Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-05-22
on, to the Secretary Of this Commonwealth, within
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fifteen days after the commencement of the cleo
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1. Belt further enacted, thatthe third section IF
chapter eight Of the Code Of Virginia edition O.
eighteen hundred and sixty, be amended and reen-
acted so as to read as follows:
.sSec. 3. In cases of elections tor election dis-
tricts torial or congressional olstricts Tue
the commissioners experimenting the eiect'oh AZ
the Court House OF the several counues or c"IPoI.
ations forming such districts, shall, WHINE tnree
DAYS after such election is concluded denver Ger
titled statement CT the result Of the electon IN saa
county to be ascertained by comparing the polls o.
the different voting places IN sara county au ~
to be stricken theref+6h, to the officer conductng
the election at the Conrt House Of said county or
to such other officers as may legally act ior him
which said statement shall be written in words and
not in figures. and shall conform as near as may pc
to the form Of the return required to De mace IN
case of the election Of Governor The ofhcere conduc
ting the election at the Court House OF the several
counties shall meet at the Court House of the coun-
ty or corporation first named in the law describing
such districts, which may net be in the possession
or power of the public enemy, on certain day at
ter that appointed by law for The commencement
of such election; which certain day, in the case OF
an election from district OF delegate, shall be
the eighth of senator, shall be the twelfth, ard OF
representative in Congress, shall be the fifteenth
after such commencement. they shall compare
the returns from their respective countless and shall
declare eleced the person having the greatest num-
Der of votes in the whole district. If the greatest
number of votes be equal for two or more persons.
the officers attending shall decide to which OF them
they will give the certificate of election and it the
votes Of said ocersbe eq la also, they shall decide
forthwith BY lot to WHIT such certificate shall be
given notice of said election shall forthwith be
given at the door of the Court House where the
nneetng is held In case of special elections to sup
ply vacancies the time for the meeting OF the re-
turning officers shall be earlier it required in the
writ OF electlon provided, that during the existing
war on all elections for members of the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, of the Confederate States, the Off
Ger ebnducting the election at the court house OF
Enc several cGnnties shall transmit the certified
statement 81 the result of the election in this coun-
ty, herein above required, by mail, preparing the
~ faee thereon to the Secretary Of the comm
wealth. within twenty days after the commence
ment of such election.', y. ~ = q. i.a
S. 1t shall be the duty,of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, within thirty days from The com
mencement of any such election as is mentioned in
the preceding secionsa to. examlnss the polls res
Earned to Hin DIS aforesaid, and certify the state
of the same to the Governor, who shall declare
and make proclamation Of the result and in case
two or more candidates have an equal number OF
votes for. tie same office, the Governor shall DEF
eide by lot 70 whom the return shall De given and
declare the result accordingly.
6. Be it further enacted, that upon the receipt
of polls Under the provisions of the QrdtnanEs
mo. SOS passed December the 9Th, 1861, the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth shall perform the
duties required by law to be performed by the
commissioners and officers to conduct the elections
at the court mouse, Or py elt4sef VI tucu III tne
same manner he is required by law IN case such
polls had been received by him from the county or
district for winch the election was held ana al!
other proceedings shall be the same as in such
cases.. Il 5rl.ts. a 49,
Z. Be it further erected That it shall be the du-
! ty of the Governor OF the Commonwealth to issue
/ his proclamation, giving notice to the qualified
xoters of the State in the military service OF the
: State or of the Confederate States, or who may
Ee absent from the county or corporation OF their
! residence because of the presence at the public
i enemy of their right to vote for members of the
General Assembly, by virtue OF the provisions Q,
the first second and fourth sections OF the ordi.
! nance passed BY the Convention ofVirgiria (No
99) on the 9th day Of December, 1851, and also tC
/ all whom it may concern, of the passage of thi
provisions and it shall further be his duty to re
quest the President Of the Confederate States 90
/ issue an order to all commandments OF camps, posts
! and attachments in command OF Virginia troops
requiring them to give their aid in the due execu
/ ton of the ordnance aforesaid and Of this act,
8. The result OF the votes in camps and the re-
! suit Of the votes Of rersGHs absent from thei
counties cities or towns, by of the presenc
of the enemy, shall be forwarded by mail, wher
practicable, directed to the Secretary OF the Com
mon wealth, when required TO- be Eeturned to sale
secretary and directed to the clerk of the county
city or town, when required to be returned to tn,
county, city or toWa.y The officer conducting suci
elections shall forward the sesult, and preserve
by certificates of the Officer and by not less thar
two other DISTINGUISHED persons.
j 8. This act shall be, IN force from its passage.
i A copy from the polls este,,
i WM. +. GoRDoN, Jr.,
G. H. D. 4 K. of R. Va.