The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-02-28
AN ORDINANCE
To provide for submitting to the Peo-
pie of West Virginia, the amended
Constitution as adopted by the
Wheeling Convention, on
February 10th, 1863.

SEC !. Poll Books, with the prop
err forms of oaths and returns attach
ed, shall be prepared under the d.
rection of the Executive Committee
hereinafter named, for every place OF
voting in the forty-eight counties
proposed to be included in the State
Of West Virginia; which books shall
contain two columns, one to be head
ed, For the Amended Constitution,
and the other Against the Amended
Constitutions; and the names of all
qualified voters who vote in favor OF
the ratification of the Amended Con-
stitution of West Virginia, shall be
written in the first column, and OF
those who vote against such ratilica-
ton, in the second column, under
the respective headings aforesaid.
Sec. 2. The executive committee
hereinafter named, shall appoint 3
persons in each of the said 4S coun-
ties, (any two of whom may act, and
who may fill vacancies in their own
body) as superintendent of the polls
hereby directed to be taken in the
county; and shall furnish them with
the proper poll books for every place
of voting in said county at which a
separate poll is to be taken. The
superintendeuts for each county shall
appoint three commissioners (any
two of whom may act) and a conduc-
tor for every place of voting in such
county, to superintend and conduct
the polls to be held at such place,
and shall distribute to them the pro-
per poll books.
Sec. 3. In default of such appoint
ment for any county or place of vo-
ting, the officers 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 within said 48
counties, shall attend at such place,
and superintend and conduct the
polls hereby directed to be taken.
Sec. 4. If there be at any place OF
voting, at the time the polls should
be opened, but one commissioner
willing to act, he may associate with
himself as commissioner any free
holder of the county then present
and if there be no commissioner pres
ent willing to act, then any two free,
holders of the county present, and
agreeing to act, shall be commission
ers.
SEC. 5. The commissioners super
intending the polls at any place OF
voting, are hereby authorized to ad
minister the proper oaths to each
other, and to the conductor and
clerks. If there be no conductor
present willing to act, they may ap-
point one, and they may also appoint
clerks to record the votes. They
shall admit all persons entitled to
vote to do SO, and shall reject the
votes of all not entitled, and in all
respects have the polls taken fairly,
according to law. They may swear
any person to answer questions in re-
lation to any right to vote which is
claimed; and the name Of every per
son Offering to vote, but rejected by
them, if required By such person,
shall be entered in a separate list on
the poll book showing the vote be
desired to give.
SEC. 6. The said polls shall be ia
ken on Thursday, the 26th day OF
March next. They shall not be
opened sooner than sunrise, and shall
be closed at sunset. But if it shall
appear to the commissioners superin-
tending the polls at any place of vo-
ting, that the persons present emit
tied to vote thereat cannot all be
polled before sunset, or that many OF
those entitled to vote we're prevented
from attending By rain, rise of water
courses, or just apprehension of their
personal safety, they shall keep the
polls open for three days, including
the first. And if on the day ap-
pointed for taking the polls there be