The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-08
SCOTT COUNTY MIDDLE.

SCOTT COUNTY MIDDLE.
The scott county muddlc was yesterday
th. cause of the passage of a bill which
- will doubtless remedy any failure of clerks
in future 90 do their duty.
MIR. Gibson offered the following bill,
which. under suspension of the rules, was
read three times and passed:
Re Il enacted bV ne GeHefGi assembly. That
section 1876 of the colo of Virginia, relating
10 the making cut and certiicaiion of al =
Atraci- OF vote. sud section 1871 of the Code
af virginia. relating TO the making out aud
delivery Il certificates detection, he 0iucud-
cd and Ie-cnacted 30 a. 10 read a. follows;
sec. 1875. 20 soon as the commissioners
afOr, said shalt de ermine The persons who
have received the highest number of votes
Tor any ONCE, the clerk snnii make out alb
strt Is Of The the votes In the following man
ncf: First l0g Governor and lieutenant-
Governor ON one sheet. ccOnd for AttOr-
neV-GsncTal on one sheet Ihifd, for meme
Iefs 81 the senate and mouse Of Deicga'es on
one sheet. fiith, Tor election OF President and
Nice. President of The United states on one
sheet. sixth, for county officers ON one sheet.
seventh. for district Oficers on one sheet
Eighth. or corporation Ulcers on one sheet
said commiss toners ana attcsted by the
CLERK: shall be deposited ia the Office OF the
ittteI and certified copies thereof numbered
one two. three, four ami fiVe lwhcn said OIL
GERS have been voted tot at said eiectlonsl
under the Onlcl seal OF sad clerk
shall BE- placed IN sclcrate envelopes,
endorsed and directed 10 the secretary
Z. the Commonwealth and forwarded imlne-
,iately To the seat # government Uv mail:
and tie said clerk shall endorse on tile hack
of each envelope ia which the said certified
copies ATE enclosed copy Of the abstract Of
. woes east for Governor SC, IN -mDcfs OF the
I General Assembly Jas the case NAV De) cast
at the general election In county
cor corpomton} IA --. Is. ANY
clerk wilfuily violating any Of the pro-
visions of tins section. except those relating
20 a Representative Ia Congress ana 20 elec-
lion for President and ice,presldent of the
United States. sball be punished by fine OF
not less Than 500 nor more than 81 .OOO, ana
by confinement I'm Jail fOr period OF not less
thirty days nor more than six months
SECTION lST. The clerk shalt immediately
make out. IN pursuance of the determine
ton 81 the commissioners. a certificate Of
election for each Of the persons having the
highest number of votes for any county, cor
pofatiOn OF district office: or in case OF tie
who have been decided by lot 20 be elected
and deliyef the same ia the person elected
upon his making application therefor
ny clerk wiifuiiy NiOlstin the provisions
OF this section shall be punished by fine OF
not / - thar slOO nor more than 81 900. and
Dy confinement ln jail for "A period OF mol less
than thirty Il Va nor more than six months
This act shall take effect at and from it's
passage.
EiKcfi0N or BASEMENT OFFICERS.
Mr. Tyler offered the following, which was |
adopted:
Rssolsed (tbe senate concuring). That the |
two houses ofthe General Assembly will pro-
ceed Oh Wednesday, december 1ith, al 1880
y. d., to eject am AnditOr If Public Accounts,
second Auditor. Treasurer, Secretary of The
a. -.