Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-17

en- i,s;iou Of aAa ordnsass W rspsa tbs pstiao4sa
Of the Constitution OF the United States OF America, ~
the State Of Virginia, and to resume all tie rights and
powers granted under fsid Cons tuition" adopted in
Convention ut the city OF Richmond on the seventeenth
d.y of Apr one thousand eight hundred and sixty
3 The pol book shall be headed "1he Ordinance Of
Secession" and shall contain two columns one headed
For aud the other, For Ri sction and
the names of those who for The ratification Of the
aid ordinance shall be under the former heading
and the names of those who vote for its rejection, shall
be written under the latter heading
g. The said officers shall make return OF the number oil
persons voting for each proposition, at the time and IN
the manner provided by law in the Of other elections
ard shall forthwith deliver the returns together with the
poll books to the clerks Of their respective counties and
and shall be the duty of such clerks
soectyey TO transmit to the Governor OF the
Commonwealth copies of the said returns so delivered
TO them.
4 The governor shall without delay make proclama-
ton of The result stating therein the aggregate vote for
aud against the ratification to be published In such
newspapers in The State as may be deemed requisite Tor
general information aud majority OF said votes b.
cast for the ratification OF the said ordnance he snail
annex to his proclamation copy thereof together with
this schedule.
be sent 10 the clerks of each county aud corporation
many copies of this schedule ard ordinance Aforesaid a.
there arc places OF voting therein aud three copies 10
each of tn military commanders hereinafter reorred TO-
using special messengers for that purpose when nee s.
ssry And it shall be the duty of the said clerks de-
liver the same tie sheris for sbution, whose duty
il sha be forthwith post the said copies at some pub
lie Place in each election district
g. The expenses incurred in providing pollbooks and
in procuring writers TO enter the of the voers
therein shall be betrayed in the of the election
of members to the General Assembly.
T. The qualified voters OF the Commonwealth who may
be absent from the counties corporations Of their resi-
dence on the day OF cleo ion in the military service Of
the State may vote for the ratification rejection OF the
said ordinance such place places within their encamp
ment or as the commander at such encampment shall
designate whether the said encampment snail be within
the limits Of his State not For each of voting
he shall appoint superintendent three commissioners
and as many clerks shall be necessary who, after
having been frs. GuiV by him, shall perform the
tiles requ r.d Of and he liable to the penalties imIoNd
upon such officers under the election laws OF this Stale
s. The officers conducting the said election sha! on
the dsy after the election, as soon thereafter as
nav be- deliver the said poll books to their commard der
sh forthwith forward the same TO the Governor o
tits Common wealth, who shall count the said votes in
sscer:Aniug the result Of the said election in the State
o. That the election for members OF Congress tor this
Safe to the House of Representatives OF The Congress Of
the United States required by law to be held the
fourth Thursday 10 May Rext, hereby suspended and
prohibited until otherwise ordained BY this Convention
lone in Convention, in the city Of Richmond, Il q
twenty fourth day of April eighteen hundred AID
Sky enr and in tie eighty-ff,h year OF the I'M
nonwealth Of Virginia.
true COPY: JOHN L. LUBANK,
Secretary OF Common weath.