Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-06

psiye :;itsc gcDt.cocn o! +hc pay allow ed then
BY the law. LIT Z. + simple measure 0
economy.
Tie Question tho" being taken OH Inc mo
tlon to iay The resolution upon the table, /
vas decided in the affirmative.
QUALIFICATION OF VOTES.
Mir. GcoDE, from special committee reported
tne ]ollG"iag ordinance, which was laid upo'
tie tab!e a7d printed under the rules
AZ ORDNANCE
19 authGricc tic Quaiiftd Feters Of tie Com
m0nrtalth, a0hO muy be absent from dOm
in tile Military Strrice. to rote atthcpiacc
oftheEr encGmpEcnt J1r Electors n Presi
dent axd Fsse President and for .Icm5srs q.
Congress-
BE ii orGainsl, T'h:. ;!e qualified Tote,s o
the u1niron wealth wbo may he absent IRON
TIC cou@,!ts or corporations CT their residence
in the military service of the State on the da J
oi election ;cr Electors Of President and flct
Presjcn. and Tor members 81 the House d
Representatives Of the Confederate States may
vote IN sid elections al such place or places
within heir eIi;a::ptucnt as the commander al
suca r!:c:..liD;neEt shall designate, whether the
said eH'aG!p.ncnt shall be within the limits o
the Stale or .1nt For each place Of voting The
c1nuaud:r of the cncanpmcnt shall appoint 9
superintendent, three commissioners, ard as
,alnE CLERKS as shall Ec Necessary, who after
having been lirs. duly Swora by him. shall
pasfOli:! The duties required oi, and DC liable to
The penalties imposed upon such officers under
tie ri,c!!oii ii Ihc laws Of he State. The
said commissioners shall cause separate polls
~ be opened fer the Electors Of President and
Vice President Of The Confederate States, and
lo7 lhc election of 4 member of Congress, In
t.-e election Of Electors f5r President and Vice
President of Tie Confederate S;alcs SO held q.
any such cncamgmunt, lLe commissioners alter
performing the duties required Of them by law
shall make out i return il the following form:
'We, !. i. ard commissioners for holding the
election .or Electors Of President aid Vice
Presidc:2; CT tho Confederate States fer the
cacamplntit at------commandcd by-do
hereby earthly that an election was held on the
day oc-ior said encamprurnt, aud that
t!:= nuEh2r OF votes herein specified opposite
20 The aglacs u! The several persons following
was given iJT SUCH persons as Electors for the
State or Virginia, Of President and Vice CT
The Confederate Statea, namely; tl1erc the list
uf the Iai;:eS ui tic Electors and votes is to
follow Given under our hands this-day
oi--:n the-ycar ol--which return, writ
ten il. words and not in figures, shall be signed
by the Commissioners. Tine said return, TO-.
ga:..a:.wi'tl tho poll booi; gud The tickets given
Iii 3y ~. Voters, shall ~ forthwith dispatched
by SPECIAL messenger TO be appointed Dy the
c0rmauiant &! the 2Caampment to the Gov
.gaor. And il shall be the duty Of the Cover
Dor IN ascnr!.ining what persons arc elected 10
count lbs ra.cS SD returned 10 him. IL TIC
election ui in..au2rs Of tie House Of Repre-
senta:i7:s i:o:a this Stale IN the Congress of
rhc Confederate Stats, the said commissioners
shall OPEN polls for sach district in lile State
entitled Ia representation in the Congress, if
there bc yotc:s in said encampucnt for such
district a-siriEs % Yo:c, and the qualified so
tr:s w'io present themselves to exercise the
r;.nc Of suffrage, shall be asked, by said COM
inlss!oncrs, from what district they come,
anI each ycicr shall vote for the member to
represent The district from which ne comes,
and his name snail be recorded On the pcll
book opened for that district. Ard when the
polls as aforesaid taken shall lc clcsed the
commissioners holda:; TIC saiG elec;ion shall
make c.: :. certified statement Of the result Of
;i1e c.tG.GT i! GGch cacampmcnt, for the several
Co1srCSs!ona! Districts !cr which votes were
received, the said commissioners shall deliver
tie R@,4! R.,4 ini!:n icniIi,an5a!i; u the encarnpmcnt
VITO Ssla!! appoint sone person whose duty
i; GLail bc 10 tax. The pol taken for each
district a:d the statement Of the result
80 made, 10 the court house Of the coun-
ty frs: namcd in the law describing such
districts, AID snail be present there to meet the
officers conducting the election at the court
HOUSES Of tho sr"rca! counties on the fifteenth
Ia AFTER inc commencement of said election.
