Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-05-12
PkOILAMATlONS.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
Il PROCLAMAZZON.

By the Ordinance Of the Convention and the laws
OF the Commonwealth, 1t Is prescribed that elections
shall be held on the Fourth thursday OF May next
being the 18th day OF the month"; for the following OH
GERS, tO-wlt:
For the election of Governor Lieutenant Governor
Rep esentalves OF the Confederate States tor each
Congressional District in this State In these elec
tons the qualified voters OF all the counties cities and
election alstrcts entitled TO representation in the
Commonwealth, may vote at the several places OF vo
ting iescbed by LAWS and also the qualified voters
who may be in the military service OF The State Of
the Confederate States, may vote at such place OF
places within their regiment as the commandant Of
such regiment shall designate, whether such regiment
be within the limits OF hs State or not; the quained
voters in any company battalion unattached or in
detached service may vote in like manner and the
qualified voters Of any county corporation absent
therefrom because OF the presence oTthe public enemy
may vote at the court house OF any county or corpora
on in the State where they may happen to be 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 of the following counties entitled
10 vote, viz: The counties OF Prince William, Alex
andria, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun Jefferson Clarke
Warren, Page shenandoah, Hardy Frederick, hamp
shire, Berkeley, Morgan, PendleJOn, Randolph, Bar
bour, Upshur, Tucker R,ane, Harrison, Preston, MO-
nongalia, Marion, Taylor, braxton Lewis, Doddrldge
Tyler, Wetzef, Marshall, Ohio, Brooke, Hancock,
kltchie, Gilmer, Wood, Writ Mason, jackson and
Peasants Also the Sudiii led voters of any county
corporation of said dlstro absent therefrom because
OF the presence of the publ enemy, may vote at the
court house of any county corporation In the State
where they may happen be on the day OF SAID elec
ton
For the election of the Senator'S in the State Senate
for the second Glass; bciE the counties, cities and eec
districts posing ths first, third fifth seventh
ninth, eleventh, thIrteenth fifteenth, Seventeenth
nineteenth, twenty first, wenty-thlrd twenty-ntth
twenty seventh twenty ninth, thirty first, thirty
third thirty ffth thirty seventh thlrty-nlnth, forty
first fort third forty ittn forty forty ninth
districts design ated the fourth section OF the
fourth article OF the Constitution OF the State And
tor the election OF members OF the House OF Delegates
for all the counties and election districts
State entitled to representation In these elections the
qualified voters who authorized vote in the
on OF GoVernor, as hereinDetore designated, are al
so entitled to vote.
Therefore. /, JOHN LErCHER, Governor of the
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 a
the places prescribed and ia the mode prescribed by
law and in conformity to request made by the Pres
dent OF the Confederate ottes, mas issued order
all commandants Of camps, posts and detachments IL
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 the 30th of March last, it is provided that in
such of the Counties of the Commonwealth as are il
the occupation OF the public enemy that the sessions
0tthe county courts cannot be held hern and commits
of election b. appointed it shall he law
tuI should such counties be porarily OtherW
restored to control the next ensuing elections
and the county court shall not have time act for any
Justice Of the peace to appoint commissioners of eec
ons and cause such elections held in pursuance
OF the laws in force''
By an act passed on the 24h of March last it is pro
vided, ''that wherever by of the presence
power OF the pubic enemy no election can be held a
the court house OF any county, it shall be lawful fol
the commissioners free present and agreeing
10 act as at any regular place of voting
in said county, 10 appoint conductor at such place
If none be present. who shall be vested with the
powers and take the same oaths, be subject to tn,
same penalties and perform the same duties as nov
provided by law
Superintendents of elections at military posts whit
may be appointed to conduct any said elections b,
making acquisitions upon the public printer Stain.
the number of voters who will probably be poed i,
the election to be held by hem will be furnished will
poll books properly headed and with extracts from tn
laws necessary for their direction and guidance,
The act of Assembly "to provide for voting by per