Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-25
SCHEDULE,

SCHEDULE.
Il shall be the duty of the officers conducting the cleo
tons directed by law to be held on the onrh THURSDAY
in Nav next at the places appointed for holding the same
to open poll to take the Of the qualified voters oil
this Commonwealth upon the ratification or ection OF
Gan ordinance TO repeal the ratification of the Consttu-
ton of the United States Of America, by the State oil
Virginia and to all the rights and powers grant
ed under said Constitution" adopted in Convention, at
tn, city OF Richmond on the 18th day OF April one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-ore.
3 The pol-book shall be headed THE Ordinance OF
Secession and shall contain two columns, one headed
For Ratification" and the other "For Rejection and
the names Of those who for the ratification OF the
ad Ordinance shall be written under the former head
ing and the names Of those who vote for Its rejection
shall be written under the latter beading.
g. The said officers shall make return OF the number
OF persons voting for each proposition at the time and in
the manuer provided by law in the case OF other cleo
tons and shall forthwith deliver the returns, together
with the poll books to the clerks of their respective
counties and corporations; aud shall be the duty OF
such clerks respectively transmit Immediately TO the
Governor of the Commonwealth copies of the said re-
turns so delivered 10 them.
4. The Governor shall, without delay, make proca-
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 for
general nformaton and If majority Of said votes be
cast for the ratification Of the said Ordinance he snail
annex to his proclamation copy thereof together with
this schedule.
3. 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 aforesaid
h-re are places of voting therein and three copies to
each Of the military commanders hereinafter referred TO-
using special messengers for that purpose when necessa
ry Aud shall be the duty OF said clerks TO deliver the
same TO the shers for distribution whose duty 1t shall
be forthwith TO post the said copies at some pubic place
In each election district.
The EXPENSES incurred in providing poll DOCKS ana
in procuring writers enter the names 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
may be absent from the counties or corporations OF
their residence on the day Of election in the military
service of the State may vote for the ratification or
actcn of said Ordinance such place or places within
their eoeam,neu., " % the commander at such en-
ornament shall designate whe,hor he cld encampment
shall be within the limits Of the state or not fof each
Mace of voting he shall appoint superintendent three
commissioner and as many clerks as shall be necessary
Who having been hrst d.y sTorn by Dim sha perform
the duties CURED OF and be liable TO tie p-n2e9 I'M
n,sed upon such officers under the election laws Of this
State. IN
g. The officers conducting the said election shall, on
the day sitter the election as soon thereafter IS may
be- deliver the poll books TO their said commander WHO
all forthwith forward the 20 the Governor OF tns
commonwealth who shall count the said votes In ascer
..iai,. cha -4.nlt Of the said election in the State.
bs, tho election ior members of Congress for this
sae IN the uousa of representatives OF the congress
Of the United States, required ,,y ia :, .'N 01
fourth rhgrsday 10 Nay next hereby suspsnded aud
prohibited until otherwise ordered by this Convention
Done in Convention in the City of Richmond on the
twenty fourth day Of April eighteen hundred and sixty
one. and in the eighty year Of the Commonwealth
Of Virginia.
A True Copy, JONI L: EuBASK,
Secretary of Convention.