The History and Government of West VirginiaAcme Publishing Company, 1906 - 518 pages |
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Page 97
... election passed off without any serious disturbances in the northwestern counties . A majority in the State was in favor of the ratification of the Ordinance . The East carried it by storm ; but the counties now in West Virginia cast ...
... election passed off without any serious disturbances in the northwestern counties . A majority in the State was in favor of the ratification of the Ordinance . The East carried it by storm ; but the counties now in West Virginia cast ...
Page 101
... election ( May 23 ) would be prema- ture . The radicals turned upon Willey . They said he had always been inactive ... elections was usurpation ; that the alliance entered into with the com- missioners of the Confederate States was ...
... election ( May 23 ) would be prema- ture . The radicals turned upon Willey . They said he had always been inactive ... elections was usurpation ; that the alliance entered into with the com- missioners of the Confederate States was ...
Page 102
... election in Virginia , at which , among other officers , members of the Legislature were to be chosen , and the Ordinance of Secession was to be voted on . The first Wheeling Convention had resolved that the members of the Legislature ...
... election in Virginia , at which , among other officers , members of the Legislature were to be chosen , and the Ordinance of Secession was to be voted on . The first Wheeling Convention had resolved that the members of the Legislature ...
Page 105
... election on May 23 , the Senators then holding seats under the election held two years before , and the members elected to fill vacancies under existing law . The Legislature was required to elect an Auditor , a Treas- urer , and a ...
... election on May 23 , the Senators then holding seats under the election held two years before , and the members elected to fill vacancies under existing law . The Legislature was required to elect an Auditor , a Treas- urer , and a ...
Page 106
... election of delegates to a Constitutional Convention , in case a majority voted in favor of the new State ; and ordained that in case the vote was favorable , a Constitution should be framed and sub- mitted to a vote of the people , and ...
... election of delegates to a Constitutional Convention , in case a majority voted in favor of the new State ; and ordained that in case the vote was favorable , a Constitution should be framed and sub- mitted to a vote of the people , and ...
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