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

10 authorize the qualified voters Of Inc CON-
monwealth, who msy be in tho military
service of the State or tie CuEfpd, ate
States, to vote for members Of the Gene; d..
Assembly within their encsmpmenis; ard
authorizing the General Assembl y to make
such laws as may DO requisite to give the
qualified voters In tho military service OF
the State or thu Confederate States, On the
day of sny election under, tho Oonstitu
ton, the right to vote within their en-.
canpuouts at such elecLions, and author-
iziug the citizens Of any county or corpc-
ration, abscGt thsrefrOm because CT tho
presence of the public enemy, who would
be qualified to vote for members Of tho
General Assembly, in such county or COZ
porston, to voto at any general or Special
election for members Of the General a.
s,mbly fur their counties or corporations,
Passed December 6, 1861.
|. l}h It ordained, TINT tho qualified voters.
Of this Commonwealth, who may BE- in Inc
military service Of tho State or Ct tho Con-
federato States on tho day ofany gcleral or
special election for the General Assembly,
may vote in said elections al such place or
places within their encsmpment as tLn COM
mandor nj such encampment shall Designate:
whether the said eucampment shall bu with.
Ia tho limits Of tlis State or not.
2. Fos each p!ncs Of eoiirg the commander
Of tho encamPnan! shsll appoint supsrln-
tendsut, three commissioners, snd as many
clsiks rs ahsll be necessary, " 60, after rcing
fret duly sworn BY him. shall perfAm tho
duties required Of. and he liable to the penal
ties imposed upon, such officers, by ,hu cleo
ton laws ofthe State. The said commission
srs ahsll opnn polls for the counties and cor
pora,ions Of the State from which tac.a msy
no voters i'll t!.o said uacampment DESIRING to
vote. The qualified voters who present
Themselves to exercise tho Eight OF suffrage,
shall he each asked to ns,n9 the couuly or
corporation Of his rcsdence. and shall BIO al
lowed to vote to represent the county in
which no resides, aud bis nane shall DO
headed in tho poll book opened for his county
or corporation.
When the polls taken as aforesaid shall be
closed, tie commissioners holding said cleo
lion shall make certified statement of the
result Of tho election In such encampmen.
for each county for which poll war opened.
and sbsll delivor tho satenl, n so made aud
tho poll book to the commander OF tho en-
campment, who shall forthwith appoin. sGrna
person whose duty it shall to take tbs p,ll
book and the statement OF the result TO the
courthouse of the county for which said elec-
ton wss held, and to deliver tho same to the
officer condr citing the el,ction ct the court.
house Of said county; bat Il said county is in
possession Of tho public enemy, then to
deliver the Same to the SECRETARY of the
C commonwealth. All other proceedings
shall DO the s.me as prescribed by the cleo
ii Ia laws Of the State.
8 Power is hare.y given the GoneyslAs-
ssmbiy to make such laws during tie EXIT.
ing war botweon the Conf-derste S,atos md
the President of Tho United States, Nh l1sY bs
requisite 10 authorize tie qualified waters Of
the Common wealth, who may b. IN the mill
tary service Of the State on the Ghy Of auJ
elet ton under tic Constitution, to vote win
n their encampment q: such elsctlon.
4. The citizsrs Of any county or corpora-
tor. absent therefrom because Of the pre-
sence of the public enemy, who would be
qualified to vote for members Of tho General
Assem5ly in such county or corporation,
may, duliog the continuance Of the present
war, vote at any general or specisl election
fsr members Of tho General Assembly for
their counties or corporations, at tho court
house Of any county or corporation N the
Stste where they may happen to be en- the
day Of said election; and Yo:urns shall be
made and certificates given in the mode now
prescribed by law. April lo-eHtds