Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-05-05
PROCLAMATIONS. :
BY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
Il PROCLAMA1 1ION.

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By the Ordinance of the Convention and the law
ofthe CommOnw salth 1T prescribed that elections
shall be held on the Fourth Thursday of May next
being the 20th day of the month"; for the following OH
GERS, tO-Wit
For the election of Governor Lieutenant Governor
Rep esentatives of the Confederate States for each
Congressional District in this state yIn these eec
tons the qualified voters of all the connAes cities and
election DISTRICTS entitled representation in he
Commonwealth, may vote at the several places of vo
ting presented by laws and also the Qualified voters
who may be in the military service ofthe State or o
the Confederate States, may vote at4s place OF
places within their regiment the scommandant OF
such regiment shall designate, whether such regiment
be within the limits of this State not the qualified
voters in any company Or battalion Unattached in
detached service, may vote in like IAanner and the
qualified voters of any county cofporation absent
herefrom because OF the presence of the public enemy
may vote ahe court house of any cu1ty Or corpora
ii ton in the State s where they may saap On tie
:, For the ia1GI1 Of q mem Ia1,Gf tAkss "a y PUBLIC
to vote, THe cOunties OF Pf1ne6S iliam, Alex
andria Fairfax Fauquier Loudoun, Jefferson, Clarke,
Warren, Page, Shenandoah, Hardy, Frederick, Hamp-
shire, Berkeley Morgan, Pendleton, Randolph, Bar
bour, Upshur, Tucker Roane Harrison, Preston, Mo-
nongalia, Marion, Taylor braxton Lewis Doddridge,
Tyler, WetzeI, Marshall, OHIO, brooke, Hancock,
kltchie, Gilmer, Wood, Wlrt, Mason, jackson and
Peasants. Also the qualified voters of any county
corporation of said district absent therefrom because
OF the presence OF the publ enemy may vote at the
court house of any county corporation in the State
where they may happen t be on the day of said elec
ton.
For the election of the Senator's in the State Senate
tor the second Glass; bslns the countess cities and cleo
ton districts com posing the rs third, fifth, seventh
ninth, eleventh, thirteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth
nineteenth, twenty first, twenty wentyffth,
third thirty fifth thirty thirty nnth forty
hrst forty third forty ffh forty seventh forty
districts as designated in the fourth section of the
fourth article OF the Constitution of the State And
for the election o. members OF the House of Delegates
for all the countless cities and election districts in the
State entitled to representation In these elections the
qualified voters who are authorized to in the eec
ton OF Governor, hereinbefore designated are al
entitled to vote.
Therefore, /, JOHN LETCHER, Governor of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, by virtue of authority
vested in the Executive, by law, do hereby proclaim
and make known that all the elections hereinbefore
mentioned shall take place on the day designated at
the places prescribed and the mode prescribed by
law and in conformity to request made by the Pres
lden OF the Confederate States has issued order
all commandants of camps, posts and detachments in
command Of Virginia troops requiring them to give
their aid in the due execution the ordinance of the
Convention and of this act providing for these elec
tiOns.
By joint resolution of the General Assembly pass
ed the 30th OF March last it provided tsthat in
such of the counties of the Commonwealth as are in
the occupation of the public enemy that the sessions
of election cannot be appointed it shall law
full should such counties be porarily or otherwise
restored to control the ensuing elections
and the county court shall have time act for any
Justice of the peace to appoint commissioners OF cleo
tions and such elections held in pursuance
of the laws now i'll force.'
By act passed the oath March last it is pro-
vided 'sthat wherever by reason of the presence
power of the public enemy election be held at
the court house of any county, it shall be lawful for
the or free holders present and agreeing
act commissioners at any regular place of voting
if none be present. who shall be vested with the
same penalties and perform the duties as now
provided by law
Superintendent Of elections at military posts who
making acquisitions upon the public printer, stating
the election helu by them will beurnished with
poll books properly headed and with extracts from the
laws necessary for their direction and guidance
The act of Assembly sto provide for voting by per-
in the military service, and persons absent from
their respective counties, &C. passed March 28th lS63
and ordinance of the Convention referred to in the
act app nded to this proclamation. Officers civil
and military, will be regulated by the requirements
therein prescribed.
(~l Given under my hand as vernon, and UNI
IS. Sder the seal ofthe Commonwealth of Virginia.
w this 9TH day of April 1861 in the eighty
enth year Of the Commonwealth.
JOHN LETCHER
By the Governor:
GEO. w. MUNFORD,
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