The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-16
Election Notice.

xuHEREAs. rae CONVENTION RECENTLY
w assembled at Nashville, passed the following
= Resoive4 mat at the election in February,
IN sc IN favor Of the foregoing amendments and
schedule shall opposite ballot on winch snail De
written "RsfihcatiJn,' and those who opposed
shall deposIte q ballot on winch sha-l DC written
r Solved. Ttst the Gle tons in the 'everal
counties ahall bs held s. their county seafs, or
other convenient places in the counties. ~ tne
llog NJ } q 0ed per ons, 10 .it:
Re soived, That hen tie above anendmenl OF
the Constitution # the state Of Tennessee sh u Q
submitted to the people Ct the ae 10 N IT "a J.
fcation or rejection, and st the first election held
under said Constitution amended Il ratified oy
the people, no person shall be permIt.ed 70 Yote
unless he first take the fOllosing oath a toe pms
snd the name Of each voter shall e VT ten upon
the back OF his ticket and Il sh8l BE- The duty OF
the Judges and clerks Of ssid election 70 preserve
said tickets and f 2 them with the clerks Q! ne
county courts Of their respective counties IoI ~
tire reference Provided, ho$ev=T, Inst TINS
oath shall not be required Of the citizens WHO aFe
well known b the Judges Of the election TO nave
been unconditional Union n. Prov del $50,
that " tiers Otherwise qualified may vote WITHIN
any county Of the stse snd m the nal tary service
wherever they may be on the day o. e!eehol, anu
that the commanding officer Of each REGIMENT
battalion, detachment, battery or Hospital - en-
powered % hold sucl election.
IsOlcInnly swear that VIII hencefOrth support
the Constitution CT the United States, and defend
Il against the assaults Of all ITS enemies that am
an active friend o. the Government Of the United
States, and the enemy Of the sO-cRled Confederate
States, that ardelty desire the suppression OF the
present rebellion against the Government OF lhe
United States; that l sincerely rejoice in the tn
umph Of the armies and nsyies Of the United States,
ald IN the defeat and overthrow Of the armies, na-
yes, and Of all armed combinations IN the interest
o. the sO-called Confederate states thst VIII cor
daily oppose a armistices or negotiations Tor
peace with rebels in arms until the Constitution OF
the United Sta es and laws and prOclamations made
IN pursuance thereof shall be established over all
the people Of every State and Territory embraced
within the National Union, and that viii heartily
aid and assist t"e loyal people IN whatever meas-
ures may be adopted for the attainment OF these
ends and further, that take this Osth freely and
voluntarily, sud without mental reservation SO
help me God.
Resolved, That the returns Of ibis election shall
be made 10 the Secretary Of State and that the re-
snlt DC declared by the proclamation Of the acting
Governor
And, whereas, I have been named and sell cted
70 open and hold said election for the county Of
Davidson; therefore, he it known, that on the
TW ENTI SECOND d AY OF FEBRUARY NEXT,
! viii open and hold the same At the Court House
10 NashvI @, snd do hereby appoint b. Shank-
land II. G. ocoyel and John Carper to act as Judges
thereof and John +. Hide and J. h. Hsll to set a
Clerks thereof and A. c. Garrett TO act as re eiYer
Of votes.
Thus 20lh day Of January, 1865.
JAMES NJ HINTON,
Jan2i-td Sheriff of Davidson county.