The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-10
Ele ction for Memebers
of Congress.

BE ~ heSCtOtG Wy tHe OeRdte ana
House of Representatives, nooc met and
sittiaa in .Generol AssemblN.: That an
election for Members of the House Of
Representatives in the Congress of the
United States, shall be held, and the same
is hereby ordered to be held. on WE'D
NESDAY, the twenty day of No
vembcr next; Etc be conducted by the
same Managers and in the same manner
as the last election for Members of the
General Assembly: and the person har-
ing the greatest number Of votes in,any
. Congressional District, shall he the Rep
rese ntative of that District in the Con-
eress of the United States.
2, That the said managers of elec:
items throughout the State shall give
pub ic notice OF such elections, and on
the day indicated shall open seperate
polls, at their respective precincts, for
each of said elections, and shall conduct
the same in all respects in accordance
with the laws and usagcs of this State. .
6. That Immediately after closing the
polls, the managers shall count the votes
polled, and. after making returns thereof,
showing the number Of votes pollcd for
each person, shall certify the same under
their hands, and appoint one of their
number to carry such returns, with a list
Of the voters, and the ballots by them
taken, anG report the same to the gcuc-
rail- meeting ofthc Managers Of the Dis,
,trict; which general meeting shall be
held at tie Court House of the District
On the day following the election, except
that the Managers for the Election Dis
tricts Of Berkely and Beaufort shall hold
their. general meeting at the city of
Charleston and the village Of Gillisonville
respectively, on the second day following
the election.
4. That the managers, when SO as
sembled in general meeting, shall keep
an account, in writing, Of the number OF
votes which each person SO voted for shall
have, and shall also transmit to bis Ex>
cellency the Provisional Governor,.with'
the ballots, duplicate Of the said ac>
count.
g. That the said Managers shall, inn
mediately after said meeting, transmit
the ballots by them respectively to him,
to Columbis, safely and securely enclosed
10 paper, sealed and appropriately en-
dors.d, BY messenger, to be BY them
sworn to deliver, and who shall deliver
the same, with the seals unbroken to the
Secretary of State at Columbia, who
shall deliver them to his Excellency the
Provisional Governor.
6. That his Excellency the Provisional
Governor is requested to cause the said
returns to be publicly opened, examined
and counted in his presence at Columbia,
BY three or more Commissioners to be
bv him, and under his hand and seal,
"sppoinssa for that purpose, and to ascer>
tain Che number of votes given at the
said election for any person, aud. for
what four persons shall have respectively
the greatest number Of votes in the sew.
eral Congressional Districts, and to de-
pesit the original poll of each ofsaid Dis
trie.s in the Office of the Secretary Of
State; and after baving ascertaincd that
four persons are elected, as. before di>
fccted, he is requested to give notice, by
proclamation, that these persons have
beer duly elected Members of the House
of Representatives in the Congress ofthe
United States.
Z. That the messengers herein provi-
ded shall be entitled to receive out of
tae Treasury of the State scompensation
equal to FIVE dollars per diem, and twen-
ty cents per mile going to and returning
from Columbia; and the number Of days
andlmiles to be ascertained by the Sec
fetary of State, who shall certify pay>bills
therefor.
g. That the Clerk of the Senate and
Of the House of Representatives shall Or
der one thousand copies Of these resolu.
tions to be Immediately printed, and
shalr forthwith distribute the same to the
Managers Of Elections throughout the
State.
In THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, !
October q, 1865. {
Resolued,. That the House agree to the
resolutions.
Ordered, That they be sent to the Sen>
ate for concurrence:
BY order: JOHN T: SLOAN,
g. H.. 3.
In THE SENATE, I
, ~. October 81, 1865.
i;esoLsa. That the Senate do concur in
the resolutions.
Ordered, That they be returned to the
House Of Representatives.
By order; WIN: N. MARTIN,
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