Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-25

or rejection Of "An ordinance to rerea the ratification
Of the Constitution Of the United States of America, by
tie State Of Virginia, and to resume all the rights and
powers granted under said Constitution, adopted in
CONVENTION at the city OF Richmond, the seventeenth
day OF April thousand eight hundred and sixty
! 2 Tne poll book shall be headed "1he Ordinance OF
Secession and shall contain two columns one headed
Eos Ratification" and the other, For Rejection and
the OF those who vote for he ratification of the
said ordinance shall be written under the former heading
and the Of those who vote for its lection, shall
| be written uader the latter heading.
The ssii officers shall make return Of the number 4
PERSONS voting for each proposition, at the time and in
the provided by law 10 the OF other eeconS
aud hal forthwith deliver the returnP together with the
poll books TO tn clerks of their respective counties and
porations and it shall be the duty of such clerks
spectyey transmit INN edatey to the Governor of the
Commonwealth, copies Of the said returns delivered
| to them.
4. The governor shall, without delay make procams-
ton of the result saing therein the aggregat vote for
aud against the ratification to be published in such
newspapers III the State as may be deemed requisite Tor
general information and il majority of said votes
for the ratification Of the said ordnance he all
to his proclamation copy thereof, together with
this schedule.
g. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall cause to
be sent the clerks OF each county and corporation
many copies OF this schedule aud ordnance aforesaid
there pisces of voting therein, and three copies TO
eaca of the military commanders hereinafter refer ell
using ci messengers for that purTose when nee 3.
sary. Aud it shall be the juy of the said clerks to d
liver the to the sherirs for stbutOn whose duty
it shall be forthwith post the ssid copies at pub
lie place in each election district.
6. The expenses incurred in providing po-books aud
10 procuring writers to enter the OF the voters
therein shall be deayed in the OF the election
OF members to the General Assembly.
Z. The qualified voters OF the Commonwealth who may
be absent from the counties corporations of their resi-
dence the day of election, in the mil ary service Of
the State may vote for the ratification rejection CT the
said ordinance at such place places within their encamp
ment, or the commander at such encsmpment shall
designate, whether the said eLcsmpment shall be within
The limits OF this State not For each lice OF voting
he shall appoint superintendent, three commissioners
and many clerks shall be Necessary, WHO, after
having been first dulv by him. shal perform the
dIes requ Of and be liable the penal les imposed
upon such oc under the election laws OF this State.
s. The officers conducting the said election shall On
the day after the elrcli1n IS soon thereafter az
may be- deliver the said poll books TO their commander,
who sh5l forthwith forward the to tie Governor
this Commonwealth, VINO Shall count the said votes in
ssccrt1nipg the result OF the said election in The State
g. That the election for members OF Congress for this
Safe II the House Of Representatives OF the Congress Of
the United States, required by law to be held the
fourth Thursday in May ext, hereby suspended and
prohibited until otherwise ordained by this Convention
bore ia Convention in the city Of Ri;tmond on the
twenty-fourh day OF April, eghle'n hundred and
sixty ~n', end in the eghiy-iflh year oil tie Com
monweaIth OF Virginia.
true copy: JOHN l.. EUBaNh,
Secretary OF Commonwealth.