Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-03
SCHEDULE.

It shall be the duty Of the officers conducting the cleo
tons directed by law to be held on the fourth Thursday
in May the aces appointed for holding the same
to open poll to take the Of tue qualified voters OF
this Commonwealth upon the ratification or rejection of
"An ordinance TO repeal the ratification of the Coustu-
ton of the United States of America by the State of
Virginia aud to resume all the rights and powers grant
ed under said Constitution" adopted in Convention, at
the city of Richmond, the 18th day of April,
thousand eight hundred and siTty-one
9 The po.l-book shall be headed THE Ordinance Of
Secession and shall contain two columns one headed
"For Ratification" and the other "FOr Rejection" and
tie nlmea Of those who vote for the ratification OF the
said Ordnance shall be written under the former head
ing and the names OF those who vote for its rejection
shall be written under the later beading.
3. The said officers shall make return Of the number
of person voting each proposition the time and in
the manner provided by law in the OF other elec
TONS and shall forthwith deliver the returns together
with the poll books 20 the clerks OF their respective
counties and corporations; and shall be the duty Of
such clerks respectively to transmit Immediately TO the
Governor of the Commonwealth copies Of the said re-
turns so delivered TO them.
A. The Governor shall, without delay, make procla-
mlion of the result stating therein the aggregate
for and gainst the ratification be published in such
newspapers in the State may be deemed requisite for
general iniormaton and if minority of said votes be
for the ratification Of the said Ordinance he shall
mex 70 his proclamation copy thereof together with
this schedule
s. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall cause to
be sent TO the clerks OF each county and corporation
many copies of this Schedule and Ordinance aiores ID
there are places of voting therein and three copcs to
each of the military commanders hereinafter referred TO-
ung special messengers Tor that purpose when nccess
ry And shall be the duty o. said clerks deliver the
same to the sherTs for dis ribuon, whose duty 1t sha |
be forthwith to post the said copies somapublic place
in each election district.
g. The expenses incurred in providing poll books and
in procuring writer's 10 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 be absent from the counties corporations Of
their residence the day Of election in the military
service of the State may for the ratification
lection of said Ordinance at such place places within
their encampment, or, as the commander at such en-
mpment shall 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 first duly sworn by him shall perform
the duties required OF and be liable the penalties i'm
posed upon such oicera under the election laws Of this
State.
s. The officers conducting the said election shall,
the day after the election soon thereafter may
be- deliver the poll books their said commsu1 der who
shall forthwith forward the the Governor of this
Commonwealth who shall count the said votes in
tanning the result of the said election in the State.
Done in Convention in the City of Richmond on the
twenty fourth day of APRIL eighteen hundred and sixty
one and in the eightysiIh year of the Commonwealth
Of Virginia.
A True Copy, JOHN L. EUpANE,
Secretary Of Convention.