The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-18


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H'DoRs. SECOND MILITARY LIT D1srR1cr,
( CHARLEsToN, s. c., OCT, 16, 1867.
! General Orders No. 98.l
-ls BY the terms iof the Act of Con-
gress entitled s.An Act to provide for
the more efficient government of the
rebel States" passed March 2, 1867,
and Of the Acts of March .23d, and
sJnly 18th. 1857, supplementary there
to, it is made the duty of the Com
manding General of this Military
District to cause o registration to be
made OF. the male inhabitants of the
State of South Carolina, of the age
, of twenty5one years and upwards,
and qualified by the terms of said
Acts to vote, and after such registra-
tion is complete, to order an election
ito be held at which the registered
voters of said State shall vote for or
against a. Convention, for the purpose
Of establishing Constitution and
civil government for the said State,
loyal; TO the Union, and for delegates
TO said Convention-and to give at
least thirty days notice of the time
and place at which said election shall
be held; and the said registration
having been completed in the State
Of South Carolina, it is ordered:
First That en- election be held in
! the State of South Carolina, COM
mencing on Tuesday, the 10th day of
November, 1857, and ending on
Wednesday, the Goth day of Novem-
ber,. 1867, at which all registered
voters of said State may vote ''For a
Convention" or against Conven-
tion, and for delegates to constitute
the Conyention-in case majority of
the votes given on that question shall
be for q Convention, and in case a
majority of the registered voters shall
have voted on the question of hold
ing such Convention.
= Second It shall be the duty of the
Boards Of Registration in South
Carolina, commencing fourteen DAYS
prior to the election herein ordered,
and giving reasonable public notice
of the time and place thereof, to
revise, for period of five days, the
registration lists, and upon being
satisfied that any person not entitled
thereto has been registered, to strike
the name of such person from the
list; and such person shall not be en-
titled to vote. The Boards of Regis
tration shall also, during the same
period, add to such registers the
names Jof all persons who, at that
time, possess the qualifications re-
quired by said acts, who have not
already been registered.
Third. In deciding who are to be
stricken from or added to the regis
tration lists, the Boards will be guild
ed by the law of March Cd, 1867, and
the laws supplementary thereto, and
their attention is specially directed
to the Supplementary Actoof July
10th, 1867. saq {, l..,., ....oi
Fourth. The said election will be
held in each District, at such places
as may hereafter be designated, under
the superintendent of the Boards of
Registration, as provided by law, and
in accordance with instructions here
after to be given to said Boards, in
conformity with the Acts Of Congress,
and as far rs may be with the laws of
South Carolina. 't'a4 ,H
4 Fy1h. All judges and clerks EN-.
ployed in conducting said election,
snail, before commencing to hold the
same, be sworn TO the faithful per-
formance of their duties, and shall
also take and subscribe the oath OF
office prescribed by law for officers of
the United States.
S.eh. The polls shall be opened at
such voting places at 8 O'Clock in the
forenoon, and closed at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon Of each day, and shall
? be kept open during these hours
optintermission or adjournment.
Seventh. No member of the Board
of Registration, who is, o candidate
for election as g delegate, to the Con
vention, shall serve as q judge of the
election in any District which he seeks
to represent.