The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-18


under thaact otthe egislature oflSlr7
Einia oftNday 13, 1852. Sfl 10 b1l5yiiHb IT.
But the 5legis1at1re of Virginia, still
determined that these counties shonid
have an opportunity digging into the
new State, If, thep people desired IT, on
passed the following 1aw,:aia,5 asiiod nj
An Q4Gkl5it,iny tx! !eot1Seatcf tkegStdte Lof
RtffTgini1 to The Fcoitstty oP Berl rlsetey 5e-
-iii1 0IdHIitted into and becoming part
of the StatSot2WesfI VfEgintd.
| WHEREAS, by the constitution for the
State iof. West, ginia, ra tihed by the
people thereQfi il is provided thSt :aqq7
ditionallterritory may be iadmitted INTO
and ibecoInes part of said State, with
the, consent OF the legislature thereof
and It IS fepfesented- TO the general as
senbly thattlie)pFople ofythe county Of
Berkeley are deSirous that said county
should be admitted into and become
'parkof thessaia State of W est Virginia:
1. Be u endcted 6y the general assem-,
Dig, That PollS shah be Opened and held
on TIE rtHn 6f May next at
in tie s csountyf'oS Berkettlsag forithe .Ppre
pose of taking the sense of,the qualified
voters of said county on the question
sl ding tiR the stete = sf
aaT TTSespsfi Se5 -heosSS shall Sc headed ldd MS
II IIOllOWS, COuaIy OGAkSo4 1lS-
LEV become a part of the StateI of West
I Virginia ?'b afiH shall Soh tAinl two col
uunifiAI one, headed ga$R and the other
y, And the ma Of those vote
IN favor, of said .eeopn nty5 Z; bee coni4g. part
| OF theS State of WestG pirgi MIA . SbaMI be
| entered lin ,thesSiTst Icolumn, and the
names OF those who vote against shall
B entered fp TIE sesoRf COY 3sa ,.,l ,,ji
t,ayer,io D.; an ,o5 Ithisf State.
| that the SAID PoteohRS been open5dHand
| faldas md the result aseert ned and
CERTIFIED pnfs t HIlls. eeft
the result OF the same, under the seal
of this Statea to the governor Of the
saidiState of West Virginia. bi-sbtnt
Wf4sZ adtId -t49FfAsVT ss.T1i5ees. a
| rs. III "a majority Sof heivotes at the
polls opened abd, held pursnantto to this
act be IN fay aYi0dJfr 81 of the said county OF
Berk ke1eyr bee eoming part pfi pf the Stale OF
West 5Nirginia y ttheps shall said county
become part of Ithef State of1Wesb Yir1
with the Of the, ttlhe, legislature i3
AID on the ae e4th day of February. 1888.
thgflggislature of Vtrsibia passed ilt the
| In IstgistnH to,.assIsiat as:Iat ID 9as ddT,a,ssston
-Zof eSfttin cb5thfEeS into ftheHetoG State eJ
TifSintd, upon certain co7Lditi6nS!i ~
i. ,Badt eHTadctsdEiby lid general assenl-
blysof 1HITgiAfup THAT yat,i the general
election on the fourth Thurs day, 4 OF
May, one thpns sand eight hGndf and
ithfee,4it shall be- law III As the
i lIVoterstofithe,d district ucomposed aotithe
counties of TazewelI, Blanc, Giles, and
lCraiS, to DECLARE by til efr[votes, ,%hether
said Counties shat be Annexed to and
become a, part of the new State Of West
Virginia ALSO at the same time. the
district composed of the counties of Bu-
chanan; Wise, Russell, scott an and lie j zee,
to declare lhyI their vote ther the
Ecounties of the said last named district
shall be annexed to and become a part
of.tlie StAte OF, West Virginia; also, at
the same time, the district composed OF
Highland. to declare BY their. votes
whether the counties Of such last named
IsdfstrIet shall be ehannexed to and be-
come a part of the State OF West Yir-
ginia; also, at the same time, the dis
trict composed of the countless Of Fred
erick and Jefferson gor either of them,
counties x OF the :, said last named
district shall, be ..annexed Il to and
lhecome aGpart of the State of West
Virginia also, at the same time the
district composed of the equities, OF
4 Clarke, Loudouh, Fairfax, Alexanl lfia,
| and Prince William, to- declare by their
l.
| last named districtshallib be annexed to
land become "a part of the State 'of West
i Virginia also, at the same time, the
district composed offs the counties OF
Shenandoah, Warren, Page, and Rock
Bingham, :tof 'ieclaSe byba their votes
4 named district shall be annexed to and
become part of the State of.West iVir.
i ginia; and for hatspurpose there shall
be a poll opened at each place OF voting
LID each of the said districts, headed
4 For annexation, q and Against an-
nexation." And the, consent of this
X Hgeneral assembly Is hereby given fol
the annexation to he'said State of.WesI
Virginia of such OF Said ID distritts, OF
either of them, as, q 3 majority Of the
y votes SO polled in each district may de-
termine: Prouided, tTIhatths Legislature
1;of the State of West rHirgt MIA shall also
consent and agree 70 the said allnexa-
tion; after which, al1jurisd dictionipf the
State of Virginia oyerC the districts sc
Il annexed shall cease.d b1t snlio5dW
2. It shall be the duty OF the Rover-
II noEof the Commonwealth TO ascertain
and certify the result as other elections
are certified. bnn aiiiTsilGiy -
4 Polls were opened in the counties OF
II Berkeley and Jefferson in accordance
i withcthe preyisionsof the above, acts,
and the results certified by the COVER
y nor Of VirginiR to the governor OF, West
Virginia, as asfollows5 gls ii, ~ ,,,.,s 5;.,s3
THE COMMONWEALTH, OF WIReINIA,
Executive DepGrtnleFts3
His Excellency, As1.BoRElM5i ~ let9ooVer-
nor of West Virgiitifd "a " TfGn
Il Whereas, it is represented to me that
in pursuance of aniact of: the general
\ assembly OF Virginia; tiled aAn act
giving the consent OF the State Of ,',Vir-
/ ginia to the countyiof Berkeley being
a admitted to and becoming. part of the
State of West Virginia, passed 9Janu;
ary, 81, 1868, polls We're opened ip said
May, 1885, for the P1rposeI indicated in
Nov, therefore; I, francis H. Peir.
Il point Governor of the Commonwealth
of Virginia, iniaceordance with a pro-
vision of the act aforesaid, do hereby
certify that, from the returns on file In
tbs Department, 9 yeEy 3Iarge majority
in favor Of the said county Of Berkeley
"becoming part Of the State of West
I5VirginiH.H NJ m N UE y .
Given under my hand and the less
4 seal of the Commonwealth this 22d day
Isf Jgly, isss ea II the ssth year o.
[sE4t1I.l +, p. PTEsRRorsF. p s
/. A. HKaNNs, JSeerctdTy Of the Com
4 n10nabeaLt h.fuit9t ,si.le.i Z poiss.fa1A -
THE CoAf81oNwEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
Is sEzeeutive Department.
bHis Esxcellency,iAI I, BoREatArs; Gouer-
u NOR OF West RSTgiaid .ogneIaloJ ]
~ WheTeasft IL is represented to me that,
Il In phrsuanSe of an actor the general
assembly of Virginia, entitled An act
l-EiVing consent to the admission of GER
4 tain counties into the new Stale OF West
Yirgifiianea upon cettaih conditions,
passed FebfGiafy \, 1885 polls were
4 opened in the county Of JEFFERSON Zone
fof the eounties5namedIin said taetl or on