Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-08
PROCLA M ALTON
ny THE GOVERNOR,

tVaEgEAs. by an ordinance II the Convention.
w Which assembled 10 the Iity of Wheeling, on
tho lltlI If jun 1871, IL Was Glazed 'tlat the
Govern r. Lieufeuaut Governor, Attorney Geneial,
ne.nGpr> OF thJ LegslI -ni all officers r-w IN
the erTca OF the SInte, or OF any county. city or
town there II ho 'fter to bC ele tie or pprint-
Tor such sertfe e, including the Julg anh Clerks
Of the several Con Is sh-riIs commissioners OF tile
Revenue. Justices of tile Peace officers Of riy and
mum cipal rpnrAt,nns Rni officers Of militia. and
officer nnh prtvates OF volunteer companis of tile
State, not lnuste ed into tie service ni the United
States, sllSll each take the following oath nttrmH-
ton. before proceeding in tile di chnrge OF their
several duties:
1 do silemnlE swear Tor afTirn.) that will sup.
port the Constitution OF the United states, ami tho
laws made in pursuance thereof, as tile supremeI1 law
nf the and, any hing Ia the Constitution and laws
Of the state of Virginia, or in the Ordinances OF the
Convention which as@emb ed ut Richmond on the
18Th oi February, ls6t, u the contrary nOtwifl-
stunding; aud tiiat will Uphold and defend the
government of Virginia as vindcAled and restored
bN the Convention which assembled at Wheeling
the til of June. 1861"
Aud whereas, by IN Act of the General Assembly,
passed the q tn day OF July 1901 entitled IAN Act
TO provide far declaring certain Offices vacnnt" II Is
provided. that the GOvernnr shall be authorized to
Issue lis Proclin alton requiring tue officers in tate
service. whether Legislative. Executive Judicial,
within any county Jucial district. to take, with
in certain time to e set forth ia said proclaim tou,
the cath affirmation specified in tile Ordinance
f'r the reoraniznt Gr Tile state gnvernirnt, and
fIc the Trprr evidence of their having taken tile
same in the ufi of the Secretary OF the Common
wealth. which prrciigu ttion shall ls ruhlislie in
some newspaper printed in the city of Wheeling,
there be. and ha posted at tho front door Of the
Court House Of tile county. Of the several cOun
tiles OF such judicial district
And the snid Act further declares athat Il any
officer shall fail to take the said oath affirmation
anil tile the proper evidence Of his having done so
within the time SIT forth in any such proclamation
the Governor shall he author lied to de lnre the office
vacant, and to cause such vacancy TO be Ied in the
manner prescribed in tile :tI seton Of the OTi-
for the rc-orro,nizstnn ef the stale govern
meht:n and being letron1 to Orler an ectinn for
the counties Of Mason, Cabell, Jackson, Putnam,
Kauawla. Rnane and Wayne.
Now, therefore, ]. ERANCIs II. PEIRPOIST. Govern
of the State OF VIRGINIA in obedience to tile said
Ordinance and Act ri Assembly. do hereby require
all thc nfheers mentione in said 0r,iinnnc. and Act
Of Assembly. on or before the TWENTY-SI$Tu
DAY or AUG UST. 1861. to take the oath or ifrma-
ton specified in said Ordinance. and to file the prop
evidence Of their having token the with the
Secretary Of tho Commonwealth required by
sid Act af Assembly. within TEN days after taking
said oath nr affirmation.
49, Given under my hand and the less Seal Of
i,.S. Of the Commonwealth at the City OF Wlee-
49, ling. this 2dlayaf August In tIleyear OF .ur
Lori one thousand eight hundred md Fixty.o and
In the Seth year ofthe Commonwealth.
FRANCIS II. PEIRP0INT.
BY the Governor: l. A. IIIeGNs
augI Secretary Of the Commonwealth.