Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-05-01
AN ORDINANCE,

To authnuize the Qualified voters Of the Common
wealth, who, may be in the military service o
! f1s5.Btsteon the Confederate States, to YoM 20
members of the General Assembly withsa thei
/ cncampments and authorizing the General AS
sembly 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, or
the day of any election under the Constitution
the right to vote swathM their encampmehts a
1 such elections, erc authorizing the citizens o
| any county or corporation, absent therefrom be
cause of the presence of the public enemy, wht
| would be qualified to vote for members of the
| General Assembly, III such county corpora
ton, to vote at any general or special electiou
for members Of tlle General Assembly, for til eli
counties or corporations,
Passed December 9, 1861, -
l. Be it ordained, that the qualified voters o.
this Commonw ealth who may be in the military
service of the State or of the Confederate State.
on the day of any general or special election for
at such place or places within their encampment
as the commander at such encampment shall des
ignate, whether the said encampment shall be with
in the limits Of this State 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 perforYn the duties required Of and be
liable to the penalIes imposed upon such officers
bv the election Laws ST the state. The said com
missioners shall open pg'ss for the counties and
corporations Of the State from which there may
be voters il the said encamr melt desiring to vote
The qualified votes who present themselves to ex-
ercse the light of suffrage shall be each asked to
name the county or corporation of his residence,
and shall be allowed to vo:e to repre- sent the
tY, in which he resides, and his name shall be
heade in the poll book opened for his county or
corporation.
When the polls ken as aforesaid shall be closed,
the commsslonetssh0lding said election shall max e
certified statement OF the result of the election
in such encampment for each county for wv hch a
poll was opened, and shall deliver the statement
SO made and the poll book to the commander of the
encampment, who shall forthwith appoint some
person whose duty it shall be to take the poll book
and the statement of the result to the courthouse
of the county for which said election was held and
to deliver the same to the officer conducting the
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
commonwealth. All other proceedings shall tie
the prescribed by the election laws of ,ete
State. &:
z. Power is hereby: given tie General Assembly
to make such laws during tltr existing srar be.
tween the Confederate States and the President OF
the United States, may be requisite to author
ize the qualified voters OF the Commonwealth, who
may be in the military service OF the State ON the
day of any election unaer tie Constitution to vote
within :beir encampmelt at such ele5tiou.
A. The citizeYfs of any county or corporation,
absent thereflor because of the presence at thu
public enemy. whos would be qualified to- vote for
members Of .the General Assembly in such county
or corporation, may, during the continuance a
the present war, vote at any general or special
election for members of the General Assembly for
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 election:
and returns shall be made and certificates given. in
the mode now prescribed by law.
April 24th '6S 5W