Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-21

or jec;ion Of "An ordinance to epral the ratification
of the Constitution Of the United sa;el Of America by
the State of Virginia. aud to resume al the rights and
powtrj granted under said Constitution, adopted IN
Con, at the city OF Richmond, on the seventeenth
day OF April one thousand eight hundred and sxy-one.
The poll book shall be headed THE Ordnance OF
Secession" and shall contain two columns one headed
For Ratification" aud the other, For Rejection; and
the names OF those who vote for The ratification OF the
8 id ordnance shall be wr ten under the former heading,
and the names OF those who for its rejection shall
be written der the latter heading.
The ssi filers shall make return Of the number Of
rsons voting for each proposition, at the Tine and IN
n manner provided by law in the OF Other elections
and shal forthwith deliver the returns together with the
oil books 10 the clerks Of their specIye counties and
cofp.ratuGs and shall be the duty OF such clerks re-
s-etyey to transmit Immediately to the Governor Of the
Cnmmouw,altb copies of toe said returns delivered
to HON.
4. n governor shall without delay, make prccama-
tor, Of the e~u ug tleten the sggrest vote Tor
a d guast the ratification; to be published IN such
in the State may be d'emed itqIsEe Tor
general information; aud If msJorty OF said votes he
cast fc che ratification OF the sNa ordnance, ne snail
annex TO proclamation copy thereof, together "i'h
.. Tie ,oreary Of the Commonwealth shall cause to
be sent te Gle k OF each county and corporation as
many copies Of this schedule ordnance aforesaid
nee ace r'-css Of voting therein, and three copies
-sch Of ia military commanders hereinafter referred %,
Using so cal messengers lof ,htt pIo- UUtn zee 50
Ds .GtF "a zoe said CtiAs 10 Ne
liver tie same to the shsrTs oy suibut,u whose duy
~ hall bee to-tbvn 10 pos. ,Ha said copies at some puo
lie plscs ID each election district
6. The ctp5uses Incurred in providing po-bocks AID
in precaii-g writer. % enter the names Of the vocrs
t-er.ir shaI be de-qycd IN the Of tie election
of members to the neral Assembly.
p The quilted voters o. the Commonwealth who may
be absent ro the counties corporations Of their Te
euce o. the day Of cCccu, m the MI sry service OF
the state NAV yGt, for the ratification ccou Of tie
sal ord nance At such place places within their encsmp
lnet or as tie commander a. such encsmpmeut shall
Gesisna,. whether the sad euc'ur r'cut shall be with
he l1ifs o. q t. State or TO-. For each zee of voting
no shall appoint up rutcn1ent, three commissioners.
and 20 many tla,ks as shall be lccgss1Vy, who after
wing been first Gul. sworn by him. shall perform tire
ries our Of and oe liable % she peoal les inn
u3on suh ofc IL under the election laws OF this STATE.
5 Toe Officers conducting ,ne sad elect OF shall Oh
the day after the ,ec)u, or az soon thereafter as
may be- deliver the said poll books 10 their commando,
wro sh,l forthwith forward the 10 the Governor
ills Commonwealth who shall count the sad woes in
asctrt ming the result OF the said election IN the State
g. That the election for members OF Congress for this
State the Houe OF Representatives. OF the Congress o!
the United S,ates required by law TO be held on The
fourth THursiay in MAY next ia hereby suspended and
prohibited until otherwise ordained bv this Convention.
Done in Couventiou in the city OF Richmond, the
twenty.fuur,h day of April eighiean hundred and
sixty -n snd in the eighty-hf,n yer O. tie Oon-
monxeslth Of Virginia.
true copy: JOHN l.. FUBANh,
Secretary of CommonN ealth.