Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-24
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To r-'e for vo;ing by pcrsuns in iha mill
;nry sriv,ru, al p6r CHS Ar cnt FEN thc!r
Respective counties AMI corporations, on
acc;.un, Of tn: Et:S"rr. II III" pubic enemy
~ u't';,urs iu5 rncirlh.is Of Congress, aud
G,r GGYr-I.a:, L'uutaRunt Governor and
Attorney Giruc al, ana for inrn5c1s of tie
General A ,srHbiy. End TO amend End TO-
"rrcl the third section "t chspter eight Of
tee U,te o, Virginia. edition OF 1850. .
Passed March &c. lSG3.
/. j.. il crec;et ny be General Assembly,
,!s. curing tie p'.s.n: war The qualified vo-
;era OF Tho Z ,n,,nonwc,lth, who may be 10
I. military service o, tho Stats o: Of tho
y :nir c,a.e St.reH, 81 tho day Of any general
cc .p,c..i olncti:n for memhpra oCiic House
ni Representatives al thA Confederate States,
"a. Of any urc;,Dn ipr Govrrno., Lieutenant
Governor anG Attorney Gene, al Vt this S;N.c.
;Tsy v1;e in such eIccti'n, at such plRcu or
!,aces within thr,r egimapt ~ tn. coninnn
:ani 81 au;h regiment shall Designate wbeth-
~ :urlI Ie,lIurn. lac within LLr hmita Of this
Safe or rot.
>. Fog each .lace Of vc.:ng the cNmman-
6ant Of the r"gino.l hall detail! superIn-
len :cIt. three commissioners ard as many
ce,ka as snail b Gcr e-aary, who. after being
h:s, duly swln by hrin, sn.l! pefnrn tbs du-
lies required IL sid he l'ohlc 10 tho Eena.-
49, imposed upon snch riiicecs ~ tila clc:-
;iun lava" ;hn u. C. Tho qualified votcts
III any c"u,pa;.y "r h.tt,ilrn nnaitnched, or
on '!ctscE"l Gcrg;c", may vote III like mah-
N.f. The uiliccr IN Command detailing similar
officers - PEI. ,rm n1rn lAr duiic3 VITO shnll
Ar I'sbtc To hko penalties. Tie said coiDmis-
sI"nc's stall ".en polls or the day Of any
smca ":;;On frg n,r,ubs.5 Of Uobg-eia. for
cscD dlstrct nattl-d to represents ton in
All. Congress- iGr which there shall be vc-
tcra IN s&id regiment, battalion or cumIa
dss;F.n. IL vo.c; and On the day Of any eIc, :
ii"l for U"vcInIr Lieutenant Governor AID
.itl". ney Central. they Snail also open p" lr
:rr EIch Last na'n,d officers. The Justified
YoteIS who pTcsen, Themselves 10 vote, shalt
ho a,Ha! by !..,d commissioners from wha,
lisIIic: the come. aid each voter shall vote
i"r = person tn REPRE- eDt the district trOm
va. i b. c.lne,; ai:;i his nsmo shall be ro-
cnr.i.u "u tho psi book opened for that dis
irlrS. AID a." on TO rnli book Tor Cover
,s.r. Leu nn.lll tiavr!nu. and 4 ,iorncy Cen
y n, when an election l,r sIch last named
iii ."r9 shall ia Ecd: snl whau thu polls
,mkcI us hic:egail ailaIi DO closed, Ito COM
,i,a:HI"ra holii"g the ssid election shall
max and certify statement ct tho said
yy,i to the sunInr officer Commanding the
lurps \: lie poin. " he!e auch regiment IN. y
he, II there nG =. J such .iii,tr. and If not,
Lhp;: 10 TO c9nn:,r da!t If the regiment, un-
alta lad or detached battalion OF COMPANY,
VIII" "haii appoint some p7r!tn whose duty
it. s.i hc Ia take al The io's anL sat- nent.'
,Thich may hsyn been 81 t3krn an'l.ccr;,ii,d
10 IN" S"cro;a y 0fthe Da,nm9mw ealtb, with
III t!f,'nrn d.y3 AFTER tho commencement Of
.uci. election.
.. The qualified VOC Of shy county or
C-Spo al on. nrstnt lhc.r!,nm beCauIa Of the
p:escnc, ni tie public cremy, On the day
nppoin ci for any such election ~ 10 mcn-
toned il ;hc first section, may, during the
existing ws:, vote lii any such election in
wh.c!: ticy Wnuh. BE entitled TO vote f in
tGc cpuGLy o. Corporation Of thei: doInicil
at tnr canS. h"nsa oi any county or cor
p0ration i tho Sta whc!e they may
happen "a BE- On tho day Of asid cleo
| i'ar. ii any o,hcr rircti,n IA held nj
II TIE ramn ti'ne, ~" differs holding said
election ;I!al: opcn Tho p |! and receive the
| votes ha,nsn rnthn, u! to hc pollsd, az pro-
! gcc.p.r Is iaT iL cases o. Other elections
he. ii no other eirclirn he t&tn hold than
such =! which: tho p; r.cna msIiimned in this
s.cs;Hja SIC IL hoTMcd - Sa;". then poll sSn!
bn n,rntd Di lhG clsrk Of the county court
| Any Such ,,-;ann desiring 10 vote IN such
ci-a!irn. ahatl neke oath before the clerk, or
other uicer conducting tn election. that he
! hetie@cs nc would hs cGtuici 10 ,ote therein
Il ~ 10 county - CORPORATION Of bis don't
c.. AID he cupn E,IH voin shall hO -: ,r1s {
in the proper poll. Whr:, sich polls shall
! hn closed. the oil er conducting tie elsGtlG1
! ehz,i re'iliy ito result md lhr corr ctncss D
tho polls 81 tie foot thereof, aid shall trans
! mi. n5h y Ill boGk, so certified, ny mail. pre-
paying :hc postage thctton: to she Secretary
ui this Corumnn wealth, within fifteen DAY!
Alter The coE,neacement Of the election
! EJ it turtle; enac.ci. that tbs thirt
section "f chaP,er sishs OF the Gods Of Flr
g,ni, edition 81 eighteen hundred and sixty
bs slatnlsd and re rsctcd 10 81 to read q
follows:
SEC. 3. IN cases Of elections for electi0i
districts or senatorial or congressional dis
rIicts, tho commissioners experimenting tn
slcctita, AZ tie Court Houses OF the scvers
counties or corporations forming such dis
tric;s, shall, within three days after sucl
election is concluded, deliver tc:ufi I'd state
msnt Of the result of the election in sAie
connty, to be ascsrtained by comparing tn
polls Of tn. different voting places IN SAX
county and striking thereffom such vote