Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-08
SCHEOUIE

Il shall be the duty Of the officers conducting the cleo
tons directed by law 10 be held the fourth Thursday
in May at the places appointed for holding the
to open poll to take the Of the qualified Of
this Commonwealth upon the ratification or lection of
An ordinance TO repeal the ratification Of the Constitu-
ton of the United States of America, by the State of
Virginia and to all the rights and powers grant
cd under said Constitution" adopted in Convention, at
the city of Richmond, the 18th day of April ore
thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.
3 The pol-book shall be headed "The Ordinance Of
Secession and shall contain two columns, headed
For Ratification" and the other "For Rejection, and
the names of those who vote for the rat hcaon OF the
said Ordinance shall be written under tie former head
ing and the names of those who for its rejection
shall be written urder the later beading.
3 The said off, ers shall make return of the number
of persons vOug for each proposition the time and
TIE manner provided BY law in the case OF other cleo
tons; and shall orthWi,h deliver the returns together
with the polboOks to the clerks of their respective
counties and corporations; ard shall be the day Of
such clerks respectively 10 transmit Immediately tie
Governor Of the Commonwealth, copies Of the said
turns so delivered to them.
4. The Governor shall, without delay, make procla
nation Of the result stating therein the aggregate vote
for aud against the ratification, to be published IN sceh
newspapers the Safe may be deemed requisite for
general informal on; snd IL majority Of said votes he
cas- for the ratification OF the said Ordinance he shall
annex bis proclamation copy thereof together with
this schedule.
5. The Secretary Of the Commonwealth shall cause to
D sent TO the clerks of each county aud corporation
many copi Of this Schedule and Ordinance aforesaid
there are places Of vong therein, and three copes g.
each Of the liar commanders hereinafter referred 10,
uug sps cal messengers for that purpose when
-y And it shall be the duty o. said clerks 70 deliver the
same 20 the sherT for distribution, whose duty It shall
be forthwith post the said copies at some public place
in eloh election district.
6. The expenses incurred in providing poll books and
in procuring writers enter the Of The voters
therein shall be betrayed in the Of the election
Of members to the General Assembly
T. The qualified voters OF the Commonwealth who
NAV De absent from the counties corporations OF
their residence on the day Of election in the military
service of the State may for the ratification
lection Of said Ordinance such place places within
their encampncnt, or, as the commander at such
npmcnt shall designate, whether the said enCamPment
shall be within the Limits Of the State or not. For each
place Of voting he shall appoint superintendent three
commissioners end as mTny clerks shall &c Necessary
who having been fs. Gully sworn by him snail perform
the duties required of aud he liable to the penalties I'M
posed upon such officers under the election laws OF this
State.
) The officers conducting the said election SHALL OF
the day aier the election soon thereafter IS may
be deliver the poll books TO their said cOmmap Ter WHO
forthwith forward the TO the Governor OF tbs
who shall count the said votes in ascer-
aiming the result of the said election in the State
pore in Convention in the City OF Richmond on the
twenty fourth day of Acr eighteen hundred and sixty
enc aud in the eighty sixth year Of the Commonwealth
Of Virginia
A True Copy. JoHN L. EUB,SK,
Secretary OF Cow itiOn.