Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-05-05
sTAUNToN, VIRGINIA. TUEsnA AY,ssMiY 5,isss

in case ofthe election of Govefnof The officers con
duclng the election a the Court Houses Of the
counties shall meet at the Court House OF tnecounty
corporation first named in the law describing such
districts which may not be in the possession or pow
er of the public enemy, on certain day after that
appointed by law for the commencement OF such elec-
tion; which certain day, in the case of an election
from district of delegate, shall be the eighth, OF
senator shall be the twelfth, and of representative
in Congress shall be the fifteenth after such COM
mencement. They shall compare the returns from
their respective countless and sE declare elected the
person having the greatest number OF votes IN the
whole district. little sfeatest number of votes be
equal foftwo or more persons the officers attending
shall decide to which Of them til il give the GER
tcate of election and if the votes Of said officers be
equal aso they shall decide forthwith by lot to whom
such certificate shall be given notice OF said elec-
house where the meeting is held In case of special
elections to supply vacancies, the time for the meet
ing of the returning officers shall be earlier if requi-
red in the writ Of @ tna1 curing the
House of Representatives of the Confederate States
the officer conducting the election OF the Courthou
of the segeraf counties shall transmit the certified
statement of the result of the election in his county
herein above required, by mail prepayng the postage
thereons1 Secretary of the Commonwealth, with
fnwenty days after the commencement OF such eiess
ton.
s. 1t shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Com
monwealth, within thirty days from the commence
ment of any such election as is mentioned In the pre-
cedng sections examine the polls returned to him
Governor who shall declare and make proclamation
of the result and in case two candidates have
an equal number of votes for the office, the Gov
ernor shall decide by lot to whom the return shall be
given, and declare the result accordingly.
g. Be 1t further enacted that upon the receipt OF
any polls under the provisions of the ordinance (No.
99 passed December the 9th, 1861, the Secretary OF
the commonwealth shall perform the duties required
by law to be performed by the commissioners and
officers conduct the elections at the Courthouse or
by either of them, in the he is required
1b lie bod hzox, I'D hrvh hfrr
from the county district for which the election was
had and all other proceedings shall be the same as
in such cases.
T. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty
of the Governor of the Commonwealth to issue his
proclamation, giving notice to the qualified voters of
the State in the military service OF the State or OF the
Confederate States or who may be absent from the
county corporation of their residence because of
the presence of the public enemy. of their right to
vote for members of the General Assembly, by virtue
of the provisions OF the first second and fourth Sec
tions of the ordinance passed by the Convention of
Virginia (No. 99) the 9Th day of December 1861,
and also to all to whom it may concern, of the pas
sage of this and of the rights and duties forth
in its PROVISIONS and it shall further be his duty to
request the President of the Confederate States to
an order to all commandments OF camps, posts, and
detachments in command of Virginia troops, requi
ring them to give their aid in the due execution of
the ordinance aforesaid and of this
8. The result of the votes camps and the result
of the votes of persons absent from their countless
cities towns, by of the presence of the enc
my, shall be forwarded by MAIL when practicable, di
reeted to the Secretary Of the Commonwealth, when
required to be returned to said Secretary and directed
to the clerk of the county, city, town. when requi
red to be returned to the county, city town. The
officer conducting such elections shall forward the
suit and preserve duplicate of the result to be
forwarded verified by certificates of the officer and by
not less than two other disnterested persons.
8. This act shall be in force from its passage.
copy from the ros-teste
c. H. D. & K. of r. of Va.