The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-07-05
A PROCLAMATION
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IsHAM G. HARRIS, GOVERNOR OF
TENN ESSEE.

To the Shcrls, Coroncrs and other civil officers of
the State of Tennessee, and TO the officers in
command of troops from said State, either on
duty or in hospitals
WHEREAS, q vacancy for Congress ln the Nth
Congressional District Of IenuCss e. has been uC-
cusioned by the death of Hon. David N, CuTm,
YOU are therefore commanded to open and hold
am election ON THURSDAY, tie eighteenth day
of August, eighteen hundred and slNty-lour 900 all
the voting places i'm your respective counties, and
iu the camps of the army aud no such other points
as Tennessee soldiers may be ON duty or in hos
pita, on the day of election, in pursuance of an
act of Congress, entitled " An Act 90 provide for
holding elections for Representatives in the Con-
grcss Of the Confederate States in the State OF
Tennessee" approved May lst 1868, and an act
amcudatOry thereof, approved June 9th, 1864, for
the purpose VI filling said vacancy and due return
thereof make to mo according toll law. In tcstImo-
nvwhereof
l-.-J !, ISHAM G. HARRIS, Governor of
: L S. Tennessee, have hcreunto set my hand
49,. and caused the great seal Of the State TO
be affixed, this the 2ith day Of June, A. D? 1884,
iSHAM G, HARRIS.
BY the Governor;
JE. r. RAY, Secretary ofStote
5- Tennessee papers copy Proclamation til
election.
AN ACT to provide for holding elections for Rep
rcscntativcs in the Congress Of tho Confederate
States in the State Of Tennessee.
Tbo Congrcss If tbc Confederate efotos Of Amor
Co., I, enact Tint in tbc State of Tennessee. cleo.
lions far REPRESENTATIVES, in ibc Congrpss of fine
Confoleroto stalos. shall he by General ticket fr
.,;I st,to and o,., ,ofcr sbaIl l., cpftI,l I'm one
,;tt ,f.i,,i,,,, i,, ,,,,s If ,,,o ,,ora4, Far ,och
G.ros,j,,,ol Distrfct IN soil state! and G.a mon.
, r,ooi.in,, tI,c rr,oiost nurbor If yotos or tbo
,ato ~ t,c Stoto hoII bc con,,nisgi,rol ms
I,,,,r,.,,.,ti,.o ~, tIo goyo,,o, If soiJ Ct,tc
Spc o Sncb clection sboIl he hold in snil stotc
,,, G, G,yt TbTrsdo,,i In Ar,,,st nc,t and In coct
,oc,,,l wan. tLcrc,rtgr Irrin5, the war
grr p srcb elections sLoil he .o IeIl nv, tbo or
gcors optLoritios ar rorson. oprointrd mr. provi-
JoI ~, tbo Iavs or said St,fc f'r tbo rprodso ol
boinp such elections. and MT tbo uInec! uro,i,IoI
TO hold elections for members of the most pumcr.
Gus branch Of the State LEGISLATURE
SEC. T. Such elections shall be conducted accor-
ding TO tbe mode prescribed bv tbe laws If soiJ
State. except SO far as the same are modified by
this act.
SEC. D. In such elections every citizen of the
Confederate States who shall be qualified to vote
fora member Of the most numerous branch of the
State Legislature of said State. shall he entitled
to vote at the place or places in said State at which
ha would be entitled TO vote in an election for sueh
member of such Legislature.
Sec. @. But in ease such citizen shall bo i'm the
military service of the Confederate STATES. or In
case he shall be driven from his home by the occu-
patton of his country by the public enemy, or by
the movements of his troops. or in ease the cleo.
lions cannot be held at Che usual places of HOLDING
elections, by reason of such OCCUPATION or move
monts then such citizen shall be allowed to vote at
any place Of voting in said State. or I'm the canlpg
Of the army, as hereinafter provided.