The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Headquarters Second Military District,
CuARI EsroN s. c.. OctOber JIG. 1907.
DEEI(,IaI.

GENERAL ORDERS, No 90.
By the terms of the Act of Congress entitled "An Act
to provide for the efficient government of the
Rebel Staes passed March 3D. 1867 and OF the Acts Of
March 3d. and July 10Th, 1867 supplementary thereto
it s made the duty of the Commanding General of this
Military District to registration to be made OF the
male inhabitants of The State of South Carolina OF the
age of twenty years and upwards and qnahhed oy
the terms of said Acts to VOTE and after such re8str
ton is complete, c order an electoi To be ned' Ut
which tho registered voters of said State shall vote 1or OF
against Convent ion for the purpose of establishing
Constitution and civil government for the said saee
loyal TO the Unon and for delegates to said Convention
and to give at least thirty days notice of the time and
place at which said election shall be bed and the said
registration having been completed in said State OF
South Carolina it is ordered
First Tint an election be held in the State of South
Carolina, commencing on Tuesday, the 10th day of No
vemocr 1887 ard ending Wednesday the Goth day of
November 1867, at which all registered voiers Of said
State may vote "For Convention" against Con-
venton and for delegate, to constitute the Convsn-
ton-in majority of the votes given on that ques
ton shall be for Convention and in majority OF
the registered voters shall have voted the question Of
holding such Convention.
Second 1t shall be the duty OF the Boards of Regista
ton in South Carolina commencing fourteen days prior
to the election herein ordered and giving reasonable
public notice OF the time and place thereof to revise for
period OF five days the registration lists, and upon being
satisfied 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 during the same
period add 10 such registers the names of all persons
who at that time possess the qualifications required by
said Acts, who have not already been registered.
Third. In Gliding who ara to b, stricken from or
added to the regstra lists the Boards will be guided
by law of March I'd. 1867 and the laws supplement-
airy thereto and their attention is specially directed to
the Supplementary Act of July 18th, 1867
Fourth The said election will be held in each District
at such places may hereafter be designated under the
superintendent of the Boards Of Registration pre-
vded by law, and in accordance with instructions here
after to be gvel to said Boards in conformity with the
Acts of Congress and far may be with the laws o
South Carolina :, ., .
Fifh. All judges and clerks employed in conducting
said election SHALL before commencing to hold the same
the faithful performance Of their duties, and
shall also take and subscribe the oath Of Office prescribed
by law for officers of the United States. .iit.
Sri The polls shall be opened at such voting places
at eight O'Clock in the forenoon. and closed at four
O'Clock in the afternoon of each day and shall be kept
open uurlnB lneSe nOutb VI
journment. III ..i--,. ..t.,... o.
Seventh No member of the Board of Registration, who
is candidate for election delegate to the Conyen-
on shall Judge Of the election in any District
which he seeks TO represent. .af.r
Eighth. The Sheriff and other peace officers of each
District required be present during the whole time
that the polls kept oren and until the election Is
completed and will be made responsible that there
no nar of 0th6r
interruption of good order Ii there should be more
than polling placein any district the Sheriff of the
District empowered directed to mike such assign
mcnts of his depate and other peace officers, to the
other polling places may, in his Judgment best sub
the purposes Of quiet and order and he Is fur
ther required to report these arrangements in advance 10
the Commander OF the Military Post in which his Dis
trict is situated. -
Ninth. Violence or threats OF violence OF discharge
from employment other oppressive means to prevent
any person from registering exercising his right Of
voting IL positively prohibited, and any such attempts
will be reported by the registrars judges OF elections
to The Post Commander and will the arrest and
trial OF the offenders by military authority.
Tsn AL bar-rooms, saloons, and other places for the
sale of quors by RETAIL will bo closed from o'clock Of
the evening of the 18th of November until o'clock Of
the morning of the 2lst November 1857 and during
this time the sale, of oil Intoxicating liquors at or near
any polling place is prohibited The police officers of
cities and towns and the Shers and other peace officers
of Districts wil be held responsible for tho strict en-
forcement of this prohibition, aad will promptly arrest
and hold for trial all parsons who may transgressit.
Eeren Military interference with elections "unless
1t shall be necessary to repel the armed enemies OF the
United States keep the peace at the polls" Is pro-
hibited by the OF Congress approved February 25t
1865 and no soldiers will be allowed to appear at any
polling place. unless citizens Of the State they are
qualified and registered voters. and then only for
the purpose Of voirg; but the Commanders OF Posts
viii keep their troops we'll in hand the days OF cleo
tion and will DO prepared to act promptly If the civl
authorities are unable to preserve the peace
T,Oe The returns required by law to be made to the
Commander of the District OF the result of this election
will be rendered by the Boards Of Registration Of the
several registration precincts through the Commanders
of the Military in which their precincts are situa
ted and in accordance with the detailed instructions
hereafter to be given.
Thirteenth The number of delegates to the Convention
is determined by law, and is the number Of members Of
the most numerous branch OF the Legislature for the
year eighteen hundred and sixty, and this number one
hundred and twenty is apportioned to the repre-
sentative Districts of the State the ratio of registered
voters follows: .
District of Charleston. Nine t9 Delegates
District of Berkeley. Nine t9 Delegates
District Colleton. Five (5 Delegates