Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-05-26

j., o,So ftba alecto OF Governor. The officers con
duc.ng the election at oe Court houses VI sne es o q
ar rst named in the law describing such
districts which MAJ be in ths possession vi po"
er of the public enemy on q certA'i 10y "ioL v
appointed by law for the commencemsetoi VI S"eh eieo
tIon which certain day, IN the case OF e.u
from district OF Il delegate, snail be the eiSh'h vi
senator shall be the twelith and of Representative
in Congress shall be the fifteenth after sucn eon %
| mencement They shall compare the returns ,oin
their respective counties, ana shall declare eiecteo ~
,erson having the greatest number OF Votes IN 'n'
whole district. 1t The greatest numner oI'Vo'es '
go nal for two or more PERSONS the officers attending
snail decide to which of them they Will give inc ct
tlcate OF election and ii the votes OF said oticeIs be
eaual also shall decide forthwith by let TO wnon
such Gel ticate shall be gwen notice OF salu eec
J,on shall forthwith given at the door o the Court
ouse where the meeting IS held In case OF speciai
elections supply vacancies, the time or the meet
ing of the returning officers shall be earlier IL requ
red in the writ of election provided, that during The
Existing war; all elections for members OF the
douse OF RepI Iesentatives OF the Confederate State
The officer conducting The election OF the court hou
es of the several counties shall transmit the certified
statement of result of the election IN his county
neren above required by mail prepayng the postage
thereon to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Win
twenty days after the commencement OF such eec-
| ion.
s. 1t shall be the duty of the Secretary Of the Com
monwealth, within thirty days from the commence
ment OF any such election is mentioned in the pre-
ceding sections to examine the polls returned to him
as aforesaid and certify the state of the same to the
Governor, VINO shall declare anC make
OF the result and in two candidates nave
an equal number of votes tor the same otce the Gov
ernor shall decide by lot 10 whom the return shall be
| gwen, and declare the result accordingly.
o. Be 1t further enacted, that upon the receipt OF
any polls under the provisions OF the ordinance NO
yy passed December the 9th, 1861, the Secretary OF
the Comm shall perform the duties required
1 by law to be performed by the commissioners and
officers conduct the elections at the Court house. or
oy either them, the same manner he is required
oy law in such polls had been received by HIM
| thn.
had and all other proceedings shall be the same
| III such cases +s.
| T. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty
! of the Governor of the Commonwealth to issue his
proclamation, giving notice the qualified voters OF
the State the military vice of the State or OF the
ontederae States, or who may be absent from the
county corporation of their residences because OF
the presence OF the public enemy, of their right TO
vote for members OF the General Assembly, by virtue
of the provisions of the first second and fourth see
lions of the odinance passed by the Convention Of
| Virginia No 99) on the 9TH day OF December 1861.
and also to ali to whom 1t may concern, of the pas
sage of this and of the rights and duties forth
in PROVISIONS and shall further be his duty to
request the President OF the Confederate States to Is
order to all commandments of camps posts, and
detachments in command of Virginia troops, reqni
ring them To gave tnelr aid ia tue due execution oi
he ordinance aforesaid and Of this act. -, q,
s. The result of the votes camps and the resu 1t
If the OF persons absent from their counties,
cnies or towns by reason OF the presence of the
my, shall be forwarded by mail, when practicable, d.
| rected to the Secretary OF the Commonwealth when
required be returned said Secretary and directed
to the clerk OF the county, city, town. when requI
red to be returned to the county, city town. The
officer conducting such elections shall forward the
silt and preserve duplicate of the result % be
forwarded, verified by Certificates of the officer by
not less than two other disnterested persons.
9. This act shall be In force from its Passage.
"A copy from the rols-teste
G. H. d. Il K OF K. OF Va
AN ORDINANCE
,fioAv of he Oyypat
who may be In the military service ot the State or
the Confederate States, to vote Tor members OF The
General Assembly within their encamEments; anu
aui horzing the General Assembly to make sucn
laws as may be requisite to give the quahed voter
tue Military OF the State OF the Ooniedel
ate States, tn day of any election under the
Constl uton, The rghI vote within their encamp
menus al such elections, and authorizing the citi
OF any eounty'or corporation, absent thereirom
because of the presence OF the public enemy, who
would be qualified To vote for members OF the Gen
erai Assembly, such 0unty or corporatlon To
vote at auy general special elections or members
of the Geaeral Assembly for the counties corpo
rations.
Passed DeceInber g., 1851
1. Be ordained that the qualified voters OF this
Commonwealth, who may be lii the military service
vi the state OF he Confederate States ON the day OF
ani general special election for the General AS
seubly, may IN said elections at such place o.
places wlthln their encampment as the Commander al
such encasnpment shall designate, whether the SAID
encampment shall be withifi the limits OF this state
or not.
9. For each place of voting the commander of the |
encampmen shall appoint superintendent, three |
commissioners and many clerks as shall be neces
acy who, after being first duly sworn by hlm, 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 shah open
polls for the and corporations of the state
from which There nav be voters in the said encamp-
desiring to vote. The qualified voters who pre-
themselves to else the right of suffrage shall
each asked to name the county corporation of
residence, and shall be allowed to vote to repre-
sent the county in which he resides, and his name
shall be headed in the poll book opened tor his
or corporation.
When the polls taken aforesaid shall be closed,
the holding said election shall make
certified statement of the result ofhe election III such
encampment Tor each county for which a poll was
opened, and shall deliver he statement made and
The poll book to the commander of The encaInpment
who shall forthwith appoint some person whose du;y
II shall be to take the poll book and the statement OF
he result house of the county for which
said election held and 10 dellve the to the
officer conducting the election at the cOurth house OF
said county; but If SAID county in possession of the
public enemy then deliver the to the secreta
~ of the Commonwealth. All other proceedings shall
be the prescribed by the election laws of the
State -
8. Power is hereby given the General Assembly TO
make such laws during the existing war between the
Confederate States and the President of the United
States may be requisite to authorize the qualified
of the Comm ealth, who may be 10 the mil
ary service of the State the day of any election
under the Consultation, to vote within their encamp-
ment at such election,
f. The citizens ofany county corpoT alton, absent
heretrcm because OF the presence of the public
N.Y. who uld be qualified to vote for bers OF the
General Assembly in such county corporation, may
during the continuance of the present war, vote at
anv general or special election tor members of the
General assembly for their counties corporations
the Cou thouse any county corporation IN the
State where they may happen to be On the day OF said
election and returns Shall be i.ade and ceI tcates
gwen In the notice now prescribed by law-[ap2s5ts
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