West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-01-02

labor on the Sabbath day, as the law
was prior TO the enactment of chap
ter one hundred and twenty three
of the acts of 1882.
VIII. To amend and re-enact the
laws of this State in relation to cor
porations so as to further limit the
amount of real estate which NAV be
held by corporations within this
State, and to provide for the man.
e of its requirement, use and dis
position.
TX. Concerning nominations for
public Office by political conventions
and primary elections. Especially,
1. To prohibit the use of money
or other thing of value, and all
other improper, fraudulent or cor
rupt means, to secure nominations
or primary elections to public office;
and to define what shall constitute
a political convention and primary
election.
y. Concerning elections by the
people, general and local, for public
office and concerning also, elections
and appointments by the Legislature
municipal Councils and all Boards
and Commissioners ; and to amend
and re-enact chapters three and five
of the Code. Especially,
l.. To provide for the registration
or listing of all legally qualified
voters.
2 To prohibit the use Of money
or other things of value, and all
other improper, fraudulent or COR
rupt means to secure election to
public office.
3. To prescribe the manner Of
conducting and making returns of
elections, and for determining con-
tested elections and to pass such
laws as may be necessary and proper
to prevent intimidation, disorder or
violence at the polls. md corruption
and fraud i'll voting, counting the
vote, ascertaining and declaring the
result, or fraud in any manner, up
on the ballot, to the end that the
will of the people shall be fairly,
honestly, and truly expressed ascer-
tanned and declared, in all elections
held within this State.
4. That a true copy of the re-
turns of election for Governor. State
Superintendent of Free Schools,
Auditor, Treasurer and ATTORNEY
General, required by section 3, arti-
Gle z of the constitution, to be
transmitted by the returning officers
to the Secretary of State, &C., shall
be forthwith made out, by said re-
turning officers to the Governor who
shall cause the immediate publica-
ton of the same.
8 To provide in'cases of contested
election for the Office of Governor,
that the same shall be prepared,
instituted, matured and determined
before the fourth day of March, next
succeeding the election.
N Concerning, and to prohibit,
all trusts, combinations, conspira-
cies, arrangements or agreements,
express or implied, which may be
entered into by persons, natural or
corporate, the intent, object, pur-
pose or effect of which is, or may
be, to destroy, or limit competition
in the production of, or to advance
or MAINTAIN the cost or price Of, any
Of the necessaries or comforts Of
life.
XII Toprovide for the protection
Of employees engaged in mining.
Especially,
1 To require the weighing and
screening Of coal, at the mines, for
the asccrtainment Of the amonnt
mined by such employees.
XIII To amend and rc-enact the
laws in relation to delinquent and
forfeited lands so as clTectually to
protect the right and title Of the
State thereto, and to prevent the
fraudulent entry Of forfeited lands
on the land books Of any county,
by, or in the name of any person
having no title thereto, and to pass
all laws necessary and proper, in
the judgment Of the Legislature, for
the punishment Of persons making
such entries or causing or procuring
the same to be made on the land
books Of any county. To amend