Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1865-11-10
ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF coNGRr.

ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
lie 1t Resolred, by the Senate and
Ho"sc OF Representatives., now met and
stthhym an General Assembly, That an c,cc.
ton OF four Members of the House y,
Representatives. in the Congress of the
United States, for this State. shall be held
and tn" same is hereby ordered to he held
on WEDNESDAY, the twenty.sccond dav
OF November next; to lie conducted NV
the same Managers and in the same man.
ner as the last election for members of the
General Assembly; and the person having
the greatest number Of votes in any Con.
gressional Dist ict, shall be the ReDresen.
tative Of that District in the Congress- of
the United States.
Q. That the said Managers of EIect;one
throughout the State shall give public
notice Of such elections, and on the d.v
indicated shall 'apcn separate polls, Mt their
respective p.esinc,s, for each of said elcc
tons, and shall conduct the Same in all
respects in accordance with the laws and
hsages Of this State.
.. That immediately after closing the
polls, the Managers shall count the votes
Polled, and after making returns thereof
lAaa"ing the numter Of votes polled for
each person, shall certify the same under
their hauds, anti0ppoint one of their mum
Der to- carry such returns, will, a Ii t of the
voters, and the ballots by them taken. and
report the same to the general meeting OF
the Managers Of the Dist'ic: which gen,
era' meeting shall he lcll at tire Court
House Of the District on The day following
The election, except that the Managers for
The Elecli':n Districts Of Berkeley am,
Beaufort shall h III their general meeting
mt the city Of Clilest II and Tin. villa oe 81
Gill.sonville respectively, on the second Jay
following the election.
! 4. That the Managers, when 50 assem-
; bed i'll general mte:ing, shall k cp an
account, in writing, of iLr nun',. Of votes
which each person. so voted fnr shall have,
| and shall also transmit to his Excellency
the Provisional Governor, with the ballots
duplicate Of the sail account.
s.. That the said Managers shall imme-
; dia!cly after sail meeting, transmit the bal
lots by them respectively TO him, to Co.
lumbia, safely and securely enclosed in "a
per, sealed and appropriately endorsed by
messcngI. to te 10y them appointed for
that purpose, who shall b.. by rhcm sworn
10 deliver, and WHO shnIl deliver The same
with the seals pnbroken, to the Serre,ary
OF State at. Co'umbis, who shall delivc,
them TO his ExceIlency the Provisional
Governor.
6. Thatltis Excellency the Provision al
Governor is requested to cause the said
returns to be publicly opened, examined
and counted in his presence at Columbia
hy three or more Commissioners, to be bv
him, and under his hand and seal, appoint
ed for that purpose, and to ascertain the
number Of votes given at the said election
for any person, and what four persons shall
have respectively the greatest number o.
votes in the several Congressional Districts
and to deposit the orginal poll of each O
said Districts in the Office of the Secretary
OF State; and after having ascerta:ned Ma
four persons arc. elvtetl, as before directed
he IL requested to. give notice, ty procla
nation that these persons have been dnl,
elected Members Of the House of Repre-
sentatives in the Congress of tho United
States.
Z: That the messengers herein provided
shall be entit:el to receive out of.ile Trea
sury of the State compensation equal I,
i've dollars per diem, and twenty cents pe
mile going 10 and returning from Colum
bia; and the number Of days and miles I,
be 'ascertained by the Secretary of State
who shall certify pav.bills therefor,
8. That the Clerks of the Senate and o
the House Of Representatives shall orde
one thousand copies of these resolutions t,
be Immediately printed, and shall forthwith
distribute the same to the Managers o
Elections throughout this Slate.
In THE House OF REPREsEErATIvEs,
ay October 27, 1865.
Resolved, That the House do agree to
the resolutions.
ORDERED. That they be sent TO the Sen
By order: JOHN T. SLOAN, c. II. R
IS. THE SENATE, October 81, 1865.
Resolved. That ihe. Senate do concur in
the resolutions, s.. :.
Ordered, That they be returned to the
House Of Representatives.
BY order: VIM. E. MARTIN, G.. 8. :,
Managers of Elections for Abbeyille
Disirict will read the above carefully and
hold the Election in strict aeeordanee with
these ifstructions.