The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-06
COLLETON DISTRICT.


FIRST PRECINCT.-Smokcs Cross Roads Poll anu
Bells Cross Roads Poll.
SECOND PREcINcr.-yarn's Box Poll; Fork Box Poll;
THIRD PREoNcr.-w -walcrboro' Poll; Blue House Poll,
FOURTH PREcNcr-Ashcpoo POLL Maple Cane Poll,
and Jacksonboro Poll.
ST. GEORGES PARISH.
FIFTH PRECIscT-Cate Crock Poll: Indian Field
Muster House Poll; Middle Poll and snmmerviIlc
Poll,
ST. PAUL's PARISH.
SIXTH PnEc1NcT.-Parish House Poll; Beech House
Poll and Rantowe's Poll.
H. ANY citizen desiring to serve as o member of one
of the Boards of Registration for the Military Post of
Charleston, may forward his application these Head
quarters addressed to Lieutenant j. F. MUNsoN, 9Th
Infantry Post Adjutant Certificates must accompany the
application showing tho applicant to be tit and proper
person to receive the appointment.
Ill The attention Of applicants is called to the follow
ing paragraphs of General Orders No. 49, from the Head
quarters, Second Military District:
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". All persons appointed to make the said Registra-
ton of voters and to conduct said election will be
quired before entering upon their duties take and
subscribe the oath prescribed by tho Act approved July
3D. 1862 entitled "An Act to prescribe an oath of office.
And any person shall falsely take and subscribe such
oath or affirmation, such person offending and being
duly convicted thereof shall be subject TO the pains.
penalties and disabilities which, by law, provided for
tho punishment Of the crime wilful and corrupt per
iury The form of the oath is herewith published,
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81 A. b., do solcmny swear Tor allirm) that have
never voluntarily borne arms against the United States
since have been citizen thereof; that have yoluna-
rily given no aid countcnancc, counsel encourage
ment TO persons engaged in armed hostility tcrcto that
have neither sought, nor accepted, attempted TO
exercise the functions of any Office whatever under any
authority or pretended authority, in hostility TO the
United States; that have not yielded voluntary sup
port to any pretended government authority power
constitution within the United States hostile or inmical
thereto And 1 do further Tor airml that to the
best OF my knowledge and ability, will support and de-
fend the Constitution Of tho United States against all
enemies foreign domcstic that will bear faith
and allegiance to the same; that take this obi aton
freely without any mental reservation or purpose Of
evasion; and that will well and faithfully discharge the
ducs of tho Office on which am about to enter. So
help me God.
" Members of the Boards Of Registration will be a.
lowed as compensation, four dollars day for each day
actually anu
their duties and ten cents mile for each mile travelled
Oh duty officers of the army detailed for such duty,
will be paid the per diem and mileage allowed for attend
ance Oh Court Martials.
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VII 1t is essential that every Board of Registration
should be composed of persons Of recognized consdcr
ton and worth, fairly representing the population and
in whose imparlialiy and capacity the body voters in
the vincinage may have just reliance,
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BY order Of Brcvt Brig. Genl II. .. CL1Tz.
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1st Lieut. 9th Infantry, Post AtJulant
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