Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-03

TITHEGEAS. By an Ordinance Of the Convention,
w which assembled in the City OF Wheeling, on
the llth OF June, 1851, 1t was declared "that tho
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney Gcueral
members Of tho Legislature, and all officers now Ia
the service of the state, Of any county, city or
town thereof hereafter 20 be selected or appointed
for such s.ryise including the Judges and Clerks OF
the several Courts, Sheriiis, Commissioners OF the
Revenue, Justices Of the Peace officers Of city anu
municipal corTIrutous, and officers Of militia, and
officers and privates Of volunteer companies OF tho
State, not mustered iuto the service Of the United
States shall each take the following oath attrnla
ton, before proceeding in the discharge Of their sew
eral duties:
do SolemnIy swear Tor Oflrin) that will support
the Constitution of the United States, and the laws
made In pursuance thereof the supreme law Of
the land anything in the Constitution and laws of
the State OF Virginia, or in the Ordinances of the
Convention which assembled at Richmond ON the
18th of February, 1891, to the Contrary notwith-
standing; and that will uphold and defend the
government of Virginia, Us vindcated and restored
BY the Convention which assembled at Wheeling on
And whereas, by an Act of the Geucral Assembly,
passed the 26th day of July, 1851, entitled IAN Act
to provide for declaring certain offices vacant It Is
provided "that the Governor shall be authorized to
issue his proclamation requiring the officers in State
service, whether Legislative, Executive OF Judicial,
within any county or Judicial district to take, with
in certain time to be set forth in said proelama-
tion, the oath affirmation specified In the ordt-
nance for the reorganization Of the State govern
ment, and file the proper evidence OF their having
taken the 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 county judicial district
IL any there be, and be posted at the front doorRof
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 take the said oath affirmation,
and file the proper evidence of his having done so
within the time set forth in any such proclamation,
tho Governor shall be authorized to declare tile office
vacant aud TO such vacancy to be filled III the
manner prescribed in the 18th section Of the Ordi-
nance for the Reorganization of the StHte govern
meut-" And being DESTROYS to order an election for
ecOuntes of Harrison, Upsher, Barbour, Randolph,
Tucker, Preston, Taylor, Marion, Wool, Writ, Cal
houn, Peasants, Richie, Doddrdge, Lewis, Gilmer,
and DrAXtOn,
Now, therefore, 1, FRANCIS II. PEIRPONT, Gov
eruor Of the State OF Virginia in obedience 10 the
said Ordinance and Act OF Assembly, do hereby re-
quiro all the ohicers mentioned in said Ordinance
aud Act of Assembly, or before the Fl FTEENTH
DAY OF AUGUST NEXT, to take the oath OF affirm
alton specified in said Ordinance, and to file the
proper evidence of their having taken the same with
the Secretary of the Commonwealth, as required by
said Act of Assembly, within PIYE dAysaftor taking
said oath or affirmation.
~, Given under my hand and the less Seal Of
I LIS the Commonwealth, at the City Of Wheeling,
49, this 10th day of July, In the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and six:y-one and
In the Seth year Of the Commonwealth
FRANCIS II. PEIRPoINT.
i. a. H.aASs, Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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