Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-02
A M A TON
RS THE GOVERNOR,

WHEREAS, by an Ordinance of the Convention,
w winch assembled in the City OF Wheeling, on
the 18th of June, 1851, it was declared STINT the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General
members OF the Legislature, and all officers now in
the service Of the State, or OF any county city OF
town thereof hereafter to be selected or appointed
for such service including the judges and Clerks Of
the several Courts, Sheris, Commissioners Of TIN
Revenue Justices Of the Peace officers Of city and
municipal corporations, and officers Of militia aud
officers and privntes If volunteer companies Of tlle
State, not mustered into the service OF the United
States, shalt each take the following oath or ArmA
ton before proceeding In the discharge Of their sew
cral duties:
do sOInnuly svcar Tor afiruil that will support
the Constitution of the United States and the laws
made in pursuance thereof MS the supreme law OF
tile land, anything in the Constitution and lNs Of
tie State of Virginia, or IN the Ordinances Of the
18th of February, 1901, to tile contrary notwiti-
standing; and that will uphold and defend the
government Of NirG iuia as vtndcated and restored
10y the Convention which assembled ut Wheeling on
the ilth of June, 1851"
And whereas, by an Act Of the General Assembly,
passed the 18th day Of July, 1861, entitled ian Act
TO provide for declaring Certain Offices vacant, 1t is
provided that the Governor shall be authorized to
issue his proclamation requiring the officers ia state
service, whether Legislative, Executive judicial,
within any county Judicial district TO take, with
in certain time to be set forth in said proclAIna-
ton, the oath Affirmation specified In tho uii-
nance for the REORGANIZATION Of the state govern
meut, and flo the proper evidence OF their having
taken tile same, in the office of the Secretary Of the
Commonwealth, which proclamation Shall be pub
lished in some newspaper printed in the City Of
Wheeling and In the said comfy judicial district
if any there be- and be posted at tue front door3Of
the Court House OF the county. or Of the several
counties Of such Judicial district
And the said Act further declares. that II any
officer shall fail to take the said oath affirmation,
and file the proper evidence of his having done
within the time set forth in any suel proclamation,
the Governor shall be authorized 70 declare the office
vacant, and to such vacancy be filled in The
manner prescribed in the 9th section Of tho Ordi-
nance for tho reorganization Of tile State govern
meat." And being DESTROYS to order an election for
the counties OF Harrison, Upsher, Barbour, Randolph
Tucker, Preston, Taylor, Merton, Wood, Writ. CAL
houu, Peasants, Richie, Doddrdge LOWS, Gilmcr,
and BraSton, lIH
Now. therefore, /, FRANCIS II. PEIRP0NT. Gov
OF the State Of Virginia, in obedience to the
sSd Ordinance and Act Of Assembly, do hereby re-
quire all the officers mentioned in said Ordinance
and Act of Assembly, or before the FIeTEENTu
DAT OF AUGUST NEXT, to take tho oath or affirm
alton specified ia said Ordinance, and To file the
proper evidence of their having taken the with
the Secretary of the Commonwealth, required by
said Act of Assembly, within FIVE dayshftcr taking
said cath or affirmation
~, Given under my hand, and tue less Seal of
LIS the Commonwealth at the City of Wheeling,
49, this 10Th day OF July, in the year Of eur
Lord one thousand eight hundred and six:y."ne, md
in the SGth year of the Commonwealth
FRANCIS II. PEIRPOlNT.
L, a. H,GAxs, Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
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