Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-26
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T. sb,u h .ha dn.v Of the officers conducting the eec
tioas directed by lass 90 hc he'd on ile e4t.a .1'7'N
In Nav mex a, the rtces ep1cu-ct or holding the -'t
4, omen rcU 20 take the sense of the Quasl 'o.,-S o.
tbs Commonwealth upon The ratification or jec 20 %.
can ordinance 20 repeal the rlttciIcu Of the lo0s.i-
ton of the United aes Of ArCrica, by the S'e q
Virginia and 20 resume all the rights aud powers ant,
"a undsr id Constitution adopted in Convection q,
tn city OF Richmond, on the llh d4y Oh Apsl, one
thousand eigh. hundred and slS,y-o1e.
g The POLLOCK shall be tsa4ed the Ordinance c.
Secession aud shall contain tSo columns, one halrd
"F5r Ratification and the Other "ror u i-c-on, anu
the names OF hose whO vote ios the tath.ao- OF me
said ordnance stsl be written under tue iorm-r read
inc and the names Of those who vote for is r'l-clon
shall be written under the latter heading.
The said officers shall make rotIrn Of the number
OF persons voting for each proposition a. the time ana III
the manner provided BY law In the case OF other cleo
tons and shall forthwith deliver tie returns, together
with the po-books 70 the clerks OF their respective
counties aud corporations; aud IL shall be the cuy OF
such clerks respectively TO transmit m'uecatey 10 ne
Governor Of the Commonwealth, copies Of the said re-
turns 50 delivered 70 them
The Governor shall, wthou, delay, make proc'a-
nation OF the result stating therein the aggs1 gate woe
for and against the ratification, TO be Published m soeh
Dcvsp,pers in the S,te NAV De deemed requisite Tor
general informal on, and msJoriy Of sad woes oe
cast for the ratification o, The said Ordinance ne All
annex 10 his proclamation copy thereof together "'n
This schedule.
s. The Secretary Of the Commonwealth shall cause to
be sent 20 the clerks Cf each county and corporation as
MANY cou Of this Schedule acd Ordnance aior,sll as
there are uaces OF voting therein and three copies 20
each Of the military mmlnders hereinafter referred 70
using special messengers for that purpose when ntteS
~ And t shall be the duty OF SAID CLERKS 70 denver 'e
same tJ the sheras for distribution, whose duty It 5aa
We frhwh to post the said copies at some public place
in each ecIi0n district.
g. The expenses Incurred in providing pol oooSs and
in procuring vri.es 10 enter tue names o. ire voters
therein shall be deisd as in tie Csc OF the eeoaoa
Of members 60 tue General Assembly.
T. The qualified voters OF the Commonwealth VINO
NAV be absent from the counties or corporations Of
their residence on the day Of ee-on IN the NJ n'siy
service of the State may vote for The ratification or
sson of said Ordinance such place or places WITHIN
their encampmeui, o. as So commluier et such en-
clmpmSnt shall designate whether the said encappmert
shall be within the limits OF the State nos. 70. ,-ca
place Of voting he shall sp-c;1t superintendent three
cmss.ou.re al A,ny cleI = as shall be necessary,
Who having been irt duly sworn BY lin shall perform
the duties required Of and be liable 20 the r7uai;cs I'M
posed upon such officers under the election laws Of this
State.
S. The officers conducting the said election shall on
the dav after the election or sooc thereafter as hay
he deliver tte col boots 10 ,b-ir -ad commander Wlo
NU ErthLith or-ar tn sa,4s % sCe uoveEuoroi IN
Commonwealth who sLsl couuS he SAID votes IN aseer-
tsiaiar ,he result Of the aid election IN the STATE
s That the election for members OF Congress r th ;
Safe The House OF Representatives OF Tue OonSCs ;
OF The United States required By law to be held o. me
fourth THURSDAY IN Nsy next hereby susperde a. q
prohbi,ei until Otherwise ordered by this Convention
Done 10 Convention in the City Of Richmond on the
tWectyfourh day Of April eighteen hundred and sixty
one and in the sghlysiHth year Of the Commensurate
OF Virginia.
A3.rueCo,y. goHS l. EUsANE,
Secretary Of Convention.