Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-05-03
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Secretary Of the Convention
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| It 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 places ap-
pointed for holding the same, to open poll to
take the sense of the qualified veers of this Com
monweath. upon the ratification rejection OF
| - An ordinance to repeal the ratification Of th e
Cons titution Of the United States of America by
the State Of Virginia, and to all the rights
and powers granted under the said Constitution, !"
adopted In Convention, at the city of Richmond,
on the seventeenth day Of April, one thousand
eight hGtdred and sixty-one
! 2. The poll book shall be headed q The OrGss-
ance Of 6ecession," and shall contain twc sol
nmns, one headed q For Ratification" and the
2tber g For Rejection" and the mares OF those
who vote for the ratification of the said Ordin
ance shall be written under the former heading
and those who vote for its rejection shall be writ
ten under he latter heading.
3. The said officers shall make return of the
number Of persons voting for each proposition at
the time and in the manner provided bylaw in the
case OF other elections, and shall forthwith deliy-
err the returns, together with the poll books 20
the Clerks of their respective counties and srrpo-
rations aud it shall be the duty of spct Gle ks
respectively to transmit Immediately - the Gov
ernor OF the Commonwealth copies ct the said re-
turns so delivered to them.
4. The Governor shall without DELAY make
proclamation Of the result, stating therein the ag-
gregate vote for and against the ratification, 70
be published IN such newspapers in the State as
may pc deemed tquisite fol general information !;
tcation OF the said Ordnance, he will annex to
bis Proclamation copy thereof, together With
! this Schedule.
5. The Secretary of tts Commonwealth shall
cause to be sent to the CLERKS of each county and
corporation SIS many copies of this Schedule and
Ordinance as there are places of voting therein
and three copies to each of the military comm md
ers, hereinafter referred to- using special messen-
gers for that purpose when necessary. And it
shall be the duty OF said Clerks to deifer tie same
to the tShers for distributions, whose duty it shall
be forthwith to post the said copies at some pub
lie place in each election district.
G. The expenses incurred in providing poll books
and IN procuring writers to enter the names OF
the voters therein, shall be detraved as In the
case OF the election OF members 30 the General
Assembly
z. The qualified voters Of the Commonwealth
who may be absent from the counties or cornora-
t.olis OF their residence, the day of election
in the military service of the State NAV vote for
the ratification or rejection OF the said Ordinance
at such pla re or places within their encampment
or, as the commander at such encampment shall
Designate whether the said encampment xlisll be
within the limits of this State or not For each
place of voting he shall appoint superintendent,
| three commissioners, and mary clerks as she'll
be necessary, who, after lt.#ing Been first duly
| sW orh by him. shall perform the duties required
of, and be liable to the penalties imposed upon,
such ois ers Under the election laws Of this State.
! s. The Officers contributing the said election
shall, on the day after the election, as soon
thereafter may be, deliver the poll books tt
their said commander. who shall forthwith for
ward the same IT. the Governor of this Common
wealth. VINO snail count the said votes in ascer-
tanning the result Of the said election in the State
| 8. That the election for members of Congress.
for this State to the House If Representative o.
he Congress of The UuEtsd States, required By
law to be held on the 4th Thursday in Nav newt
is hereby suspended ard prohibited IN il other.
| wise ordained by this Convention.
Done in CcnFeation in the city of Rio omopd -,
the 24th dsy Of April, eighteen hundred and six.
ty-ore and in the eighty six in year of the con,.
monweath Of Virg mia.
| true copv
JOHN L. EUBANK,
Secretary Of Convention,