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

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frcc, 60 tho officer conducting tia election
ct the court House OF said county, o. to zach
other officers as ,nsy legally Get or h'n.
which said statement shall bs written in
words and not in figures, and Shall conform
az near Al may be to the form Of the return
required to hn mt1o IN cHso Of the election OF
Governor. The officers conducting tho elec
ton at tho Court Houses of tho severn ccuR-
ties, shall meet at tho Court House Of ire
county or corporation first nsIned in the law
describing such districts which may Tot ha
ia tho pos sion or power Of the public en-
my, on certain day after that appointed
by law for the commencement Of suc
election which Certain day, i'll the case
Of An lection from district Of delegate.
shall he tho eighth of a senator, s!.sll be
tho twelfth, and Of representative IN Gen
cres., shsll loo the fifteenth after such com
| nlenceninnl. They shalt Compare the re-
turns from their respective counties. and
shnll declare electtd the psrson having th:
greatest number OF votes III the Whole district.
II Tho greatest number OF VOTES be fIHss icr
two or nnru persons, tho officers attending
shall decide 10 which OF them thay will give
tina certificate Of election; and ii the VOTES vi
said officers be equal also, they shall jsciIs
forthwith by 10. 10 whom such certificate
shall be given. y notice Of said election
| shall forthwith DO given at the d"nr Of tho
CUurthouso where the meeting Is Ge.i. in
| case Of sprci1l elec.ions to supply Vacancies.
| the time for the meet'ng Of the returning Of
Ulcers shhll be earlier, !. required in he writ
t election; provided, that ducins tina existing
wa, IN sill elections inr mcmbc. 5 "ith: House
| Of Representatives, If the Confederate ;,iatcs,
tho otii'cr conducting The election =: the
| court houses Of tho several ccurti"a shah
transmit the certified ststemsrt Of the result
| OF the election ii his county, herein above le-
CURED by mai, pr-psyirg tho postage ihero.
OIL, to the Secretary Of the Commonwealth,
witbin twenty days after tho commandment
of such election
s. 1t shsll be thn duty OF the Sacis tsry CT
tho Commonwealth, within thirty days from
tho commencement Of ady such escii, IN as is
mentioned N the preceding sections, 10 cXtrl-
inc the polls returned to bin s. AFORESAID,
and &c If; The state { { IT,. SANG to the Gov
ernor who shall decIs. and mako proc'ana-
ton Of The esnlt; and Iii Gaze two or more
candidates have al. equal rua.be" G? ycteS Tor
the sArns { flee, the Governor shall decide by
lot TO --hnru he return Shall be- Gi'cn, and
doclatc tho :,Sull accordingly.
T. BE it further enacted that upon The &C.
ceipt Of sny polls un!er the pToSisipra Q; he
ordinance (N). 99) passed December tie 9th,
ISL, the Secretary Of tho Commonwealth
shall pe,foi III tho duties required by Jaw 70
be performed by the commissioners and cf!-
GERS TO conduct the ole TONS Ut tho cent
hou4e, or by ether Of ter, il tho sllnc
rnann,r he is required by law IN CASE such
polls had been received by him from lie
county or district for which the eIcctl"n VAS
hold and all other proceedings shall he tie
Same Sc in such cases.
:. b, il iu.,her enacted, Tbs! it shall 10
the duty Of the Governor rf IN" E"HiuIon-
wealth 10 issue his p'.clair alton. giving no
tce to the qu.liiied voters of he State in too
military service Of the State or "f Tho Coz
federa.n States, or who may he ahsspt FROM
the county or coIporatICn OF their residence,
because Of tho presence Of The public cia.m,.
of thcic right to vote f,r uieGlheTS OF The
Cor.rel Assembly, by virtue Of th1 p-ovi-
SION of the first, second and f.urlh >ecriugs
Of tn. ordinance psss,d ny the CONVENTION
Of Viryini. M. 99) On tho G:h day C! he
cemhar, 1851, and also to also to all 10 whom
it msy cancern, Of the passage of this act end
of tho rights and duties sot firth III lis pro
vis;sn; and j. shalt further I've his duty TO
r.aut,,t the President OF the UoncI:r:t" S::.;ss
to is-ue ALI order 10 al c"mu'antani- IL
camps, pr Is aLd dctachmruts N command Il
Virginia troops, requiring them TO s.sc thcis
aid III tue due execution Of tie o.lua. ace nfcro-
SAID and Of this aat.
$. The result Of the rot9s il ca@Dl ard
the result Of The yo;es Of p,'~ons ahr,n' Lon
their counties, cities or i..Wns, hy reason ii
tho presence OF The eaemy, snail be forward
ed by mai W non practicable, directed 10 he
Secretary oi Tho Comm n~ ealth, when re
ouircd TO be- rc,urnld 10 said Secretary AMI d.
} cct,d to thu a,cIk OF tho county, city or
towu, when required 10 he returned 10 thc
county, city Or town. Tho ollicer conduct
ng such eiect,ons shall iorwar,: tbs r*sn:t.
anil preserve e duplicate OF tho result +" 90
be fJrs ard"d, verified BY certificates Of ito
officer, and by Eot less chan TWO other iie-
Interested pc Soma.
O. This act stall be in force from it, pas
sage.
a copy frum tho rolls tcGtr,
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