Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-27
SCHEDULE.

Il shall be the duty OF the officers conducting the cleo
tons directed by law to be held on the fourth Ihursuay
in May the places appointed Tor holding the same
TO open poll to take the Of the qualified voters OF
this wealth. upon the ratification or rejection oil
"An ordinance to repeal the ratification Of the Constu,
ton of the United States VI Ameica NJ the state OF
Virginia and to resume all the rights and powers grant
ed under said Constitution adopted in Convention at
the city of Richmond on the 18th day oil Apn, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.
. The notebook shall be headed 1.-THE Ordinance OF
Secession and shall contain two columns one headed
"For Ratification" and the other "For Rejection, and
the names of those who vote for the ratification OF the
said Ordinance eha be written under the former head
ing and the names Of those who vote for It's rejection
shall be written under the latter heading.
g. The said officers shall make return OF the number
of persons voting for each proposition at the time and in
the provided by law in the case oil other eec
tons; and shall forthwith deliver the returns together
with the pollbook the clerks OF their respective
counties aud corporations and it shall be the duty oil
such clerks respectively TO transmit Immediately 10 tue
Governor Of the Commonwealth copies OF the said re-
turns so delivered 10 them.
A. The Governor shall without delay, make procla-
nation Of the result stating therein the aggregate vote
for and against the ratification to be published IN such
newspapers in the State may be deemed requisite Tor
general nformation and if majority of said votes be
cast for the ratification Of the said Ordinance, he shall
annex to his proclamation copy thereof together with
this schedule.
g. The Secretary Of the Commonwealth shall cause to
be sent 10 the clerks of each county and corporation as
many copies of this Schedule and Ordinance Aforesaid as
there are places Of voting therein and three copies TO
each of the mars commanders hereinafter referred to-
using special messengers for that purpose when necesa
~ And shall be the duty of said clerks to deliver the
same 10 the sher for distribution whose duty 1t shall
be forthwith post the said copies at some public place
in each election di.-rict.
g. The expenses incurred in providing poll books and
in procuring writers enter the names of the voters
therein shall be betrayed in the Of the election
of members to the General Assembly
7. Tue qualified voters OF the Commonwealth who
may be absent from tie counties or corporations oil
their residence on the day of election in the military
service OF the State may vote for the ratification
lection of said Ordinance at such place or places within
their encampment, or as the commander at such en-.
c,mpment sha designate whether the said encampment
shall be within the limits of the State not. For each
place of voting he shall appoint superintendent three
commissioners and many clerks shall be necessary,
Who having been lrsI duly by him shall perform
the duties REQUIRED of aud be liable to the penalties inn
posed upon sub officers under the election laws OF this
State.
s, Tee ciivers conducting the said election SHALL on
the day after - asron as soon thereafter as may
be- deliver tie pol uoyks their said commander who
shall forthwith forward the to the Governor OF this
Commonwealth wdo shall count the said votes in ascer-
tanning the result Of the .aid election in the State
O. That the election for members Of Congress for th5
Safe to the House of Representatives OF the Congress
of the United States required by law to be held on the
fourth Thursday in Nay next Is hereby suspended and
prohibited until otherwise ordered by this Convention
Done in Convention in the City of Richmond on the
twenty fourth Gay Apsl eighteen hundred and sixty:
one and in the eghtysiIth year OF the commonwealth
of Virginia
A True Copy, JOHN l.: EUBASE,
Secretary of Convention.