The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-25
AN ORDINANCE

To vepea afiScafioa # the Consfifstion Of the
esns4 and al the rishs and Pogers granted
ai3er said Constitution
The peopfe Of Virginia. in their ratification of
the constitution o' the United States OF Am"riea,
adopted by them ia Convention, on the tweht!
fifth day o! June, in the year OF our LoIo ono
ms declared that the powers granted under the
said Constitution were derived from the peoPloo'
tue United state and might De ~ tber niury
aud oppression, and the Federal 6ovefhment no
leg perverted said powers no, oniy 10 Of
the South e,n slave holding >tates; 1-t;,. A.
New therefore We The pegsI!n ~ adopted by
IA aoaple of this state, in Convection, on tnS
ttgeriY Bfla day IF June, in the year OF our Loro
on. tbauSnua seven hundred and eighty eight,
9ref..bv ill.,. Constellation Of the United States of
Ame-ici was "a .eed--snd all acts Of the General
sm,u IN, nis to said Cons.ilution-are hereby re-
pesl 81 and ahrogated; that the Union between
the CONSTITUTION aforesaid l. hereby dissolved,
AID ,ha, tae State oil Virginia is in the i1ll pos
Sc ,op agl exercise Of all the rights of sove.
re..riy &c nich belong ma appertain 10 free and
mdepcrdtpt state. Aud they do fur her declare
'hstiho said Constitution Of the United states OF
rnis ,,rdinspee shall take effect and be an act
Of ,ais day when ratified by majority of the
votes nf the people OF this State, cast at a poll
to DO taken thereon on the fourth Thursday in
Nav next in pursuance of a schedule hereafter
to he snsc,ed.
Doee in Convention. In the city Of Richmond,
our Lord one III 0usand eight hundred and sixty
one aud In the eighty fifth year of the Com
mouwt alth of Virginia.
Atue Copy JSo. L; ErBASk,
Secretary of Convention.
SCHEDULED
II shall be the duty of the officers conducting
the elections directed by law to be held on the
fourth Thursday in May next, at the place., sp-
pointed fer holding the same, 10 open poll to
take the sense of the qualified voters Of thi.
CommpB wealth, upon the ratification or rejec-
n ma y, gha Grl IN N
the Constitution of the United States of Anne
riea by the state of Virginia. and to resume al
Con <i ati n" adopted in Convention, a, the city
of Richmond, on the seven'eenth day of April
Tne ha be Ths
nance of Secession and shall contain tw'
sh 9ns and hs names Of those
who for the ratification of the said Ordi name
sh III be written under the former heading an
be wnten under like latter heading.
Fhe said officers shall make return Of tn
the t 1r aud in the manner provided BY law i
the ease of o'h.r elections and shall forthwith
T. the c'er4s Of their respaetlve counties And cor
poiafinns: and II shall be the duty of such CLERK
respsc.iveiy to treusmt Immediately 10 the Gov
ernor of the Com non ealth copies of the sal
returns 80 delivered to them.
i 4. The Governor shall. without delay. max
procl 4mati"u Of the result, stating therein tn
aggregate vote for snd against the stiHcatton,
he pub shed in such newspapers in the sta.e a
aud Il mais iy of said votes be cast for the ratl
cation of the said Ordinance, he shall annex
bis proclamation copy thereof, together wit
this Seized le
s. The Secretary Of the Commonwealth sha
To he sent to the Clerks of each county an
corporation many copies of this Seized ME an
Ordinance aforesaid ~ there are places of votiD
Therein, and three copies TO each Of the mllitar
commanders, hereinafter referred to, using sp'
cal messengers tor that purpose when necei
sary. Ard 1t shah be- the duty Of said Clerks
deliver tho same to the sherifs for distribui iol
whose duty il shall be forthwith to post the sa
'i-s at some public place in each election di
!. rhe expenses incurred In providing pol
oks ard IN procuring writers to enter Il
names If the voters therein, shall be betrayed
IN he ease of the election of members to the Gel
eral As NIB y
who may b.. absent from the counties or corpor
tioa- If their residence, On the day of election,
the military service of the Safe, may vote for Il
ratification TT rejection of the said Ordinance
sach pace p aces within their encs mpment, 9
"a he comma nd r AT such epcampHen mt shall desl
nate W aether he said eneampmeut shall be witt
In the limits of this state or not. For each pIa
of voting he shall appoint superinte ndent, thf
commissioners, and as many clerks as shall
necessary, who, after having been hrst Gu
swarn by hifn. shall perform the duties requir
OF, and be liable t. the penalties imposed upo
ofieer. uuder the election laws OF this Sta
< Tie officers cond ucting the said election sha
on the d y after the election, or as soon thel
after as may be, deliver the poll-D books TO th'
said c minaader, who shall forthwith forward I
san. TO The Governor of this Commopw cal
WIN shall count the SAID votes in ascertaining I
result of the said election in the state.
for this tate 10 tha House of Representatives
the congress of the United States, required
1, hereby SUSPENDED aud prohibited until 9th,
wlse ofdaina ID by this Convention.
bone 10 Convention in the city OF Richmond
the 2Ah day of April, eighteen hundred a
sixty one, aud in the eighty-sixth year Of I
Commonwealth of Virginia.
rue Copy, JOHN l. EuBAsK,
otarx Of ,,inr