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| GENERAL ORDERS. No. 50.
% the terms OF the Act OF Congress entitled sean Az
to provide for the more e~faeient iagoyeernnan, !, ~,
Rebel States" passed March I'd. 1867, and OF the Ac,s -
March 2sd. and. July 10th. 1861 supplementsry t,ar.,
a maze inc DUTY OF the tConinaaading .GenersJ OF mi,
Military District TO cause d registration I'd he mada 40 ,n~
nalo iphsbitanta Of the State of South carol,na ~ A.
sSe oetwenty-one years and upwards ana onaneea =,
tnc terms OF said Acts to vote. and after such re0iatro.
uonia compiete. &c order an selectiol To ba held a,
which the registered voters ofaaid State shal vote For =,
against . Convent ion. for the Rarpose Of estah,,sstna .
constitution and civil Cover nment for the said STATE
loysI V sne Union, and for delegates to said Convention.
ana 70 give at least thirty days' notice of tho tirna M,
place at which said election shalt he held. ana tbs s,n,
registration having been completed In said sfata =,
south Carolina. it - ordered; Y
fEra. That an election be held In the State. Of Smith
carolina, commencing on Tuesday, the 10th dav OF No.
vemoer' 1867, AID ondtng on Wednesday. the Goth dav Of
NovemDer' 1867. at which all registered voters OF said
STATE may vote "For y Convention "a or "Aeainst a Con.
venuon, (" ana for delegates to constitute the conv.n.
ton-in cases majority of the votes given on thu. ona,.
tion snail be for q Convention, and In case a majority 81
the registered voters shall have voted on itha oucstior .r
holding such Convention.
Second. 1t shall be the duty II the Boards OF Reastrs.
ZION In south Carolina. commeqeing fourteen dsys prior
to the election herein ordered and giving ,resstrn.,,o
public, notice of tho time and place thereof. to revise for .
period of Ave days the registration lists, and upon being
"atisned that any person not entitled thereto has been
registered. to strike the name pf such person from, the
list; and such person shat NOT be- entitled to vote. rha
Boards OF Registration shan Yelso, during the same
period, add to such registers thes names Of all person.
who ut that time possess the qualifications required bv
said Acts. who have not already baen registered.
4h1rd. In deciding who arp to BIS stricken from or
added to the registration ~listsltate Boards viii BIO guided
by tue law OF March I'd. 1857, end the lava supplement
ary thereto, and their attention Is specially directed to
the Supplementary Act OF July 18th, 1867. III
Fourth. The said election win be held in each District
at such places az May hereafter he desiguated, under tho
superintendence Of che Boards Of Registration az PRO.
vided by law. and in accordance with INSTRUCTIONS hare
after to be given to saia BoaidA In conformity With tho
Acts Of Congress and AZ far sspaag be With the, laws OF
South Carolina. salss,,s-,
fVaa. An Judges anaolerh employed in conducting e
said election shall, bsfore commencing to hold the same.
be sworn to the faithful performance Of their duties: and
shall also take and subscribe he oath OF ONCE prescribed
bylaw for officers of the. United States. " a' reea 6n
Sf2th. The polls ahall be dD9ssd ut such voting places
at eight O'Clock in the ~foraboon, and closed at four
O'Clock in the afternoon Or xsch day. ana shall be kept
open during these hours without intermission or ad-
iournnaent. .s@ea NS ~
Seventh. No member of tho Board Of Registration. who
is o candidate for election aaa delegate to the Conyen.
ton. shall serve o. q Judge ofthe election In any District
which he geeket to- Spregent ~ IA X 5ag ~F Il KS n
Eighth. The slierif asnd ouIer Speaee SS~odffoSassSo III Ssssch h
DCistrfct are required to be present during the whole time
THAI tho poll9 are Kept open, and until the election IT,
and! VII be .mtds Responsible that thets
shall be no interference with ,udges Of elections, or other
interruption OF good order. II there should be more
than ono polling place In any District, the Sheriff Of the
District 10 empowered and diracted to make such assign.
ments OF his deputies, and other peace officers, TO the
other polling places, az may. III his Judgment, best sub
serve the purposes Of quiet and order : and he is fur
thor required to report these arrangementa In advance to
the Commander Of the Military Post an which his Dis
trtct IL situated. "~ SA'T
Niath. Violence. or threats of violence, or Of discharge
from employment, or othqr oppressive means to prevent
any persoMfro1a registering, or exercdeinEs hs right Oh
voting. In posidveiy prohibited, and any such attempts
viii be reported by the registrars or judges of elections
to the Post Commander. and will cause the arrest ana
trial OF the Offenders by military authority,
! asph. All baNrooms, daioons. mud other places for tho
pfhouors by retail Nins he SsssaA .saasa I, a.cieel Of
the evening Of the 18th Of November, until 6 O'Clock of
the morning Of the 21st OF November. 1867. and during
this time the sale OF oil Intoxicating liquors ut or near
any polling place IL prohibited. The police officers Of
cittea andtownss and the eherihh and other peace officers
OF Districts. will be held Responsible for the strict en-
iorcement OF this prohibition. aad will promptly arrest
ana hold for trial all persons who may transgrssn it, 4.
EFpenh- Military Interference with elections ssunless
1t ah!ail be necessary to rapsI the armed enemiea Of the
United States, or to keep the peace at the polls, :. Ia pro-
hao,fed by the Act OF Congress approved February 18th,
1865, and no soldiers will he allowed to appear at iany
polling place, unless as citizens Of tho State they are
qusfhed and are registered as voters, ana then only for
the purpose of voting; but the Commanders OF Posts
viii keep thsfr troops well ia hand on the days of cleo
ton, and will be prepared to oct promptly If the civil
authorities are unable to preaerve the paaco. Il
s1f0eyh- The returns required by law to be made to the
OF, the District of the result Of this election.
yyah DO rendered by the Boards Of Registration Of the