Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PROCLA M A TON
BY THE GOVERNOR.

ryTnEREAS by an Ordinance of the Convention,
w Which assembled in the City of Wheeling, ON
the 1lth of June, 1851, it declared ''lhat the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General,
members OF tho Legislature and all officers new IN
the service OF the State, or OF any county, city or
town thereof or hereafter be elected or appoiut-
cd for such service including the judges and clerks
of the several Courts Sheris Commissioners oil tue
Revenue, Justices of the Peace, officers oil CITY ana
municipal corporations, and officers of mihtio and
officers and privates Of volunteer companies OF the
state not mustered into the service of the United
States shall each take the following oath or atirma-
tion, before proceeding in the discharge OIL their
several duties;
mort the Constitution Of the United States. and the
laws made In pursuance thereof, rs the supreme law
of the land, any hing int Constitution 'nd laws
of the State Of Virginia. or in the Ordinances OF the
Convention which assembled at Richmond on the
18Th of February, 1851, to the contrary aotwith-
standing; aud that will uphold and defend the
government of Virginia rs Tindcaled and restored
by the Convention which assembled at Wheeling on
the II III of June, 1861"
passed the Goth day of july 1881. entitled 'an Act
10 provide for declaring certain offices vacant II Is
provided, "that the Governor shall be authorized to
Issue his procl!p alton requiring the officers IN te
service, whether Legislative. Executive or judicial
within any county or Judicial district, to take with
in certain time TO he set torthn said proclaim
the oath affirmation specified in the ordinance
for the reorganization Of the state government ana
file the proper evidence of their having taken the
same In the Ofre Of the Secretary OF tho ComuoIs-
wealth, which proclamation shall be published 10
some newspaper printed IN the city. OF Wheeling,
and in the said county or Ju'cial district, If any
there be, and be posted at the front door OF the
Court House of the county, of the several coun-
ties of such Judicial district"
And tho said Act further declares "thnt II any
officer shall fail to take the said oath or affirmation,
and file the proper evidence Of his having done 30
within the time forth in any such proclamation,
the Governor shall be authorized to de- are the office
vacant and such vacancy to DO TILED In the
manner prescribed in the 18th section of the Ordi-
nance for the reorganization Of the State govern
ment:" and being DESTROYS to order an election for
the counties OF Mason, CHbell, jackson, Putnam,
Kanawha. Roane md Wayne.
Now, therefore, ], FRANcrs II. PEtRpoIST, Govern.
or of the State of Virginia in obedience to the said
Ordinance and Act of Assembly, do hereby require
all the officers mentioned in said Ordinance and Act
OF Assembly. before the TWENTY-SlNTH
DAY OF AUGUST, 1851 to take the oath or atfrmn-
ton specified in said Ordinance and TO e the prop
er evidence Of their having taken the same with the
Seer etury of the Commonwealth, required by
said Act of Assembly, within TEN days after taking
said oath affirmation. 80
~, Given under my hand, and tho less Seal OF
LIS. of the Commonwealth, at the City of Vince
~ ling this I'd day Of August in the year Of our
Lord thousand eight hundred and siXty-one, aud
in the Seth year ofthe Commonwealth.
FRANCIS II. PEIRPOINT.
BY the Governor: l. A. uAGANs
augZ Secretary Of the Commonwealth.