The Hartford herald., 1879-07-16
tIIAPrER a..
An Act To Take the Sense OF the People
of Tbi. state to the Propriety
of Calling "a Convention
to Rev i>e the Gem
st guti0n.

WHEREAS. IL is represented 10 the
General Assembly that many of the
good citizens of this Commonwealth do
verify believe that experience has point
ed out the necessity of calling con-
vention with the view of amending the
constitution of this State; therefore:
Sec. |. Be II cH,tctcd IN ThC CEN
crm -fsscnLly of hc Commonwealth
Of kentucky. That il shall he the duty of
the sheriff. and other returningotiicers,a at
tfssu-..~a-k general election To he held for
Representatives rfte-f-the passage of
this act, to open poll for, and make
"A return Ia the Secretary of State for the
time being, of the names of all citizens
entitled to vote for Representatives
who have voted for calling conVen-
ton.
Sec. ,. BE IL further oatod, That any
sheriff or other returning officer, ,fliingt to
perform the duty according To the
provisions of the first section of this act,
shall he subject To "A fine of six hundred
dollars, To he recovered by Indictment
10y any grand jury in any court having
jurisdiction thereof, and also he sub
ject, upon conviction of such failure,
10 removal from Office.
Sec. 3. BE IL further enacted, That il
shall bethe duty of the Secretary of State
10 have advertised this act in the coll
ums of one weekly newspaper i'm every
county of this State, for two consecll-
tive weeks Immediately preceding the
election herein and i'm one of the daily
newspapers in the city of Louisville
thirty days Immediately preceding the
election: "IfOricied, hOrercr, There is
no weekly newspaper i'm any one or
more counties of this Commonwealth
i'm which said advertisement can be
made, il is made his duty To have posted
a printed copy of said bill, i'm handbill
form at the courthouse door of such
counties, for at least two consecutive
weeks preceding said election.
Sec. 4. BE II further enacted, That
the Public Printer shall, upon a sepa-
rate 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 oieach county
in the State at the time of forwarding
the Acts of the General Assembly;
and said clerks shall deliver the same
10 the sherifis of their several counties
Sec. ). BE Il further enacted, That
il shall be the duty of the clerks or
judges conducting the said general elec-
tion 10 profound distinctly TO each
voter the following interrogatory: ado
YOU vote for calling a convention or
not? nand if he answers i'm the affirm
ative, his name shall he recorded rs
having voted for calling convention.
Sec. g. BE hfUthcr enacted, That
il shall be the duty of the assessors of
tax 10 open a column in their asses
sors' books, and enroll therein the name
of each citizen entitled to vote, for
Representative for the year 1879: and
they shall be governed in all clseS, in
ascertaining who j. entitled Ia vote, by
the laws then in force to prevent lille
gal voting; and this column, written
i'm fair and legible hand. shall be
transmitted, with the assessorS' books,
to.the Auditor who shall make out a
copy thereof, and deposit the same in
the Office 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, i'm order that the
Legislature may have the means to as-
certain whether majority of the cit
liens of the State, entitled 10 vote for
Representatives, having voted for "A con-
vention.
Sec. Z. BE IL further enacted, That
il shall be the duty of each assessor OF
tax, who shall he in office in the year
1879, as soon as he shall be advised
of the passage of this act, to go before
. a justice of the peace and take the
following oath: al do solemnly swear
1 will, To the best of my skill and
Judgment, fairly ascertain the number
of qualified voters i'm the district i'm
which l was elected, for the year 1873
and report the same, with my book
made as assessor of tax, before the first
day of May, 1879.
Sec. 3. BE IL further enacted, That
the assessors of tax may, and they
are hereby required to, examine, on
oath, any person in relation to his
right to vote for Representatives, when
he has doubts as TO his right to vote;
and any person who shall knowingly
swear falsely before the assessor, and
shall thereof he convicted, shall be
subjected toall the pains and penalties
of the crime of perjury.
See. 9 BE IL further enacted, That
the assessor shall write "sworn" OppO-
site the name of each person who may
de sworn by him.
Sec. 10. BE IL further enacted, That
il shall be the duty of the Public
Printer to print five hundred copies
of the seventh, eighth, and ninth sec
tiOns of this act, Immediately after
its passage, and deliver them to the
Secretary of State for the time being,
who shall transmit them forthwith to
the county clerks, to be delivered
by them, as soon aspossible, 10 the as
SCISSORS of tax for the year 1879.