Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-12
THE RICHMOND WHIG.
THE RIGHT OF TIE VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS TO
VOTE At TIE APPROACHING ELECTIONS.

THE RIGHT OF TIE VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS TO
VOTE at TIE APPROACHING ELECTIONS
BY an ordinance of the Virginia Convention, the vQl
uDteers in seriee. who would be en.,d TO vote II al
hcme, authorized 10 open polls In their camps On
cist their votes for Presidential Electors and candidass
for Congress- The election lakes place the lst Wedn,s
day in Novembr. Toe following is the ordinance:
An Ordinance 10 authorz. the qua Il ID yoers OF the
Commonwealth, who may be absent from home in ih }
military srvics at the places Of their encemp
for Electors for President and Vice Presidsui
and Tor members Ct Congress-
BE 4. ord1ined, That the qualified voters Of the Com
monweath who may be absent from the counties
porations cf their residence in the military service Of
the State the day Of election for Electors for Presi
dent and Vice Prsdeat and for members Of the House
Of Representatives Of the Confederate States may vote
in said ell ctons a. such place or placts within th,
campm-n as the commander in $ ch encanpmen shall
DESIGNATE whether the eaid encampmen. shal be within
tie limits Of the State io For each place OF votrg
tie commander of the enClmpment shall appoint a
p,rinerdent three commission ers and many clerks
shall be nscs ssafs, uho afr having been first duly
sworn By in. shall perform the duties rquired of
be liable to the penalties imposed upon, such officers
der the el cicn laws OF the State The ssid commit.
so:ers shf separate p Is 10 be opened fJr the
Electors OF PrcsdeHt aud Vice President of the Cos.
federaie States, aud for the 81 ion Of member Of
Corgrss Ia the ell zion Of Electors for President
and Vice President Of the Confederate States 70 hee
a any such ere mpmsrl, the commissioners, after
performing the Gu les required OF them by aS,
slall make Gu. return in the following form: "We
A, B, Commissioners 10: holdirg the election for Eco
TOYS of President and Vnc Pe.ident Of The Cohfed-rae
States !or the ercsDpmCnJ at --, commanded by
-. do hereby certify that election ned Oh
the - Day o! - for said 6nciu pment and that the
rumber OF vots herein specified opposite 10 the am,s
OF the sfver persons following, given for such per
sons Ecc.crs for the State Virginia. OF President
and Sc President Of the Conf derate States namely:
(ere the list Of the of the cctors aud
20 follow Given under our halss Il lis- dal Of,
in the -. year -" Which rcturu written Ia
rds and not fguref, shall be gned by the CommH.
si1ners. Toe said return, together with the poSook
and The tickets given Ia by the voer shs be .orthwi
ira'chei by pecli mc,s niger to be appointed by the
mmandant of the es cImpmeut, 10 the Governor. And
shall be the duty CT the Governor in ascerainng what
persors elected the votes returned him.
In the sction Of members Of The House Of RspIeenta
tv ofhe State in the Congress Of the Confederate States
the said comms ones shall Of POLLS for each district
in the State entitled to .el resertion in the Congress-
there be voters In said Iclmpmert for such district de-
siriDg 10 vote and the quIh ID voters who pr .seDt
themselves rcss the right of suffrage shall be asked
by sadcommssionsr from what district they come and
each voter shall vote for the TO represent the
district from which he p al his name hall be
corded Gu the poll book opened for that dttict. Ard
when tie pop Aforesaid, shall be closed the com,
missoner5 bodiig The sad e!tcton shall make out
ceri!f statement OF the result Of he election in such
eHcamIment Tor the everal Congressional Di for
which votes we're rc iva d. and the said commissioners
shall deliver the poll books and tbs statement so made
on, 10 the commaEdsnt OF the campment, who shal
appoius person whose duty sha be take the
poll taken FOR each dsric and the Of the
su made to the cour,-hcuse Of the county ramed
in the law describing such s,rics and shall be present
nee 10 meet he theeis conducting The e'cton at The
c3uhou,e Of the several cou.lie- Il fifteenth day
after the mencenr: of eaid e, ctiou The subse-
quent procetdng shall bc ih prescribed by hs
or the action of the officers ,quired meet tec
ding an elcctio: