The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-08-14


favor Of such q convention shxll have writ,
ten or printed on ,he ballots bv which they
vote Tor del-gates ns aforesaid. the words
"for conventions" and those vot ng against
such convention shall have ttten or
printed on such ballet- the words against
cor v-n'ion The persons appointed to
snperIntend snd election, and to max e re-
turn OF The vo'es gwen ihereat, as herein
provi"e6. shall count asd mahe return II
the r"'es given ia, and against a conventinn:
and the commanding general, to whom the
same shall have been returned shall a-c-r
tain and declare the totaivote IN each stare
Tor and against a convention lf a majority
of the votes given on 'ha' Question shalt be
Tor convention, tn n IA convention shall be
held. as hereinafter provided; but I o. ma
J"riiy OF said votes shall bp auninst a con
y-ntinn. then no conven';o" shall b.. h"ld
under thi" act: PrsPiied That su.h con
vention shaE not be h,.ir unless majority
Of all such Registered vOi"r shalt have
vated ON the question of holding such con
| yenIi"n.
Sec. That the commanding general
of each district shall appoint such loyaI
officers or persons IA may br necessary,
nni exceeding three in pGrh election district
IN anv State. to make and complete the
registration. siperintend the election and
make reinrn /" him "f the vote list Of
voters AID Of the prrSorS elected as dele
gates hv II plurality OF the votes cast at
said election and upon rec-itrng said re
turns he shall "p-n the same. ascertain the
persons el 'cred rs delegates according To
| the reiur"s of the officers VINO conduct. d
said election. ana m Ike proclamation there!
Of; ~ d n a m.j"ritv of the votes given on
| that que ton shall ha for convention the
commanding general within sixty days from
the Gr'e OF election. shall notify the dYle
gates to a-semhl in convention ut time
hnf place 10 he mentioned in the otifica.
| ,ion, ant Said convention. when org ,urzei.
shall proceed TO for Cou~ttmtin' aud
civil g"ve nmrnt according q the provisions
| "f This net. and re ac' I" VIII ch it j. sup
pe71entnrv aud Nhcn thr snrne shall have
been SO framed. said c"ustirnrion shall be
submf,ei by the Convention for ratification
to the person. regist-- ed under tn. proviS
ions of his at. at ar election ia b. con
durIed bv the others. or p"r-ors nnuoiu,pd
hy the cnmmaniing E-uera a. her"inh- or.
provided. aud 10 br he'd Rftrr tie rxpira'
sion of thirty davs ON the date of nntin-
thereof to b.. giv"" b, said convention, and
the returns thereof shall be made TO the
comman ling general "f the dis rict.
See. 5. That r. acc"rding TO sid returns
the r"ustitnri"r shnll b.. -nriri nv II major
rtv "f the votes of the registered elec or.
qua ii"d ~ herein specified eat At snrd al
rrti"n. at least onr-haif of all III" register
I'D voters voting uPor ire qucs' OF such
rrrH.uti"n, the p,e-ident "f the convention
sha II transmit n copy OF 'he same. dow
certified. to t." Prr-iiru' of the Unit 4
States. who shall frrthnI h transmit the
same - Congress. ir then in session, ami if
not ia session. then imm"daclv npon h-
newt assembling an ! If il shall mnrco. or
appear irtnngrr~s that the election VA
on. aI w irh all thr registered and uunlified
electors in ,he State hnd AZ opp"rInniiv to
Vot- f'-rIv and ,itr"u' restraint, fear g.
thu iuilueHc- of fraui. and f Congress
-hali 10. satisfied hat such ronsrituiin
meets 'he approval at maj j"rity "f ia
qnll,ii"d -l"r'orp in tn, StI'r md IL IT,.
-;i'I e. n~itu'inn shall b. d""lar.d by e. %
yres- tn be- in cmnf"rrn with III. uru,i,
ms "f ,h- act in which this is -uppt"Inrn
iarv, ani the oih"' p:nVisicns "f said ar,
IN III have been "omI lied with, aud rhe snrd
constitution shnl' t.. approved bv Congress.
the State shall he drclar-d entitled to rrp
rrsentn ton. and S-nrt"rs nud R.rrescnta.
lives -hr'l be ndmilird thcrrfrom rs herein
u,,,i ij.d
Sec. g. That all Plerrinn- In tn. S;a'.-
m.,t,,,.d N ,,. .,id a., So ia, g.
H.. mara ,tH,i.u, ,,,,.,,n,a,, -, ,t
Stu.s" sIou d,,;ry "a. ,,o,,,;., -,
ac, h. by ballot: mud nil ..tHc.,- mai; o.
the stid r.pi-,ra,iop az vo,.,. md .,n1,.,
ing mid e,.. Tim. .b,LI h..,,,, oa,a,;,, ,,,,
ON the dis,.bn,1. of tL., d,ui.. .I,.,rI..
an oath f,i,htulIy :, ,.,f,,,, ,h. dn,i.. -,