The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-08-01
AN IcT for tal.lne the seuse Of tbe goo ,i


An ACT for taking the sense OF the good
people OF this Commonwealth as 10 til,
necessity aad expediency Of calling 4
Convention " amend the constitution
and TO. provide for asccglaining tho
number of citizens entitled to vote foI
Representatives -sSithin this State.
WEERRss, experience has polilIcd out
the necessity of amending the constiu.-
ton, and the expediency OF calling O
Convention for that purpose; aud where.
as, the General Assembly of this State.
by virtue Of the PROVISIONS Of ain act ar
proved January7S, 1886, haginga title
similar to this act, and pursuant 10 the
provisions Of the Constitution, submitted
sail question 10 the good people OF dis
State at the general election of Represent
atives held therein on tho first Monday
IN August, ieSTs and whereas. IL appears
from'the returns of said election noS on
file in the office of the Secretary OF STATE.
that OF the said election majority of All
the citizens of this State entitled 10 vote
for Representative, voted for calling said
Convention; and whereas, the Constitn.
ton provides that, gt its next regular ses-
sion succeeding such election, the goner-
al assembly shall direct that similar
poll shall be opened, aud returns made
at the next general election held In said
State for Representative.
BE it enacted by the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Kentucky;
! /. That at the hext general election
for Representatives to the General As
sembly, It shall be the duty Of the several
sheriils and other officers OF election 10
open poll for and make return to the
Secretary OF State for the time being. OF
the names g. all citizens entitled to vote
for Representatives, who have voted al
the said election for calling q Conven-
ton for the purpose of re-a.loptipg.
or changing the Constitution.
2. That any sheriff or other return.
ing officer falling TO perform the duty
imposed By first section ofthis act, shall
be subject 10 fine OF six hundred doll
ars $4,000, TO he recovered by indict-
ment of the grand jury In any court hay
ing jurisdiction thereof, and shall. upon
OF snch failure, be removed
from Office by the court Ia WHICH sucli
conviction Is had.
; 3. That for the purpose Of ascertain
Ing the number Of citizens entitled 10
vote for Representative within this Ssite,
In the year 1850, there shall be furnished.
as Hereinafter provided, TO the .herifs
and other officers OF the election in Au-
gust, lss9, registration book, Ia which
the officers Of the election shall record
the names Of all nitizens entitled 70 vote
for Representatives within this State al
the said election. Tie officers OF tile
said election shall be cx oliiclo o9lcers of
registration; ahl shan have said resistr
ton book opened for record OF said names
between tie hours OF 6 O'Clock. A. ~, and
z O'clock, PM, on the day Of the August,
1889, election, at all the voting places M
this Commonwealth. And II shall be the
duty OF allritizens OF this Commonwealth,
who are entitled to vote for Representa-.
tiycs on the day Of the next general cleo
ton In August, 1850, 10 20 before the
sherifls and other returning officers Of
said election In The voting precinct In.
which they are seyerally entitled 10 vote.
and cause themselves to be registered
on the poll book Us qualified voters OF
this Commonwealth; and the names
Of any and all citizens living In the
district known to said officers to Be
entitled to vote for Representative, or
made known 10 them by evidence on
that dag, shall be registered as not voting.
And In the year eighteen hundred aud
no other officer shall be
to make any list or return OF
the qualified voters Of this Common
wealth, nor shall any return thereof
except the registration books and ccrtll-
Gates provided for by this act, be made,
and all laws requiring list or returns Of
such qualified voters are hereby repealed,
so far as the year eighteen hundred and
Is embraced therein, Tie
total number Of votes so registered shall
be the true number of citizens entitled
to vote for Re representatives. within this
State, for the purpose of ascertaining
wether majority OF all the citizens of
this State entitled 10 vote for Representa-
tive, vote for callinga Convention for tie
purpose of re-adopting, amending OF
the Constitution.
: A.. The said registration books shall
be appropriately ruled and headed, 80 that
they may, and II i hereby enacted that
the same shall, be the poll-hooks for re-
cor1ing the votes for and against the call
ing OF the Constitutional Convention, and
entitled TO vote for Representative with
IN the State, Itshall be the duty of the
said officers Of election to PROFOUND to
every voter the questions "Do you vote
for calling Constitutional Convention
or iiot?n IL such voter shall answer IN
the affirmative, his name shall be record
ell as voting for said Convention; If such
voter shall answer In the negative, his
name shall be recorded or registered as
voting against said Convention; and III
such voter makes no answer, his name
shall be recorded or registered asnotvot-
ing upon sfi question; and Il shall be
the duty OF the officers holding the elec-
ton at each voting place in the state, to
certify the total number OF voters regis
tered, and the number voting for calling
the Constitutional Convention, and to
make out duplicate certificate showing
said facts. The registration book shail be
by them Immediately sent, at the eS-
pense of the Commonwealth, by mail, 10
the Secretary Of State at FRANKFORT, Ken
lucky, and the duplicate certificate at
tached 20 the poll-book for the election OF
State officers, and returned herewith rs
now directed by law,
.. The Secretary Of State in Office at
the convening Of the General Assembly
next after the election in August, 1889,
shall, Immediately upon the organization
of the same, transmit TO each House a
statement prepared by him from the said
and poll books, showing how
many votes were at the said election cast
in favor OF said Convention, and the total
Of voters registered, whether
voting for or against, or not all. The re-
port shall be made up BY counties. He
shall retain the REPATRIATION books for thq
use Of examination and inspection OF the
next General Assembly.
3 6. Itshallhe the duty OF the officers,
whose duty 1t Is BY law to compare and
certify the votes for State officers, to
make out from tho certificates returned
with the Stateeleetion pol books as above
and at the time they certify
the votes for State officers, certificate
by voting places, show ing the total NUM-