Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-28

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fer: :vGi:s otl:cst cG:luc.:DS the siss,iG::
8! !hs Coui. z; az cf sad county; OF 10 such
nther Htc"r. ~ may cal!r net for hun
Thish Ra',i rt-tr" CIT ..ih b. written in
w".dG G"d not IL lsHr d. .a5 s..all conform
Al !!%;, ~ !nry !n - -. :oiih e.! the ra.urn
regulated IL b. :..rr.'' ia h-5 81 t2n election Uf
dufvIEur. Tia ltco:S conducting the cleo
ton al the .Ocu't HJue-s Of tie aeverai coun-
lies, Shall mco. Ct tho COURT House Of the
county or corporation & st named in toe law
describing such districts, WHOM iniy not DO
In the pos: s'ou "r power OF the public en-
my, on u-7's'n a.y Liar thai npuointcd
By Law i"T tE9 c"u;;ile ncen,c.n of auch
election winCh ctrtIn iNy, IL ,ie c.su
of al clsc;in. fICIu a district of dsies
shall 70 tho eighth OF a senator, shsll no
the twelfth. ACC i a :'sp. ssCntsuyo IN Oon-
gtesa, sh.II be the fifteenth ate: such COM
nence,nent. They shall COMPARE the re-
turns frum t,-lr respict.v, counties, aRd
shsll declats rIac.fd tha person having tho
greatest number 6i vJtss III the whole district.
Ii tho greatest nrInb.r o. VOTES be eQaal for
two or more rs!Eoa thu oli:a"s E;len1irs
ANAL de, % 70 " h,c', Gf them t':,y viii give
tn &c iii ate ~: el-ctirn aid j! Tho 7oteH Gl
sail cfli.:ors DC cgca! sisc, LEY shsil drci1e
forthwith by lot 10 wi.cu u'.n ccr.!iicl'a
shall be ,,G,u. ~ nD:ice uf said .ltclioa
shall inrilI Sith hu given 1T il," JIo- .: tlu
Courthouse w'ero i.u mtuii. :, 10 held. In
case If spsci,l slectiona to supply v.csLc;ea,
the iima for the u'eGt,ng Of tho 'e.nT:ing Gf.
tcers shsli be rnrllc-, If required IN tto w'!:
Of election; p'ov.ied, ,l.,t during the existing
war, in eli slt ctiuus g. Numbers "t the House
of Rep entatlvea Of the Confederate States,
thu oliISer conducting the election at tho
court house OF The se"-rsl counties shall
transmit the Certified 81 itrmant ii the result
Of the election in his county, hercin above re-
qulfed, 10y usD, psepayirg tho postage there.
on. TO IN. :icc,st,ry Of the Comment wealth,
within twenty days after the coTameocsuDent
Of such election.
S. 1t sb.lI be tho duty Of tL. S:c"atary OF
the O.mmon ealth, within thirty days from
tho cumnencetncnr al airy su:h elec.i ~ IS ~
mentioned IN the preceding srellons. 20 e~.m-
inc the polls retuSnod to him rs AFORESAID,
and ceiify- III, siste f TIE sanls to Ihn Gov
srnor, VIM shalt decla's and mako prrciae4s-
ton OF tins rnsrlt: ard n Case 80 o: more
candidates have sn equal nuubSc OF y,tsi for
the Sans cffics, the Governor shall decide by
lot to whom the retu1n snail be gi:cn, end
declee tn" r. sui. &C .JrIungiv.
6 Be it further erscted, that upcn ITO Ie
cnipt Of snr polls unie- ID" provisions "f the
ordinance (No. 49, pssseu D.cs."be. the C:h.
1861, the Secretary Of the Commonwealth
shall perform tbs du:ies required by law 10
be psrtornsd ny ths commissioners and Off
Gers to conduct tba e'-clione q. The court
house, or by ether IF q eiD, in tho slime
manner he Is rtI!toi by law IN case such
polls hal hesn received By h.n frcn tie
county or distIic: f,r which the election Vas
hold sud oil oshsr proce; digs shall be the
Same -s il such cases.
I. Be- i. mrther en2cted, That il shall 30
the duty of tho governor OF the Common
wealth to iIatSs his proclamation. giving 10
tic, to the qualified voters vi the State in thu
military service Of the Safe Or III ths Con
fodsrste Sta:es, ca who lasy &c absent from
the county or corporation Of th,r residence,
because OF the presence ~ the public enemy,
Of their right to vote t r members OF the
General Assembly, by virtue Of the prov:-
sion. of the first, second AMI f-urth sections
Of tho ordinance passed by tho Convention
of Virginia M. 99) on tho G:h day Of De-
cembsr, 1861, and nlso to ESQ to all to whom
It m,y concern, e ii.s passage Il this nc: and
OF Tho rights aad dD*es set f,r!h ii IT'S pro-
visions; and it shali further be his DUTY to
rcales: the President OF thc Z, :cderate S:St's
To- lseue IN order to ril ccmruartauts Of
c>nrs, pv:ts uai tet8chcl,ni in command Cf
Virginia troops rsqaii;g than to gre their
aid IN the due execution Of !leo dnanre sio:r-
s.ld and of this act.
s. The result Of the votes in osmpy ard
the result of the votes G; prisons abs.n: +, ON
their counties, cities or towns, by fsssun of
the presence of the enemy, stc!i be forW ard
ed BY mail, when practicable, directed 10 the
Secretary OF tho Commonwealth. when re-
quired.t, be returuc q 10 said Secretary and d.
tect.d to the clerk OF tho cnIlrty, ciey or
town, when required 60 DO returned I. me
county, city or town. The officer conduct
ing suoh elections shall iurward ths result,
aud presees. a duplio>,e u tag result 70 10
be rHard"d, verified by cs, t;ticates Of tho
officer. and by no: les then tSu other dig
Interested re 'sona.
Q. rh:s act shall be. ia force from it, pas
sage.
4 copy frrm ito rods -tc6ta,
WI. +. GusDor. Jr..
q. H D. L X. OF L. Of Va.