Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-04-14
AN ACT

Proridingjor Dislricting The Counties The Name.
Duties ana Compensation OF the Commission
ers, and giving 10 the County Courts The po,ct
Of re arranging said Districts, and changias
| the PlacesJor holding Elections.
! !. BE itenacied By tho General assembly, Tina
The persons hereinafter named as Commissioner
for The several counties Of this commonwealth az
hereby authorized and empowered, the majority q
those named tor county being sufficient TO act, Il
lay OIL 'helr respective counties into the numbe
Of districts hereinafter provided for, as nearly equa
rs may be IN territory and population. The sait
commissioners snail designate as accurately as they
conveniently can The boundaries Of said districts
and shall number the same. They shall establish
place Tor opening poll in each district for all e
iecilons IN inns commonwealth in which The voters
IN any such district shall have the right 10 vote
and they Stall not establish more than two sucf
places Tor voting in any district: Procided neUer
h.tess, That The courihouses of the different cnun
ties shall be the places or one of The places Of 70
ting in the districts in which they may be situated
All other places for opening poll in any election
except in towns hot embraced within any such dis
trcts are hereby abolished. But nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as 10 preclude any
voter from votngat any che of The places estab-
lished under this act for opening poll in his coun-
~, except in the election of those officers who are
required to be chosen by The voters Of the districts
| tor which they are elected.
! g II shall be the duty of the clerk efthe house
of delegates, Immediately after the passage of this
act, to transmit 10 the clerk of each Of the county
courts in the commonwealth two copies of tile
same. Upon the receipt thereof, the clerk shall
make out and deliver to the sheriff of his county
| ia tho nF said ~ nf
their appointment, and summoning them TO meet
at the courthouse of their county, at some time
specified in the notice, not more than ten days
from the date thereof; which notice shall be serv-
ed by the sheriff on each of the commissioners
named therein. The said commissioners shall
meet at Inc lime appointed, and then, or 50 soon
thereafter as majority OF them shall be present,
they shall proceed to perform the duties herein
assigned 10 them. They shall have power to ad-
journ from day to-day and from place to place un-
\ Ill their aboTs are completed. A report of their
final action, signed by majority of them, shall,
as soon as made, be returned TO the clerks office
Of the county court to be by the clerk of said court
recorded.
8. AT the last meeting of tho commissioners of
each county they shall cause a statement TO be
made out, which shall be signed by the members
present, and fled with the clerk Of the county,
shelving how many days each member ofthe board :,
and the surveyor, Gf any was employed, ) was ac-
tually engaged in discharging the duties imposed
by this act. And the said commissioners and sur
veyor shall respectively be entitled to compensa-
ton for their services at the rate of two dollars
per day, to be included in and paid out of the next
levy.
a. The county courts of the several counties Of
this commonwealth to be hereafter elected shall
have power all The justices of the county having
been summoned for that purpose, by an order en-.
tered on record and advertised at the door of the
courthouse and at each place Of voting in the coun
ty for at least thirty days, and majority ofthe
whole number Of the justices of the county con-
curing, 10 rearrange, increase or diminish the
namber Of Districts, and change the place of hold
ing elections and establish other places: Provided,
That the number of places for holding elections
shall not he more than two in each district and
that no election under such Encouragement shall
take place prior to the general election Of justices:
find provided also, That such Encouragement shall
not take effect until it has been submitted TO the
voters of the county at some general election, and
has received majority Of the votes cast at such
election.
5. The following shall be the number of dis.
trcts. and the number and names Of the commits
sioners in each county:
Il
Augusta shall be divided into nine districts, Of
which the town of Staunlon shall be one ; and
Col. VIM A Bell, DR.. G.. r. Harris, John Craw
ford VIM Beard, Joshua II Evans, Nathaniel
Massie, Samuel F Christian, John Newton, Jacob
Baylor, DR.. John McChesney. and Porterfed A
Heiskel3 shall be the commissioners for said cnun-
ty, and may if necessary call 10 their aid the coun
ly surveyor, who shall be paid for bis services out
OF the county treasury. The justices residing in
the town of Staunton shall not form part of court
to appropriate money out Of the county treasury or
impose county levies.
Bath shall be divided inio four districts. and
Alexander McClntic, Thomas Sit!ingon, George
Mayse, John Cleel, SEN, WIN McClintic, jr.,
Stephen A Porter and Peter LighneI shall be the
commissioners for said county.
Highland shall be divided into four districts, and
Samuel Ruckman, Andrew Fl Byrd, Jos. Layne.
Josiah Hiner, John Jones, Benjamin FeSher and
Jacob Newman shall he the commissioners for said
county.
Pendleton shall be divided into six districts. and
Benjamin Iiiner, William Mccoy, Jacob F john
son, Jacob Clayton, jr., Harry f. Temple, Wm.
Trumbo. Col. Wellington lIollen, Capt. Joseph
Lantz, John E. Wilson, George Siples and Aaron
Boggs shall be the commissioners for said county.
Pocahontas shall be divided into four districts.
and George Edmison. Abram Hill, Hugh Nc
Lauglin, (litlle.) VIM. Cochran, Solomon Arbo-
CAST and VIM. Lightner shall be the commission
ers for said county.
Rockbrdge shall be divided into seven districts,
and d. S. Morgan, Thomas Wilson, james f.
Harper, WIN P Rogers, VIM Fl Bell, Robert
S:errett, VIM Gold, Harvey Risk, Cyrus Morri-
son, James e. Paxton and Samuel Mcdowell
Moore shall be the commissioners for said county.
In case so many of the commissioners of any
county should decline or fail TO act as to prevent
the formation of board. or to render it eXpedient
in the opinion of such board 10 fix such vacancies,
the court of The county shall, on being Informed
thereof, proceed 10 fill such vacancies.
This act shall be in force from lis passage.
Passed the general assembly April I'd, 1852.
GEORGE w. MUNFORD, c. H. d.
find Keeper ofthe Rolls Of va.
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