Thc subsequent: proceedings shS!! DC the same
as prescribed ~ 10" I"T the action ot ,ne Oil
ss:s rsTa.i-d 10 ::;:e. !3T d"c'd'rg 81 election.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.
iir By-ADi:; .ioycd that lh@ ordinance lad
upon t,,c ;ar!:. entitled, An ordinance pre-
s.dirg far ne eIec,.0n 0i Electors o! President
AMI Ei:c Pre-. :lpn; q: Inc Confederate States, y
Ja laken Mp g.: consideration.
The mo,ian va; agreed to. T45 ordir.ancs
,;..: - .s;li.d as foil"ws:
AZ ORDINANCE
i'ror;J:ny jvr tae Election 9f Electors q
Prs$jG.at GE& lice-Prcsiient IF the Gem
.fe2srdtt SiGtes.
Ge i, ordained. TIA: nn:iI otherwise order
r az The GG%erl! assembly, eighteen ciector:
0! President ard Vice Prcaccrt Of tic Con
!,::i..:e Statcs .! Ay!cT;ca. s:.a!l be chosen by
ne people Of Virginia. 9s .u!iows, 10 wit: Ont
Ei.c;a- g: t;ca Congrcs s,ioaal District, as TIT
sanc si:si hc established by :!tiS Convention
a., twn e.! :i;c State al large
lir. EorLD;%-.iS substitute for :ha! OF
i,::naacv, DciT ia9Tc lhe following:
Az ORDINANCE
proriG:ag far tic E!eet;en II E|ect'rs Q
Pns:!cnt aad E-;ct-Irty;ient 81 Tie Cen
.J;tla;aie States.
se il ordained by This Convention, Tha
u!..l n.aer5T;ae nrGe:el BY the General Assem-
iiY, e!:;::.:.sr E!tctois .! ?:ssGsn! and Vice
President ci tic Cont d.Ea:a States OF Ameri
c., .,hsll ;e chcscn 3y The legally QUALIFIED
r..:s!s ii this State, hv general ticket as fol
! lows, 10 sit Que E,2ctor for each CongTession
q District established by this Canycnl!on, anc
| twn from the s,;a,eat large; the election to be
! he'll. Oh The Ir,t Monday iG November, 1851
and 10 br c0rias;ed in all respects in accord
ancc with the statutes regulating the election
Of Electors ol PfcsId"nt and ice President G
! The United States Oi America, Is contained !!
| the G0da OF 1850. .
The persons chosen as electors OF Prrs'den
! AID Vice President, shall meet at the Csplio
in tic CITY oi Richmond. on !!e day designated
i bg tic Congress Of toe Provisional goYe:nmen
! .: tne Confederate States, and shal! then ant
. there give their votes, and make, certify an'
! t!ansuii lists thereof, ia lhe manner prescr!oe
! h., the Constitution and laws Of the COntede
rae S:.iss If any Of the electors 50 chose
sial F.il 20 attend by ten O'Clock in the morn
; ing OF lhc said day. tic electors present sha
supply the vacancy by appointing an ei=cto
in The place CT each one SO falling to attend
! and every eeclor 50 appointed shall De eHsit!e
! lo vote in n. same manner as If he had bee
originally chosen by the people.
Each elector shall be allowed the same pa
and n,i!asc that may at the time DC above
hr law to members OF ihe General Assembly
But 20 clccior who MAJ be at the Cap tol,
the same time, as rnember OF the Genera! A:
senhly, shall receive anything in addition t
his pay ard mileage as such member.
Mr. FIsrgg.-l desire to ask whether ther
i, auy difference between the frss section