Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-17
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Fifty-Fourth Day.
sArunnAY.Peh. Ia 1aa2

Prayer by Rev. Gordon Battells, member
from Wheeling.
Sir. LANE from the Committee on Revi-
sion, announced that that Committee were
prepared 70 rePoFtin part. The Commits
tee bad arranged the Constitution MS fol-
lows into articles which are suhdivided by
sections:
Art. 1.-The embracing the
boundaries, and the rights of citizenship.
Art. Bills of rights.
Art. 3.-ElecttouS and Officers.
Art. 4.-Legislature.
Art. 5.-ExecutiVe.
Art. 6.-Judiciary.
Art. 7.-COunties and Townships.
Art. S.-Finance and Taxation
Art. 0.--FOrFeited and Waste Lands.
Art. lO.-Edncation.
Art. lI.-Miseellaneous.
Art. l2.-Amsndments to the Constitu-
Schedule.
The Committee had made considerable
changes in the arrangement of matter, and
bad in some instances slightly changed the
language, bnt bad made no alteration af-
tecting the operation of any provision
though they would nt the proper time
propose one amendment. They reported
nine sections, excepting the 9Th, Sth and
18th
The amendment proposed was Ia the
Legislative report in fixing the time for the
commencement of the sessionso on the third
Tuesday in January. to strike out the words
s"unless another time be prescribed by
law" Agreed TO.
Mr.. BATTELLE moved, in the Finance re-
port, to so change clause as to fix the
chpitatiOn tax At ono dollar, instead of
making it not more than that or less than
ffGy cGnts, rs the Pectioo stands.
Agreed to.
The Consultation as far MS reported, was
ordered TO be printed under the supervision
of the Committee on Revision.
Mr.. HALL, OF Marion, from the Commit
tee on the Schedule, presented the report
of that Committee, which was taken up
aud considered by sections, and the iirst
three adopted alter some Rineudmeut, as
l. 1t shall be the duty of the President
of this Convention, Immediately upon its
adjournment, tOSubscribO and cause to be
duly certified duplicates of the foregoing
Constitution With this Schedule annexed,
anil to deliver one OF said Constitutions TO
the Governor, and the others to the Com
misStOuers hereinafter appointed.
2. 1t shall be the duty OF who
are hereby; appointed Commissioners with
full power and authority to act for this
Convention upon the receipt Os such GER.
titled Constitution, TO cause the same to
be published in so many of the newspa.
pers published within tho boundaries of
the proposed State of West Virginia as
they may deem necessary and to distribute
properly the printed copies of said Con-
stituIion provided for by this Convention.
3. Poll books, with the oath and
form Ut returns herein specified at
tarhed thereto, shall DO prepared under
the direction of for eaehplace of voting
IN the several C6fty-on counties proposed
to be included IN said State, said books to
contain two separate columns, one to be
headed "Por' and the other Against the
Constitution" and II shall be tue duty of
the Commissioners aud officers who suner.
tntendea and conducted the election In
October last for Delegates to this Conven-
ton, or such other persons as the Govern
or or said first named Gommissioners ma '
appoint, to attend At their respective places
OF holding elections, aud superinteld and
conduct the election herein provided for.
aud Il they shall fail TO attend or act, any
Two free holders present may act as Com
missioDers, administer to each other the
prescribed oalhs, appoint conducting
oHieer aud clerks to record the votes and
quality them.
The, The Convention took reces. till Two
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. LAM moved the printing Of {, 900
copies of the Gonstituti6n, In pamphlet
form.
NJ: DERlNe amended with ten thousand,
which was agreed to!
The consideration of the Schedule -
port was resumed.
In the 9Th seEliou, 6xinR the time ~
submitting the Constitution, Nr. Rrovn
OF kanawha, moved to Gil the blank with