Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-08
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- I:7o!idr ftE vriinH ~ u"-+ocG IN 70. mil
Ia? .-r~ite, arn psit,ccs I',5ti:t (: Oh their
respective c.,.A;iss a1d corporations, I'll
.renun: 18th pfcseoce IF II pahiia aneCy,
. l.: s|rc iCns Is, nielnbers CT Cvngrca;, arc
i"r governor, Lieutenant GiopafDor hnd
Atsosray ts7eral, ans; f,r fDoG.ss:H Of the
i-"A-ial AZ .lno.y, AID zo sDoad and +,
enact -. hi section OF chapter eight Of
u.9 C,do o: Virginia, "d;,ir, Of 1850.
P-.-sI Ms:ch %, 1903.
l Be- it eueotsd by tIo General i assembly,
tia: during tho present war the quaGtoi ve-
tets 81 this Commonwealth, ~Ao may bs IN
the !n!!lfaly seivics OF tho State or of tie
Cnnfede'ste SLates, 90 tho day Of any genersl
~ sorn!sl elsc;i2n for picEah~ra 81 .ae House
Q! Representatives VI Lha Cnp f.ierate Slater,
Q: afary e!;a:oo for uo7srno., Leutepsnl
GcVarno. sal Attorney t+ecc: 81 inr thia state,
nay Ia.s il srcn election, 1T such P'ac, or
places witaiE shsir rsg.cnsht ~ eco cemulau-
dsnr Of snch l.:aGn. stsli desiEpute, hsth.
or SuS'i r.s :a..rs he w,iniA Tho liEi.S Of thia
SSoic or io..
,. For hEcb i.!a:Y ~ voiiiI: tho cnmn.n-
ti3at ! tho rrf:lEahs shsi as:aii q suci,r, IL
tsncont, three coInn s=:ol3Is, sud rs plsny
c!eEse ns shsil! he necesaa-y, whc. mtof being
f:s; July Az oIr BY him. ehsi' poi.;yui The d.
t,sp rsJl,,td OF ard 10 .;aLlo t. zee pens:-
tieo iu,,!osed Lpuu snch 2.acero ~ INC sie:-
ton Laws 81 the Stale. The quslfied yossrs
in any c'7LirGov q, @stt,li,.Ii Unattached, o:
Oh datech,7l rei1!ao. Ei-y v|.s IL la, NAB
n"s, It's officer In command detailing similar
ot1cais 20 poIl0rIn Similar dutiea, who shall
te l!,t:ir 30 like peua,tiss. The said co.ai.is 81
s,"nsiA mali e:'2n polls Oh Inc cay VI any
sucl eect.oM for nemhsrs Of Congress, fer
eac4. d.9lilc. oattlsd 20 representation in
sa.d QLn.raus: 81. WASH the, e shall b1vt-
terr III 4ci.. r.W,i.1 bA.talnn u. company
hu.::iay - vo:s; knd IN the day OF any cleo
.loN fox GGVeI nor. Lieutenant Governor .ua
Attorney GHhrfsl, t.,~r supl; 0lao open polls
i.r such last nauied officers. The Qualified
voters WOO rrsssn; tahoaulYss to yoSs, Shalt
hb ASKED by ssii commissioners from what
district .boy coLa and esct voter shall vote
Tor s perann to rhpresent the district from
~hrh be come:; an1 his nsms ahall be re-
corded OIL lbs poll book opened for that dis
itict, md aif0 IN ire poll book for Cover
nor, L!susorsn. Governor ard Atrorne= Gen
erai, when III e!eoiiui, fir such last nnmsd
aM;~'s stalI he held: and when tho polls
tkbeu as Aforesaid shall he ciNsed, tho cam
r:issionsrs boliing tbs ss!d slsc:ion shHl
max End certify st:ts usrt II tho asid
polls to the Eer,.us rficsr commanding tho
troops O! TIE pnint II haTa such regiment HAY
be, Il there IS ary such officer, And if not,
ttsn IL tha c"fuiImr d.nt Of the regiment, IN
sfta:hsd CT ds,acard ha.tailoa or Company,
vino seaii bPpoi-I! san" rt-snn whose dnty
i. st.Iil t-:2 take a.! tho POLLS and statement
which ,a.y 'Liva beIn S. taken sud certified
H. thr Secretary oflas Cn,pm'hE.s!;h, sitL-
in df:oesa i.yS Afie. 81, rpu,Hen;,eu.sas If
Slch election.
8. TIE Yuilded voiers o. uny county OF
corporation, ahstn. theIentT h-cauae of tho
preasncs Of the public en,lr., on Tao day
appointed 10: cry such slec,:n. IA js msl.-
tnDpd in tie first section, L ~, during tire
eS!E:!nrn. war, vote IN any b. b election L.
Thi1h Trey s,tuld be enutls': 70 vots t IN
It's ,,nuu!y ~ coiparaic:. Il .hl,s dola:o:!,
ri sny cauul n",s- Of eng county or COZ
151a:iou j.: tI:z Sts!e wta.o they may
i,4lrsa - hs Gil rho d. Of shii e!5o-
I;,u. Il a:.y 2.h:. e'sc:i,iu is hsli a.
81 the -ema tire, the rti1c-:6 holding s~i,:
O., ,tn:' rpcu to- u"t III ssc.iSs he
cc7:s Ar-s.u &u:nc:!I;%i III :" roued, a, pfs-
scr.s-h i.5 .1w ~ t.5es =! "Lhtc 9l.Glons
::It If q; 'tl.Jr section !> teen hci2 iDsa
sccc e. wiii.f III" psrs:Ei rauuuueI in tn.s
Eoc,;c:. arc L .iI.A 70 sai thea; I. .cjl snail
~ npsrtd D. ihs CLARK :. -, c5nh;y court
Acv such ;.o:sou lssrius ~ VITO III sucn
alsp.ior, 49, -,.hr osG. .~;Yre tia clsrh, or
Cihac u1hcer c,sacu2tUg i:ia election, IN 1t he
believes DE vch!i ~ s,;,.!t2 10 vote Gs.ein
if in .a. caunty - c5T2oss!,".. OF his d9ni-
eli; I'D .tv:auprI. Eta su,s hsu be recorded
Oh TIC prcyef 3e:i. Whol Such polls eh.ll
be eloHed, tho oti>er oonduv.ins the election
shaii certify sLe ,c. ; srt the c0frfosness cI
ira pcIb :, tbs f.. ,.c'sof, and shall lsas-
MT ,rrE poll i =. 80 certified, by mail. Pc
paying lEo :. me- thereon, to the Secretary
Of This u. .4au1;frsllh: within fifteen days
after ID. co.njnent susi.. Of the election.
4 i;+ it further sps;:ed, that tho third
section Of chspte' eight Of the Codo Of Vir-
gia,, edit;oa OF eighteen hundred snd sixty,
BIO amended and re-s3acsed 80 ~ 10 resd. az
fellows:
sSsc. J. ~ :a:ts Of eloati.ns fox election
Districts. OK scnsJef;aI or copgI essional dis
..L.a, the commissioners 5uEernsentiDg the
slsction o. tie COURT Houses Of Ins seTeral
counties o: corporations forming such dis
tricsq, shall, within three dsys after each
election is concluded, deli,s: certified state
nens Of tie result of The esotion in saii
county, 10 Ss asoertalnsd By coGparng lie
polls Of the different voting places in sail