Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-01-20
STATECONTENTION
BILL or THE MAJORITY UF TIE COM


Tor taking ne S,Hsc Of ne Psopls 6rtis CIV
Of q CJHUcR'ioH for dmSadlsg ne Constr
tuition Of this STATE dad J0r 0ilsr purposes.
WHEREAS ~ - repr scented to ta- General
As m5iy, uldt q portion Oi thc good psppc
Of TN, Commonwealth are DESTROYS olaiu md
ing ,A' Constitution oi this State. uut dis
\ ul.s igDi 30 their duty 90 ascertain the
wishes OF th' peopl. thereon. and whereas iu
submitting ihis important question ;o Zoe Ico-
Pile, It'll, proper that they should b' informed
in what manner The proposed Convention Is
TO bc organized.
l. IL q therefore enacted, That IL shall Do
tbc duty OF ths officers authorized % conduct
elections within this Commonwealth az che
time AMI places of holding their respective
elections for delegate, GO The General ASS M
biy, in the month OF April next, 20 open pa
rate polls ioI ihe Purpo,' Of taking ihs MS
OF the people upon the question. wactlcr
they desire Convention O, not The OILS
To boz opened shall contain two columns, one
Tor the nam ui thos- who vote iu ih, dtirm-
a,yc, the other Tor the names of thu- who
vote in On, negative, aud shall be- heated lhu~
"SAall Oh re ac @ Convention TO amend tA
Constitution 81 thi, Commonwealth
CONVENTION. "NOCONNENrICN
The officers conducting the elections saal,
take the vote on the question aforesaid ot ry-
ery person qualified. according to thr existing
laws of this Commonwealth. 10 vote ior dele.
gates 10 thc Gen. Ca. Assembly, who si- u CONE
forward during such election lo give his vote
ami shall Cdt-s the names of all those who
vote IN the Affirmative 20 b. written in The
fins, column under the word "C1nyrai1n'
and the names Of an those who vote iu the
negative 20 bc written In ihc second column
under tha words No Convention No per
son shall be permitted 90 vote on ,haq question
aiorJ sail, who i~ not entitled t0 Vot. Tor del
cgalys io the General Assembly under existing
laws Of this Commonwealth nor shalt ans
one be permitted 90 vote ia any county city.
town oJ borough who shall previously have
voted upon thc sam, question IN another.
,. Il shall be- the duty Of the Officers before
they comm nee taking the polls provided Tor
iI obi, acl, 10 take and subscribe, before som
Justice a. the Pcac, o! their county, The iol /
lowing oath or affirmation. 1--WE 4. Il, &. ,
do s.irIuuly swear. Cor affirm thl, in con
Quoting 'bc poll tor and against Convention
wcwili, % the bs,, ol oar sill aud Juilm ut
a imit all persons 90 vote entitled 20 do 80, and
reject oil not socu,itled, and that as iag as a.
pend, un AS We viii make a just, true, aui
iaIr return oi thtr,sult according to law. So
help as Got And the Justice ct the Peace
b.i9gt whom The said oath og affirmation shall
b, taken ami subscribed. shailTc,un the sam,
duly attr~.rl 90 the Clerk. oi ta: Court, ui
their several counties, cities. towns aud bor
uugh,, 90 b by t.s sliI clerks !l.i AMI pre-
served
3. The officer conducting thr elccians o,
thr places ot holding the same, shall apr. int
writers who shall make oath, %. affirmation,
b.iorr some Justica q, thc Peace that they will
take the polls faithfully aud impar,iaIly, aud
they Shail deliver 90 lhcmp poll books prepared
in the manner ppscrb a by th,uci. auduiter
the nam OBJ an t'r electors who will give
their votes have been entered they s'mli con
cluir the polls. whtruppn. Che ,gIj officers
ConjaetiuE Zoe al sections shalt certify at toe
foot th Of tha correctness Ui The .sii polls.
aud forthwith deliver thr same 90 che clerks
%, their counties cities, towns 0r borougb~
"a, tle Gas. may b.. Go b. by them safely kcp;
aud preserved iu th.if sid offices
g. /, shall be the duty ol thc several CLERKS
ai1r said to whom The said poll, shall b.
delivered within ten DAYS after Use reception
thereof, tn transmit hv mail 90 Doe Executive
of ,h.- Commonwealth. duly certified copie.
thereof
~ Ii-a.ub , th. duty cot ,he slil E.ccury,
to a.s.rIai1 ihe result "a, exhibited bF h
copies uI fh .sid polls. u4 OF iofe ihr Gr.
day ut Juu. next, uul within eve dty- ih.r
after t1 declare tue same by proclamation
IT, up11 a- .eItaiuIuE Doe said US iIt.g maiorit
! oi ibr whole Gumh.f ui votes shall br louu
tp have been cast iu 'ayuuf of th. Convention
the said proclamation ,II.l ha published il
such new, papers iu ,Ae different sections q
tic commonwealth. ss i1 thr opinion cot OLD
EltlI,. shalt To- b.-' rliraial.d to difrsecen
q cul Information thereof to lhc 600 people ,
. tl.s.1m uylweaiib. out tba ,ali pu1.iciUo
, shall Do repeated at least once boz every wee
, until ih a.t 1by Of July next
., q. lu oU.r t1 tn' forming onl ass mhlln
e. a. the ttIf convention. sIuIIl iha sam.
raJmrrd
Bs a Grnlr ,11cy1, That tha pcrso.
qualified according 600 lw i1 vote ill men
Il h-Ts0t ih. Eaueml assembly within each cons
u. d.. cJiy. iluH. borough dui election lI,fuc
srUsleI t1 presentation as now Il, abIisla
% Isl 1w. shall assemble at their rar.ru,
d places appointed by law. irT ioJus de
h iila. i1l members of fHH gu,ral Assem-
bis on tbe several court d1ss ul Gao
. rlHufr. tIfr. town uI borough il thH mHg
.. A..8H merit anil thtu aul ih.r vote %
ss mHH. trar.t aul proper persons 1s m.l
10. h.f. as fH. -IfI convention as such count
.r J..F. fpRl ur Borough uf election district
NOW bs Joss entitled '1 ,l19sa 5s members
tH. boise 40 Delegates
Is Oh. prisons appointed AMI authorised
DO. Itv iY UH,.ui alt U..I elections DOB n
msU.H ui April next l1f m.ub.rs of q
general a.s mHty DOB .lIH county. ,il,. toss
h aH5 borough -hlI conduct u.e ssld ,...J.
8uI ,I. -5m -l.,t he laIHiG Hss mrueral
each tll,iur-tsII ID. entitled 200 th.IIkep.il
OF lrge from aru.t AMI tIe psrOu. holding 6
IL .ii election. aHI tiIe vutsrs t9 whom OH
,mty appoin COP heep polls. shall toxic o.
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