Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-05
ProcIamatIon BY the Governor.
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~IArr OF TESNEssEE- B1KcTTlY \ DEfA EIMEST.
NASHVILLE, Jane ~ 1885. !
YVksrea.. The state q Tennessee has long been
,yEhszs 6 representation Ia tbs CUagrcss Of the
Ugited Ssalss aad has had only partial FeProsen-
alton Eiuos Che bagnninR Of the war; and whereas
- lsal rsrls a tha state have e. the ballot hex
nd II many 0lher ways, expressed thsir desire to
!slEarge their dutsz citizens Of tbs United Stses
+ Azsrics- ard did, the 4tA day Of March 1855
choose and elecl Legislature Of the Stste Who
have duly assembled under The Constitution and
ava Of the stsse and have fully recognized she
SS.e GovsEIusai, and haye sieCted two Senators 70
TIE Congress q thc United States, and have BY iheiF
ac1 81 Juae 2 1855, EppoTtOnsd the representation
3 Is State IA the COnErssa Of the United States
TheTsE0Fs, l. william G. BroNnlow, Governor Of
las SSste u Tsahsssse do bsTUby s0muiahd the
shsFas q o1rgBeFs Of the several counties Of The
Sats q Tennessee - open and hold an election at
al The places Of holding elections IN their respective
couutiez on Thursday, ths third day Of August
aszt for he parPOse Of eiectng representatives in
ihs CuugrsSs u the United States according 30 the
proylsiCns u tie said set q June eth, 1853
AEd whereas, since the election Of tho present
GeAsrsl Assembly, the following vacancies have oe-
carrcd IN the representation thereof via
IL he Senatorial District composed Of the eofn-
sas q johnson. Garter Washington and Sullivan,
caused by the resignation Of the Hon. h r. Bother
In the Senatorial District composed Of the eoan.
LES Of Knox and ROaus, caused by the resignation
# the Hon Samuel Z. Rodgers
Ia tho Senatorial District competed Of the couH-
LIS Il Bedford and MArhhsll caused by the fsslg.
aktion Of the Hon w. n, WiseneT;
IL the Senatorial District composed Of the uoun-
lea % HKFdia, McGGiry and HKr&smEB, caused By
ne resignation Ct the Hon. Fielding Horst
In the Heuse Of Representative from the county
II Gijos caused BY me resignasi0H ef the Hon das
r DilIsnj
Prom the county Vi stewart, caused by the rvsg
uatioa Of the Hon james Wo0asj
Ftclu the county Of Hsnry, esnssd by The non
aocvptaaVo u the Hon. Thomas CFHtchacldi
From tie oog4Ues Of Lincoln, Marshall and Giles
sSasea y ne non-scsePtsHce d The Hen. DAVID
MCGahey.
Therefore the sheriff OF ,orouers Of the sgveral
Cgunte iu Whieh sad Vacancies exist shall open
and hold said election fgT The purpose Of filing the
vacacies existing IN tbc representation II sid sew.
eFai ecEntses.
Aod whereas. the General Assembly I'D. the 3lh
Gsv Of June passed " "a act 70 bfnd the eisefiyF
franchise, which De- hereto annexed and made :
art gf this prorlamHti0s the said sherias spa tbt
a5gss Il said elections, and eli others, heFaby
s.ritiy enjoine3 10 enforce the pFoyisions aud re-
slr-tioIs declared ~ said set, and g. require tha
s7sEy yoteI shah be qualified 70 vote according t
'Ee same.
Ana wbsrea., The sid act provide That !
lsil BE- he duty Of the County Court Clerk in eacl
g1an.y 10 open and kseps registration Of voters BE-
32i. ABoa ptosE uEdeF cath, shall b. made that IN
voter Lalss within the provisions Of said set ssiS
Coaniy Court ClsfEs are hereby commanded, with
1d1 seiagr - if9eare 6 bound book, o. books 10
sEeh oo'L-ty, and b opan and keep the same -
reglstrztls8 q voters Of aid county, and shall far
aish = such persons may fall within the pFcvis
.gns 81 sad act eerthnsts Il feefstratiou, and NJ
pefzaA shsA te permitted b vote At said election
zIlh5ui sEcE cGriGCals
The l0il0Sing loriH Of csrsaea.s # resissfation i
respectfully recommended
state Il Tennessee,
County Of -
l A. B. Clerk Of The eoansy Court o
Ad e2unty d. hereby certify that proof under oasl
12s been uisde 6ef1re NE, that c. D. fail
within the Provisions n section Of an act entitled