Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-15

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trun a. IL. Dvu-t uoIssA q: :h'- si,".-a 81 corn-
ties, shall meet at the Couit Hcuso OF .h9
county or corporation Rrsl named in the law
describing such districts, which may not Re
in the posse sion or parer Ct toe public en'-
my, on certain day after that appointed
by law for tho commencement OF such
election; which certain day, in the case
CT an election from district of a delegate
shall be the eighth of a senator, shall n
the twelfth, and Of representative in Con
gross, shall be the fifteenth after such COM
mencement. They shall compare the re-
turns from their respective counties, and
shall declare elected the person having tho
greatest number OF votes In the whole district.
If the greatest number Of votes be equal for
two Or moro persons, tho officers Attending
shall decide 10 " hich of them they will give
the certificate OF election; and if the votes Of
said officers DO equal also, they snail decide
forthwith by lot To whom such c0rtifcsta
shall DO given. 4 notice Of said election
shall forthwith DO given at tho door Of the
Courthouse where the meeting is held. in
case Of special elections to supply vacsnciss,
the tino for the meatIng Of the returning Of
hcers shall be earlier, # required in the writ
Of election; provided, that during the existing
war, in all elections Eor members of the House
of Representatives, Of the Confederate States,
the officer conducting the election at the
court houses of the several counties shall
transmit tho certified ststemsnt Ct the result
of the election in his county, herein above 70
CURED, by mail, preparing tho postage there
on, to tho Secretary of the Commonwealth,
within twenty days after the commencement
of such election
S. 1t shall be the duty CT the Secretary of
tho Commonwealth, within thirty days from
the commencement Of any such elccti, n as IS
mentioned in tho preceding sections, 10 ex,m-
inc the polls returned to him as aforesaid,
and certify the state CT the same to III" 60"
srrior, who shall declare and maks 49, III Il
tion IF the result; and in case two cr nae +
candidates have an equal number Of votes for
the s.mo Office, the Governor ahall decide ~
lot to when tho return shall DO given, snd
declare the result Accordingly.
6. b. il further enacted, that upon the re-
ceipt Of any polls undor tho provisions Of the
ordinance (Na, 99) pissed Dscembcr the 9Th,
1861, the Secretary Of the Common wealth
shall perform the duties required by Isw to
be pBrformed by the commissioners Ind Gift
cera to conduct the elections al tho court
house or by either Of item, in tho ssno
manner he il required by law III case such
polls had boon received by hirl from HE
county or district for which the election Waa
hold and all other proceedings shall be The
anne IS i, such cases.
T. b. it further enacted That it ehaiI be
the duty Of the Governor Of tho Common
wealth to issue his proclaim alton, giving 10
tice to the qualified voters CT tho State in tho
military Service Of the Stats or Of tia Cou
federate States, CT who may &c absent iro:n
the county or corporation OF their residence,
because OF tho presence Of The public enemy,
of their right TO vote fjr mcnbe.u OF tbs
Central Assembly, BY virtue Of the provi-
sons Of the first, second aud fjurlh Gec:ions
OF ths ordinance pehscd By tho Conynntion
cemhor, 1861, and also to also to oil to WHOM:
IL may COICeIu u LUG passESo u tiiIS nCL' 'IDu
Of The rights and duties set farlh in itz pro-
| visions; aid it shall further bn his duty 10
requus. The President of the OonisdGrEte States
to iaaue an order to ell commentaries tf
Camps, posts and dstechmcnls in coumand 6
Virginia troops, requiring them to give their
aid in the due execution Of the o: duarce a!,Tc-
said aid OF this act
8. The result of the votes in camps and
tho result Of the votes CT PERSONS aDscn, from
their counties, cities or tuwnr, By re.son Of
the presence Of the enemy, ahaii bo fol, wa.t,-
I'd by mail, whom practicable, Directed 10 Tho
Secretary OF the Comm ION " cath, Ttsn re-
CURED to be returned 10 said Secretary end I:-
rect,d to the clerk of the County, city or
town, when required to be returEe1 t" rs
county, city or town. The office: conciuGt
ing such elections shall forward the resuit,
and preserve a duplicate of the rosuIt so to
be forwarded, verified by certificates Of tho
officer, and by not less than no Cths- dis
Interested peisons.
9. This act shall be in force from ita pas
sage.
A copy from tho rois---teste,
VII. F. GoEnoy, Jr.,
O. II D. 4 K of r of Va