The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-03-27

tnc year clSnlccn nunurci ana Sixty, 10
be apportioncd rs aforesaid.
SEC. 3. lind be 1t further enacted, That
at said election the registered vot Is Of
each State shall vote for or against a
convention to form constitution there
Of under this act. Those voting in fa
vor Of such convention shall have
written or princd on the ballots by which
they vote for delegates as aforesaid,
The words "lror Convention" and
voting against sncha convention shall
have written or printed on such ballots
the words Against a Convention" !"
The persons appointed to supcrintcnd
said elections, and to make their return
Of the votes given thercat, rs herein pro.
vidcd, shall count and make return Of
the votes given for and against convcl.
ton; and the commanding general to
whom the same shall have been returned
shall ascertain and declare the ,olal vote
such State for and against convention
II a majority OF The votes given on that
question shall be for q convention, then
such convention shall be held, as here
matter provided but ifa majority Of
said votes shall be against convention.
then no such convention shall be held
under this act: Prordlc,l, That such
convention shall not be held unless IL
majority Of all such registered voters
shall have voted on the question Of (hold.
ing such a convention.
SEC. 4. 1nd be It fwther enacted,
That the commanding general Of each
district shall appoint such loyal officers
or persons rs may be necessary, not en-
ceeding three in each election district
in any State, to make and complete the
registration, superintcnd the election,
and make return to him Of tho votes
list of voters, and of he persons elected
rs delegates by plurality OF the votes
cast at said election; and upon receiving
said returns he shall open the same, MS:
certain the persons elected as delegates
according TO the returns of the officers
who conducted said election, and make
proclamation thereof, and within sixty
days from the date Of election he shall!
notify Tia" h"l"Satos To assemble j, con-
vention, at time and place to be men.
lionod in the notification, and said con.
vcn'ion, when organized, shall first
determine by a vote whether it is the
wish Of the people OF such State to frame
a constitUliou and civil government nc.
cording to tise provisions Of this act to
which this is supplementary, and if So
shall proceed to frame such constitution
and when the same shall have been so
framed, said constitution shall be SUBJ
miltcd by The convention for ratification
to the persons registered under the pro.
visions Of this act ut an election to be
conducted by the officers or persons
appointed by the commanding general
as hcreinbe(ore provided, and to be held
after the expiration of thirty days from
the date notice thereof to be given by
said convention and the returns thereof
shall be made to the commanding gcRc.
raj Of the district.
SEC. 5. Ind Jc 1t fu,thcr enacted,
Thatif, according to said returns, the
constitution shall be ratified by major.
ity OF the votes ol'the electors qualified
as herein specified cast at said cloctions
(at least one half of all the registered
voters voting upon tho question Of s,lcl,
ratiiica'ion) the president oftho convcn.
tion shall transmit a copy Of the same
duly certified, to the President Of tho
| United States, who shall forthwith
transmit the samo to Congress, # then
in session, and if not in session, then
Immediately upon its icxt assembling i;
and if the said Constitution shall be de-
clared by Congress to be in conformity
with tho provisions Of the act to which
this is supplementary, and the other
provisions Of said act shall have becn
complied with, and if Congtcss shall bo
satisfied that tho registered voters had
the unrestrained liberty to vote, and
that tho Constitution so ratified meets
with tho approval Of q majority of tho
| qualified electors in said State, and il
tho said Constitution shall be approved
by Congress, the State shall be declared
entitled to representation, and 'Seiiatars
and Representatives shall be, admitted
there(rom ss therein provided.
SIC. 6. And be ii further enacted,
That all elections in the States mention.
cd in the said "lNct to provide more
efficient government Of The rebel States, y
shall, during the operation of said act,
be by ballot; and all officers making the
said registration of voters and conduct.
ling said elections SHALL before entering
upon tho discharge of,thcir duties, take
and subscribe an oath faithfully to per.
form the dnties Of their said Office, and
the}oath prescribed by the act approved
July second, eighteen hundred and sixty
two, entitled can act to prescribe Z, an
oath Of Office" '2H ny
SEG. n. 1nd 5e, al further enacted
That all expenses incurred by the sever
al commanding generals, OF by virtue
Of any orders Issued Or appointments
made by them under Or by virtue O
thisacf. shall be paid out Of any moneys
in the Treasury not otherwise appropia.
ted. -, Is, u
sEo. 8. And % Is Jfavy1ler enacted
That the convention for cacli State slial
prescribe tile fees, salary, and compen.
sation TO be peid toallF dslegat tss lard
other officers and agents hefein Gptliori.