Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-11-15
gSsr,ssf;oon iloairsEsmDefs Of Congress.

es.,sssas sEleetioa Efor EsmDsss of Congress.
,rzBs it Rssc1ped, ,,by5he Senqteapd House Of
REPRESENTATIVES aoto met and sattlng IN Gen
erI Assembly, That, 90 election of four Mem
bersof the House Of Representatives,, N the
Congress If the United States, for this State,
: asasstali held, ,aud the samA is hereby order
to be held on ~ EDNESDA1 ,the twen-
ty-second day, of November TO be con-d
Quoted By tho same aManagess and O., in the
saiae manner as the last election for mem
S.; sbs,s Of the General Assembly; and the per-
son nfhaving the greatest number of votes in
izaSy Congressional District, shall be the Rep
rsseutatiYe of that District tho Congress
Of the, United States Easzsa 4 s.sgs
..-,..s2. That the said Managers OF aElectieMns M
throdghout the State shall give public no.
tice Of such elections, and on the day indica-
SO tad shalT open separate polls at their respec
g. tive precincts, for eachcof said etiebsfaud
shall conduct the same in all respects 10 ,ac;
q scordahees With tho laws and nsages OF thus
5sS2SeS eState.S1- s5iif sSSGs@ y s--'-t@
E. 49, 8. That Immediately after clasingths peils
then MANAGERS shall count the votes polled,
''@~ and after making returns thereof showing
the number Of votes polled for each person,
$50 Sshalr earthly the Same under their rhands ana
:, =. appniut; one of their number to carry suoh
cfsa' lots by them taken, and report the same to
~ the general meeting of the Managors of the
eDissrict; Nshich generalsmeeting shall be held
..,at the Court House of the District on the day
following The election, except that the Man
lszE ayers for the Election Districts Of Berkeley
So and Beaufort shall hold their general meet
.,t iIg att city Of Charleston and the-vitlage
-ss ofGillisonyille, respectively, on athctsecond
So, day following the election, 80 gra -.
" That the Managers, when 30 assembled
esAse- in genefnI meeting, shall keep an account,
in writing ,fofs the number of votes. which
~, each personsso voted for shall lhage, ard shall
also transmit to his Excellency the Pro-
visional Governor, with tho ballots, q dppli-
asssz este of the raid account: s.
egs ns5gT THAT the ssid Managers shall, -immedi,
=, .ateiy tersaia meetine, transmit the ballots
- by. them respectively; to; him, to Columbia,
2s safely and securely enclosed'in paper, scaled.
Scss and apprspriately endorsed, by messenger
ess to.besby them appointed fur thatpGfpose who
n she'll be; By them sworn to deliver. sana who
shall deliver the same, with the seals .pHbro-
- ken, to the Secretary of State at Columbia,
fs@S who shall ds,iYer them to his Excellency the
= Provisional Governor: ~. s:;s ~ =
6. That his Exeellency the Provisional
i, Governor is requested to cause the said re-
'lss turns to be publicly opened, exarnired and
~, counted IN his presence at Columbia by three
p, p. Or more Commissioners, obe by him, and
under his handand seal !, appointed for that
- purpose, and to aseertain the numb ber OF votes
80 given at tho said election for any person. end
what four. persons shall have respectively
the sreatest number of votes in the several
-, Congressional Districts. and to deposit the,
original poll Of each of said Districts in. the
@s office of she Secretary Of State; and alter
* = having ascertained that four persons are
e, elected, ,as before directed, he isrequestcd to
=. give notice, by proclamation that these per-
- sons have been duly elected Members of the
Is House Of Represent ntatives in the Congress Of
.1.Sssthe United States, ist,st g ~ -Sz;1'
II That the ,neasengeras hersin provided
,. shall be entitled to receive out of the Treasu
~ Of the Statea compensation equal to five
2aa> dollars per diem, and twenty cents per mile
.,ssas.goingsta and returning. from Columbia; and
> ssthe,numbcr,efda days aud nilrsstobc ascertain
ed by The Secretary Of stata whosshall certi-
fy pay bills therefor -,
.,;,-zs g. That the Clerks of the Senate and Of
the House of Rspres eptatives shall order one
thousand copies of these resolutions TO be
Immediately printed, and shall forthwith dis
-"'1s tribute the same to the Managers OF Elections
= throughout this State.
cess. gzssGsIN The HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
s,sse;s 81. 4 r.s,segIs al October n, 1865. -:
e.. - Resolosa, That the House do agree to the
SSs9s resolutions. ,-.s.s-... ~
aisse Ordered, That they be sent to thesssna.a
for concurrence. 'st- 'f-ig
rs,? by order: JOHN T. SLOAN, G. a; R..
In THE SENATE, October 81, 1865. :
Resolred, That Senate do concurin the
6 resolutions. -
=. ..,2.- Ordered, That. they be returned to the
80 House of Representatives. p
49, BY order: .. WM. E. MARTIN, @. S.