The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-12
iQhegntelEi2eteer.
THE COMING ELECTION.

ThefollowiDg Is the act providing for the
holding of an election on the 9Th Of this
month, for the ratification or rejection of
theproposed amendment to the State
Constitution, and following 1t is the act
amending the general election law. Both
are necessary for the full information Of
election officers:
An act TO provide for submitting to the
people of West Virginia the proposed
Amendment to the Constitution Of the
State. Passed February IA, 1871.
Be IL enacted By the Legislature Of Wet
Virginia:
l. An election shall be held at every
voting place within this State on the
fourth Thursday in April, eighteen hun.
dred and seventy.one, and the supervisors
and inspectors Of elections throughout the
State shall at their respective places OF
voting cause poll to be taken to ascer-
tain the sense Of the qualified voters vot.
ing at said elections, on the ratification or
rejection Of the proposed Amendment to
the Constitution as agreed TO by joint res
olution Of the Legislature Of West Vir.
ginia, adopted on the 9th Of January,
eighteen hundred and seventy-one.
2. At said elections those voting for the
said amendment shall have written
or printed on their. ballots the words
"For ratification" and those voting
against said amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the words
"For rejection"
8. AS soon as possible after the polls
are closed the names entered on the poll
books shall be counted by the inspectors
and clerks in the presence Of the super
visors, and the number thereof set down
In words at the foot OF the lists which
shall then be signed by the inspectors and
clerks. The ballot box shall then be
opened and one Of the inspectors taking
therefrom ono ballot at time in the
presence OF all the other officers, shall
rea d the contents OF such ballot and hand
the same to the other inspector, who shall
satisfy himself that 1t was correctly read.
The contents of the ballot as they are
read shall be entered by tho clerks under
the supervision Of the supervisors and In
spcctorS, on the tally sheets by suitable
marks in the respective columns thereon
so as to show the number Of votes for
ratification and the number for rejection.
The ballots shall be counted as they are
read, and whenever the number shall be
equal to the number Of votes entered on
the poll books the excess, II any remain
in the ballot box, shall be Immediately
destroyed by tho inspectors without ex-
aiming or allowing any ono TO examine
or know the contents thereof.
4. As soon as the result Is aScertained
tho inspectors shall sign two certificates
thereof to tho following effect, We the
undersigned who acted rs inspectors OF
the election held at, In tho township
Of, and county Of, on the twenty.
seventh day Of April, eighteen hundred
and seventy-one, do hereby certify that
having first been duly sworn, we have
fairly and impartially held tho said cleo.
ton according 10 law and the result there.
Of Is as follows: For ratification
votes; For rcjection--votesi giving
the number'OI votes In iull In writingl.
Given under our hands this--day Or
eighteen hundred and seventy.one."
Tie said two certificates shall correspond
In all respects and contain full returns Of
tho polls taken at such place Of voting
for ratification and for rejection. The in.
spCctors or one of them shall within three
days, excluding Sunday, after such cleo.
ton was held deliver one Of tho Certif.
Gates 10 the Board Of Supervisors and the
other to the Recorder OF the county.
8. The Board Of Supervisors Of each
county shall hold u special meeting on the
fifth day after such election, or so soon
thereafter as practical, and at such special
meeting ascertain the result Of such cleo
ton in their county In the manner now
prescribed by the act TO regulate elections
by the people. Alter asCertaiuing the re.
suit Of said election tho said board shall
cause the same TO he entered in the order
or minute book in the following form
AT n meeting Of the Board Of Supervi.
sors Of - county, held at -, ON the
- day Of -, eighteen hundred and
seycnty.one. The Board having carefully
and impartially examined tho returns Of
the elections held at the several places Of
voting within said county, on the twenty.
seventh day Of April, eighteen hundred
and seventy.one, ascertained that ut said
election there were cast,
For Ratification - votes.
For Rejection - votes"
A COPY Of which order officially signed
by the President aud countersigncd by
the Clerk oil said Board, shall bB trans.
mitted by said Board without delay to the
Secretary Of the State, and endorsing on
the envelope or cover US follows: ARE
turns Of election on Amendment to the
Constitution" The Secretary Of the State
shall carefully preserve the said returns
until the day for the opening and count.
ing the same US hereinbetor0 provided,
and after the result is asCertained the said
Secretary shall file and preserve the said
returns in his office.
9. On the first day Of June next after
the said election, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, the Governor, tho Secretary
OF the State, Auditor and Treasurer, or
any three Of them, shall proceed 10 open
the envelopes or covers containing tho re-
turns from the several counties when the
said vote shall be counted. If 1t appear
from said returns that a majority OF the
votes cast were for ratification Of the
amendment It shall be tho duty Of the
Governor to issue his proclamation setting
forth the tuct of such ratification by the
people, declaring the said amendment to
be part OF the Constitution Of this State
and in force us such from the twenty
seventh day Of April, eighteen hundred
and Seventy.one.
z. All laws regulating elections by the
people in force on the fourth Thursday of
April, eighteen hundred and seventy.one,
shall apply to the election herein pro.
vided tor in all respects not conflicting
with this act, and nothing in this act shall
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