The Hartford herald., 1875-07-07
CHAPTER 10.
AN ACT
To take the Sense of the People of this
state as 10 the PrOpriefy of Call
ing Convention to Revise
the Constitution

WHEREAS, 1t is represented to the Gen
eral Assembly that many OF the good cit
izens of this Commonwealth do verify be-
lieve that experience has pointed out the
necessity of calling Convention with the
view OF amending the Constitution Of this
State; therefore,
SEC. l. Be IL enacted by the General As
SenJly Of the Commonwealth Of Kentucky,
That it shall be the duty OF the Sheriiis
and other returning officers, at the next
general elections to be held for Representa-
tives after the passage OF this act, to open
a poll for and make return to the Secre-
tary ofthe State for the time being of the
names of all citizens entitled to vote for
Representatives who have voted for CALI
ing a Convention.
Sec. 2. Be IL further enacted, That any
Sheriff or other returning officer failing
to perform the duty according to the pro-
visions of the first section of this act, shall
he subject to a fine OF six hundred dollars,
TO be recovered by indictment by any
court having jurisdiction thereof. and also
be subject, upon conviction of such fail>
ure, to removal from Office.
Sec. g. BE 1t further enacted, That it
shall be the duty ofthe Secretary Of State
10 have advertised this act in the columns
of one weekly newspaper in every county
of this State for two consecutive weeks
Immediately preceding the election heres
in, and in one of the daily newspapers Of
the city of Louisville for thirty days i'm
mediately preceding the election. Pro
ridcd, horcrer, There is no weekly news
paper in any one or more counties of this
| T. Commonwealth in which said advertise
ment can be made. it is made his duty to
have posted printed copy Of said bill, in
handbill form, at the courthouse door OF
such counties, for at least two consecutive
weeks preceding said election.
SEC. 4. Be Il further enacted, That the
Public Printer shall, upon separate leaf
or sheet, print ten thousand copies Of this
act, aud deliver them to the Secretary oi
State, who shall send seventy-five copies
of the same to the clerk OF the. county
court of each county in the State at the
time Of forwarding the acts OF the Gener-
al Assembly, and said clerks shall de-
liver the same to the sheritis OF their sew
eral counties.
SEC. 5. Be IL further enacted, That it
shall be the duty Of the clerks or judges
conducting the said general election to
PROFOUND distinctly to each voter the fol-
lowing interrogatory: do you vote for
calling convention or not?" And if he
answers in the affirmative, his name
shall be recorded as having voted for
calling a Convention.
Sec. G. BE Il further enacted, That il
shall be the duty of the Assessors Of tax
to open a column in their Assessors books,
and enroll therein the name OF each citizen
entitled to vote for Representative for the
year 1875; and they shall be governed in
all cases, in ascertaining who is entitled
to vote by the laws then in force TO pre-
vent illegal voting; and this column, writ
ten in fair and legible hand, shall be
transmitted with the Assessors books to
the Auditor, who shall make out a copy
thereof, and deposite the same in the Of
flee OF the Secretary of State for the time
being, who shall transmit the same to the
next Legislature, as list OF those who
are'entitled to vote for Representatives
in order that the Legislature may have
the means TO ascertain whether majori
ty of the citizens Of the State entitled tC
vote for Representatives have voted for 6
Convention.