Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-28
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION

IN aci 10 iakc e Of he peopl upon he call for
Coarention, and prouid, for organising NE same
Nhereas II is represented 10 the denefsl Assembly
thai pr"n of the pood people Of 'his comma
weath desifuus Of amending the con tiuton :" the
State
BE- IL therefore enacted Thai i, shall be tho duty
Of the officers hori1ed conduct elections within thlS
Comm nweah. at the tune aud places "i holding then
respective erc onP for delegates in the General Assem-
bly, IN the month " April next 10 open separate polls
f,r he purpose f taking The If the people upon
the question whe her lhev desire Convent or notl
The polls be op ned shall contain two columns. and
shall be headed side of the p blok thus "Nha
there be convenron amend the constitution Of this
Commonwealth"
CONVENTION No coNyENrloN.
The oi ers conducting the election snll take th" vote
The question Aforesaid, OF per-oo qualified nc
cordinp the existing laws of this Commonwealth I"
vote for delegates the General Assembly who shall
come forward dnn such election 10 give his yie, aud
shall canse The Of those Mo vote Tor convention
to be written in the first column under The wou Som
veniiono the OF those who vote against Cnnveh-
ton be written in The second column under the words
mo Conventi,n;" and no person shall be permitted t
said question than once, either IN the same
county. or in different Counties.
2 Il shall BE- the duty Of the officers, before they
cnmnenca tsknl the poll provided for IN this act 10 lake
and snbscriba bef justice of the Of their
county or city, the following palh aflirmlon 1--WE,
A. b. g." d. socmnly swesr Or a1im) that. in con-
ducliug he poll concerning convention we VII. Ia the
best of our skill and ud uncut admit all persons to vote
entitled do So and reject all not eord, and HAT
as fat as depends on us. we will make just, true and
fair return Of the results according 10 law So help us
God" And the justices shall return said oath or atif
nation so taken and subcrbed. To The clerk In whom
polls for delegates the General Assembly made
tnrnable by law.
3. The oc1iers cindncng the election shall app int
writer's who shall make oath or afiIrmiipn b'ior" me
justice Of he peace, that they will take the lis faith
fully and imnauiay; ard they shall deliver to them
poll books prepared in the prescribed by tins
act; and after lhe of all The eectors who have
voted shall have been entered. they shall conclude the
polls whefeupn the fcers conducting said election
shall certify the foot thereof the carrtcness OF said
polls and forthwith deliver the 10 the clerks !"
whom the polls for delegates 10 the General Assembly
are reinrnabe by law, be hv them safely kept aud
preserved in their respective utlces.
4. l. sha he the duty of The several clerks aforesaid.
election at the court house of any counv Of the may
or or other officers whn may have conducted The said
lection in any city. borough within ten days
after the reception bv said clerks respectively oi said polls
examine said poll books and to strike thererom The
of such persons shall have voted more than
and said clerks and conducting officers shall add up said
polls and shall transmit by mail to The Executive af ths
Comm tw-al tue statement OF the result c the same