Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-05-19

BY THE GOVERsOR OF VIRGINIA.
Il PROGLAMAIION,

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| By the Ordinance of the Convention and the Iaw
of the Commonwealth, prescribed that elections
shall be held on the Fourth thursday of Nay next
being the 18th day OF the month"; for lne following OH
GERS, to-wlt:
For the election OF Governor, Lieussnan Governor
Representatives OF the Confederate States for each
Congressional District in this State In these cleo
tons the qualified voters of all the counties cities and
election districts, entitled TO representation in the
Commonwealth may vote at the several places OF vo
ting prescribed by liW and also the qualified voters
who may be in che military service Of the State or
the Confederate States, Inay at such place OF
places within their regiment the commandment o
such regiment shall desisnate whether such regiment
be within the limits OF this State or not the oualied
voters in any company or battalion unattached or in
detached service, may vote in like manner; and the
qualified voters OF any county or corporation absent
tneretrom because OF the presence of public enemy
may at the court house of any county or corpora
tion in the State where they may happen be the
day Of said election
| For the election of memba. IL tks Board of Public
Works for the Third District La this election The
qualified voters OF the following counties ere entltlee
itoyote, viz: The counGles OF Prince William, Alex
andrIa Fairfax, Eauquler Louioun, Jefferson Clarke
Warren, Page, shenandoah, Hardy, frederick, Aamp
shire, Berkeley, Morgan, Pendieton, Randolph Bar
bour, Upshur, TucKer, Roane, Harrison Preston Mo-
nongaiia, Mar9n, Taylor braxton, A4ewIs Doddridge
Tyler, Wetzel, Marshali, OHIO, Brooke, Hancock
| Kitchie Gumer, Wood, rt, Mason Jackson AND
Peasants. Also the eudIl1ed voters Of any county
corporation OF said d'strl absent tnererom because
lue preSeuCo enemy, may vote at
house of any county corporation in the State
where they may happen L be the day of said eec
ton.
For the election OF the Senator's in the State Senate
for the second Glass; being ne counties, cities and eec
ton districts composing n frst third, fifth, seventh
ninth, eleventh, thirteenth, fifteenth seventeenth
nineteenth, twenty frst wenty third, twenty fifth
twentyseventh, twenty nnth thirty first, thirty
third thirty fifth, hlrtysevenbh, thirty NINTH forty
rs forty third, forty th forty seventh forty ninth
districts designated in the fourth of the
fourth article OF the CONSTITUTE OF the State And
the election of members OF tae House of Delegates
for all the counties, cities and election districts the
State entitled to representation In these elections the
qualified voters who are authorized to vote in the eec
of Governor, herelnbetore designated, al
so entitled to vote
Therefore, L. JOHN LETCRER, Governor of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, by virtue of authority
vested in the Executive, by law, do hereby proclaim
and make known that ali the elections hereinbefors
mentioned shall take place on the day designated, al
the places prescribed and the mode prescribed by
law; and in conformity to request made by the Pres
den OF the Conf ederaue states, has issued an ordero
all commandants of camps posts and detachments in
command of Virg inia troops requiring them to give
their aid in the due execution Oh the ordinance of the
Convention and Of this act providing for these elec
| tions.
By Joint resol ution of the General Assembly pass
ed the 30th OF March last, it is provided rhat in
such of the counties of the Commonwealth in
the occupation of the public enemy that the sessions
ofthe county cannot be held thern and commits
of election cannot be appointeu it shall be law
ShOuIu Sucn cOunEeS De or 0tnerW1Se
restored to control the ensuing elections
and the county court shall not have time et for
Justice Of the peace to appoint commissioners of elec
tions and such elections held il
of the laws Ill force
BY passed the 24th of March last it pro-
yided, s'that wherever by of the presence
power or the public enemy no election be held at
the court house OF any county, it shall be lawful for
the commissioners free holders present and agreeing
act commissioners at any regular place OF voting
in said county, appoint conductor at such place
if be present, who shall be vested with the
powers and take the same oaths, be subject to the
same penalties and perform the duties now
provided by law. 20
Superintendents of elections at military posts who
may be appointed to conduct any OF said elections by
making requisions upon the public printer, statn,
the number of voters who will probably be polied in
the election to be aela By them wiz be urnisk sd with
pol books properly headed and with extracts from the
laws necessary for their direction and guidance.
The act of Assembly 'to provide for voting by per-
in the military secyce and persons absent from
their respective countie &c passed March 28h 1868
and the ordinance OF the Convention referred the
act app nded to thisproclam alton Oficers civil
and military, will be regulated by the requirements
therein prescribed.
L. }der the seal OF the Comm wealth of Virginia
wv this 7th day of April 1853, in the eighty sew
| enth year of the Commonwealth
| JOHN LETCHER
| By the Governor
| GEO. w. MuNFoRD,
| Secretary of the Commonwealth.