The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-07-22

zehs oi 'hAs CoIh IN on wealth, that expert
ence has pointed out the NECESSITY Of call
ing a Convention with the view of amend
ing the Constitution of this State; there
fore,
Be i enacted By the General assembly Of
/. That it shall be the duty Of the
sheritfs and other officers, at tks nsxt gen
eral election held for Repressntatiyes af-
ter the passage Of this act, To ornra poll
for, and make return to the Secretary of
State for the time being Of, The names of
all citizens entitled to vote for Represen-
tatives who have voted for ealing Con-
vention.
%. Bsitfurfher enacted, Thai any sheriff
or other returning officer failiD0 10 per-
form the duty imposed by the srst section
of this act, shall be subject to fne of six
hundred dollars, TO be recovered by in
dictment by any grandjury in sny court
having jurisdiction thereof; ana also be
subject, upon conviction of such failure, to
removal from office.
8. Be ii further enacted, Tat it shall
be the dnty of the Secretaryof state to
have this act advertised in the columns of
one weekly newspaper in ever, county in
this State, for two consecutive weeks i'm
meaiately preceding the elestp, and in
oril,,1f the daily newspaper h- city of
sxOSs1vine for THIRTY days isgt hate y
preceding the election: ProNed, how
ever, There is no weekly newspaper in
any one or more counties of this Common-
wealth in which said advertisement can
be made, it is made his duty to have post
ed printed copy of said bill, IN handbill
form, at the court house doar Of such
counties, for at least two consecutive
weeks preceding said election.
"a Be IL further enacted, Thit the Pub
lie Printer shall, upon separate sheet,
print ten thousand copies of ms act, and
deliver them to the Secretary Of State,
who shall send seventy copies of the
same TO the clerk of the county @urt of
each county in the State at the hme OF
forwarding the Acts of the General As
sembly; and said clerks shall deliver the
same TO the sheri ifs Of their seVeAl eoun-
ties.
IS. Be II further enacted, That il shall
be the duty of the clerks or judges con-
Quoting the said general election, to pro-
pound TO each voter the following ques-
ton: ado you vote for calling sC,nvsn-
ton or not2" and if he answers N the
affirmative, his name shall be recorded as
having voted for calling a Convection,
90 Be IL further enacted, That hshail be
the duty of the assessors of taxto open
q column in their assessors books, and
enroll therein tie name of each citizen
entitled 10 vote for Representing for the
year 1881; but the assessor shallsnly en-
roll the names of those whom thsy shall
low TO be entitled, at the time to vote
for Representatives, such knowledge 20
be basei-l. Either upon the personal
knowledge of the assessor; 2. Or upon
satisfactory information obtainsl by the
assessor directly from the persn whose
name is enrolled, 3. Or upon satisfactory
information obtained. under oah, from
those who, of their own knowledge, tesi-
IS 70 the facts which are Necessary 10 such
qualification; and for enrollig names
without such knowledge or inbrmatiou,
such assessor shall be deemed gilty of a
misdemeanor, and fined twenF dollars
for each and every name so Improperly
enrolled, which fne shall be e6orced In
any court of competent jurisditien, and
be for the benefit of the commoi schools
OF the Commonwealth; and theyshali be
governed, in all cases, in ascrtaining
who Is entitled TO vote by the lws then
in force to prevent Illegal voting; and
this column, written in fair ad legibie
hand shalt be transmitted, nth the
make out copy thereof. and 1ePsit the
same in the Office of the SecretarJof State
for the time being, who shall traismit the
same 70 the next Legislature asa list oil
those who are entitled to vete flr Repre-
seutatiyes, in order that the legislature
may have the means to ascertain whether
majority of the citizens Of the State en-
titled to vote for Representatives have
voted for Convention.
u. Be II further enacted, That il shall
be the duty of each assessor OftaI, WHIT
shall be in office in the year lSSl, as soor
/ as he shall be advised OF the passage o
| this act, TO go before justice ofthe peac'
and take the following oath; 81 Do solemn
| " swear | will, to the best Of my ability
/ fairly ascertain the number of qualified
| voters IN the district in which | vas elect
| ed for the year 1881, and reportthe same
with my book made as assessor Of tax, be
| fore the first day of May, 1881
/ %. Bit further enacted, That the as
! SCISSORS of tax may, and they are hereby
| required to examine. on oath, any person
| in relation to his right to vote for Repre-
| sentatives when he has doubt as to hi
right to vote; and any person who shall
knowingly swear falsely before the assess
! or, and shall thereof be convicted, shall
be subjected to all the pains and penaltie
of the crime of perjury
20. Be Il further enacted, That the as
SCISSOR shall write "sworn opposite tn
name of each person sworn BY him.
| 210. Be IL further enacted. That 1t sha
be the duty of the Public Printer to prin
FIVE hundred copies of the seventh, eight
and ninth sections of this act Immediate
~ after its passage, and deliver them t
the Secretary of State for the time being
who shall transmit from forth with to th
county clerks. to be delivered BY them, 6
soon as.possible, to the assessors OF tax fo
the year 1881.
Approved January 10, 1880.