Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-23
SOuEDULE.

Ia.
II shall be the duty of the officers conducting the cleo
ous directed by law 10 be held the fourth Thursday
in Nav next at the places appointed for holding the same
TO open poll TO take the of the qualified voters OF
this Commonwealth upon the ratification or rejection oil
"Au ordinance repeal the ratification OF the Cousttu
ton Of the United States OF America, by the State OF
virginia and TO resume all the rights and powers grant
ed under said Constitution" adopted in Convention, at
the city OF Richmond, the 18th day OF April, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-one
.. The pol-book shall be hsated 1.-The Ordinance OF
Secession ard shall contain two columns, headed
"For Ratification" and the other "For Rejection" and
the names of those who vote for the ratification OF the
said Ordinance shall he written under the former head
ing ard the names Of those who vote for its rejection
shall he written urder the latter heading.
3. The said officers shall make return of the number
of person voting for each proposition at the time aid
the manner provided by law in the case OF other elec
tons; and shall forthwith deliver the returns, together
with the poll-books to the clerks Of their respective
counties and corporations; aud it shall be the duty Of
such clerks respectively to transmit Immediately 10 the
Governor of the Commonwealth, copies Of the said
turns SO delivered TO them.
A. The Governor shall, without delay, make procla-
nation of the result stating therein the aggregate vote
for and against the ratification, to be published IN such
newspapers IN the State may be deemed requisite or
general nforDaton and if M jority Of said votes be
cast for the ratification Of the said Ordinance he shall
annex TO lis proclamation copy thereof together with
this schedule.
& The Secretary Of the Commonwealth shall cause
be seut 10 the clerks Of zach county and corporation
many copies of this Schedule AID Ordnance aforesaid
there are places Of voting therein, and three copies to
each of the military commanders hereinafter referred TO-
using SD ca messengers for that purpose when
w. And it shall be L! duty OF said clerks TO deliver the
same 10 the sheriff. for distribution whose duty it shall
he forthwith TO post the said copies at some public place
ia each election district
g. The Expenses incurred in providing poll books and
therein shall be dcrayed in he Of the election
of members TO the General Assembly.
T. The qualified voters OF the Commonwealth who
may be absent from the counties corporations Of
their rcsdeuce The DAY OF election in the military
service Of the State may vote for the ratification or
lection OF said Ordinance az such place places within
their ercampment, or as the commander &c such en-
campmcn. hall designate whether the said encsmpmert
shall be within the limits OF the State not. For each
place of voting he shall appoint superintendent three
commissioners and az many clerks shall be Necessary,
Who having been first duly sworn by him shall perform
the duties required Of and be liable TO the penalties i'm
posed upon such officers under the election laws Of THE
State.
s. The officers conducting the said election shall, OF
the day after the election soon thereafter as may
be- deliver tie poll books to their said commsr der, WHO
shall forthwith forward the TO the Governor OF this
Commonwealth who shall count the said votes IN ascer
tanning the result Of the said election In the State
Done in Convention in the City Of Richmond on the
twenty-fourth day Of April eighteen hundred and sixty
one and in the eighty sIth year Of the Commonwealth
Of Virginia.
A True Copy JONI L. EUBLsE,
cenrptary of Convention.