The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-07-31

FAVOR "t snch c"pventVn shall have writ
ten or printed on The ballots bv which they
vote Tor delegates as aforesaid. the words
"for convention" !" and those vot ng against
such II convention shall have written or
printed on such ballet- the words against
convention" The persons appointed TO
auperintend said election, and Ia IN * re-
turn "i The votes gwen thereat, as herein
pr"r'"ee. shall count ard make return nf
the votes given fnr and against convention;
"nd the commanding general, to whom the
same shall have been returned shall a-c.r
tain md declare the total vote in each Sta'e
f"' and against convention If a mpioEty
OF The votes piven on that question shall be
Tor convention, til ma convention shall be
heId, MS hereinafter provided; but { ma
)"riiN OF said v"ieS shall be against n con
f"nt'on. then no convention shall b. held
under thi- act: Prsriied That su.h con
r"ntion shal! not be heIi unlrs, majority
OF ah such registered voter. stall have
voted on the question Of holding such con
ven ion.
See. 4 That the commanding gen ernl
~ each district shall appoint such IoyaI
o"cers ar persons m may be n.re--arr,
ho' eNc"edIng thre" in each olertion district
IN anv State. To make and complete th.
registration. superintrnd the election, and
make return /" him "f the votes, list. Of
'"''rs AID of the persons elected ~ dele
gates by plurality Of The votes cast at
SAID election; and upon receiving said re
turns he shall open the same ascertain the
personI eI 'c'ed as delegates according to
the reiur"s of the officers VINO conduct. d
said elrcri"n ana m, Ike prncl,mrtion there.
OF; NJ d # II majority If the VOTES given on
thnt que .tion shall BE- for convention the
commanding er"cral within sixty days fr"m
IN" Gaze OF Election. shall noiifv III. dele
gates 10 a-scmhl in convention nj "A time
and place =" be mentioned in The uoificn
ii"n. ami said convention. when org ,uIzed.
shall proceed io for . Cou-tIutim nud
cIv'l government according o the prnviarons
"f this act, aud the aci Ia VIII ch il i sup
pi"ln"Rtnry; and nhru tn sam. shall have
been % framed. said Constitution shall be
s"hmiieh bv the convention for Ia' iiratiou
to IN" pers"nS Registered unirr the prnvi
SIous at this act. ~ m election I" b.. con
dncicd bv III" Officers. or persons appointed
hv the c"mmauiing general - h-rcinh-f .rc
provided. aud to b. he'd after the expire.
ii"n az thirty davs frnm the date ot motto.
Thereon TO b. give bv said convention, AMI
the returns thereof sha. be made to the
com naniing G"neral "f the district.
Sec. That &, according io said r,tnrns
tn" c"ns'hnrinn shnIl b" -nrili"d hv II major
Iiv "f the votes OF the rcg-t-r-d rlrcInr.
qua aihcd ~ herein specified. cast ai sari cl
-ct'"n. AT least 0n"-hulf ot nj the register
I'D voters voting upon IT," question ot such
r r'tIti'nt'"n the pre-dcnt uf the con, cnli"n
stall transmit Il copy of the same. dmh
certified, To the Pre- iirnI Of the Uni'rd
States, vino shall forthul h transmit the
same {" Congress. il then in scS-inn and
not in session. then imm-d a'clv upun il.
next assembling AMI If il shall moreover
appear To Congress that tn" election go.
one nj witch all the registered aud aualiGr'
"lectors in the State had an opportunity Ia
vote fr-rlv aud without rc.trnirt, f.a, -,
he uiine"r- OF fraud, aud il Cnnpir-,
shall be satisfied that such constitution
meets the approval Of maj"rity of thu
q msih-d electors in th- Sta G, nd If IT,
said consiitntinn stall he declared bv Com
gr"-S Ia he in conformity with the provs
IONS at the net 1" "hi'h this il supp'.n.n
trv ard the other provisions Of said arl
shall have been c"mpii"d with. and the said
constitution snalI be- approved bv Congress.
the state shall b" rc'a.ci entitled TO rru
r"s- Iiaii"n aud Senators and Representa-
lives shall be admitted tl.crrffon AZ herein
provided
See. s. That all elections in the States
mentioned IN the said Act TO provide Tor
the more "ilrrnt government ot the rrb,.,
Stat"-. shnlI, during the "perati"n &c sid
net. be- by ballot: and all officers maxi o
The sad registration Of voters and cnndur,
ing said elections shall before altering up,
on tue d'schargr Of their duties. sub~crrh..
an cath faithfully To perform The duties "f
their SAID uihcs. and the ".th pre-crib-d by
the act approved Iulv =, 1862. entitled, An
act To prescribe N oath "f office :" Pre-
vided. Tnnt if any person shall knowingly
and falsely take nRd subscriDe any onth in
this at prescribed, such person 40 offend
my and being thereof dul, convicted, shall
6e subject 10 the pains, penalties and d-n.
h'iitic] which bv law are pr"2id"d f"r the
punishment of the crIne Of ilful an d cor
rup, pr'jnrv.
Sec. That all expenses incurred bv
'hr several commanding grnernl.. or hy yir
'uc "f any orders issned or nppnin meni.
made bs them under or by virtue OF ihi-
Act, hall BE- paid out Of any moneys in
the Treasury not otherwis- appropriated
Sec 8 That the Convention for .nrh
Stre shall prescrib" the fees. salary. and
compensation 10 be paid To all delegates
and "ther officers aad agents herein author
izrd or necrsstry to carrv into effect the
purposes of this Act moi -rein otherwise
provided tor. and -haIl provide for the lew
and collection Of such taxes on the proper
tV in -uch State a. ",ay be Necessary to
paw the same
Sec. 9 rha: the word "nriicle" in the
sixth s-ction OF the Act 10 which thi. i.
Supplementary, shall be construed to mean
section