The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-18

subscribed the amnesty OATH shall be entitled to vote In
the county where they respectively reside but no sol
the time OF his enli61aaent shall be allowed TO VOTE
Eosrth-The amnesty oath may be taken and sub
scribed before any commissioned omcer-cvil military
military officer Of loyal State or Territory, who by
the laws thereof is qualified to administer oaths The
officer administering the oath is authorized and required
on request give to the person taking certified copies
thereof II is administered to all persons applying at
the different military posts s in this saS %pa1os ase
pardon where the party is excepted from the
general amnesty and needs special pardon
ties provided they shall have respectively taken the am
nesty OATH OF the inability or absence OF any
judge in any county, his neglect refusal to act then
the Clerk of the Circuit Court provided he shall have
taken the amnesty OATH shall distribute the poll books
and appoint for the different election precincts IN tnelr
several counties three inspectors or judges OF the eec
on who shall have taken the amnesty OATH 10 hold SAID
election who shall conduct the same as near as may
in conformity with Of this State as they existed
prior to January 1861 The inspectors of the different
precincts shall, as possible after the election
count the votes and make and sign certificate OF he re-
suit OF the election at said precinct and one OF hem 10 be
determined by lot II not otherwise agreed upon shall con-
yey and deliver without unnecessary delay the said cer
cate the poll book and ballots to the Judge OF Probate OF
the county or to the Clerk of the Circuit Court which
ever OF them may have appointed said inspectors The
Judge or clerk receiving said certificates poll books and
ballots shall thereupon, without unnecessary delay call
to his assistance two respectable inhabitants having the
qualification of voters and shall publicly count the votes
and compare with the poll books They shall make and
sign certificates OF the result of the election in their
county, and furnish to each person elected Of said
certificates The judge clerk shall also transmit by
mail, prepayng the postage, properly enveoped and ad
dressed to the Provisional Governor Tallahassee
OF said certificates together with the ballots and poll
books Of the several precincts he shall convey the
said certificate poll books and ballots properly enveoped
and addressed as Aforesaid, to the nearest military post
and deliver the 10 the commander be forwarded
to this Office
The counties in which there neither qualified Judge
OF Probate nor qualified Clerk of the Circuit Court
IN which they may neglect refuse TO act the qualified
voters hereby authorized to assemble at the county
site and in Dade county at Indian Key, and elect the
judges of election who shall have taken the amnesty
OATH and who shall hold the election count the votes
and give to the person elected certificate Of his election
One of them TO be agreed on or determined by lot shall
also send by mail convey to the nearest military post
aforesaid, duplicate certificate Of the election and
the poll books and ballots to be forwarded to this office
aforesaid.
No shall act as an inspector or Judge the cleo
ton who shall not have previously taken the amnesty
OATH and other oath shall be exacted Of said judges
inspectors but their personal honor will be considered as
pledged for the faithful and honest performance of their
duties.
Sisth-The commander of the military department Of
the State has, in the absence OF mail facilities, gener
ousy ordered the officers and soldiers under his CON-
mand TO aid and assist in the distribution of the poll
books and this proclamation and In receiving the re-
turns Of the election and forwarding them to this Office
Sevenh-That the delegates who shall be elected as
aforesaid shall assemble in convention at the city OF
Tallahassee, at twelve O'Clock Wednesday, the 25th
day of October, A. ID. 1885, and elect President and
other necessary officers and proceed to the discharge or
their duties The convention will be the Judge of the
clio ton Of their respe tive members.
has issued general order directing that United States
transport steamer shall leave Key West on Wednesday,
the 18th of October and touch at Tampa Monatee and
Cedar Keys her way to ST. Marks and that anoth r
steamer shall leave Pensacola Saturday, the 2lst
bound for the same port touching at Apalachicoa and
another shall leave Enterprise the st. Johns river
on Friday the 2Oth bound to Jacksonville, tou hing ut
the various points The river and another shall lee 70
Fernandna Friday the Goth, and st. Augustine on
Saturday. the 2ls bound to These steamers
will convey the delegates elected free of charge except
for their LODGING and meals
Eighkh-A constitution, republican in FORM having
been made altered amended and adapted to the
order of things the convention will provide by sched
ule, for the election Of Governor and neral Assem-
bly, and for the reorganization Of permanent State gov
eminent
Ninth-By the operations and results of the war
slavery has ceased TO exist in this State II cannot be
revived Every delegates TO the convention, in
taking the amnesty OATH takes solemn oath to support
the freedom OF the former slave The freedom intended
is the full ample and complete freedom OF citizen OF
the United States This does not necessarily include The
privilege Of votDg but does include the idea Of full
constitutional Of future possession and
enjoy men The question Of his voting is an open qnes-
tion-a proper subec, for dscussonand is to b, de-
cded question Of sound policy by the convention TO
be called.
Tenh-Upon the establishment Of republican form of
State government under constitution which guarnn-
toes and liberty to all the inhabitants alike with
out distinction Of color tbre will longer exist any
imp dment the way Of restoring the State to ts proper
states whereby Ns people will be entitled to protection
by the United States against invasion, nsurrection and
domestic violence.
Given at Tallahassee Florida this 23d day Of August,
1855 WILLIAM MARVIN, Provisional Governor.
SAMUEL J. DouoLE Private Secretary.