Year: 1863

eighteen hundred and sixty three, do here


by certify, that ihaving first been duly


sworn, we have carefully and impartialiy


examined the returns made to us of the


said election, and that, in our said county


for the Office of delegate, A. B. received


votes, G. d. - votes, Il. Z. -


votes;" and so on, stating according to the


truth the name of every person voted foI


for the said Office, and the number of votes


received by him in the county; and conclud-


ing as follows: "Given under our hands this


-d day of -, eighteen hundred and
sixty-three." They shall in like manner
and form make and sign separate certificates
of the result within their county of the
election for assessor or assessors for the
county, for senator in the legislature OF the
state, for representatives in the congress OF
the United Saates, and for any officer elect
ed to fill vacancy.


16. The certificates made and signed by
the superintendents of the county, pursu
ant to the last section, shall be by them
disposed of as follows: OF the certificate
respecting the delegate election, they shalt
transmit one, by some safe and certain con
Yeyance, to the clerk Of the House OF Dele
gates, tat the seat of government; who shal
preserve the same in his oftlce, anc
snail submit the same, together with a list
Of persons appearing thereby to be elected
to the House, as soon as it shall thereafter
The said superintendents shall
also, if demanded, deliver one of their said
certificates to each person appearing to
them to have been tlected Delegate, Vi
the certificates respecting the election oil
the assessor .: assessors for the county,
they shall, if demanded, deliver one to each
person appearing to them to be elected to
the said Office. OF the certificates respect
ing the senatorial election, they shall trans
nit one by soma safe and certain convey
ance to the clerk Of the Senate at the scat
of government, who shall carefully preserve
the same in his Office, and submit them to
the Senate as soon as it shall thereafter as
semble, with list of the persons appearing
thereby to be elected. OF the certificates
the election Of representatives
in the Congress of the United States, they
shall transmit one by some safe and certain
to the secretary of the state at
the seat of government and in like manner
shall dispose of the certificates respecting
any election to fill vacancy. And in each
case they shall deposit one of their said
certificates in the Office Of the recorder Of
their county, to be there carefully preserv
ed, subject to the order of the governor or
either branch of the legislature.


II. When the governor for any reason,
deems it necessary or proper to do so, he
may by special messenger or otherwise,
send for and procure proper and Sufficient
returns from any county or coun les IN
which the said election shall have been
held.


Is. From the said certificates and returns
the election for representatives
in the Congress of the United States, the
Governor shall ascertain who are elected to
the said Office, and shall give to each of the
persons SO elected, certificate under the
great seal of estate of West Virginia, to-
wit:


L, Governor of said state, pursuant
to the act of the legislature theref in suoh
case made and provided, do hereby certify
that A. B., of the county of was duly
chosen on the twenty second day of October
nthe year eighteen hundred and sixty three
| representive in the Congress of the United
States, for the - congressional district
IF this state composed of the counties of
-. for the term ending on the third day
IF March, IN the year eighteen hundred
lud sxty-fve. Given under my hand and
the great seal of the said state Of West
this - day of f"


l9. In all certificates required by this act
to be made, where the number of votes for
any person is to be stated, such number
shall be written out in words at length.