New-York tribune., 1867-10-07
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
FOURTH MILITARY DISTRICT.

Gen. Ord has issued regulations for the cleo
ton upon Tuesday of November in the States or
Mississippi and Arkansas to determine whether state
Conventions shall be held under the Reconstruction act
The election will be held under the supervision OF the
County Boards of Registration Each county shall be
divided by the Board of Registrars into three portions
of registrars 20 be responsible for the proper
conduct OF the election in one said districts and with
Judge and clerk Of elections, appointed by himself con
stitute the Commissioners OF Election for that district
Every person offering TO Vote must exhio ms certhce
quarters and the ballots Ia be also forwarded 10 the same
Headquarters the reports upon the number oI votes
cast 10 be witnessed by the Deputy Sheriff, VINO
is present at the counting Of the same, Judge aud
Clerks Election required 10 take the oath OF Office
under the act OF 1862 Boards OF Registration VIII com
days before the election To revise for period
five days the registration lists The sheriff OF each county
is made responsible good order and freedom Of the
ballot IN his county, and deputy must be present at
every voting place Each Registrar Judge ana CierK Is
empowered 10 make arrests upon the day OF election ana
authorized TO perform all duties apperiainng TO ciy
executive officers No liquor Will be sold within voting
precincts between o. m ana ~ M oI lne uiy o eo
on under penalty Of soO fine Should violence or fraud
be perpetrated in district the election viii be held
number of delegates to be voted for in The state Of
Mississippi 100 aport,9ned among te % JovS ~ o VI
Lowndes and Hinds each four Ia the conn
,es OF Pesoo Soxunee MISsa tTce eaSh
OF Tppah, Lee. Attala Claiborne Tisho
mmCo YalObusha Madison, COpiah, Pamela, Chic kasaw,
Rankin, Jefferson, Lafayette. Holmes, lAuderdae; VII
kinson-two each. To the counties of Pontiac BOLIVAR
Winston Leake, Clark, Amite ltawamba 1ailahaicnlc
Issaquena. Scott Wayne Pike, Tunea Calhoun Neshoba
Newton. Lawrence Harrison, COahoma, hnnilower
Kemper. Jasper, Franklnone each To the counties of
Oktibbeha and Choctaw together-three. To the conn
ties OF Simpson and COyingOn, tOgethef-One. To the
counties of Smith and Davis, tOgether-one. To the
counties Marion and Hancock together-one. To the
COMMITTEES Perry, Greene. and Jackson, ogcthc-One
In addition the number OF delegates hereinefore a
pOrtiOned 10 the counties OF Holmes ana MadsOn thcy
will. together, vote for one delegate.
The Of delegates Ia be voted for In the state OF
Arkansas k 7 apportiuned among she coutcs follows;
To the OF Pulaski Jefferson, aud Phillips, cach,
four: 10 the county of Hampstead three To the counties
of washington Columbia, arkansas Lafayette Union.
Prairie Clark Drew, White Ouachita Ashley lndepcn-
dence each; to the counties OF Benton Atte Ifet
renee Crawford. Yell. Carroll Van Buren,. Dallas, Dcsia,
Crittenden Jackson, sebastian, scott Johnson iLau'
Cabonn Monroe Greene SEWER Franklin. Pope Saline,
Bradley Woodruff, Randolph, each; 10 the counties
Of POLK aud Pike together, one. TO the counties OF Mont
gouery and Perry together to the counties o New
ton and Marion together. To the counties Oi fuit"
and searcy together ONE 10 the counties o Ponset ana
cross together one counties Of Mississippi aud
raighead, together, one.