Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-05-29
AN ORDINANCE,

To authorize the qualified voters of the Common
wealth who may be in the military service of
the State the Confederate States, to vote for
members of the General Assembly within their
encampments; and authorizing the General AS
semb!y to make such laws as may be requisite
to give the qualified voters in the military SER
vice of the State or the Confederate States, on
the dav of any election under the Constitution.
the rig ft to vote within their encampments at
such elections, and authorizing the citizens Of
any county or corporation, absent therefrOm be-
cause OF the presence of the public enemy who
would be Qualified to vote for members Of the
General Assembly, III such county or corpora
ton, TO vote at any general or special election
for members OF the General Assembly, for tn cir
counties or corporations,
Passed December 6, 1861,
i. Be it ordained, that the qualified voters, Of
this Commonw ealth who may be in the military
service of the State or of the Confederate States
on the day of any general or special election for
the General Assembly, may vote in said elections
at such place or places within their encampment
as the commander at such encampment shall des
ignate, whether the said ercampment shall be with
in the limits of this State or not.
2. For each place Of voting the commander OF
the encampment shall appoint Superintendent.
three commissioners, and as many clerks as shall
be necessary, who, after beng first duly sworn by
him. shall perform the duties required Of and be
liable to the penalties imposed upon, such officers,
by the election laws Of the State. The said COM
rnssioners shall open polls for the counties and
be voters in the said encampment desiring to vote.
The qualified voters who present themselves to ex-
ercise the light of suffrage shall be each asked to
name the county or corporation Of his esidence,
and shall be allowed to vote to represent the coun
ty in which he resides, and his name shall be
heade in the poll book opened for his county Or
corporation.
When the polls taken as aforesaid shall be closed,
the commissioners holding said election shall. make
a certified statement of the result Of the election
in such encampment for each county for which a
poll was opened, and shall deliver the statement
so made and the poll book to the commander Of the
encamplnent, who shall forthwith appoint some
person whose duty it shau be to take the poll book
and the statement OF the result to the courthouse
of the county for which said election held, and
election at the courthouse OF said county but if
said county is in possession of the public enemy,
then to deliver the same to the secretary OF the
commonweal tn. All other proceedings shall be
the same prescribed by the election laws of the
State.
8. Power is hereby given the General Assembly
to make such laws during the existing war be.
tween the Confederate States and the President OF
the United States, as may be requisite to author
ize the qualified voters OF the Com ;alth who
may be in the military service OF the State on the
day of any election under the Constitution, to vote
within :beir encampment stsuch election.
4 The citizens OF any County or corporation,
absent therefi om because of the presence OF the
public enemy. who would be qualified to vote TOR
members of the General Assembly in such county
or corporation, may, during the continuance oi
the present war, vote at any general or specIal
election for members of the General Assembly TOT
their counties or corporations. at the courthouse
Of any county or corporation in the State where
they may happen to be ON the day of said elections
and returns shall be made and certificates given IN
the mode prescribed by law.
April Oath '63 5w