Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-28
AN NRpIN 4 SOC.

70 authorize tho qusliao>i v,crs OF his uon-
lnonwealth, VIII n,T 10 IN tae military
service vi Tie S.ae ~ toe uoofede.. o
S:l.cs, to volo for ineuhess Il Tie General
Assembly within Is, ir encarpz1,n!s; a. d
authorizing the ucIni al Assembly 10 max
such lava "a may 10 rq1!.ite /" give TIE
qu.lifia>! To.srs IN the ln'lW.ry service t:
Inc Slate CT tie Confederate S:stez, on the
day of suv election mn f..r tho Constitu.
tion, the right 10 vote ~jtn!h their Ell.
canpncnts At such elections, and author
,zing. The citizens CT any county or corpo-
fsiion, atser. thers;. because Of tho
presence ct It's public enemy, who would
bs qualified to vote for m.mhe:s Of the
General Assembly. in such county or cor
Poration, 10 veto at any general cr special
election for members Of The General Az
sembly for theie counties o. corporations,
Passed December 6, lSCl.
l. BE 1t ordained, that tho qualified ro.ars.
Of this Comm on eslth, Who may TO 10 the
military service Of the State or # the Con-
federats S:ates OF lis d:2 ofany G. moral or
Special election for the GENERAL Assembly,
may vote in said elections at such place CT
places within their encampueat az the COM
macdsr 3. such encSmpment shall dosgnste,
Whether tho -aii encsmpmcnt shall be with
in the limits Of this Sta, Or not.
.. For caca place Of votiag the commander
Of the encampnent shall appoint superih-
teudcnt, three commissioners, and az usDy
clerks as shall be nece&nsrJ, vic, after hs'ng
first duly sworn by hun, :hail peifrm the
duties required + ard rs liable to tho pera!-
tisa imposed upon, such odlasi6, ~ tho cleo.
ton Laws ofthe State It's said commission
ers shall open polls for the counties ana cor
porations Of the State from which there may
be yoici5 In the said sncampment desicing to
vote. Tho qualified voters who present
themselves to ex rcise the right III suftsge,
shall he each asked to name Ire county or
corporation Of his IesiisBcr. and shall tie 81
lowed to vote TO represent the comfy IN
which he resides, md iis name shall be
headed i'll tho poll book opened fer his county
or corporation.
When the polls taken az aforesaid shall be
closed, the commissioners holding said cleo
ton shall make certified statement CT the
result of the election In such encanpInent
for each county for which poll was opened,
and sbsll deliver The s.a:emtn! sc made and
tie poll book to tho commander OF the en-
CanpU1eOt, VINO Huai iott"H'ta nPp1ihI ooLlo
person whose GUY it shall TO take ths Paii
book and tue statement OF tho result 20 .hs
courthouse Of the county for which said eiec-
tioc waa beld, and to deliver The same to the
officer conducting ths elsoticn at the court
house CT said county; but # osid county IS IN
possession of toe public enemy, then to
deliver the s,me to the SECRETARY Of tne
commonwealth. Ali othor proceedings
shall BIO the same as prescribed BY ths cleo
ton laws Of tho State. :.
8. Power is HEREBY given the General AS
sembly to make such lava during the exist
ing war betvsen the Confederate States and
the President of tbs United States, IS Lay be
requisite to authorize the qualified g':ssTa Of
the Commonwealth, who mey be in the Ih;li-
,ary service Of the State on the day Of any
election under the Constitution, to vote with
in their encampment at ouch election
4. The citizsns of any county or corpora
tiop, sbsent therefrom because OF the pre-
sencs # the public snsny, WHO would Dc
qualified 10 vote for msm6ers Ut the General
Assembly in such county or corporation,
may, dunDg the continuance OF the present
war, vote at any general or special election
f.. members Of the General Assembly tor
their counties or corporations, at tho court
house of any county or corporation n tho
State where they msy happen to be on the
day of said election; aid returns shall DO
made and certificates given in tho mode now
prescribed by INV. April l0-cwtde