothe Executive oflhis Commonwealth d..
ly certified copies thereof.
9. II shall be the duty of the said Ex.
ecuiiye TO ascertain the result as exhibi.
ted by the copies Of the said polls on or
before the --- day of --- next.
and within five days thereafter to decIsrs
the same by proclamation. lf UPON a..
pertaining the said result, majority Of the
whole number OF votes shall DO found 70
have been cast in favor Of the Convention,
the said proclamation shalt be published
IN such newspapers in the different Sec
tons OF this Commonwealth, 40 in the
opinion of the Executive, shall be best
calculated to difiuso general information
thereof to the good people Of this Com
monwealth; and the said publication shall
be repeated at least once 10 everv week
until the --- day Of - next
And The said executive is hereby reQuir.
ed to communicate The resul, OF all tho
| returns made from al. the counties and
corporations within this common alth,
entitled to elect delegates as Aforesaid. 10
the succeeding legislature, whose duty j,
shall be TO take such steps, and pass such
laws as shall be necessary for the election
OF the members to said convention, tho az.
semblng and organization thereof, as
shall be consistent with this act.
7. And be It further enacted, That il
any sheriff or other officer, authorized 10
conduct an election, shall refuse or fail
to take poll at his next spring election,
as required by this act, or shall fail or
refuse to make out and authenticate as
required, a copy Of the polls 90 taken; or
If any clerk shall refuse or fail by himself.
or hs deputy, TO make out, Authenticate
and transmit TO the executive as required
by his act, the poll aforesaid or any
sheriff, clerk or other officer shall fail or
refuse TO perform any duty required by
thus act, such sheriff, clerk or other Of.
ficer shall forfeit aud pay for such offence,
fine OF Ave hundred dollars, fpr which
It shall be the duty Of the attorney OF the
commonwealth to prosecuts in behalf OF
the commonwealth, and for sbe bcuefit Of
the Literary fund.
.. ana DC u jufier enacted, That Il
shall be the duty Of the executive forth
with, after the passage of this act, to
cause i to be published IN such news.
papers lE the different sections oftbe com.
monwealih as 10 his opinion shall be best
calculated TO difiuse general information
thereof to the good people Of virginis,
anc TO cause such publication to be made
a'ieast once IN every week until the
twenty fifth Of April next.
y. This act shall be in force from ana
after the passage thereof.