Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-17

within, or convenient TO, their Respective
counties; and uny voter prevented from
voting on the said question In the county
where be resides, BY just apprehension OF
personal danger, or any other cause may
vote In any other comfy upon making OATH
That he is entitled to vote on the question
of the ratification Of tbs Amended CONsti'
tuition Of West Virginia, and that he has
no. voted, and will not vote, elsewhere on
that question.
::SEC. I. Every commissioner, conductor
clerk shall, before snterinR Onthe discharge
Of his duties, take the following oath or aillr-
nation: ~ do sOICmnly swear Tor atii'ml
that in the polls about TO be taken, ! will
faithfully, impartiAlly md fairly discharge
the duties pertaining to my Office, according
to law. And thai will support the Con-
slituliOu OF the United States, mud the laws
made 10 pursuance thereof, as the supreme
law Of the land. anything in tho Constttu'
ton and laws Of tho State Of Virginia, or
in the Ordinances Of the Convention which
assembled nj Richmond on the 18th day OF
February, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty.one, to the contrary notwithStaRd-
lug"
SEC. 8. Immediately after the polls at
any place Of voting shall be closed, the
Commissioners experimenting such polls,
and officers conducting tue same, shall
make and subscribe certificate to the fol-
lowing effect: ave, A D and G D, com.
missi0ners, and 3 F, conductor, for taking
the polls at --ln tho county Of -
do hereby certify that we have fairly and
impartialIy taken the said polls, this -
day Of --, according to law, and that
the result thereof, as more fully shown by
the poll books hereto attached, Is -
votes for the Amended Constitution Of
West Virginia, aud - votes against
the same" In the said certificate the NUM-
Der Of votes shalt he written out In words
at length. And the commissioners and
conductor shall, within six days alter the
polls are closed, cAnse the poll books and
certificates to be delivered to the superin-
tendents of tue polls for tho county, Who
shall, as soon MS possible thereafter, trGns-
nit their certificates Of the number Of
votes cast within the county for and
against the Amended Constitution to the
President OF this Convention at the city Of
Wheeling, and deliver the poll books to
the Clerk Of their County Court, to be held
subject to the order of the Executive Com
mittec.
SEC. 9. All persons qualified 10 vote un-
der the Amended Constitution shall be en-
titled 10 vote on the question Of its ratii-
cation. And the Executive Committee
shall provide for taking, certifying and
returning the votes Of such persons quail
ICED as aforesaid rs may, at the time the
polls Are to be taken on the said question,
be 10 the armies or service Of the United
States, whether within or beyond the
boundaries of the proposed State of West
Virginia butt any votes so taken beyond
the said boundaries shall be distinctly SO
stated 10 the certificate Of returns thereof.
SEC. 10. The returns made MS Aforesaid
to the President Of this Convention, shall
be opened by him and the result ascer-
tanned in the presence Of the Executive
Committee. Aud il It shall appear that
majority Of the votes cast at the polls, TO
be taken rs aforesaid, within the limits OF
the State OF West Virginia, be in favor Of
the ratification Of the said Amended Con-
stitution, then the President Of this Con-
vcntiOn shall, under his hand, certify to the
President Of the United States that the
people of West Virginia, through this
Convention, and BY q vote taken at an cleo.
ton held within the limits OF said State, at
the time tor that purpose provided by this
Convention, have made and ratified the
change in tho Constitution OF the said
State of West Virginia, proposed in lhenct
Of the Congress OF the Uuited States, up.
proved December 81, 1862, entitled An
Act for tho admission OF West Virginia
into the Union aud for other purposes"
which certificate shall be Countcrsignetl hy
said Executive Committee.
SIC. IL. It shall he the duty Of james
W. Paxton, Peter e. Van WinkIe, EIbert
Il. Caldwell, EphrNim B. Hall. aud Daniel
Lamb, who are hereby appointed commit
tee for the purpose, to be called the Exc.
cutivc Committee OF this Convention, and
who shall veauthOrity to I'll vacancies 10
their own body md \ majority Of ThorE
may act, to take such measures and do al\
such things, not inconsistent with this Or.
dinanCe, as they mny deem pxpcdlCnt, to
cause the said polls 10 be fully, fairly and
impartIhlly taken 10 every part Of the pro.
posed State Of West Virginia, and to pro.
euro the admission OF the sAid State into
the Union II the amended constitution
thereof be ratified BY the people. And the
said Executive Committee shall have pow.
err, in their discretion, to re.convene the
members of this Convention on such day
as they shall prescribe; and II it be SO re-.
convened, shall adopt proper measures to
secure representation therein from the
counties proposed to be included 10 the
said State not at present represented, and
10 tiIl any vacancies that may occur.
Mr.. BRowN, of KanAwha, offered reso.
lntiOn requesting Congress 10 appropriate
50 900, 900 to enable the Legislature Of the
State Of West Virginia to abolish absolute.
; and forever the institution Of slavery
within its limits by making compensation
10 the owners, the same to be paid in six
per cent United States bonds.
Mr.. Brown spoke in support Of his reso.
luton.
On motion Of Mr.. STEWART It was laid
upon the table 10 be printed.
The discussion on the report OF the Spe.
Cial Committee, namely, resolution in-
cooperating the amendment to the Consli.
tuition and declArNtory resolution In rela.
tion to compensation. was resumed.
Mr.. DERISG addressed the Convention 10
opposition to the adoption Of the latter
resolution.
lie was followed BY Mr.. sNlrn on the