Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-19
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY.


At an adjourned meeting of the ciIi,-,..,
Alexandria county, held in Walker schlo,
house June Is, 1855 of which l.. " Ha,,l
acted as chairman and A. G.. HAYES .o,r,,
ry, the following report was adopted
We, the undersigned, a comm,t,oo
pointed at a citizens meeting held At MI
er school house, in Alexandria conn -,
Wednesday evening, the 10th in-tar,
which Mr.. w. H. Hatch acted as cbnir,,,' "'
and Mr.. A. G. Hayes as secretary. Al w,.,...
meeting the following preamble an.i ,n.,.,,
tons Offered by Mes>rs Willard f, H.r.
Robert r. Veitch and A. Ct. Have. ac.,
mittee appointed at a former niee,jno -,
draft resoutions,) were adopted
Whereas, by an act of the Iegisla,nr,...,..
ginia the voters of each mag>teria t.r.
Alexandria county are allowed to Grt.,,..
ballot whether or not licenses Shall b. ,-....
for the sale of intoxicating l;qaOrs thor.
whereas. an election was heia in Ar,u..r..g
trict of said county on the 18th day Of i. .
1885 at which said election 10 votes &c..
against license for the sale OF ;nr .v...
liquors. and LII votes were cas-. tor uu
for the sale Of Intoxicating liunor,'.
whereas, the returns were mad" ,g. ~
ing the above figures, III proGer FERN. -...
to by the judges and attested by the rl..K-..
election, and the ballots strung AMI s..tral ..
= d
the County Court OF said county; sna. y. .....
upon the second day after said election 10. 81.
Clerks office OF said county. ii is alleged i.r-.t
upon said ballots was broken. the b4,iu,s $780,
rated and handled, and the figures - ,faral
upon the poll books as to change the rc.gI.of,,n
election which said breaking Of The Sen.
handling said ballots and change OF ro,! b ....
being in violation of law there ore he !:
Resolved, That the citizens here liz r.l... ,.
ing assembled condemn these ALLEGED &C.,. .
being outlages upon tho election Lax o., ...
State and rs being the most srgiuus in!,.,.r..
upon the rights of the people and carnr-rl,. ...
commend the fullest legal investi., zion d.. r..
matter.
ReSolred That committee be appointed IN
gather all the facts III the case aGt OBJ. ,#.s..
opinion as to whether or not we htvr ,ags....,
grounds for the prosecution of the parry or ,a....
who broke open the sealed ballots ~ alice ..,
committee to report at L future lncetiue
Resolred That this meeting Of citizens h.!g......
that an outrage has been perpcsrateI .,na sl...
in the unlawful opening OF said b,irts 10 ;..:..
themselves to support morally and ilHaar.t.r.s .
contesting of this matter before the colits.
And we, the undersigned, having rn.p
appointed as the committee 10 guthy. ..l-
in the case, as required in the above r-..a.
tons, and make report on Thursday ,.v..
ing, the 18Th day OF June, to pubic mlr..
ing at Walker school house, beg leave 10
submit the following:
That the returns of the Judges ron tie
election held in Arlington district. Of AK.
andria county, on May IS, 1850, We're r.
proper legal form that the ballots "a liza
liquor question were sealed that lhs,r.
turns showed Il majority OF eight vote.
against license for the sale OF intoxjcu,iu..
liquors; that it was suggested by outside
parties to break open the sealed bait.
that this suggestion was protested AGAIN. Ay
Messrs. Robert Walker, ". r. Buyrows .nI
G. w. Salisbury, three of the commissions
of election that the Clerk of the Court. in
defiance of this protest, broke the sealed
ballots and proceeded to count The same
that certificate was made out br tEe
clerk changing the result of the election.
which Commissioner Walker refused to sign
but was finally signed by The other commits
sioners that w. T. Burrows did change the
figures on the poll book so rs to make them
correspond with said certificate. The sn,ua
being done by him burrows, as we b..io4<,
under misrepresentation, caused by ~.
leading suggestions, as he states. BY IT,
clerk. We find that such opening Of Galic..
to be contrary to law and a crime umdcr IT,,
statutes of the State, and that 10 allow Iii.
to go UNPUBLISHED would invite n repetition
of like offences and a great wrong upon the
people. Therefore, we recommend rlu
all the evidence in the matter be laid before
the proper law officer of the county, and h,
be required to frame an indictmcul #.m!
summon witnesses before the next regular
grand jury of the county
RICHARD w. JOHNSTON, Chairma#.
HoRATIo BALL,
ROBERT R. EEITCH.
After transacting some other ba.in.-- H..
meeting adjourned to meet on July %