The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-24
OFFICIAL.
Headquarters Second Military District,
CHARLESTON, S. c., October Is, 1861.

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GENERAL ORDERS,
NO. lol.
BY the terms of the Act of Congress entitled
" An Act to provide for the more efficient govern
m. mt of the rebel States" passed March I'd, 1867,
and of the Acts of March 23d, and July 10Th,
1867, supplementary thereto, 1T is made the duty
of the Commanding General of this Military Dis
trict to cause registration to be made of the
male inhabitants of the State of North Carolina,
of the age of twcnty-one years and upwards and
qualified by the terms of said Acts to vote, and
after such registration is complete, to order an
election to be held at which the registered voters
of said State shall vote Tor or against a Conven-
tion. for the puruose ofestabsling a Constitution
and civil government for the said State, loyal 10
the Union. and for de egates to said Convention,
and to give at least thirty DAYS notice of the time
and Mace at which said election shall be held
and the said REGISTRATION havin,, been completed
IN ill., Stotn Of Nnrth C.roIin, II ;s ordered
" ET..t rrr.t a., eisntion ha hpld in the State n
North. caroIina mountaineering on Tuesday the
10Th day oil November1 1857. and ending on wed
nodn~' ,Ha e,oth a. of Nnv,amhar 1897 ot which
nil r,.gist.red voters of said state NAV vote For
q Convention ), nr :. A .inst 81 Convention ~ and
far dnIegates tn copsti3mte the Convention~in
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t; ha ta ~ ~ Tntn and IL; oo a,a ns
inr;tr of the vntars shall have voted On
iha 1nnstion Of hoIdjnu snch Convention
Se,onJ II shall he fine duty of fine Boards of
Re@istration in North. CaroIina. commencing
fnnrtpen d,vc nrior IN fin. election herein ordered
and ,yivinr reasonable nnhlic notice of tine time
and place thereof, to revise for period of five
DAYS the registration lists and upon being satsfi-
ed that any person not entitled thereto has been
regis cred to strike the name of such person from
the list and such person shall not be entitled to
vote The Boards of Registration shall also, du-
ring the same period add to such registers the
names of all persons who at that time possess the
Qualifications re0uircd by said Acts. who have
not already been registered
Third. in decidinp who are to be stricken from
or added to the registration lists the Boards will
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iawS Observation-Disclosures therrto and their attention
;SHoo;diIt, dirnntad 70 tho SnnnIannanterv Act Of
JnJy 10th 1877
Ebu,tL The said election will he held in each
Comfy mr. District at such nlaces as NAV hereaf.
ter he desirnated, under the observation-disclosures of
the Boards of Registration as provided by law,
and in accordance with instructions hereafter to
be given to said Boards in conformity with the
Acts of Congress and as far as may be with the
laws of North Carolina.
Fifth. All Judges and clerks employed in con-,
Quoting said election, shall, before commencing
to hold the same, be sworn TO the altnful perIor
nance Of their duties, and shall also take and
subscribe the oath OF office prescribed by law for
Officers OF the United states.
Sa1M. Inc polls shali De opened at sucn Young
places at elgnt CLOCK 10 the forenoon, ana closeo
at four o'clock i'll the afternoon OF each day, and
shall be kept open during these hours without ill.,
Permission or adjournment.
Seventh No member of the Board of Registra-
ton, who is a candidate for election as delegate
to the convention shall serve rs a Judge of the
election in anv Comfy or District which he seeks
to represent ...
Edith. The sheriff and other peace officers of
each County are required to be present during
the whole time that the polls are kept open, and
until the election is completed; and will be made
responsible that there shall be no interference
with Judges of elections or other interruption of
good order. If there should be more than one
boiling place in any County, the sheriff of the
County is empowered and directed to make such
assignments of his deputies, and other peace Off
GERS, to the other polling places, may, in his
and order; and he is further required to report
these arrangements in advance to the Commander
OF the Military Post in which his County Is Sit
nased. .,o.o =. ,.,o,oo &c
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