Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-01-29
STATE CONVENTION.
BILL OF THE MAJORITY OF THE
COMMITTEES

f0r fdhlng me sense pf inc Ft0phe joF me
Gail Of Conrention for amending III.
Consultation Of this State, asd for othe,
purposes.
WHgREAs it is represented TO the Gen.
eral Assembly, that portion ofihe good
people Of this Common wealth are DESTROYS
VI amend ny the Constitution ofthis State,
and this Assembly feel il their duty 20 as
certain the wishes oil the people thereon
and whereas 10 submitting this importsn,
quest on TO the people, II is proper that
they should b. informed in what manner
the proposed Convention is TO be organi.
zed:
/. BE a therefore enacted, Thatit will
be the duty OF the officers authorized to
conduct Elections within this Common.
wealth. al the time and places OF holding
their respective elections for delegates to
the General Assembly, IN the month Of
April next, to open separate polls for the
purpose Of taking the sense OF the people
upon the question, whether they desire a
Convention or not. The pills TO be open
ed shall contain two columns. one for the
names OF ,h 81 who vote in the aflirms-
tive. the other for the names ofthose who
vpte 10 TIE negative, and shall be headed
thus "Snall there be a Convention to
amend the Constitution of this Common
wealth."
CONVENTION" l"No CONVENTION"
The officers conducting the elections shall
take the v0le on the question aforesaid o!
every person qualified, according to the
existing laws Of this commonwt altb, to
vote for delegates TO the General Assem-
bly,, who shall come forward during such
elections TO give his vote, and shall cause
the names of all those who vote 10 the af-
fifmative 10 be written in the first column
under tho word Convention" and the
names OF all those who vote in the mega.
tive 10 be written In the second column
under the words mo Convention" No
person shall be permitted to vote on the
question aforesaid, who is not entitled 10
vote for delegates TO the General Assem-
bly, under existing laws OF this Common
wealth, nor shall any one be permitted to
vote IN any county, city, town or borough,
who shall previously have voted upon the
same question in another.
2. IL shall De the duty oil the officers
before they commence taking the polls
provided for in this act. TO tako and sub.
scribe, before some Justice of the Peace
OF the county, the following oath or afiir-
nation: ave A, B, &c., do solemnly
swear Tor sffirm,) that in conducting the
poll for and against Convention, we will,
to the best of our skill and judgment, ad-
init all persons to vote entitled to do so,
and reject all not so entitled, and as lar
10 depends on US we will make a Just
true, and fair return o. the result accord
ing to law. So help us God" And
the Justice of the Peace before whom the
said oath or affirmation shall be taken and
subscribed, shall return the same duly al
tested to the Clerks ofthe Courts Of their
several counties. cities. towns and DO.
roughs, TO be by the sad clerks filed and
preserved.
3. The officers conducting the cleo.
tons, at the places Of holding the same.
snail appoint writers who shall make oath,
or affirmation, before some Justice Of the
Peace, that they will take the polls faith.
fully and lmpsr,,aIly, and they shall de.
liver 10 them poll books prepared in the
manner prescribed by this act, and after
the names f all the cleo .ors who will give
their votes shall have been entered, they
sh II conclude the polls whersupon, the
said officers Conducting the elections shal!
Gently ut the foo, thereof, the Correctness
of tive SAID polls, and forthwith deliv-
er the same TO the clerks o; their coun
ties, cities, towns, or ooroughs, as The
cass may be, to be by them safely KEEP,
and preserved in their said Offices.
A. |, shall be the duty Of the several
clerks aforesaid, 10 whom the said polls
shall be delivered, withIn ten days after
the reception thereof, to transmit by mail
to the Executive of the Commonwealth,
duly certified copies thereof.
5. II shall be the duty Of the said Ex-
ecutive to ascertain the result as exhibited
by the copies Of the said polls, on or be-
fore the first day OF June next, and with.
in FIVE deys thereafter to declare the same
by proclamation. II, upon ascerta'nng
the said result, majority OF the whole
number o. votes shall be found to have
been cast in favour OF the Convention,
the said proclamation shall be- published
in such newspapers 10 the Commonwealth,
as IN The opIn,on OF the Executive shall be
best calculated TO 5lfluse general informs.
nation thereof to the good people OF this
commonwealth, and the said publication
shall be repeated at least once 10 every
week until the las, day OF July next.
6. In order to the forming end assem-
bIipg Of the said convention, should the
same be required:
Be IL further enacted, That the per.
sons qualified according to law TO vote for
members of the general assembly within
each county, city, town, borough and
election district, entitled 10 representation
as now established by law, shall Assem-.
ole at their respective places appointed by
law for holding elections for members OF
the general assembly, on the several
court days Of each county, city, town or
borough in the month of August next,
and then and there vote for as many dis
Greet snd proper persons as members Of
the said convention, rs such county, city,
;own, borough or election district is aow