Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-05-29
BY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA
PROCLAMATION.

By the Ordinances of the Convention and the
laws of this Commonwealth, it is prescribed that
elections shall be held on the Fourth Thursday Of
May next, being the 2Sth day Of the month, Tor the
following officers to wit:
For the election of Governor, Lieutenant Cow
ernor and Attorney General, and for members OF
the House of Representatives of the Confederate
States for each Congressional District in this
State. In these elections the qualified voters OF
all the countless cities and election Districts emit
tied to representation. in the Commonwealth may
vote at the several places of voting prescribed by
law and also the qualified voters who may be in
the militia nv service of the State of tie Coned-
crate States may vote at such place or places within
their regiment as the commandaut OF such regiment
shal designate, whether such regiment be within
the limits of this State or not the qualified voters
in any company or battalion unattached or on de
tach ed service, may vote in like manner ana inc
qualified voters of any county or corporation, aD-
sent therefrom because of the presence OF the pub
lie enemy, may vote at the court house OF any
county or corporation in the State where they may
happen 20 be on the day of said elections.
For the election of a member of the Board OF
ublic Works for the Third District. In this cleo
ton the qualified voters of the following counties
arc entitled to vote, viz The counties Of Prince
William. Alexandria, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun,
jefferson, Clarke, Warren, Page, Shenandoah,
Pendeton, Randolph, Barbour, Upshur. Tucker,
Roane Harrison, Preston, Monongalia, Marion,
Taylor, Braxton. Lewis, Doddridge. Tyler, Wet
eel, Marshall, Olio. Brooke, Hancock, Richie,
IL
ants. Also the qualified voters of any county or
corporation of said district absent therefrom be-
cause Of the presence Of the public enemy, may
vote at the courthouse of any county or corpora
ton in the State where they may happen to be on
the day of said election.
For the election of the Senators in the State Sem
ate for the second class being the counties, cities
and election district composing the rst, third htth
seventh, NINTH eleventh, thirteenth, fifteenth sew
enteeDth, nineteenth, twenty first, twenty-tbird,
twenty fifth, twenty -scventh, twexty ninth, thirty
first hi.tv third, thirty fifth, thirty thlr
ty-ninth, forty first, forty third forty nth, forty
seventh and forty ninth districts designated in
the fourth section of the fourth article OF the Con-
stitution of the State. And for the election of
members of the House OF Delegates for all the coun-
ties, cities and election DISTRICTS in the State ent
tied to representation. In these elections the quail
fsd voters who a. authorized to vote in the cleo
ton o: Governor, as hereinbefore designated, are
also entitled to vote.
Therefore, +, John Letchcr, Governor of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, by virtue Of authority
vested in the Executive, by law, do hereby pro-
ella i'm and make known that all the elections here
inbefore mentioned shall take place on tue day de-
signatcd at the places prescribed and IN the mode
prescribed by law: and in conformity to a request
made by me the Presidentof the Confederate States
has issued an order to all commandments OF camps,
posts and attachments in command OF Virginia
troops requiring them to give their aid IN the due
execution Of the ordinance OF the Convention and
of this act providing for these elections.
,,y a Joint resolution of the General Assembly,
passed on the goth of March last, it is provided
..tbat in such counties of the Commonwealth are
in the occupation of the public enemy, so that the
sessions of the county cots cannot be held therein
and com nissioners Of election cannot be appointed,
it shall be lawful should such counties be temporal
rily or otherwise restored to our controf on the
next ensuing elections, and the county court shall
not have time to act for any justice OF tho peace
to appoint commissioners OF elections and cause
such elections to be held in pursuance OF the lava
now in force"
I,y an act passed on the 24th Of March last, it is
provided "that wherever by reason OF the presence
or power of the public enemy no election can be
held at the courthouse of any county; it shall be
lawful for the commissioners at any regular place
of voting in said county, to appoint conductor at
such place. if none be present, who shall be vested
with the same powers and take the same Oaths, be
subject to the same penalties and perform the same
duties as provided by law.
Superintendents of elections at military posts who
nav be appointed to conduct OF said elections,
BY making acquisitions upon the public printer,
stating the number of voters who will probably be
polled in the election to be held by them. will be
furnished with poll-b books properly headed and
with extracts from the laws necessary iJr their d
rectoin and guidance.
The act Of Assembly, sfto provide for voting by
persons in the military service and persons absent
from their respective counties" &C., passed March
2Gh. 1863 and the ordinance of the Convention re-
ei red to in the act appended to this prOclama
ton. Officers, civil and military, will be regulated
! sy the requirements therein prescribed.
i+tttttt Given under my hand as Governor, and
II. S. 4++unacr the seal Of the Commonwealth #
tKtttfttVirginia, this It'll day of April, 1853. in
the eli hty seventh year of the Commonwealth.
JOHN LETCHEK.
| By the Governor
GEO. VI. MuNFoRp,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.