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OFFICIAL.
Headquarters Second Military District
CHARLESTON, S. c., October Is, 1867.


CHARLESTON, S. c., October Is, 1867.
GENERAL ORDERS,
NO. 101.
By the terms of the Act of Congress entitled
" An Act to provide Tor the more efficient govern
ment of the rebel States" passed March I'd, 1867,
and of the Acts of March 23d, and July 10Th,
1867, supplementary thereto lit is made the duty
of the Commanding General of this Military Dis
trict to cause q registration to be made OF the
male Inhabitants of the State of North Carolina,
of the age of twenty-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 he held at which the registered voters
of said State shall vote for or against ConVen-
ton, for the purpose 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 North Carolina, 1t is ordered:
First. That an election be held in the State of
North Carolina, commencing on Tuesday, the
10Th day OF November 1867, and ending on We'd
ncSday, the 10Th day ofN0vember. 1857, at which
all registered voters of said State may vote g For
a Convention " Against Il Convention" and
for delegates to constitute the Convention-in
case majority of the votes given on that ques-
ton, shall be for Convention, and in ma
jOrity OF the registered voters shall have voted on
the question of holdng such Convention.
Second. 1t shall be the duty of the Boards OF
Registration in North Carolina, commencing
fourteen days priort the election herein ordered,
and giving reasonable public notice OF the time
and place thereof, TO revise for Il period OF hve
days the registration lists, and upon being satis
ed 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 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 required by said Acts, who have
not already been registered.
Third. In deciding who are to be stricken from
added to the registration lists the Boards win
be guided by the law of March Sd, 1867, and the
laws supplementary thereto, and their attention
is specially directed to the Supplementary Act OF
July 18th, 1867.
Fourth The said election will be held in each
County or District at such places as may hereaf
ter be designated, under the superintendent 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 far MAY be with the
laws of North Carolina.
Eth. All judges and clerks employed in con-
ducting said election, shall, before commencing
to hold the same, be sworn to the faithful perfor.
nance of their duties, and shall also take and
subscribe the oath of office prescribed by law for
officers of the United States.
iSirth 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 in
PERMISSION or adjournment.
iSeyenth No member of the Board of Registra-
ton, who is candidate for election as delegate
to the convention, shall serve il judge of the
election in any County or District which he seeks
to represent.
Eighth. The sheriff and other peace officers of
each County 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
polling place in any County, the sheriff of the
County is empowered and directed to make such
assignments OF his deputies, and other peace OIL
GERS, to the othe polling places. IT'S may in his
Judgment best subserve the purposes OF quiet
and order; and he is further required to report
these arrangements in advance to the Commander
of the Military Post i'll which his County is sit
uated. a.. ..- .-. r.
Ninth. Violence, or threats of violence, or of
discharge from employment, or other oppressive
means to prevent any person from registering, or
exercising his right of voting, is positively pro-
hibited, aud any such attempts will be reported
by the registrars judges OF election to the Post
Commander, and will cause the arrest and trial of
the offenders by military authority.
Tenth. ALL bar rooms, saloons, and other places
for the sale OF liquors by RETAIL will be closed from
6 o'clock of the evening of the 18th OF November,
until O'Clock of the morning of the 21st of No
vember, 1857, and during this time the sale of all
Intoxicating liquors at or near any polling place is
prohibited. The police officers OF cities and
towns, and the sheriffs and other peace officers of
Counties, will be held responsible for the strict
enforcement this prohibition, and will prompt
ly arrest and hold for trial all persons who may
traI,sgress it, ..
ERere,.tA Military interference with elections
"unless it Shall be necessary to repel the armed
enemies of the United States or to keep the peace
at the polls is prohibited by the Act of Congress
approved February 18th, 1865, and no soldiers
will be allowed to appear at any polling place,
unless as citizens of the State they qualified
and are registered voters, and then only for the
purpose of voting; but the Commanders of Posts
will keep their troops well in hand on the days of
election and will be prepared to act promptly if
the civil authorities are unable to preserve the
peace. II sfz.5'.st - j. ~ ' %
& T,oelfh. The returns required by law to be
made to the Commander of the District of the
results OF this election, viii be rendered by the
Boards of Registration of the several registration
precincts through the Commanders of the Militia
~ Posts in which their precincts are situated,