The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-26
An ORDINANCE


AN ORDINANCE
y:esai e. c,c E, s s siste Of Of WV
o;nia a nd all the rights and poscers granted
The people of Virginia. In their ratification OF
adoptsd by them in Convex ON the twenty
nth day Of June, in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and eighty eight nay
ing decls red that the powers granted under the
said Consultation were derive from the people oil
the United States, and might be resumed whenso
ever the same should be perverted to their injury
and oppression, and the FEEDERS Government hav-
ing perverted said powers not only to the injury
the Southern slave holding states:
Now. therefore, we, the people Of Virginia; do
declare and ordain that the Ordinance adopted by
the people Of this State, in Convention, on the
twenty ffth day Of June, in the year OF our LORD
one thousand sosen hundred and eighty eight,
America was raiiHsd-and all acts OF the General
Assembly of this State ratlfying or adopting
amendments to said GonstitationIare hereby re.
Inc State of Virginia and the sther States under
the Constitution aforesaid is hereby dissolved
session and exercise of all the rights of s0ve.
reignty which belong and appeTtan to free nd
that he ssid Constitution Of The United States Of
eiarsus Of this state.
of this day when ratified by majority of the
votes of the people OF this State, cast at a poll
To taken
Nay next, in pursuance Of Schedule hereafter
Done in Convention in the city of Richmond,
our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and sixty
one, aud In the eighty fifth year OF the Com
monw eaith of Virginia.
Atrue Copy. JNO. l., EUBASK,
Secretary of Convention.
SCHEDULED
It shall be the duty vi INC officers cond uctin x
the elections directed by law to be held on the
fourth in Nay sn a sas ss
lake the sense Of the qualified voters of this
Commonwealth, upon the ratification or rejec,
ton Of IAN ordinance to repeal the ratification of
the Constitution of the United States of Anne
Tica. by the State of Virginia, and to resume all
And s andsr hs ss
of Richmond, on the seventeenth day Of April,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty one.
nance Of Secession" and snail contain two
columns; one headed For Ratification" and the
b sas
shall be written under the former heading, and
the of those who vote for its rejection shall
be written under the latter heading.
s. The said officers shall make return Of the
number of persons voting for each proposition a
the time and in the manner provided by law II
the case Of other elections, and shall forthwith
deliver the returns, together with tbs poll books
to the Clerks of their respective counties and cor
respectively TO transmit Immediately to the Gov
ernor Of the commonwealth copies Of the sale
I. The Govsrnor shall. without delay. maxi
proclamation of the result. stating therein tn
aggregate vote for and against the rat hcstlon' e
be published in such newspapers In the STATE a
may be deemed requisite for general Information ?;
aud II majority Of said votes be cast for the rati
his proclamation a copy thereof. together witt
g The Secretary OF the Commonwealth shall
cause to be sent to the Clerks Of each county an
corvoration rs many copies of this Schedule an
Ordiaance aforesaid as there are places OF yotn
comms udsrs, hereinafter referred to, using spe
Siai messengere for that purpose when neees
ssrv Ana Il shall be the duty OF said Clerks {
Jsi{v.r the same to the Sberifs for distribution
whose duty 1t shall be forthwith TO post the sal
copies 1t some pablic place IN each election dis
s. The expenses incurred il providing poll
qS w voters shs be assyed
in the ease Of the election Of members to the Gen
e' The ausiiaed voters of the Common wealth
Who may be absent from the counties or corpora
lions of their residence, on the day OF election,
rstiHcaiion or rejection of the said Ordinance a
such place or places within their eneampment OF
asths commando at such neampIne ut shall desis
nate W neither the said encampment shall be with
in the limits of this state or not For each plae
OF voting he shall appoint superintendent, thre
neessssry, who, after having been first dull
sworn by him. shall perform the duties require
Of and be liable to the penalties S SpS.
1. The officers conducting the said election shal
the day after the elaction, or a. soon there
after as may be, deliver the books to thei
sail commander who shall forth with forward tn
same to the Governor Of this Commohweal
Who shall count the said votes In ascertaining th
result OF the said election in the State.
o. That the ELECTION for members of Congress
for this State TO the House of Representatives.
the Congress OF the United States, required b
Law to be held on the %th Tharsday In May rex
IL hereby SUSPENDED and prohibited until othsl
wise ordained by this Con- ention.
Done In Cow ention in the city of Richmond o
the S&th day Of April, eighteen hundred an
sixty one, and In the eighty -sixth year Of th
Commonw esth Of Virginia
true Copy, JOHN L. EUBANK
Secretary Of Convention.