Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-03
County Organization.

neys for tie Commonwealth. SAerifs,
Commissioners Of The Rerenue, ,Snrrey-
ors, ConstaLics and Orerseers of The
Poor.
]. Be IL enacted By Tie general assembly,
That on the fourth Thursday in May next.
there shall be elected by the voters in each
county clerk oft county court. sur
veyor. an attorney for the commonw eaIrh,
sheriff. and a commissioner. or so many
commissioners of the revenue as may be
authorized by law; and in each of the cor
porations of Richmond, Norfolk. Freder-
Icksburg. Lyuchburg, Winchester, Dan
vile, Staun,on and Williamsburg by the
voters thereof respectively. commissioner
of the revenue: IN each county for which a
circui, court is held, clerk for such court;
in the city Of Richmond a sheriff, in eac h
city in which a circuit court is held, an at
torney for the commo nweath and a clerk
for such court; and in any other corpora
ton in which a circuit court is held, an at
torney for the commonwealth and clerk
for such court; in each district laid off by
commissioners under The act providing for
districtng the counties. passed April I'd,
1852, four justices of the peace; in every
such district, one constable, and in every
such district. by the voters without the
limits of town that provides for its poor.
one overscer of the poor, or such addition
al number as the court of the county NAV
direct; and an election shall be held in like
manner on the same day in every sixth
year thereafter for such clerks and survey
ors;and on the same day in every fourth
year arthereasier for justices Of the peace at
torneys for the commonwealth and over
seers Of the poor; and on the same day in
every second year thereafter for sheriffis,
commissioners of the revenue and consta
bles: Prorided, That the consiables elect.
ed under this act shall have power to per-
form the dunes OF their office in districts
other than those in which they We're elect.
ed: And prorided further, That the voters
of the cities of Norfolk. Petersburg and
Williamsburg, and Of the towns Of Fred
cricksburg. Lynchburg, Winchester and
Danvile. shall not be authorized to vote
for surveyor for the several counties in
which they are respectively located.
2. The number of commissioners of the
revenue for each county shall be that pre-
scribed by la~w; and there shall be elected
as aforesaid for each revenue district laid
off as prescribed by law,ore commissioner,
who shall, during his term of office, reside
in the district for which he was electe ],
and his removal therefrom shall vacare his
Office: P,orided, That the voters residing
within any corporation who are hereby
authorised to elect commissioner of the
revenue for such corporation shall not
vote for the commissioners of the revenue
for the county within the limits of which
such corporation may lie.
3. On or before the first day of Nav
next. the Governor. or if he be absent
frcm the scat of government the Lieu,en
ant Governor, shall appoint three commis-
sioners in every such county. oi,y and cor
poration, who shall superin,eud the cleo
tons authorized by this act at the court
houses of their respective counties. cities
and corporations and said commissioners
shall appoint for each separate place of
so'iiS tiiNC toHliIliosN'utTS W Sll-
pcrintend the election at such place of vo
ting and shall also designate the officers
to conduct The elections at the cour,houses
and precincts; but in the absence of any
such officer the commissioners for any
precinct shall appoint the officers 10 con-
duct the election at such precinct. The
commissioners SO appointed shall. until
their successors are appointed, supcrin,end
all elections TO fill vacancies happening in
any of said offices. The said commission
ers and officers shall respectively take the
oaths, perflm the duties, have the pow
ers. be governed by the regulations. and
liable to the penalties prescribed by the
Code of Virginia for commissioners super
int nding and officers conducting elections,
except so far as the same are inconsistent
with the constitution or this act The said
commissioners shall employ writers, and
at such rate Of compensation as the court
OF each county corporation may direct
and they shall respectively take an oath,
to be administered bv said commissioners
to record the votes faithfully and impair
tally.
4. The court of each county and of
the corporations of Richmond. Lynch
burg, Williamsburg and Norfolk, shall
before any general election after the first
authorised by this act. appoint FIVE com
missioners TO superinrcnd and officers to
conduct such election at each place Of vo.
ting in such county or corporation, to be
subject in all respects 10 the provisions OF
this act concernin the commissioners and
officers mentioned in the preceding sec.
ton. Nothing in this act shall be held to
repeal the provisions Of an act passed Apri
goth, 1852. entitled "an act TO elect certain
state and municipal officers within the ci
iy of Petersburg"
S. If only one of the commissioners ap
pointed to superintend any OF the said elec
tons attends. he may associate with him
self any free holder of the district " he
may be present; if none ofthc commission
ers attend. or if none should have been ap.
pointed, then any three frecholders in the
district here the election is held, being
present and agreeing TO act, shall be com
rnissioners. Any such commission or COM
missioners appointed or agreeing TO act lo
the manner prescribed by this section, shall
take the same oath. perform the same du
lies. have the same powers. and be subject
TO the same penalties, as if he or they had
been originally appointed.
s. The same provisions which govern
the opening and closing the polls in other
general elections in this commonw ealth
shul! regulate the elections provided for
in this act
7. In the case Of an election of an officer
by the voters Of corporation, the officers
conducting The same in the respective
wards. or by the voters Of the whole coun
ty, the officer conducting the came at the