Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-12-01
Joseph W elsl,sns.
r.. W. Potierfeld.

CT. Faulkner Attorney Of I. W. Pot
terfield. preserved The following resolu-
lion 10 The Board.
| I, appearing to the Bosrd that in the
late election in this county, ] w. Potter
| field received 262 legal votes for the OF.
fee Of shenif, aud Joseph Welshans 2ol
legal votes, ,hasn no exception has been
made BY the SAID Wel.hans to the legali-
~ Of any of The 262 votes cast tor the
said PeuerfrId. 81 tina, the clear ascer'
tanned majority Of legal and undIspeled
votes ca.l on said election for i. W Pot.
,erfeld is 81.
Resolved. That so much OF the notice
Of the said Joseph Wslsbsns, as claims to
have been elected sherif OF Jefferson
county, snh asks tina, a certificate Of
election be given 10 him. be and the
same IS hereby rejected.
On motion the foregoing resolution
was taken up fer discussion after the ar
sument of the counssIs, the President
called the Yeas End Nsys Yeas: Butler.
S,aley and Fosse,,. Nays: MrCurdy.
Reed and Johnson. The Pres:den, vo-
ted in the negative.
On motion tie Board ADJOURNED un'i
lo-norIow morning AT 10 O'Clock.
November %, 1866.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
men,, Present. James Logic, President;
Supe,visprs Reed. Johnson, BIher, Nc.
c,rdv Fosse,,and S,sler.
On notion, the road case between Ad
am Snowman and John U'ysonp was
.oo,;uusd mil Tive 2otb If December.
u II Dl.clburn. Attorney for r. II.
r., al o,..ap, ,bo C,IIouinu re.nlr.
".," ~ p.I.
I,s,,L Isl'h.r.
r. II. po,,Ar6.Ia
:, 49, .p,or, ,h,, 1osenb
H.lshans . ho nov con,es, the elscliop
ofT W p,uer6oId. was one Of the per.
,,J H. ato,;G -, tho late eIec.
,;o', anI ,ha,, m.kes this con,e,, in
h. cba,..,e, &C = defeated candidate il
sofa s,.c,;,p
Rasoryed a. ire oninion Of this Board
,,,o, ao,aa, e., ,bs s,;d Jos
I,,.h.rs "a such 10 raise any oues,i IN
bef,rs ,h;s Rn,rd a. n the ouaI,6cauons
r r,o s.;, ~ IL po,,s,Grld. and that
.,ch o,ss,;,, "a, slone he raised by one |
,lled,, , and r,os;nu himself YoIer al
tho J, "a slec,;nn.
On mo,;o, the FOREGOING resolo,ion waa
taken m and afe, sIsumen, The Pres. /
den, rallied The Yeas and Nays. Yeas:
Butler. Fosse,, and Stsley. Nays: Reed.
Nc Curdy and Johnson. The President
voted in the negative.
The following Preamble and Resolutions
vera Offered by G.. !. Faulkner, Attorney |
for r. W. Potterfield, but were mol &C.
cep,ed by he Board
Whereas. he Constitution Of West Vir.
pinia vas adopted by vote Of The peo'
ole On the Atm Thursday Of April, 1863; !
and whereas the convention which framed
said constitution did on the l9'h Of Feb
ruary, 1868, pass an ordinance 10 provide
for me orosniza.ion of the State OF West
prescribing the terms Of all per
IONS 10 DO elected under said constitution.
,u, expressly coniefring the provisions Of
,a;d o,,ioauces exclusively TO the forty
,;sb, coun,;e, ,hen embraced within this
3:,,s: and ~leeas the counties Of Berke.
,v and J,Ger.on were annexed 10 ard
made mart Of the Sla,e Of West Vmsinis
,ince the adop,ion of said constitution and
,,d;ns,ce and no, helm, embraced within
he nrovisions Of said ordinance. it be.
..ns necss.,,v for ,he Legislature of the
s,.,. - MT. ,smno,.,v nroyisioa By
g., ~ for tho el..,;,n 81 sheriffs during .hsI