Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-05-05
AN ORDEN A N CE

To authorize the qualified voters of the Commonwealth
who may be in the military service of the State
the Confederate States, to vote for members of the
General Assembly within their encampments; and
authorizing the General Assembly to make such
laws may Prerequisite to give the qualified voters
In the military service OF the State the Conieder
ate States, On the day of any election under the
Constitution, the right to vote within their encamp-
ments at such elections, and authorizing the cti-
zens of any county or corporation absent therefrom
because of the presence of the public enemy, who
would be qualified to vote for members OF the Gen.
eral Assembly, in such county corporation, to
vote at any general special elections for members
of the General Assembly for the counties or corpo-
rations
Passed December 6, 1861.
1. Be it ordained that the qualified voters of this
Commonwealth, who may be IN the military service
of the State of the Confederate States the day OF
any general special election for the General As
sembly may vote in said elections such place or
places within their encampment as the commander at
such encampment shall designate, whether the said
encampment shall be within the limits of this State
or not.
2. For each place of voting the commander of the
encampment shall appoint superintendent, three
commissioners and many clerks as shall be neces-
sary, who after being first duly by him, shall
perform the duties required of and be liable to the
penalties imposed upon such officers by the election
laws of the State The said commissioners shall open
polls for the counties and corporations of the State
from which there may be voters in the said encamp-
ment desiring to vote. The qualified voters who pre-
sent themselves to else the right of suffrage shall
be each asked to name the county corporation of
his residences and snail be allowed to vote to
sent the county in which he resides, and his name
shall be headed in the poll book opened for his county
or corporation.
When the polls taken aforesaid shall be closed,
the commissioners holding said election shall make
certified statement of the result fthe election in such
encampment for each county for which poll was
opened, and shall deliver the statement so made and
the poll book to the commander of the encampment,
who shall forthwith appoint person whose duty
shall be to take the poll book and the of
the result to the of the county for which
said election was held and to deliver the 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 to the secreta-
ry of the Commonwealth. All other proceedings shall
be the same prescribed by the election laws of the
State.
3. Power is hereby given the General Assembly to
make such laws during the existing between the
Confederate States and the resident of the United
States may be requisite to authorize the qualified
voters of the Commonwealth, who may be in the mil
under the Constitution, to vote within their encamp-
ment at such election,
4. The citizens ofany county or corporation. absent
therefrom because of the presence of the public enc
my, who would be qualified to vote for of the
General Assembly in such county or corporations NAV
during the continuance of the present war; vote al
any general or special election for members of the
General Assembly for their counties or corporations
at the Courthouse of any county corporation in the
State where they may happen to be the day of said
election: and returns shall be made and ce tificates
given in the notice now prescribed by law.
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