Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-31
NAV ADVERTISEMENTS
TBE PEOPLES BANK
PROCLAM A TT ION
nv urIE, GOVERNOR.

WHEREAS by an Ordinance OF the Convention
w winch assembled in the CITY S CIV Mt t,I. tb,
Goyernor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney ueheiuh
npmbers OF the Legislature, anu all ohcera nov Il
tJ seryire of the State, Of any county, CITY OF
- +iara,T or hereafter to be selected or appointed
for such service including the Judges ana e!eFs ~
the several Courts, SheTins' Commissioners W III
Revenue Justices of the Peace, Oineers o. cry H
n,,nirinaI corpOrations, and officers Of militia ann
Iiser and prfyntes OF volunteer companies ot ths
State NOT mustered into the service OF tile Uhteu
SttSl saiI eaeh take the following oath or atrmt-
ton before proceeding in the discharge Of their sew
eraI duties:
do soennly swear Tor airg that viii Isl, snPP p'I.
In,Ir In nursuauce thereof as the supreme law "i
the land ANYTHING in the Constitution and laws OF
the State of Virginia or IN te SI,' On tb
18Th OF February, 1861, to the contTlry notNith-
standing: and that will uphold and deieiu the
government OF Virginia, As Vndicated and TGstoieh
by the Convention which assembled at wheeling Oh
the 18th of June, 1861,
And whereas, by an Act OF the Gcucral Assembly,
passed the Goth day OF July. 1871, entitled an AeL
to provide for declaring certain offices vacant 1t Is
provided shat the Governor sHil be authorized 20
Issue his proclamation requiring the officers III state
service whether Legislative, Executive or udcI9I'
within any county or Judicial district, to take, With
in certain time to he set forth in SAID proclahla-
tion, the oath or affirmation spccihed III the oul
nance for the reorganization oil the state govern
mcnt, and file the proper evidence oil their having
taken the same in the office Of the Secretary OF the
Commonwealth. which proclamation shall be pub
| I,hed in some newspaper printed in the City of
wheeling and in the said county or Judicial district
if any there be, and be posted at the front door of
| the Court House of the county. or Of the several
| counties of smell Judicial district
| and the said Act further declares, "'that ii any
officer shall fail take tile said oath or Affirmation,
| and file the proper evidence of his having done "a
within the time set forth In any such proclamation
the Governor shall he authorized to declare the office
vacant, and TO cause such vacancy to be filled in tile
manner prescribed in the 9Th section OF the Ori-
nance for the reorganization Of the State govern
uicnt" And being DESTROYS to order AN election Tor
the counties of Harrison. UpsheT, Barbour Randolph
Tucker Preston. Taylor, Marion, Wool. Writ. Cal
houn, PlelsInts, Ritchie, Doddridge, Lewis, Gimer,
| and BraNtOn.
ernor of tho State Of Virginia. in obedience 10 tie
said Ordinance and Act OF Assembly, do hereby re-
Uuire all the officers mentioned in said Ordinance
aud Act of AsteHuJly. or before the FIFTEENTH
| DAY OF AUGUST NEWT, tn take the oath or affirm
alton specified in said Ordinance, and to tie the
proper evidence Of their having taken the SAME with
the Secreiar~ of the COmmonwe alI. required 10y
said Act Of Assembly, within FIVE daysaiier taking
said oath or affirmation.
/ 49, Given under my hand AMI the less Seal ID
| LIS the Commonwealth ~ the City Of Wheeling;
| (--I this 2eth day of July, In the year ui cur
Iorl one tliousgn eight hundred and siN'y-onc, and
| ia the seth year Of the Commonwealth
| FRANCIS IL. PEIRPoINT.
By the Governor:
L. A. H,oANs, Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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