Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-04-28
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To authorize the qualified voters of the Commonwealth th
who may be in the military service of the State OF
the Confederate States, to vote for members of the
General Assembly within their encampments; an6
authorizing the General Assembly to make such
laws may be requisite to give the qualified voters
in the military service Of the State the Conteder
ate States, on the day Of any election under the
Constitution, the right to vote within their encamp
ments such elections and authorizing the citi
OF any county or corporation absent therefron
because of the presence of the public enemy, who
would be qualified to vote for members of the Gen
eral Assembly, In such county or corporation, to
vote at any general special elections for members
of the General Assembly for the counties corpo-
rations.
Passed December 6, 1861.
/. Be it ordained that the qualified voters of this
Commonwealth, who may be in the military service
of the State of the Confederate States the day
any general or special election for the General As
sembly, may vote in said elections at such place
places within their encampment as the commander at
such encampment shall designate, whether the said
encampment shall be within the limits of this State
or not.
2. For each place of voting the commander of the
encampment shall appoint a superintendent, three
commissioners and as many clerks shall be neces-
sary, who, after being first duly sworn by him. shall
perform the duties required of and be liable to the
penalties imposed upon such officers, by the election
laws of the State. The said commissioners shall open
polls for the counties and corporations of the State
from which there be voters in the said encamp-
ment desiring to vote. The qualified voters who pre-
sent themselves to exer else the right of suage shall
be each asked to name the county or corporation OF
his residences and shall Do allowed to vote to repre-
sent the county in which he resides, and his name
shall be headed in the poll book opened for his county
or corporation.
When the polls taken as aforesaid shall be closed,
the commissioners holding said election shall make a
certified statement of the result ofthe election in such
encampment for each county for which poll was
opened, and shall deliver the statement made and
the poll book to the commander of the encampment
who shall forthwith appoint some person whose duty
it shall be to take the poll book and the statement Of
the result to the house of the county for which
said election held and to deliver the to the
officer conducting the election at the court house o.
said county but If said county is in possession of the
pubic enemy, then deliver the to the
ry of the Commonwealth. All other proceedings shall
be the prescribed by the election laws of the
State.
3. Power is hereby given the General Assembly t(
make such laws during the existing between tht
Confederate States and the Pre- sdent of the United
States as may be requisite to authorize the qualified
voters of the Comm0nw ealth, who may be in the mil
ary service of the State the day of any election
under the Consultation, to vote within their
ment at such election,
4. The citizens ofany county corporation, absen
herefrom because of the presence of the public enc
my, who would qualified to vote for bers of th.
General assembly in such county corporation, ma,
during the continuance of the present war, vote
any general or special election for members of thu
General Assembly for their counties or corporation
at the Courthouse of any county corporation h
State where they may happen to be the day of sai
election: and returns shall be made and certificate
given in the notice prescribed by law
April 28-5ts.