Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-03-11
ORDINANCE.

I. Be it ordained by the Conven-
ton, That it shall be the duty of the
several officers of the State author
lied by law to hold elections for mem
bers of the General Assembly and
other officers, to open and hold cleo
ton at the place of holding said cleo
tons, in their respective counties. on
the fourth Saturday in March. 1870,
for the purpose of receiving the votes
Of such qualified voters as may de-
sire to vote for the ratification or re-
lection Of the. Constitution ! recon-
mended by this Convention And
the qualification of voters in said
election shall be the same as that
required in the election Of delegates
to this Convention
2. 1t shall be the duty of said re-
turning officers, in each county in
this State, to enroll the name, of each
voter on the poll-books prepared for
said election, and shall deposit each
ballot in the ballot boxes respectively.
Each voter who wishes to ratify the
new Constitution shall have written or
printed on his ticket the words -
New Constitution" or words of like
import; and each voter who wishes
to vote against the ratification of the
new Constitution, shall have written
or printed on his ticket, the words -
"0ld Constitution" or words of like
import.
8. The election shall be held and
the judges and clerks shall be APP
pointed as in the case of the election
of the members of the General As
sembly and the returning officers, in
presence of the judges-or inspectors,
Shall count the votes given for the
.'Old Constitution, Of which they
shall keep correct estimate in said
poll-books. They shall deposit the
original poll-books Of said election
with the Clerks of the County Courts
in the respective counties, and shall,
within five days after the election,
make out accurate statements of the
number of votes in their respective
counties for or against the "New Con-
stitution,. and Immediately forward
by mail one copy of said certificates
to the Governor and one TO the Speak.
er of the Senate. So soon as the
poll books are deposited with the
County Court Clerks, they shall certi
fly to the President of the Convention
an accurate statement of the number
| of votes cast for or against the New
Constitution" as appears ON said poll
boo.ls, And if any of said return
ling officers shall fail to make the re
turns herein provided for within thu
time required, the Governor shall b.
authorized to send special messenger
for the result of the vote in thos'
counties whose officers have so failet
to make returns,
4. Upon the receipt Of said returns
it shall be the duty Of the Governor
Speaker of the Senate and the fresi
dent of this Convention, or any ty'
of them, to compare the votes cas-
| in said election, and if it shall appeal
that a majority Of all the votes ca
for and against the New Constitution
we're for New Constitution" it shall
be the duty of the Governor, SPeake
of the Senate and President Of thi
Convention, or any two of them. !,
append TO this Constitution a certifi
cate of the result Of the votes, from
which time the Constitution shall b
established as the Constitution often
nessee, and the Governor shall max
proclamation Of the result.
5. The Governor Of the State is re
quested to issue his proclamation a
to the election on the fourth Satur
day in March, 1870, herein provides
for.
JOHN c. BROWN, President.