The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-08

be speedily settled and forever put a.
rest by final and permanent SetIieiiet !.
of the question by vote oil the PeoPie
of the State; therefore,
p, If eaqc.sd By tie Legislature Of West
Virginia:
That on the second Tuesday in &C.
tober. 1875, polls shall be opened at the
..var,l places of voting in each OF the
counties of this State for the purpose Of
t,king the senses Of voters thereof on the
question Of the permanent location OF
the seat of government OF the State.
The taking of the vote shall be supern-
tended and conducted, and the result
thereof ascertained, certified and return
ed in the same manner and by the same
officers and persons as provided by law
for experimenting conducting, certify
ing and returning the result of an cleo.
ton of State and county officers:
=. At the taking of the said vote the
following named places and none others,
shall be voted for, to-wit: Charleston,
Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Grafton and
MartinSburg.
Each voter shall present written or
printed ballot with the names OF two OF
the places above named written or print
ed thereon. and in ascertainlng the re-
suit of the vote at each place Of voting,
no ballot shall be counted which has
written or printed upon it more or less
than two of such places.
3. 1t shall be the duty of the officers
holding and conducting said poll to per-
nit all persons to vote thereat who are
entitled, under the Constitution and laws
of this State, to vote at the general cleo
tions therein for State officers, and to
reject the vote of all persons not entitled
and in all respects to have the said polls
taken fairly and impartially.
4. The said ballots shall be received
and deposited by the officers superin-
tending and conducting the taking Of
said poll a provided for by the act passed
April IL, 1872, entitled: Gan act making
| general provisions for elections by the
people and providing for filling vacan.:.
cies :" and immediately.upon the conclu-
sion of the several polls, the commits
sioncrs, or the conductor and one of the
/ commissioners shall sign two certificates
( thereof TO the following effect:
/ ave, the undersigned, who acted as
commissioners Tor as conductor and COM
missioner, as the case may be) of the
poll held ut -, in the district OF -,
and the county of -, on the second
Tuesday in October, 1875, do hereby cer-
tifv that after being first duly sworn, We
have fairly and impartially held the said
poll according to law. and the result
thereof is AS follows: For the permanent
seat of government of this State, -
received - votes, and received -
votes.
Given under our hand this - day of
-, 1873.
The said certificates, together with the
poll books and the ballots taken at said
| polls, shall be returned to the clerks OF
the COUNTY and Circuit Courts, as pro-
vidcd in the above recitcd act.
). The commissioners and conductor
who took the said poll ut the court house
in each county, or in any of them shall,
/ within the time and IN the manner pre-
/ scrlbcd hv section % Of the aboye-rcCltcd
act. ascertain the true result of the said
polls in their county, and certify the
/ same To lnt bpNtIloI III IpI III VI 'H''t ~
! follows:
I'VE, the undersigned, who acted as
| conductor and commissioners tor rs COM
missioner or as conductor and commits.
sioncr. rs the case may be- ut the court
house at the county OF -, of the poll
hcfd ut said court house on the second
Tuesday of October, 1875, do hereby GER
tifv the result of the new poll in the said
county, rs follows:
For the permanent seat of govern
mcnt of this State, -- received -
votes. and - received - votes.
Given under our hands this - day
| of -, 1875.
Said certificates shall be signed by said
officers and forthwith forwarded by mail
or otherwise to the Governor, Two
copies of said certificates shall also be
made out and signed by said officers, one
! of which shall be filed with the clerk of
the county court, and the other with the
| clerk of the circuit court, who shall care
| fully preserve the same in their rcspeC-
| tive offices, unless they shall be called for
| hv the Governor, rs hereinafter provided.
/ The number of votes received by each
place named in said certificate, shall be
! written in words thcrin, and not in fig
urcS.
&. 1t shall be the duty of the Governor,
a. soon rs possible. to ascertain the result
of said polls, rs exhibited by said certif-
Gates. aud in case of failure to receive
such certificates from any county, he may
send for and receive the copy thereof
filed with either of the said clerks, whose
! duty it shall be To deliver the same to
the Governor, or to his order, whenever
called upon to do so; and Immediately
thereafter he shall declare the result of
said poll by proclamation, published in
such newspapers rs he may deem best
calculated to give notice thereof.
I. If any place so voted for other than
! Charleston shall receive the highest
| number of votes cast at said polls, such
| place shall be the permanent seat of gov
| crnmcnt of this State, and it shall be the
duty of the Governor, as soon thereafter
as suitable and proper, buildings for the
accommodation Of the Executive officers
of the State can be procured, to remove
! the Executive department of the govern
mcnt 10 such place, together with the
books, papers and property OF the State
/ pertaining thereto.
8. 1t shall also be the duty of the Gov
crnor, in 'ase of such removal to procure
on the best terms he can, suitable build
| ing for the convenient accommodation of
the Legislature at its next regular session,
and to remove the property Of the State
pertaining to the legislative department
of the government thereto, prior to the
commencement of such session. He
shall also employ Il competent architect
to draft plan and specifications for
Capitol building for the State with the
estimated cost thereof and to submit the
anne to the next Legislature for its action
thereon.
Q. In case the highest number of votes
cast at said polls shall be for Charleston,
then the permanent seat of government
of this State shall be- and remain at
Charleston, in the county OF kanawha,
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