Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-05-22
AN ORDINANCE.

To authorize the qualified voters Of the Common
wealth, who may be in the military service q
the State or the Confederate States to vote fol
members of the General Assembly within their
encampments 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. on
the day Of any election under the Constitution,
the right to vote within their nqampments al
such elections, and authorizing the citizens Of
any county or corporation, absent therefIom be-
cause cf the pressree Of the. public enemy. Whc
would be qualified to vote for members of the
General Assembly, in such county or corpora
ton, to tote at any general or special election
for members Of the General Assembly, for their
counties corporations,
Passed December 6, 1861,
l. Be it ordained, that the qualified voters 81
this gomtibhw ealth, who rlay .bs in the military
Seryise of the State or fthe Confederate States
81 the day q. ANY general or special election for
at ats sach p place or places within their encampment
as the commander at such encaGsRnent shall des-
icnsae wkstIfet tie said encampment shall be with
in the limits of this State or 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 being first duly sworn by
him, shalt perform the duties required Of and be
liable to the penalties imposed upon such officers
by: tbs election laws of the State. The said COM
lnissloners shall open polls for the counties and
corporation of the State from which there may
be voters in the said encampment desiring to vote.
The qualified votes who present themselves to ex-
ercise the light of suffrage shall be each asked to
name the county or corporation Of his residence,
and shall be allowed to vote to represent the
ty in which he resides, and his name s. ~, b.
headed in the poll book opened fei his county o,
corporation. :, .r....--
When the polls taken as aforesaid sballb be closed
the commissioners holding said election shall! maxi
certified statement Of .sne result Of the election
in such encampmeas FOR each county for which
poll was nrened, and shall deliver the statement
so maze and the poll book to the commander Of tn.
encampnent, who shall forthwith appoint some
-person whose duty it shall be to take the poll book
and the statement ofthe result to the courthouse
of the county for which said election was held ana
10 deliver the same to the officer conducting the
election at the courthouse of said county but il
aid county is in possession of the public enemy,
hen to deliver the same to the SECRETARY Of the
ommonwea TIL All other proceedings shall be
he same as prescribed by the election laws of the
tate.
8. Power is hereby given the General Assembly
make such laws during the existing war be
tween the Confederate States and the President o
the United States, as may be requisite to author
Isize the qualified voters Of the Commonwealth, who
maybe in the military service Of the State on the
day of any election under the Constitution, to VOTE
within beir encampment at such election.
4. The citizens ofany county or corporation
absent theref ON because Of the presence OF tn
public enemy. who would be qualified to vote fol
members of the General Assembly in such county
! or corporation, may, during the continuance o
the present war, vote at any general or special
election for members OF the General Assembly fO
| their counties corporations at the caurth0us
OF any county or corporation in the State wher
they may happen to be On the day of said election
and returns shall be made and certificates given il
the mode now prescribed By law.
April 9th '63 5w