Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-25
The Election Order.
Ho'Rs FIRST MILITARY DISTRICT,
STATE OF VIRGINIA,
RICHMOND. VA. May 2l, 1869. J

The President OF the | nlIed states having
DESIGNATED Tuesday, the 9th day OF JqIy, lS69,
for submitting the "C0nsttution which was
framed by the Convention which met In lilch'
mond, Va, on Tuesday, the third day oil Dc
cember, SGT, to The voters OF SAID state, regis
istered at the date OF said SUBMISSION Tor rati-
| fcation or rejection and having directed that
| the provisions OF the said constitution, to WIT:
Here follows the test oath and disranchlse-
| ment clauses, On which separate votes are
| allowed, and which We have already published,
| 10 wit Clause lth, Section |, Article IL
and Section :, Article ILL.,
. 1t is hereby ordered
FmsT THAT an election BE- held in the
State of irgina ON Tuesday, the sixth day OF
,)ulv. 1869, at which election all registered vo-
tcrS Of said State may vote For Constitution
or AGAINST Constitution, 1.-THE provisions
submitted to q separate vote being excepted
and $50 on the same ballot may vote TOR and
elect members of the General Assembly OF said
State, and all the officers OF SAID State provided
FOR by the said constitution, and members OF
| Congress" as apportoncd by the ordinance
adopted by the Constitutional Convention, and
as hereinafter specified.
| At the same election the registered voters OF
the State may vote on scparat, ballots lor
clause 18th, Section |, Article Ill, oil the Con
stitution' or "Ags INST clause AN, Section l.
Article Ill, OF tho Constitution, and 'ior or
against Section :, Article II Of the ConStltu'
| ton. +
| SrcoNp.-ln pursuance OF the provisions OF
the second section OF the act OF CONGRESS al :
proved April -, 1869, (Pubc No. MIL that
'.thc Commanding General of the District OF
| Virginia shall cause the lists of registered vo,
| tiers of said State to be revised, emerged and
| corrected" il shall be the duty OF the Bo%rds
| of Registration commencing on Monday, the
| 18th day of June, and giving reasonable pubic
notice of the time and pac, thereof, to re- sc
for period OF ten days Exclusive OF Srldayl
the registration lists; and, unon being sat- SIZED
that any person not cntitcu thereto hes cen
registered, to stlike the name Of such person
| from the ISIS and such re,5on sh? ! not t3 en-
titled to vote. The Boar(' OF Registration
shall $50, during the same pei cd, add II such
| lists the names Of all persons who at that time
| possess the qua fcaions required by said act9,
| who have not already been res stored. In de-
Gliding who are to be stricken ION or added to
the registration lists, the Boards III be guided
| by the law of March >, 1861 and the laws sup
Elementary thereto, and their attention Is spe-
cially directed to the supplementary act oil
| July 10, 1867. At the close Of this session
| list of the names that have been added during
| the revision will be posted in al least three
| public places in the registration precincts, and
| five days thereafter second session OF the
Board will BE- held, and be continued for two
days for the purpose of reviewing the evidence
and deciding upon questions OF challenge aud
and other doubtful cases, and preparing copies
| of the lists for the commissioners OF election,
but no new names will be added ut tins session
unless it be shown to the satisfaction OF the
| Board that by reason OF sickness or other una:
voidable cause, the applicant was prevented
from attending at the proper time.
| TuIRD.--lt shall be the duty OF the Regis
trars, during the revision of registration, upon
the application Of any duly registered voter who
has removed or is about to remove permanently
from the precinct in which he was originally
registered, to furnish him with certificate
that he was so registered, and to note the Tact
in, and erase his name from, the registration
books at the precinct OF original registration.
] ITpon the presentation OF the aforesaid certlil-
cate to the Board of Registration OF the pre-
cinct of his new residence at any time during
the prescribed revision, the applican. will be
entitled to have his name entered in the list OF
registered voters for the said precinct.
Where the change Of residence Is only from
| one district to another Of the same county, or
from one ward to another ward OF the same
city, whenever during tho revision OF reglstra..
| ton certificate in such cases shall be applied
| for 10 the Board of Registration for the dis
trict or ward, the said board shall examine the
records in their possession, and IT such examl,
| nation shows that the applicant was registered
as stated, his name will be stricken from the
| list OF the precinct from which he has porma,
nently removed, and placed upon the list oil
the precinct for the district of ward oil ms now
| residence.
Where the change Of residence is from one
county or city TO another county or city, the
name and iulI description will be certified to by
the Board of Registration for the district or
ward in which the person applying tor the
change first registered, to the Board OF Regis
tration for the district or ward to which he has
removed The name OF such person will there
upon be stricken from the rolls OF the district
or ward with note of the cause, and copy OF
the certificate will be forwarded with the regis;
tration lists to the Military Commissioner and
Superintendent Of Registration, to be by HIM
| forwarded with the returns Of election to the
Assistant Adiutant General at these headquar-
tiers. Such certificates shall be held sufficient
evidence, when presented to the Board of Reg
| istration for the district or ward to which the
person has removed, that he is entitled to vote
IN that district or ward, and il presented dur,
| inc the revision OF registration, the name OF
such person shall be added to the registration
lists OF the precinct Of his new residence.
| FOURTH The Board of Registration shall
cause written or printed notices to be posted
in at least i've appropriate places, within each
unregistered district Of counties and wards OF
cities, designating the number OF days-thc
time and place when and where such REVISION
of registration will take place, and the length
OF time each day and inviting all persons quail,
flied to vote under the act OF Congress OF
March ,, 1867, entitled can Act to provide
| for the more efficient government OF The rebel
States and the acts supplementary thereto,
who have not been previously registered to ap-
pear before the Board for Registration.
FIPTIr The sessions OF the Boards of Reg.
istraion for revision Of the lists Of voters shall
be held for and in each registration precinct at
the central or most convenient point; and Tor
cities wherein a separate registration Is made,
in each ward, at such places as shall be deslg,,,
mated by the Board, OF which due notice shall
be given. 1t shall be the duty of the Regis.
trars tor each county and city TO proceed to
the places DESIGNATED in time to be present On
the day when such lists arc to be first opened