Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-21

brigade, odering the electors to meet at |
certain time and place as follows: All the
commissioned and staff officers and all le
gal electors within the bounds of each bri
gade shall meet at the head quarters of the
commandant of brigade, and when met
the highest officer in command who is no
candidate shall preside. and shall take two
other electors present, who are not candi
dates, as Judges of said election: and also
one other elector, as clerk of the election
and the judges shall, between the hours oi
ten o'clock, A. M, and three o'clock, p
NJ, of said day, receive the ballots of the
legal electors; who res ide within the bounds
of said brigade, and the clerk shall enter
the name of such elector in book to be
provided for that purpose; and at the close
of the election the judges and clerk shall
count the ballots and compare the same
with the poll books, and shall forthwith de-
eide the state of the poll to the electors
present, and shall forthwith make out a
true copy of the same attested and signed
by said judges and clerk; which copy shall
remain in the hands of the clerk, for the in
spection of any legal voter wishing to ex-
anime the same, and until said Major Gen
eral is known to have been duly elected
and commissioned; but the original poll
book shall be forthwith sealed up and for
warded by mail to the Adjutant General,
who shall retain said poll book in his hands
for the space of fifteen days from the date
of said election, and if no notice is given
by some one or more legal electors of said
division, that he intends to contest said
election, then the Adjutant General shall
forthwith cause a commission to Designed
by the Governor to be forwarded to said
Major General elect. And when there is
no commissioned and. staff officers in any
brigade, the legal electors, who are liable
to do military duty in time of peace may
meet at the county seat of any county in
which they reside, and when met may
choose any four of the electors present who
are not candidates, three of whom shall
serve as judges, and the fourth as clerk of
said election shall in all respects, be con-
Quoted as herein provided.
Sec. 49,. Whenever there is any volun-
teer uniformed company situated so that
it is not convenient for the members there
of to meet and hold their elections at the
head quarters of the commandant of bri-
gade or county seat of the county in which
they reside, then such company may hold
their election at the most convenient place
where they usually parade, muster or drill,
and when met shall conduct their election
as near as may be, in the manner hereinbe-
fore provided: Provided, that any legal
elector under the provisions of this act,
may vote at such time and place, and with
the members of any volunteer or independ-
cut company for any Office above the rank
of captain if it shall appear to said legal vo-
ters to be the most convenient place.
ELECTION FOR BRIGADIER GENERAL.
Sec. 40. Whenever the office oi Brigadier
General becomes vacant, it shall be the duty
o { the Major General of the division to which
such brigade belongs, to order an election
by giving twenty days notice in
one more newspapers publis he'd within the
bounds of the brigade, bmt if there be no
newspaper published within the bounds OF
such brigade, then by causing notice TO he
posted up in five public places within the /!
bounds of such brigade, order irg the legal !
electors to meet at certain time, and at the /
usual places of holding elections, as herein /
before provided for, and when met said cleo /
ton shall be governed in all respects as here,
inbefore provided, excepting that the poll .
book shall be forwarded to the Ma ajor General
or commandant of division who ordered the
election instead of the Adiutant General, and
said Major General shall retain said poll book /
and if he is not mott fled by any one more
legal voters of said brigade within len days
from the date Of SAID election, that he or they
intend contesting the said election, he shall |
certify the same to the Adj djutant General,
W no shall Immediately caus commission to
be forwarded TO said General elect.
ELECTION FOR FIELD AND COMPANY OFFICERS.
Sec. so. Whenever the Office of Colonel,
Lieutenant Colonel, Majors, Captains, or
hecome vacant, COM
pany, squadron, battalion or eglment created
3rigadier General of said brigade Immediately /
o give at least ten days notice, within the
pounds of such company, squadron, battalio on
,r regime mt, or brigade, by advertising III two
newspapers, or causing Lotice to be set up in
i've public places, notifying the electors
meet at a certain time and place and proceed
o elect the officers named i'll said notice,
which said election shall be conducted in all
espects as hereinbefore provided; Provided,
That the poll book shall be forwarded to the
'rgadier General, or cUmmandant of brigade
Who ordered The on, instead of the Ma.
or General, and said Brigadier General shall
etan said poll book, and il MT notified by
ne more legal electors. that they intend to
ontest said election, within ten days from
he dale of such election, said BrigadeI Gen =
raj shall certify the same to the A1iutant
ion to be forwarded, according to law; Pro- s
ided, That poll books may be forwarded to {
'rigadier Generals, only by private convey :
nee.
REFUSING ELECT MAJOR GENERALS.
Sec. 81. Whenever an election is ordered :
Or Major General, according to the provisions
{ this act and the electors of said divisions
ba II refuse or neglect to elect sal Ma jor Gen
raj, or elect person who shall refuse to
srye, the Governor or comma nder-in chief
hall appoint and commission NJ sjor Genelal s
n snid division; but if no competent person e
an be fvuEd who shall serve within the r
ounds of said division, then the Governor. :
rough the Adjutant General, shall attach :.
le several brigadeS composing such division, u
, other adjoining and convenient divisions,
nd each Major q e neral thus having or a
ore b igades attached to his division, shall 6
e notified forthwith by the Adjutant General, "
nd said newly attached brgades shall then d
,rm q part of said division, and shall be gov D
ad nd led he Maj