The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-06-29


cure the words for trial as for misde-
meanor.' Adopted
Mr. Garlic with the concurrence Of the
committee proposed this additional section,
which was adopted:
Sec \. That the powers vested il the
Governor BY this ordinance shall only BE ez-
ercised upon satisfactory evidence and with
the concurrence Of majority Of lis council II
The question having been called Oh the
adoption Of the entire ordinance, after some
discussion, the yeas and nays were called, as
follows:
Yeas, "a; nays, 8 absent, IL
The Convention shortly after adjourned
JUNE, 2D--Convention met at the usual
hour and was opened with prayer by Rev
David Hervey.
The minutes Of the preceding day were
read and approved.
JAMES O. WATSON, of Marion who was in
the Convention for the first time came for
ward and took the oath Of office.
Mr. LAMB offered the following resolution
which was adopted
Resozrea That the Secretary DC this Con
yentiOn be instructed To procure i suitable
book for the recording of the Ordinances of
this Convention the record to be equivalent
to the enrolment Of said ordinance
Nh CARLILE offered the following As addi-
tlonal to the resolution submitted By MIR.
Lamb, which was adopted.
Resolyed That all Ordinances passed by
this Convention shall be re-committed to tie
Committee Ga Business, for revision and cor
rection and when reported back to the Con-
yention as revised and corrected they shall
be recorded AZ provided in the foregoing res
oution
Mr. DORSEY offered the following
ResDlteN, That the Committee on Business
be and are hereby instructed to report TO the
Convention. an Ordinance declaring vacant
the offices Of all Office holders in the Com
monWcth. who voted for the Ordinance ot
Secession passed by the Richmond Conscn-
ton. which assembled Oh the 18th of Fehlua-
ry last
NIL CRANE Of Tucker moved to amend
the resolution ~ striking ont the wprb "
port and insert enquire into the cvpedien-
cy of rcportng.;
NH. Dorsey accepted the amendment hut
subsequently withdrew the acceptance.
AIr. CRANE insisted on the amendment
lha hour Of eleven having arrived
NIr- ChRITE demanded that the order Of
the day be taken up.
Mr. CRANE moved to suspend the rule il
order to postpone the special order until
half past eleven. The motion was lost and
the order Of the day being the signing Of the
Declaration Of Rights, il was takennp.
Mr- VAN WISkLE then offered the follow
ing resolution:
ReSolred That the mode Of signing the
Declaration shall be as follows: Ii shall first
be signed IN tile President i'll his place, and
then by tie members Of the Convention ii the
order Of their Counties as reported BY the
Committee on Credentials. The Secretary
shall call the name first Of tn Senator. then
Of the Delegate Of Delegates to the General
Assembly and then OF the Delegates to the
Convention from each county. The person
called shall then advance To the table sign his
name and return To his seat--all the other
members of the Convention remaining seated
until their names are called.
The resolution was adopted.
The Declarations engrossed On parchment,
was then brought forward and was signed BY
all the members present-elshty three-in
accordance with the resolution.
The Chair stated that the members now
absent could have an opportunity of signing
it M their return On motion "a Mr. Van.
Winkle the Secretary was then instructed,
after all the members shall have signed the
declarations ID certify to the signing, and
atfix his own signature.
The Convention then took a recess until
two clock.
AFTERNOON sEssToN-Conrention reas-
sembea at ) clock p NJ
Mr.. Flesher. of Jackson obtained leave to
read The following paragraph from the I7r-
ainio Chronicle. a paper published in his
county. relating to the fact which he stated
day Or two since when he submitted his res
olution that the Court Of that county had
voted $1,000 to be raised by levy to support
Secession soldiery.
THE STATE LEVY.
Ifthere Is any thing in all the acts Of the
Secessionists Of the country which is calcula-
ted more than another to arouse the indigna-
ton Of the people It j. the infamous aeu Of
last Monday, perpetrated BY the Secession
Magistrates Of jackson county The nagis-
trates certainly without due consideration
voted to tax the people Of jackson county
$1,000 for the support Of Secession soldiers
and their families.
Mr.. Turner, Prosecuting Attorney. sane
toned the act, and said the Court was bound
by every consideration Of loyalty and duty to
do it
He had read the paragraph, he said, with
view Of calling the attention Of the Com
mittee to the subject. Certainly, something