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OFFICIAL.
Headquarters sescGd Military District,
CHARLESTON, 8. c., October Is, 1867.

CHARLESTON, !. T., .OctOOcr 10, 1SOi
GENERAL ORDERS,
NO. l0l.
By the terms of the Act of Congress entitled
An Act to provide for the more efficient govern
M Mt Of the rebel States, passed March II, 1867,
and of the Acts OF March sd, and July 10th,
1867, supplementary thcrctO,-it is made the duty
of the Commanding General of this Military Dis
trict 10 cause il registration TO pc hiade Oh lHe
male inhabitants Of the State OF North Carolina,
of the are of twcnty-one years and upwards and
qualified by the terms Of said Acts to VOTE and
after such registration is complete, to order an
election to be held al which the registered voters
of said State shall vote tor or against Conven-
ton, for the purpose ofestablishnga Constitution
and civil government for the said State, loyal to
the Union, and for de cgates to said Convention,
and to give at least thirty days notice OF the time
and place ut which said election shall be held;
and the said registration having been completed
in the State of North. Carolina, 1t is ordered:
First. That an election be held i'll the State of
North Carolina, commencing on tuesday, the
10Th day of November 1861, and ending on We'd
nesdav the Goth day OF November, 1871, at which
all registered voters of said State may vote For
IA Convention" or Against Convention" and
for delegates to constitute the ConyentiOn--in
majority Of the votes given on that qucS-
ton, shaI! be for Convention and in case :! ma
jOrtY of the registered voters shall have voted on
the question of holding such Convention.
jSccoai. 1t shall he the duty of the Boards of
Registration in North Carolina, commencing
fourteen days prior 10 the election herein ordered,
and giving reasonable public notice of the time
and place thereof, TO revise Tor period Of five
days the registration lists, and upon being SatiSii
ed that any person not entitled thereto has been
registered, to strike the name of such person from
the list and such person shall not be entitled to
vote. The Boards OF Registration shall also, du-
ring the same period, add to such registers the
names of all persons who at that time possess the
qualifications required by said Acts, Who have
not already been registered
IHiIE. in deciding who are to be stricken from
added to the registration lists, the Boards will
be guided by the law of March Sd, 1861, and the
laws supplementary thereto, and their attention
July 18th, 1867.
F6urth The said election will be held in each
County or District at such places may hereaf
ter be designated, under the superintendent of
the Boards of Registration provided by law
and i'll accordance with Instructions hereafter to
be given to said Boards in conformity with the
Acts of Congress and far may be with the
laws of North Carolina
FTtth. All Judges and clerks employed in con-
ducting said election, shall, before commencing
to hold the same, be sworn to the faithful perfor-
nance of their duties, and shall also take and
subscribe the oath of Office prescribed by law for
officers OF the United States.
Sirth The polls shall be opened at such voting
places ut eight O'clock in the forenoon and closed
at four o'clock in the afternoon of each day, and
shall be kept open during these hours without in
Permission or adjournment
SerenH. No member of the Board of Registra-
ton, who is candidate for election as delegate
to the convention, shall serve as Judge of the
election in any County or District which he seeks
to represent.
.Eiytth. The sheriff and other peace officers of
each County are required TO be present during
the whole time that the polls are kept open, and
until the election is completed; and will be made
responsible that there shall be no interference
With Judges of elections, or other interruption of
good order If there should be more than one
polling place in any County, the sheriff of the
County is empowered and directed to make such
assignments OF his deputies and other peace Off
GERS, to the othe" polling places as may, in his
judgment, pest suoserve the purposes OF quiet
and order; and he is further required to REPORT
these arrangements in advance to the Commander
of the Military Post in which his County is sit
uated.
Ninth Violence, or threats of violence. or of
discharge from employment, or other oppressive
means to prevent any person from registering or
exercising his right of voting, is positively pro-
hibited and any such attempts will be reported
by the registrars judges of election to the Post
Commander, and will cause the arrest and trial of
the offenders by military authority
1enW All bar rooms, Saloons and other places |
1or the sale OF liquors by retail will be closed from
g O'Clock of the evening of the 18th of November
until O'Clock of the morning of the 21st of No,
vember, 1867, and during this time the sale of all
liquors at or near any polling place is
prohibited The police officers of cities and
towns, and the sheris and other peace officers of
Counties, will be held responsible for the strict
enforcement ofths prohibition, and will prompt
~ arrest and hold for trial all persons who NAV
traliSgrcsS it.
=, Eleoe@H. Military interference with elections
u unless it shall be necessary to repel the armed
enemies ofthe United States, or to Keep the peace
at the polls" sprohbted by the Act of Congress-
approved February 25th, 1865, and no soldiers
Will be allowed to appear at any polling place.
unless as citizens Of the State they qualified
mt are registered as voters and then only for the
purpose of voting; but the Commanders of Posts
VIII keep their troops well in hand on the DAYS of
election, and will be prepared to act nronnfIy If
he civil authorities are unable to preserve fbe
peace. WV
ItreltM. The returns required by law TO he
made to the Commander of the District of the
esults of this election, will be rendered Inv the
boards OF Registration of the several registration
precincts through the Commanders of f6e Militia
y Posts in which their precincts are situated.
md in accordance with the detailed Instructions |
Hereafter to be given.
1ntFtee1th. The number of delegates to the con-
,enuon is determined by law and is the number
u members of the most numerous branch of the
::eSlslature for the year eighteen hundred and
~ I,A:y, ana this number, one hundred and TWEEN
~ rs apportioned to the representative Districts
follows: o vi i9Sioleiou foIerS as
Counties of Burke and Nc
=, powell (together). Tvo 10, 1,o,oo.o..
Counties of Rutherford ana A"o W Delegates.
Counties of Yanccr 49,, Two (2) Delegates.
Mitchell (together5. Ono
Counties of Madison, Bun one ~ Delegate.
TToMoe, Henderson and
Counties Of Haygoog and Three (a) Delegates.
Counties OF M Macon Caiy ana one ~ Delegate.
Counties OF Asni Ieg}ban,v: Two C9 Delegates.
Ashe, Surry, Watauga ana
taq1kin together) Tbree 70, no,o.