The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-07-14
CHAPTER 10.
AN ACT
State a. to the PrOpriety Of Call
ing . COnventt0n TO Revise
the C0nstftutfOn.

WHEREAS, 1t is represented to the Cen
eral Assembly that many Of the good cit
liens 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
sembly Of the Commonwealth Of Kentucky,
That it shall be the duty of the Sherifls
and other returning officers, at the next
general elections to be held for Representa-
lives 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
be subject to fine Of six hundred dollars,
to be recovered by indictment by any
court having jurisdiction thereof. and also
be subject, upon conviction of such fall
ure, to removal from office.
SEC. g. Be 1t further enacted. That it
shall be the duty ofthe Secretary Of State
to 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 here-
in, and in one of the daily newspapers of
the city of Louisville for thirty days i'm
mediately preceding the election. Pro
yided, however, There is no weekly news
paper in any one or more counties of this
Commonwealth in which said advertise.
ment can be made, it is made his duty to
have posted printed copy Of said bill, in
handful form, at the courthouse door of
such counties, for at least two consecutive
we ks preceding said election.
SEC. 4. Be IL further enacted, That the
Public Printer shall, upon a separate leaf
or sheet, print ten thousand copies Of this
act, and deliver them to the Secretary OF
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 sheriffs 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 a convention or not2" And if he
answers in the affirmative, his name
shall be recorded as having voted for
calling Convention.
SEC. 6. Be IL further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the Assessors of tax
to open 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 a fair and legible hand, shall be
transmitted with the Assessors books to
the Auditor, who shall make out copy
thereof, and deposite the same in the of
fee 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 q MAORI
ty of the citizens of the State entitled to
vote for Representatives have voted for a
Convention.
SEC. 7. Be ii further enacted, That it
shall be the duty Of each Assessor Of tax,
who shall be in Office in the year 1875. as
coon as he shall be advised of the passage
of this act, to go before a justice of the
peace and take the following oath; | do
solemnly sw ear will, to the best ofmy skill
and judgment, fairly ascertain the num-
Der Of qualified voters in the district IN
which ! was elected for the year 1875,