The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-09-21
TEIE WEEKLY E0EGlS1E1Io
motion, we're adopted, added to the res0'
lu,ions reported by the COMMITTEES:

mV'lVby WSs~
lu,ions reported by the Committee: ;.
Reyleal, That Article ri, section o.
. IA 40 vague and de6cien, in plan, 10 rc!a.
ton to The association Of persons into JOINT
stock companies. that the interest both no. o.
cani,,l and labor are injured by the want :!
Of q more definite organic law regulating
~ Peglre,1, That we earnestly desire that
tho Legislature shall not have the power
to Grant charter Of incorporation to any
stock company, Except for the purpose o. o.
banking or for internal improvement on
auy other terms than the following general
laws will authorize: o.,,
u" LIST. That the persons Of joint stock ',,s
com NAMES shall be held personally liable
to creditors Of u company, for 40 =. am ,
cunt equal to their amount Of subscribed
stock. -, .;.u,
Cd. That they shall be confined strictly
IL The business for which they are charter
ed. .,.
81. That they ,hal not directly or indl-
rcctly merchandise either in land or per-
sonaity, except so far as selling their own
wares or commodities of their own make;
and ,hey shall not be allowed to offer any
thing but money in payment for labor per-
formed for them. That creditor for Ia.
Dor shall! have priority over all creditors
with implied lien upon their property
The Chairman announced that nomlna-
tons for Delegate to the Constitutional
Convention, was now in order.
II. r. Howard nominated Col, 9. b
Waggener, and G. P. Simpson nominated
George W. Moredock, Esq The vote was
called by townships and resulted, Wagon
or 90, Morcdock 10. So Mr.. Waesener
was declared the nominee for said Office
On motion it was made unanimous.
For the office Of Representative in the
House of Delegates, Geo. W. Tippett nom
iuated Maj. A. +, McCown; Joseph 5
Nlachir nominated Samuel W. Sommer'
vile; A. Cobb nominated o f. Stribllns;
G. P. Simpson nominated James W Kol'
"; W. P.L. Naale nominated Gen. A,
NJ. Gushing. The names Of Mcssrs. str'O'
ling, Kelly, aud Gushing, were withdrawn
The townships were then called and the
vote resulted, McCowu, 50; sommervil'e,
At. Mr.. McCown receiving majority
ofthe votes cast, was declared nominated
for said Office. On motion, the nomination
was made unanimous.
For the ofi:c Of County Superintendent
Of Free Schools, DR.. T. G. B. Moore, j.
". Miller, and James B. Menager' we're
put in nomination. Vote was taken and
resulted, Moore, II; Miller, 10; Meusser'
10. DrSMoorc receiving q majority OF
all the votes cast. was declared nominated
for said Office. On motion, the uomlna-
ton was made unanimous.
On motion Of G. P. Simpson, the
Convention then proceeded to appoint DEL
gates to tho Senatorial convention to be held
in Charleston, Wednesday, September
9th, as reported by the several town
ships, viz:
Arbuckle-Thomas ]. Saunders; a|tern.
ate, j. H. Miller. Robiuson-Elmund
Sehon; Peter s. Lewis, alternate. Ora
hama +. McCown; Samuel Roush, al
ternate. Woggener-Lewis Sehoo; A. l.
Knight, alternate. Hannen-A. A. Han
Icy; Captain Hopkins, alternate. Clendln-
eu-James E. Cleudinen; Charles 7.
Beale, alternate. Coopor-Robert Seb'
rell; G. B. Rayburu, alternate. Cologne
--E. Il. Baker; A. J. Warteuberg; alter
nate. Uuiou-C. W. Maupin; William
r.. Jones, alternate. Lewis-D. W.
Polsley; G. G. Miller, alternate
On motion Of Dr.. Moore, the President
and Secretaries we're added to the list Of
Delegates.
The following resolution was then oil,
cred and adopted:
Resolysa, That any Democrat from this
county who may be in Charleston at the
sitting Of the Convention, is hereby made
a delegate to said Convention.
On motion the delegates to the Senate
rial Convention we're instructed to vote for
Gen. A. Gushing, as our choice for Sena'
torial Delegate to the Convention.
On motion, the Chairman proceeded tc
appoint the following gentlemen as on Ex'
ecutive Committee:
G. B. Waggener, Chairman, Jane:
W. Kelly, I. Stribliug, A. r. Barbee,