The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-02-26

votes against the same" In the said
certificate the number of votes shall be
written out in words at length And
the commissioners and conductor shall,
within six days after the pollsarc closed,
cause the poll books anl certificates to
be delivered to the superintendent of
the polls for the county, who shall as
soon as possible tIereal er, trlusmit their
certificates of the plumber of votes cast
within the couoly for and against the A.
mcnded Constitution 10 the President of
this Convention at the Sly of Wheeling,
and deliver the poll books 10 The Clerk
Of their County Court, to be held sub
jcct TO The oIler Of the Executive Com,
mittee.
SIC, 0, All persons qualified to vote
under the Amended Constitution shall
be entitled to vote on the question Of is
ratification. And the Executive Com
mitee shall provide for taking, certify.
ing and returning the votes of such per.
sons qualified MS Aforesaid as may, at
the time the polls are to be taken on the
said question, be i? the ARMIES or service
Of the Uniled States, whether within or
beyond the boundaries OF the proposed
State Of West Virginia; but any votes 30
taken beyond the said boundaries shall
be distinctly so stated in the certificate
Of returns thereof.
SEC 10 The returns made as aiorc.
said to the President Of this Convention,
shall be opened by him and the result
asccrtained in the preseace Of the t,xe,
cuive Committee. Anlifit shall ap
pear that majority orthe votes cast ut
the polls, 10 be taken ms aforesaid, with
in the limits Of the State Of West Vir.
ginia, be in favor Of t e ratification Of
the said Amended Constitution, Then
the President of ,lis Convention shall,
under his hand, certify to the President
Of the United States that the people Of
West Virginia, through this Convention,
and by 70 taken Al nm election held
within tho Limits OF sail state, at tue
time for that purpose provided b. this
Convention, have made and ratified the
change in the Constitution of tive SAL
State OF West Virginia, proposed in the
act Of The Congress Of The Uni,el State,
approved December 81 1859, entitled
"An Act for the admission Of Wost Viz
GINA into the Uuion anh f1r other pur
poses, which certificates shall be ,4un.
lersigoed by sal Ex'rn'iye Committee.
SIC H. 1t shall be The Auy Of Jane,
W, z xton, Peter & Van Wuklc. EIb"r'
H. Caldwell, lphraim B. Hail. and
Daniel Lamb, who are hereby appointed
a committee for the purpose. to be cal
led the Executive Committee Of lhi,
vention. and who shall have auhO.
rity to Gill vacancies in their own 10 ",
and majority ofwhdm may act, to take
such measures and do aIl such things.
not Inconsistent with this Ordinance, as
hey may deem expcdient, TO cause the
said polls TO be fully, fairly AMI impar
italy taken in every part Of the proposed
State Of West Virginia, and 10 procure
the admission Of the said STATE into the
Unioni the amended constitution there.
of be IA fed by the peop'e And the
said Executive Committee shall have
power, in their discretion, TO re convene
the members of this Convention on such
day as they shall prescribe; and if it be
SO rcconycncd, Shall adopt proper meas
ures to secure Il representation therein
from the counties proposed to be inclu
ded in tie said State not at present rep
resented, and 10 FL any vacancies that
may occur.