Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-10-30

Fhs Election baWs. +.

The following extracts from the elec-.
ton laws hare been forwarded BY the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth 10 guide
the Commissioners recently appointed To-
superintend the election Of Presidential
and Vice Presidential Electors. These
extracts embrace the law as taken from
the new edition Of the Code. with the
last amendments. Copies Of these ex-i
tracts have also been forwarded 10 supply
| the precinct Commissioners:
DIsfosITIoN oS TIcKErs AND Polls; ExgESsE
DEFaAYED,
q The tickets handed in BY the voters shall
be kept hy the Commissioners under their
seal, and shall never be opened or examines
| by less than two Of said Commissioners. AT
| ter the return shall be made, the Commission
ers shall seal up sll the tickets by them re-
csiyed, and endorse their names on the en-
yrlope They shah be thus preserved BY one
/ OF the Commissioners, and shall. ifdemsndtd
4 BY the Governor within six months alter said
Election, be delivered forthwith. The Cow
lerner Is gntborized 10 direct the payment out
OF the treasury Of oil reasonable expenses which
may Be incurred in transmitting said returns
| or said tickets TO the Secfeta8s, whenever ii
Imay be necessary to employ special messen-
ger for that purpose. The said Commission
eIs appointed by the Goyernor.af,er ascertain
ing the number Of votes given for each person
AZ the court house, and the places Of separ-
i d sfisine All. s,.,Y
said poll ana the polls taken at q ch plsce
i Eof sep4tate election, 10 the clerk Of the conn
" ot corporation, to be preserved IN th.
clerks office q HAPPIER s, section IL.
RErURSs o. ELEcrIoNs on ELrcroRs d. PaEsi
DENT AND VicE PaksfDENT
h he commissioners SUPP intending On Ell
ection attic court house for Electors u Pres
ideut and Vice President, after perfornint
the duty reqrired Of them, shall ma ke Not
three ret1rns, in the following form (, .SMse
. IA B, &c, Commissioners iii holding the cleo
n lion for electors Of President and Vice Presi
/ ldeHtOf the United States for the couniysfo
cotporationl of 49, do hereby Gritty TIA
an elestion was held on the 49, day OF -
J for thesaid county for corpora ton. pnrsuan
i Ito law. and hiatt The numbers6f votes hrreii
4 specihedJ opposite TO 5thssnaprs oil The sever
al PERSONS lOilowiRg, WAS given for such per
. sons as electoIs for the State ofVirginia, d
: aPresident and Vice President 0f The Unitei
9 States, namely Here The list Of names q
! the persons yotel for as electors aud the nun
: Eber Of votes given Tor each Is 10 follow r
Given unGer our hands this 49, day Of No
yember, IN Me year one thousand eight hun
Q ldr d and sixty Which retufns.whtten il
-woTds and 10 in figures, shall be signed b
!, The commissioners. one 81 said retu tbs shall
DE delivered u one Of the persons. voted for
having the largest number OF votes; on
] Eshall be fled in the clerks Office OF IN
I Icounty Or CORPORATION and the third shall b
/ sent to the Governor within len days frof
! the commencement Of said election. fCh
8. sec. IL 30 ~
The above directed Is an that is feqired /
! be sent 4, the Governor. In no case shou:
5 the poll books be sent 10 hinl>s