Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-17
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To provide for submitting 10 tie People @
West: TGginia, The amrnied COnttitutiO'
adopted 6y this Convention.

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To provide for submitting 10 tie People @
West. Tirgimid, the dmrnieG COHIlituiio'
adopted BY this Convention.
SEcrIox !. Poll books, with the prope
forms Of oaths and returns attached, shSl
be prepared under the direction of the TX
ccutiye Committee hereinafter named, fol-
every place Of voting in the fOrty.Cigh
counties proposed to lie included in thl
State of West Virginia. which books shal
contain two columns, one TO be hrnded
"For tho Amended Constitution" md thC
other against the Amended Constitution
and the names Of all qualified voters who
vote In favor Of tue ratification Of The
Amended Constitution Of West Virginia
shall be written in the first column, and
those who vote against such ratification, Ia
the second column, under the respective
headings aforesaid.
SEc. 9. The Executive Committee shall
appoint three persons in each Of the said
forty -eight couutieS, (Auy two Of whom
may act, and who may Ill vacancies in
their own body as Superintendent Of the
polls hereby directed 10 6e taken in the
county; anl shall furnish them with the
proper poll hooks for every place Of voting
in the county for which they were mp.
propriatCd. The SuperinlendGnls for each
county shall appoint three Commissioners
(auy two Of whom may NCl) md cOnduc.
tor, for every place Of voting In such COuu.
IS, 10 superintEnd and conduct the polls to
be held at such plnce, and shall distribute
to them the proper poll books.
SEC, 3. Iu default Of such appointment
for any county or place of voting, The OH.
GERS who superintendent and conducted the
polls In April last on the question Of the
ratification Of the Constitution Of West
Virginia, at any place Of voting In said
foriy-eight counties, shall attend at such
place, and superihtend and conduct the
polls hereby directed to be taken.
SIC, 4. lfthere be at my place OF Vot.
log, ut the time the polls should be opened,
but ono Commissioner willing to act, be
may associate with himselfns Commission
or Rny frceholder Of tho county then pres.
ent; and IL there be no Commissioner pres
eut willing to net, then any two freehold.
erS Ofthe county present, md agreeing TO
act, shall 10 Commissioners.
SEc. 8. The Commissioners superin.
tending the polls Mt any place of voting,
arc hereby authorized 10 adminIslGr the
proper oAths 10 each other, aud TO the con.
duCtor and clerks. II there be no conduc.
tor present willing 10 act; they mny ap.
point one, md they may also appoint clerks
10 record the votes. They shall admit all
persons to vote entitled to do so, mud shall
reject the votes of all not entitled, and In
all respects have the polls taken fairly &C.
eorliug to law. They may swear any per.
son to answer questions Ia relation 10 any
right 10 vote which 10 claimed; and tho
name Of every person offering 10 vote, but
rejected by them, II required by such per.
son shall BE- entered in a separate list on
tho poll book showing the vote DO desired
to give.
SEC. G. The said polls shall bo taken on
the Goth day Of March next. They
shall not be open sooner than sunrise, and
shall DO closed at sunset But II II shall
appear to the commissioners Vnperinteud.
lnR the polls at any place OF voting, that
tho persons present entitled to vote IhoreRt
cannot MI he polIed before sunset, or that
many Of those entitled 80 to vote were prO. |
vented from attending by ruin, rise Of wa.
Ter courses, or Just apprehension Of their
personal safety, they shall keep tho polls
open for three days, Including tho drst.-
And II on tho day appointed for taking tao
polls there be u rebel force rendering Il