The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-07-06

/ Iiy the Governor:
j. \. r. RAY, Secretary of State.
luz I'd.
lsg" Tennessee papers copy Proclamation til
election.


AN ACT TO provide for holding elections for Rep
rescnmtiyes in the Congress Of tho Confederate
States in the State of Tennessee
The Congress Of the Confederate States of Amer
lea do enact That il the State Of Tennessee, cleo
tions for Representatives in the Congress Of the
Confederate States, shall be by general ticket for
said State and odeh voter shall be entitled to ono
ticket containing The names Of ono person for each
Congressional District in said State; and the per-
son receiving the greatest number OF votes OF the
whole vote Of the State, shall be commissioned as
Representative by the Governor Of suid State
SIC 2. Such election shall be held in said State
ON the first Thursday in August next aud in each
second year thereafter during the war
SIC 3. Such elections shall be so held by the Of
fccrs, authorities, or persons appointed or provi-
holding such elections, and at the places provided
to ho.d elections for members Of the most numer
Gus branch of the State Legislature.
SEC I. Such elections shall be conducted accor-
ding to the mode prescribed by the laws Of said
state, except SO far as the same are modified by
this act,
SEC. 8, In such elections every citizen of the
Confederate States who shall be qualified TO vote
fors member Of the most numerous branch of the
State Legislative of said State, shall be entitled
to vote at the place places in said State at which
he would be entitled to vote in an election for such
member of such Legislature.
SEC 9. But in case such citizen shall be- in the
military service Of the Confederate States, or in
case he shall be driven from his home by the oeeu-
patton of his country by the public enemy, or by
the movements Of his troops, or in case the cleo
tons cannet be held at the usual places of holding
elections, by reason of such occupation or move
mcut', then such citizen shall be allowed to vote at
any place of voting in said State, or in the camps
of the army, as hereinafter provided
SEC Z. Such elections for Representatives shall
be held in tho camps of tho army within said State
as follows: In every nmy corps, division or com
maEd the Colonel Of each regiment, or other Off
Ger in command thereof, or the officer in command
Of any less body ON detached service, shall appoint
two judges and three clerks to open and hold such
election, who shall kold the same and make out the
poll books and returns under the same rules and
regulations AS If the same were opened and hello
at the usual places of holding the same in said
State, and shall allow all persons entitled to vote
therein,
SEC s. The returns Of such elections in camps
shall DC forwarded by the several commanding off,
GERS appointing the judges and clerks ~ aforesaid,
to the highest of in grade, and the senior of tho
grade from said State for which the sa no is held in
the onCambment OF army in which thOB3ame is held,
whose duty it shall be, at once to orW ard the Same
to the Governor of the State; or the samc may be-,
if more eonvcnisrt, forwarded by such command
ias officer directly to the Governor.
SIC o. In case the oTigencies Of tbl public ser
vice prevent the holding Of tue soC ions in any
camp under this Ct at tho time prov dcd by law,
tho same may be lod at any time within ten days
after tue preventing cause may cease; The time for
holding the same to DO fixed by the G'icer author
lied 10 appoint the judges and clerks.
SEc. TO- Such officer bah be auth rized to adj
minister the proper aaths q the judge aud clerks,
u thu y may ADM ulster tbs same to ~ Ii other,
SEC H. Every person concerned ia Holding such
elections shall tai an cath to support the COnst-
tutor Of tho Con ederBb States, and o discharge
his duty in boldiI sueh elections faithfully and
impmually.
Approved May lst, 1853