The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-21
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Headquarters Second Military District,l !
CHARLESTON. s. c. October 1G, 1857. !
OFFICIAL.

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CHARLESTON. s. c., October 1G, 1857. !
GENERAL. ORDERS, NO. s9.l
BY the terms of the Act of Congress entitled Gan Ac
to provide for the more efficient government of thf
Rebel stat PASSED March 3D. 1sC7 and ofthe Acts OF
March 3d. and July 10TH 1867 supplementary thereto
it is made the duty of the Commanding General OF this
Military District to registration to be made Of the
male inhabitants OF the State of South Carolina OF the
age oftweny-one years and upwards and qualified by
the terms of said Acts to vote and after such regsra
ton is complete tc order an electiol to be held, al
which the registered voters State shah vote for OF
against Convention, for the purpose of establishing
Constitution ind civil govei nneht for the said State
loyal to the Union and for delegates to said Convention
and to give at ieastthry ays notice of the time and
place at which said election shall ehed; and the said
registration having been completed in said State OF
South Carolina, tits ordered: :.
First. That an election be held in the State of South
Carolina, commencing Tuesday the 18th day Of No
vember 1867 ard ending Wednesday, the Doth day OF
November, 1857 at which all registered voters Of said
State ayvote "For Convention" or"Against O Con.
venon, and for delegates to consulate the Conven.
ton-in majority Of The votes given on that ques
ton shall be for Convention, and IN case majority OF
the registered voters shall have voted on the question OF
holding such GenRentianss-r-<.------=-
Second It shall be The duty Of the Boards of Registra.
ton in South cafohd COMMENCING fourteen days prior
to the election herein ordered and giving reasonable
public ndceef the time and place thereof TO revise for
period OF FIVE days the Registration liss and upon being
satisfied that any person not entitled thereto has been
registered to strike the of such person from the
st and such person shall not be entitled to vote The
Boards Of. Registration shall also during the SAND
PERIOD odd to such registers the names of all person
who at that time possess the qualifications required by
said Acts who have not already been registered.
70 Third. Id d Gliding who are to b, stricken from or
added to the regisat ss fine Boards VIII be guided
by tie wof March 3D. 1857. and the laws supplement
airy thereto aud their attention is specially directed to
the Supplementary Act of July 10Th, 1867. ,.,.,,.f
Fourth The said election WIN be held in each District
at such places may hereafter be designated under the
superintendence OF the Boards OF Registration as pro-
vided by law and in accordance with Instructions here
after to be giyeato said Boards in conformity with the
Acts OF Cbhgess and far may be with the laws Of
South OarolinayG AZ n,it": - "'i'"- .''' - '"
Fifth. AL Judges and clerks employed in conducting
said election SHALL before commencing to hold the same,
be to the faithful performance of their duties and
shall also take and subscribe the oath Of office prescribed
by lsw for officers OF the United States. ''' "
Sill. The polls shall be openeda at such voting places
O'Clock the afternoon each day and shall be kept
open during these hours without intermission or ad
journment. :. ,e !roq lid ,-.
Seventh No member of the Board of Registration who
is canddae Tor election delegate to the Cotyen-
op shall serve as Judge of the election in any District
which he seeks to represent. - A - 90.
Eighth. The Sheriff and other peace officers Of each
District required to be present during the whole time
that the polls kept open and until the election is
completed aud will be made responsible that there
shall be interference with Judges OF elections or other
interruption of good order If there should be more
than polling place in any district the Sheriff Of the
District empowered and directed to make such assign
ments Of his deputies and other peace officers to the
otlrr polling places. may in his Judgment best sub
serve the purposes OF quiet and order and hs is fur.
her required report these arrangements in advance to
the Commander OF the Military Post in which his Dis
trict is situated
Ninth. Violence, threats OF violence. OF discharge
from employment other oppressive means to prevent
any person from registering exercising his right OF
voting, is positively pruhibitsd and any such attempts
will be reported by tho registrars Judges OF elections
to the Post Commander and will cause the arrest and
trial of the offenders by military authority, I, 49,
Tenh All bar-toos saloons and other places for the
salo liquors by roai will bs closed from O'Clock OF
the evening of the 18Th OF November. until O'Clock of
the morning of the 21st OF November 1867 and during
this time the sale Of all intoxicating liquors at or near
any polling place III prohibited The police officers Of
cities and towns and ths sheris and other peace officers
of Districts, will be held responsible for the sricteni
forcement of this prohibition andwil promptly arrest
and hold for trial all persons who may transgress it.
Eleventh. Military interference with elections "uness
it shalt be necessary to cpe the armed enemies Of the
United States or 70 keep the peace at the pols pro-
hibted by the Act of Congress approved FEBRUARY 25h
1s65. and soldiers will be allowed to appear at any
polling place. unless as citizens Of the State they are
qualified and registered as voters and then only for
the purpose of vorg; but the Commanders Of Posts
will keep their troops well in hand on the days OF cleo
tion, and will be prepared to act promptly II the civil
authorities arc unable to preserve the peace.
Yloeh The returns required by law to be made to the
Commander Of the District of the result OF this election
will be rendered by the Boards Of Registration Of the
several registration precincts through the Commanders
OF the Military Posts in which their precincts are sna
ted and In accordance with the detailed Instructions
hereafter to- be given ..i .t,I - t':! - ''" =
Thirteenth The number OF delegates to the Convention
is determined by law and ID the number Of members OF
the most numerous branch of the Legislature for the
year eighteen hundred and sixty. and this number. one
hundred and twentyour is apportioned to the repre-
sentative Districts of the State in the ratio Of registered
VOTERS as follows: