The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-18
October Il
OFFICIAL.
IIeadq'rs. Second Military District,
80 CHARLESTON, 8. c., October l6. 1857.

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Headq'rs. Second Military District,)
CHARLESTON, g. c., October l6. 1857. J =
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 80.
By the terms of the Act OF Congress entitled "An Act
to provide for the more efficient government of the
Rebel Sates passed March 3D. 1867 and OF the Acts Of
March 3d. aud July 19th 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 oftwenty-one years and upwards and qualified by
the terms of said Acts to VOTE and after guch regstra
ton is complete, to order electio to be held, at
which the registered voters OF said State shall vote for
against Convent ion. for the purpose Of establishing
Constitution and civil government for the said State
loyal to the Unon and for delegates to said Convention
and give at least thirty days notice of the time and
place which said election shal be heidi and the said
registration having been completed in said State Of
South Carolina, it Is ordered:
FTrst That an election be held in the State of South
Carolina, commencing on Tuesday. the 18th day of No
vember 1887 ard ending Wednesday the Goth day OF
November 1857 at which all registered voiers of said
State may vote "For Convention" against Con-
venton" and for delegates to consulate the Conven
tion-n majority OF the votes given on that ques.
ton shall be for Convention, and in case majority of
the registered voters shall have voted the question Of
holding such Convention. -
Second 1t shall be The duty Of the Boards of RegsIa
on 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 Ave days the registration lists and upon being
satisfied that any person not entitled thereto has been
registered, to strike the of such person from the
list and such person shall be entitled to VOTE The
Boards OF Registration shall also. during the same
period add to such registers the Of a persons
who at that time possess the quahcaons required by
said Acts who have not already been registered.
Third. Iu Gliding who are to be stricken from or
added to the registration lsts the Boards will be guided
by tie law OF March 3D. 1867 and the laws supplement-
thereto and their attention ia specially directed to
the Supplementary Act Of July 18th, 1867.
Fourth The said election will be held in each District
at such places may hereafter be designated under the
shperintendence of the Boards Of Registration as pro-
vided by law and in accordance with instructions here
after to be gyea to said Boards conformity with the
Acts of Congress and far IS may be with the laws OF
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Fifth. All judges and clerks employed in conducting
said election sha before commencing to hold the same
be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties and
shar take and subscribe the oath Of office prescribed
by law for officers of the United States sitr .t; s
Sr The polls shall be opened at such voting places
at eight O'Clock in the forenoon and closed at four
o'clock in the afternoon OF each day. and shall be kept
open during these hours without intermsson ad-
journment.. j.. aa iHf to-, 3 ,.I - *. .dl 3,
Seen6, NO member Of the Board of Regstraticp. who
is candidate Tor election a delegate TO the Conven-
on shall serve sudge of the election in any District
which he seeks to represent. 3"+ y .ri' a'
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 s
completed; and win be made responsible that there
shall be no interference with judges elections other
interruption of good order II there should ha more
than polling place in any district the Sheriff OF the
Dstrc, empowered and directed to make such assign
ments of his deputie and other peace officers to the
other polling places may. in his Judgment best sub
serve the purposes of quiet ana order and he Is fur
ther required to report these in ADVANCE to
the Commander OF the Military Post in which his Dis
trictis situated.
Ninth. Violence. or threats Of Violence or Of disehsrge
rom employment or other oppressive means to prevent
any person from registering exercising his right OF
voting. is positively prohibited, and any such attempts
will be reported by the registrars judges OF elections
to the Post Commander and win cause the arrest and
trial Of the onsndsrs by military authority. 9r ~
Tnth All barrooms saloons, and other places for the
sale Of liquors by retail. viii be closed from o'clock of
the evening of the 18th OF November, until o'clock Of
tie mning of the 21st of November 1867, and during
this time the sale Of all Intoxicating liquors at near
any polling place is prohibited The police officers of
cities and towns and tho Shers and other peace officers
OF Districts will be held responsible for the strict en-
forcement Of this prohibition, and will promptly areat
and hold for trial all persons who may ansgress It, ~
E2eDena Military interference with elections 'uness
II shall be necessary to repel the armed enemies of the
United States or to keep the peace at the polls is pro-
hbted by the ctof Congress approved February 26th
1895 and no soldiers win be allowed to appear at any
polling place. unless as citizens of the State they are
qualified and registered voters and then only for
the purpose of voting; but the Commanders OF Posts
will keep their troops we'll in hand the days of cleo
ton, and will be prepared TO act promptly If the civil
authorities are unable to preserve the peace.
Ttue 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 stua
ted and in accordance with the detailed instructions
hereafter To be given. :i.,ra- ~s 81
Thirteenth The number ofdelcgaes to the Convention
is determined by law and is the number of members
the most numerous branch of the Legislature for the
year eighteen hundred and sixty and this number one
hundred and wenty-four Is apporioned to the repre-
sentative Districts of the State in the ratio Of registered
voters as follows:
District of Charleston Nine l9 Delegates
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