Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-04-30

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worst enemies Of your party ana
while they boast of their devotion 10
Democratic prinples. and utter endless
winnings about .caucus and antiscau-
Gus. they would uproot the great truths
of Democracy substitute Know Moths
ineism. or even Aboli,ionism in its stead,
and over the wreck they had made ride
into Office.
barbour Js6srsonian.
ELECTION LAw.-We extract from the
election law revised at the last session OF
the Legislature and passed on the 3oth
Of March, the following in regard to the
= asElectioneofCo County Officers.
&c. WHEs. ELECTIONS To TAKE Place
AND TERMS OF oFFIoE.--There shall be,
elected, by, the. voters in each county, O.
clerk Of the county courts surveyor. an
attorney for the commonwealth, a sheriff
and, commissioner, or so many commiss
sioners of the revenue as may be author
lied by law; and in each of the corpora
lions OF Richmond, Danyille. Stanton
and Williamsburg. by the voters thereof,
respectively. a commissioner of the reve:
nue., or so many commissioners, as may be
authorized by law; in each county for
which circuit court is held, q clerk for
such court, in the city Of Richmond, Q.
sheriff; in each city in which circuit
court is held, an attorney for the COM
monwealth and clerk for such court; in
each district laid off by commissioners
under the act providing for districlng
the counties. passed April Cd. 1859. four
justices OF the peace; in every such dis
lrict. one constable; and in every such
district. by the voters without the limits
OF town that provides for its poor. one
overseer OF the poor. or such additional
number as the court of the county may
direct. Said election shall be held for
such clerks and surveyors on The fourth
Thursday in May in every sixth year;
Tor said justices of the peace, attorneys
for the commonwealth ard oyerseers OF
the poor. on the same day in every fourth
year; and for sheriff, commissioners OF
the revenue and constable. on the same
day in every second year; counting in
each case from the fourth Thursday in
May 1859: provided, that the constables
elected under this act shall have power
to perform the duties Of their Office in
districts other than those in which they
were elected: and provided further. that
the voters of the cities OF Norfolk. Pc
tersburg and Williamsburg. and OF the
towns of Fredericksburg. Lynchburg,
Winchester and Danville. shall not be
authorized to vote for surveyor, for the
several counties in which they are re-
spectiyely located. I'D
50. COMMISSIONERS OF THE REVENUE;
now ELECTED. number of commits
sioners of the revenue for each county
or corporation shall be that prescribed
by law; and there shall be, elected as
aforesaid, for each revenue district laid
off as prescribed by law. one commission.
err. who shall. during his term of office,
reside in the district for which he was
elected, and7his removal therefrom shall
yacate his Office; provided. that the voters
residing within any corporation who are
hereby authorized TO elect a commission
er of the. revenue for such corporation,
shall not vote for the commissioners of
the revenue for the county within the
limits which such corporation may lie.
Cd. COMMISSIONERS AND OFFICERS TO
CONDUCT Observation-Disclosures for county
officers shall in all respects conform to
the manner prescribed for general cleo
lions; and commi .sioners to superintend
the same at the courthouse, and at each
several place ofelection, officers to conduct
the same, writer's at regular elections, or
at election to fill vacancies, shall be Rp-
pointed in the manner, vested with the
powers. subject to the same duties, and
liable 10 the same penalties as are pre-
scribed in this act for experimenting and
conducting general elections. except so
far as the same may be modified by the
subsequent sections of this act; provided,
that nothing in this act shall be construct
ed as repeating the provisions of the
act passed April twentieth, eighteen
hundred and ffty>two. entitled an act to
within the city Of Petersburg. tsa.t
65. OFFICERS TO EXAMINE POLLS AND
DECIDE ELECTIONS. AND WITHIN WHAT TINE.
In cases of an election Of an officer OF
corporation. the commissioners Super
intending the same in the respective
wards. or by voters Of the whole county,
the commissioners conducting the same
at the court house. and in the case of an
election in a district, the commissioners
experimenting the same shall. withir six
days from the commencement Of the
election. examined the poll. ascerLained
the result, and declare the person or
persons for whom the greatest number Of
votes was given to be elected; or If the
greatest number of votes be equal for
two or more persons. the commissioners
experimenting the election in each ward.
county or dietrict. shall forthwith decide
by lot to whom the certificate shall be
given, and shall set up at the front door