Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-04-28
PROCLAMATIONS,
BY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
Il PROCZAMAIION.

By the Ordinance of the Convention and tho Law
ofthe Common wealth. it is prescribed that election
shall be held on the Fourth Thursday of May mex
being the 18th day of the month, for the following of
| GERS, tO-wit:
For the election of Governor Lieutenant Go vernon
Representatives of the Confederate States for eac
Congressional District in this State In these elet
tons the qualified voters of all the countless cities an
election DISTRICTS entitled to representation in til
Commonwealth, may vote at the several places of vo
ting prescribed by law; and also the qualified voter
who may be in the military service OF the State or
the Confederate States may vote at such place O.
places within their regiment as the commandant o
such regiment shall Designate whether such regimen
within the limits of this State or not the qualified
voters in any company battalion unattached il
detached SERVICE may vote in like manner and tht
quaife voters of any county corporation, absen
thererom because of the presence OF public enemy
may vote the court house OF any county corpora
ton in the State where they may happen to be on the
day of said election.
For the election of member of the Board of Public
Works for the Third District In this election the
qualified voters of the following counties entitled
to vote viz: The counties of Prince William Alex
andra, Fairfax Fauquier, Loudoun, Jefferson Clarke,
Warren, Page, Shenandoah, Hardy, Frederick, Hamp
shire, Berkeley, Morgan, Pendeton, Randolph, Bar
bour Upshur, tucker, Roans, Harrison, p-eston, Mo-
nongaa Marion Taylor, Braxton, Lewis, Doddridge,
Tyler, Wetzel Marshall, Ohio, Brooke, Hancock,
| kitchie, GiImer, Wood, Writ, Mason, jackson and
Peasants Also the qualified voters of any county
CORPORATION of said district absent therefrom
of the presence of the public enemy, may vote at the
house of any county corporation in the State
where they may happen to be the day of said cleo
tion
For the election of the Senators in the State Senate
the Glass; being the counties cities and elec
ton districts composing the first, third fifth seventh
NINTH eleventh, thirteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth,
nineteenth, twenty first, twentythird twenty fifth,
twenty seventh, twenty ninth, thrty tyGrst thirty
third thirty fifth, thirty thirty NINTH forty
first forty third forty fifth forty seventh forty
districts designated in the fourth section of the
fo,, of tha ft1ti, ooffh A,d
for the election of of the House of Delegates
for all the counties, cities and election districts the
State entitled to representation In these elections the
qualified voters who authorized in the cleo
ton of Governor, as hereinbefore designated al
so entitled to vote.
Therefore L, JOHN LETCHER, Governor of tbs
Commonwealth of Virginia, by virtue OF authority
vested in the Executive by law, do hereby proclaim
and make known that all the elections hereinbefore
mentioned shall take place on the day designated at
the places prescribed and the mode prescribed by
law and IN conformity to request made by the Pres
dent of the States has issued order to
all commandants Of camps, posts and detachments in
command OF Virginia troops, requiring them to give
their aid in the due execution OF the ordinance of the
Convention and of this act providing for these eec
tiOns.
By joint resolution of the General Assembly, pass
ed ON the 30th of March las it is provided that in
such of the counties of the Com 18th as are in
the occupation Of the publ enemy that the sessions
othe county courts canhot be held thern and commits
of election cannot bs appointed it shall he law
full should such counties be tenn pOrarlly otherwise
restored to control the next ensuing elections
and the county court shall not have time for any
Justice Of the peace to appoint commissioners of cleo
tions and such elections be held in
of the laws now in force
By an act passed the Oath Of March last it is pro-
vided, ssthat wherever by of the presence
power the pubic enemy no election can be held at
the court house of any county, it shall be lawful for
the commissioners free holders present and agreeing
commissioners at any regular place of voting
in said county, appoint conductor at such place,
if be present. who shall be vested with the
powers and take the oaths, be subject to the
same penalties and perform the same duties now
provided by law
Superin ntendents of elections at military posts who
may Be appointed to conduct any of said elections by
the number of voters who will probably be poled in
the election to be held by them will be furnished with
poll books properly headed and with extracts from the
laws necessary for their, direction and guidance.
The act of Assembly sto provide for voting by per-
sons in the military service and persons absent from
their respective counties, DO, passed 1863,
and the ordinance of the Convention referred to in the
act app nded to this proclamation. Officers civil
and military will be regulated by the requirements
therein prescribed.
(~l Given under my hand as Governor, and un-
! L. s. der the seal of the Commonwealth Of Virginia
tv. this 7th day of April, 1868, in the eighty
enth year of the Commonwealth
JOHN LETCHER.
By the Governor
GEO. W MUNFoRD,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.