The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-11-03
Election for Members of CONGRESS-.

G1oCt1Ou IOI members OF congress.
~-.Esea RESOLVED, by TIE, Senate and House
q representatives, noar met and sitting ip
Members OF the House Of Representatives.
IN the Congress Of the United States, for
this State, shall be held, and the same is
hereby ordered to be held an wFDNES.
DAY, the twenty-second day of November
next; to be conducted by the same Mana
gers and In the same manner as the last
election fer members of the General AS
sembly; and the person having the great
est number OF votes in any Congressional
District, shall be the Representative Of that
District in the Congress Of the United
States.
2. That the said Managers of Elections
throughout the State shall give public
notice OF such elections, and on the day
indicated shall open separate polls, at their
respective precincts, for each Of said cleo
tlons, and shall conduct the same in all
respects IN accordance with the laws and
usages Of this State.
3. That immediately after closing the
polls. the Managers shall count the votes
pslled. and after making returns thereof,
showing the number of votes polled for
each person, shall certify the same under
their hands, and appoint one Of their mum.
voters, and the ballots by them taken. and
report the same to the general meeting of
the Managers of the District; which gene
raj meeting shall be held ut the Court
House OF the District on the day following
1he election, except that the Managers for
the Election Districts of Berkeley and
Beaufort shall hold their general meeting
at the city Of Charleston and the village OF
Gllhsonvllle respectively, on the second day
following the election.
4. That the Managers, when so assembled
IN general meeting, shall keep an account,
in writing, Of the number Of votes which
,1,,n
shall also transmit to his Excellency the
PROVISIONAL Governor, with the ballots, =
duplicate OF the said account.
5. That the said Managers shall, imme-
dlately after said meeting, transmit the
ballots by them respectively to him. to Co
paper, sealed and appropriately endorsed,
by messenger, to be hv them appointed
for that purpose, whc shall he BY them
sworn to deliver, and who shall deliver the
same, with the seals unbrohen. to the
Secretary of State at Columbia, who shall
deliver them to his Excellcney the prsv;.
slonal Governor.
+. That his Excellcncy the Provisional
Governor is requested to cause the said
returns to he publicly opened. examined
ana counted in his presence at Columbia,
py three or more Commissioners, to be by
h!n, and under his hand and seal, appoint
ca tor that purpose, and to ascertain the
number OF votes given ct the said election
Tor any person, and what four persons shall
have respectively the greatest number of
votes In the several Congress sional Districts,
and to deposit the original poll Of each OF
sald Districts in the Office Of The Secretary
OF State; and after having ascertained that
tour persons are elected, as before directed,
he Is requested to give notice, by procla-
nation, tnat these persons have been duly
elected Members Of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes in the Congress of the United
States.
4. Iha- the messengers herein provided
shall be entitled to receive out Of tie Trea-
sury OF the State q compensation equal to
hve dollars per diem, and twenty cents per
mile gong to and returning from Column
Dla; ana the number OF days and miles to
be ascertained by the Secretary Of State.
who shall certify pay-blls therefor.
.. Ihat the Clerks OF the Senate and of
the House OF Representatives shall order
one thousand copies of these resolutions to
DC Immediately printed, and shall forthwith
distribute the same to the Managers of
Elections throughout this State
IN THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
October 81, 1865.
Reso.ced, That the House do agree to the
resolutions.
Ordered, That they ba sent to the Senate
tor concurrence.
BY order: JOHN I. SLOAN, c. Ii. r.
IN THE SENATE October 81, 1865.
HeSo,red, That The Senate do concur in
the resolutions.
Ordered, That they be returned TO the
House Of Representative.
By order WM. E. MARTIN, C. S.
Nov 3
E.. e. JACKSON.
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