An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-299, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to devices signalling intention to turn or stop and rules therefor.
Volume 1968 Law 99
Volume | 1871/1872 |
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Law Number | 164 |
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Law Body
Chap. 164.—An ACT to Provide for Submission to the People of the
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of Virginia in relation to the
Clause in respect to and entitled ‘* Usury.”
In force March 19, 1872.
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That it shall be
the duty of the officers conducting the election directed by law
to be held on the fourth Thursday in May next, at the places
appointed for holding the same, to open a poll to take the sense
of the qualified voters of this commonwealth upon the ratifica-
tion or rejection of the amendment to the constitution of Vir-
ginia contained in joint resolutions agreeing to an amendment
to the constitution of Virginia, in relation to the clause in respect
to and entitled usury, and directing a submission of said proposed
amendments to the people for their approval and ratification, in
force January twenty-second, eighteen hundred and seventy-two,
viz: Strike out from the constitution of the state of Virginia the
clause in reference to usury, which is in the following words:
“ Usury.
“Upon debts hereafter contracted it shall be lawful to re-
ceive any rate of interest, not exceeding twelve pef centum per
annum, which may be agreed upon by the parties and be spe
cified in the bond, note or other writing evidencing the debt.
When there is no such agreement, the rate of interest shall be
six per centum per annum for the use and forbearance of every
hundred dollars.”
2. At such election each of said voters who shall approve
said amendment shall deposit a ticket or ballot on which shall
be written or printed the words, “For striking out the usury
clause in the constitution;” and each of said voters who shall
be opposed to said amendment shall deposit a ticket or ballot
on which shall be written or printed the words, “Against strik-
ing out the usury clause in the constitution.”
3. That immediately after closing the polls the said officers
shall count the ballots deposited at said election for and against
said proposed amendment, and shall make return thereof at
the time and in the manner provided by law as in the case of
other elections; and it shall be the duty of the clerks and com-
missioners of election, of each county respectively, to make
out, certify and forward an abstract of the votes cast for and
against said proposed amendment in the manner now prescribed
by law in relation to votes cast in general elections.
4. It shall be the duty of the secretary of the commonwealth,
and of the state board of.canvassers, to open and canvass the
said abstract of returns, and to examine and make statement
of the whole number of votes given at said election for said
proposed amendment and against said proposed amendment,
respectively, in the manner now prescribed by law in relation
to votes cast in general elections; and it shall be the duty of
the secretary of the commonwealth to record said certified
statement in his office, and without delay to make out and
transmit to the governor of the commonwealth an official copy
of said statement, certified by him under his seal of office.
5. The governor shall, without delay, make proclamation of
the result, stating therein the aggregate vote for and against
the amendment, to be published in such newspapers in the
state as may be deemed requisite for general information ; and
if a majority of said votes be cast for the ratification of the
said amendment, he shall annex to his proclamation a copy
thereof, together with a copy of this act.
6. The seerctary of the commonwealth shall cause to be sent
to the clerks of each county and corporation as many copies of
this act, and of the resolutions aforesaid, as there are places of
voting therein; and it shall be the duty of said clerks to deliver
the same to the sheriffs for distribution, whose duty it shall be
forthwith to post the said copies at some public place in each
election district.
7. The expenses incurred in conducting this election shall
be defrayed as in the case of the election of members to the
general assembly.
8. This act shall be in force from its passage.