Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-01-20

in like manner and receive the like returns as
h prescribed by law IN cases OF members OF
the general assembly.
The persons conducting the said elections
SHALL Immediately upon the conclusions
thereof. deliver To thc clerks OF their respeC-
lave county aud corporation courts. the orig
in1i polls books 10 BE- by thcm filed aud pre-
s-r,ed
.. II ANY person shall refus, or fail to per
form amy duty required ol him by this act
upon conviction th,tCOi by indictment or in
formation. hc shall b. cmagcrd iu a s,uu not
exceeding h, c hundred dJ.!tsin ia. discretion
oia lno.
10, The persons who shall D, elected IN
pur-ulnCc ct thc provisions. Of this act shall
ou ihe first Monday in October in the wear Of
ouJ LoyJ Oa. thousand eight hundred aud forty
siN, INJECT and ass mb.c al thr Capitol Ia the
City OF Richmond, M general convention, to
consider. discuss ant pTorOs1 new cOnsti-
tuition, or alterations and amendments TO thc
existing constitution ol this commonwealth.
II. The said convention sha.l b, the Judge
ci ITS Own privileges and election, aud the
members thereof shall invc. poss 49, and enjoy.
Ia the most iuil auj ample manner, all amt
cvery th, privilege nnd privileges which
m nber, elected 90 and attending ou the gen
raj assembly arc entitled 90; aud moreover
shalt bc allowed the same pay ior travelling
20, attending on, uui returning lTom the sid
Couyen ION, aud /, NOW ll,uNrJ 10 The mem
bcrs al the general assembly tor travelling TO,
attending oH. and returning from the same.-
Ant the sald convention shall b. and il hereby
empowered to appoint sIch officers. aud to
make them such reasonable allowances Tor
their services as IL shall deem proper, which
several allowances shall bc audited by the
iTcisuTsrot thi, commonwealth.
-. In case ui any contested election 20 the
convention, tine same shall be- governed IN all
uing- by th- rules NOW prescribed by LAW m
contested elections TO The house OF delegates
l3. The executive of this commonwealth
shall have power 20 award wits OF election
tp supply ans vacancies which may happen IN
tAr convention, by lhc d.uth, removal, resig-
nation. or other incapaCity OF any members
elected Goa serve therein, according TO ihc Iro-
visions OF tiis act previously TO the meeting
oi the said convention. but it ANY vacancy
shall happen a. aforesaid. after the meeting
ui the said convention. the presiding officer
ot the same sh1ll award the said writs, and
the elections under such writ, shall o. con
Quoted m all respects as the elections herein
provided for.
II. IL shall be the duty Of the presiding
officer OF the said convention. oCcritya copy
of the constitution as the same shall Doe amen
ded to- the general assembly. in oulcr that
prov 5 on may be mad y. law COS submitting
The same TO the good people of this common
wealth, AMI 10y organizing the government
under the omcn1nd constitution ia case il b.
approved and ratified
10, The cNpens incurred i'm providing the
poll books required by this act Tor the several
counties OF this commonwealth, and in procu-
1ug writer's 10 keep tn same, shah be borne
by the said counties respectively, and j, shall
oe lawful for ,he county courts To deiay the
same by levy, iu The same manner that exist
ing changes upon their couutie. are now de
irdyyL
10. Tbi, ac, shall be in force from tie pas.
sing thereof