The Hartford herald., 1885-06-17
An ACT
For Taking the sense of the Good Pee
pie Of THIS Comm onw eaIth Rs to
the Necessity and Expedteney Of
Calling Convention 20
Amend the Constitution.
and 20 Ascertain the
Number of Persons
Entitled so Vote
tor Represeo-
tatives.
CHAPTER "a.


CHAPTER q.
Z WHEREAS, experience has pointed
out the necessity of amending the Con-
stitution, and the necessity and expedi-
ency of calling Convention for that
purpose; therefore.
BE IL enacted by the General AsseD,-
biy cf The Commonwealth Of kentucky
I |. That at the next General Flee
/ tion held for Representatives to the
General Assembly il shall be the du-.
/ ty of the several Sheriffs and other
Officers Of Election to open poll for
taking the sense Of the people ~ to
calling Convention to amend the
Constitution, and make a return to the
Secretary of State, for the time being,
ofthe names of all those entitled to
vote for Representatives who have
voted for calling such Convention.
?. That for any failure to perform
the duties prescribed in the first section
of this act, every Sheriff or other re-
/
Of six hundred dollars to be recovered
by indictment of the Grand Jury in any
Court having Jurisdiction. and shall al
10 upon conviction be subjected to re-
moyal from office.
3. That 1t shall be the duty of the
Officers Of said Election to PROFOUND to
every voter the question /: do you
vote for calling Convention, or
nOt?" And If such vo er shall answer
in the affirmative, his name shall be
recorded as voting tor said Convention.
4. That all Assessors are hereby
required to enroll, in IA column which
each shall open in his Assessors book
for that purpose, the name of all cit
izens having the right to vote for Rep
resentatives for the year 1885. But
said Assessors shall not enroll in such
column the name of any person unless
they shall at the time know that he is
entitled To vote for Representatives of
said election; and such knowledge shall
be founded only upon Q) the personal
acquaintance of the Assessor; or (2l
sufficient information obtained by him
directly from the person whose name
Is enrolled; or (3) a satisfactory state
ment, under oath, from other credible
persons who know the facts necessary
to the qualification of such voter. ANY
Assessor enrolling in said column any
name, without such knowledge or in
formation, shall be deemed guilty of u
misdemeanOr, and fined in a sum
not less than twenty nor more than
fifty dollars for each and every name
thus Improperly enrolled, which fine
may be recovered in any Court having
jurisdiction, and shall be for the benefit
of the common schools. Said Assessors
shall be governed in all cases by the
laws then in force to prevent illegal
voting. Said column, written ia "a fair
legible manner, shall be returned, with |
said Assessors book, to the Auditor,
who shall make out a copy of said col
umns and deposit the same in the Of |
flee of the Secretary of State, to be re-
ported by him to the next General AS
sembly.
D. Ii shall be the duty of each As
SCISSOR in office for the year 1855, before
he shall have entered upon the duties
Of his Office, To go before the Judge of
the County Court and make the follows
ing oath | do solemnly swear, that |
will faithfully ascertain the number of
persons qualified to vote for Represents
atives In the district for which | have
been chosen Assessor for the year 1885,
and will carefully report the same in
the hook returned by me a. Assessor of
tax by the first day of May, 1885.
s6. Said Assessors are hereby re-
quired to examine on oath as to his
right to vote for Representative, any
person of whose right 80 to vote such
Assessor has any doubt whatever; and
any one thus examined, who shall
knowingly swear falsely ss to his said
right, 81 all be liable to all the pains
and penalties Of the crime of perjury;
and every Assessor shall write opposite
to the name of each person thus sworn
the word Sworn"
a. II shall he the duty of the Secre-
tary Of State to have this act advertised
in one weekly newspaper in each
county Of the Common wealth for four
weeks, nearly or next preceding the
election, and in one of the daily papers
of the City OF Louisville for thirty DAYS
Immediately prior thereto; and i'm
every county said Secretary shall cause
to be posted at the Courthouse door a
copy of said Bill, printed i'm hand bill
form, for at least four consecutive weeks
before such election.
rs. The Public Printer is hereby re-
quired to print five hundred copies of
the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Sections of
this act, and deliver them TO the
Secretary of State, whose duty il shall
he to transmit them to the various
County Clerks; and it snail he the
duty of such Clerks to place them
promptly in the hands of each Assessor
Of tax for the year 1885, in their re-
spective COUNTIES. Ii shall also be- the
duty of the Public Printer to print FIVE
thou>and copies of this act upon a sep
ara;e sheet, and deliver them to the
Secretary of State, who shall forward
the same to the County Clerks of The
various counties in such numbers as tn
provide at least two copies OF said act
for each voting precint; and said Il rks
shall deliver the same to the S1er. IT, or
nihn: officers acting in place thereof;
-rd il shall ie the duty of such sheriff
Ut other Officer to post one copy q laid
act at each voting place for four weeks