Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-24
AN 0R0INA NOE

70 authorize the qusltt Il v"Irfs Of the Com
Innn Scaish. VIII" may lie IN the military
service of the Stale or tie Uonfr'iar,to
States: to v.lu for IntIaLcra OF the Conceal
Assembly within their encampment3, 4: Il
authorizing the General As-sI.bly 20 mako
such laws IA may be- requisite I" gi;o tro
gu ,liei voters in III, military service 0:
The State or the Confederate 5 s;es, on the
day Of any election undor the Uonstilu-
tiDc, the RICH. 10 vote within their en-
ca'bpnenLI Ut auch elections, and author
Izins the citizens OF any county or cniFo-
raiinr, absent tlisfelrnm bccaure Of tho
presence Of The public crcmy, vino Vonfd
he qualified t. vote IOr menIhers Of ;ho
te'eral Assembly, IN tnch county or cor
po'ntior, to vote at any general Or SPECIAL
election for members Of Tho Genera! Az
srmbly for thor counties ar corporations,
Passed December e, lSGl.
]. Ba it ORDAINED, th.t the qualified vbttrs.
Of this Commonwealth who my be in the
niltsIy survlcs Of the State or cf tho Cen
fedorste STATE, on tho day Of any r. neral or
.p-cisl election for the Gnneral Assembly,
may veto in said elections at such place g:
places within their cncampincnt M tho con-
mat'l3r al such encsmpment shall des'susl",
whether the saii caca:npmcHt hall be win.
in tie lim!tI of elis Stale or not.
.. For each place Of voting the comma nd.T
o! the encnmpment shall appoint Il suIerIn.
tcndeni, Tires c0mmlsslJIItra, aid as U'hmy
clerks as shall be necessary, whG, Eft"r benz
first duly sworn hy HIM, shall pei f,lm he
duties required &c and be liable t. tha ;r1.:,,-
tiss imposed upon, such officers, By thv clcc.
ton laws ufthc State. The aid CON miss; on
ers shall open polls for tho counties AMI COY
pornliGas Of the Slate from which there may
DO vo.cTs in tho ah;d orcsmpuIcEt desiring 10
vote. The qualified voters vino present
themselves t. exercise tho right Of Gulf-.ge,
s!isl &c each alkod to nam. tho coH4sy or
corporation Of his rcsiJYnce. aud sha!l 10 A.
lowed to vots to represent the county i'll
which no resides, and his name shsIi 10
headed in the pol! book opened for his county
Or corporation.
When the polls tskon ~ sfrsaid shall hU
closed, the commissioners holding sad circ-
ti,n shall make y. csrtiti 81 statement Of the
result of the election in such encampmsnt
for each county for which a poll was opeDal.
and shall deliver tho statoumn. 50 mad. AID
the poll book to the commander Of tho en-
ca;npmcat, who shall forthwith sppoint gC,no
person whose tu.y il shall to take thc poll
book and the statement OF tho result 10 10:
Courthouse Of The county fpr which sad Cleo
ton was ksld, and to deliver the same to "a
officer conducting tho election at tho court
honss Of said county; bu. If said county is IN
possssai.n CT the public enemy, ,h"n TO
deliver the sine to the SECRETARY 81 tie
comm onwcalth. ALI other proceedings
! hall DO the Same al presented by tic dec
ri,a laws Of the S:ate.
3 Power Is heropy gwen tho Go"efs AS
scmbjy 70 make such laws during the exist
iu; war batwesn The Confederate States and
the President Of Tho United States. ns my 10
| reauisi,e to suthur1zs the qualified VOTER Of
tho Oommo n W ealtb, who may be IN the i"'!-
| .a,y service Of the State on the day OF any
| e!et ton under the Constitution, 10 vote Wiz
| in their encsInpment At such election.
i. 7'ho citizens Of any county or corpora
ton. sbsrn: therefrom because Of the pre-
sence # Tho public enemy, who would 30
| nnal,tied 10 vote for memSurs of the Genera
Assembly in such county or corporsn"n'
NAV, during the continuance Of the present
war, vote ut any general or special eiect,6n
fir membera Of the General Assembly tor
their counties or corporations, at the ccu:s
house of any county or corporation m loo
State " here they may happen to be In TIE
| day of said election; and returns shi 10
made and certificates given in the modo now
prescribed by law. April l0-cwtde