The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.
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| ldENERAL ORDERS, NO. 99.l
by the terms OF the Act Of Congress- entitled can Ac
10 PROVIDE for tho moro efficient government of the
Rebel Staes passed March 3D. 1867 and of the Acts OF
March 23d, and July 10th, 1867 supplementary thereto
10 made tho duty of the Commanding General of this
nsafy District to registration to be made of the
'e haoltants OF the State of South Carolina of the
age OF twentyone years upwards and onalifed nv
Tue terms OF said Acts to VOTE and after such rcgstr
uoh Is complete, to order an eecio to be held at
which tho registered voters State shall vote for
against Convention for the purpose of establishing
constitution and civil government for the said State
loyal 70 the Union and for delegates Convention
and to give least thirty days notice of the tmc ana
pace at which said election shall held and the said
re8is'ratioh having been completed ii: said State of
South Carolina. it is ordered:
farsf That an election be held the State of South
oarohna' commencing on Tuesday the 10th day of No
Vemoer 1857 ard ending Wednesday, the Goth day of
November 1867, at which registered voters OF said
state may vote "For Convention" ,r .Aoainst Con-
Vention, and for delegates const1tutc the Conyer
uo-ln case majority of the votes given Oh that u,es
uoh shall be for Convention, case majority of
the Registered voters shall have on the question of
holding such Convention.
Second. 1t shall be the duty of tho Roards &c po.
ton in South Carolina, commencing fourteen d,vs p
70 the election herein ordered and giving reasonable
puDho notice OF the time and place thereof revise for
period oil five days the registration sta and upon being
satshed that any person not entitled thereto has been
registered to strike the such person from the
hst and such person shall not be entitled to VOTE The
i'oards OF Registration shall also, during the same
perou add to such registers the all persons
VINO at that time possess the qualifications required by
said Acts. who have not already been registered
1"''d In deciding who are to be stricken from or
added to the regisrati liss the Boards will be guided
oy the law OF March 3D. 1867 and the laws supplement
ary thereto and their attention. specially directed to
the Supplementary Act of July 10th 1867
FomrM The said election will be held in each District
u places as may hereafter be designated under the
of the Boards of Registration as pro-
vided by aw and In accordance with instructions here
after to be given to said Boards conformity with the
Acts OF Congress and as far may be with the laws OF
South Carolina.
TVM. All judges and clerks employed in conducting
SAID election Shall before commencing hold the same
be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties and
shall also take and subscribe the of Office prescrbed
by law for officers of the United States
Si1th. The polls shall be opened at such voting naces
at eiRhs O'Clock IN the forenoon, and closed OF four
O'Clock In the afternoon of day. and shall be kent
open during these hours without internission or nd
journment.
Seventh No member of the Board of Registration who
Is candidate foS election delegate to the Conyen.
ton shall Judge the election in any District
which he seeks to represent.
E0hth. The Sheriff and other peace officers of each
District are required to be during the whole time
that the polls are kept and until the election is
Completed and will tW made responsible that there
snail be no interference with judges elections or other
interruption OF good order If there should be more
than one polling place In any District the Sheriff of the
district s empowered and directed max such assign
ments of his deputies, other peace ocers IN ihe
other poing places as may in his Judgment best sub
serve the purposes of quiet snd order and he is fur
thor required to report these arrangements in advance to
the Commander of the Military Post in which his Dis
trct Is situated.
Ninth Violence or threats of violence. or of DISCHARGE
fom employment or other oppressive means to prevent
any person from registering or exercising his RIGHT Of
voting Is positively prohibited and any such attempts
WI" oe reported by the registrars judges elections
70 'he Post commander, and will tho arrest and
trial of the offenders by military authority
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the evening of tho 18th OF November until O'Clock OF
the morning Of the 21st of November 1867 and during
this hmsthe sale of all intoxicating liquors at or near
any polling place is prohibited The police officers OF
cities and towns and the Shers and other peace officers
OF Districts will be held responsible for the strict en-
forcement of this prohibition, will promptly arrest
and hold for trial oil persons who may ransgress It,
Eleventh. Military interference with elections "unless
shall be necessary to repel the armed Of the
United States, or to keep the peace tho polls is pro-
hoed by the Act of Congress approved February 25h
1885, and no soldiers will be allowed to appear at any
polling place, unless citizens Of tho State thew are
qualified and registered voters then only for
the purpose Of voting; but the Commanders of Posts
VIII keep their troops we'll in hand the days cleo
on and will be prepared to act promptly the civil
authorities are unable to preserve the peace
atoen The returns required by law 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 Commanders
OF the Military Posts In which their precincts are stua
ted and in accordance with the detailed instructions
hereafter to be given.
1M'rteenM The number of delegates to the Convention
Is determined by law and the number of members of
the most numerous branch of tha Legislature for the
year eighteen hundred and sixty and this number one
hundred and twentyfour is apportoned to the repre-
sentative Districts Of the State in the ratio registered
voters follows: