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CONVENTION OR NO CONVENTION.
HDoRs. SECOND MILITARY DisTR1cr,
CnARLEsToN, S. G.; Oct. I6, 1867.

CnARLEsroS, s. G.; Oct. 1e, 1867.
General Orders No. 9s.] ....-' -.
BY the terms of the Act of Congress
entitled "An Act to provide for The more
efficient government Of the rebel States"
passed March Q, 1867, and of lie Acts of
March %, and July 10, 1867 supplements
~ thereto, it is made the duty of the
Commanding General of this Military Dis.
trIct 10 cause registration to be made OF
the male inhabitants Of the State of South
Carolina, of the age Of twen,y-ous years
and upwards, aud qualified by the terms of
said Acts 10 vote, and after such registra-
ton is complete, 10. order an election to be
held at which the registered voters of said
State shall vote for or against convention,
Tor the purpose of establishing Conslitu-
tion and civil government for the said State,
loyal to the Union, and for delegates to
said Conventon-and 10 give at least llir !.
ty days notice of the time aud place, at
which said election shall be held and the
said registration having been completed in
tho State of South Carolina, it is ordered I:
First. That an election he held in the
State of South Carolina, commencing on
Tuesday, the 18th day of November, 1867,
and ending OH Wednesday, the goth day
OF November, 1857, at which al! registered
voters of said State may vote :" For Con-
vcntion," or" Against Convention" and
for delegates TO constitute the Convention
in case majority Of the votes given on
that question shall be fora Convention, end
in case majority of the registered voters
shall have voted on the question of holding
such Convention.
Second. 1t Shall be the duty of the
Boards of Registration in South Carolina,
commencing fourteen days prior to the
election herein ordered, and giving reasona.
ble public notice of the time and place
thereof, to revise, for period of FIVE days,
the registration lists, and upon being salts
fled that any person not entitled thereto
has been registered, to strike the uane of
aucl' person from the list and surll person
shall not be entitled to vote. The Boards
Of Registration shall also, during 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.
zA2d. In deciding WHO arc to be stick.
en- FROM or. added to the registration lists. !
the Boards will be guided Ly the law Of
March 1867, and the laws supplementary
;heretq, and their attention is specially di-
rected TO tho Supplementary Act of July
10, 1857. - -. =,
Foueth. Tie said election will be held
in each District, ut such places as may
hereafter be designated, under the superin.
tenderice of the Boards Of Registration, as
provided by law, and in accorlance with.
Instructions hereafter to DO given to said
Boards, in conformity with, tie, Acls Of
Congress, and as far rs may be with the
laws. OF South Caro- lima. - :, ,'+,,:>'- ,,s
Fifth. All judges md clerks employed
in conducting said. election, SHALL. before
commencing 10 hold The same, he sworn to
the faithful performance Of their dnties,and
shall also take and subscribe the oath of
ottice:prescribed by law for officers of the
United States. So - s
sisth.. Tho polls shall be opened at sucl,
voting places ats o'clock in the forenoon,
nnd closed at a o'clock iu the afternoon Of
each day, anu shall be kept open during
these. hours Without in,er,nission, or :ad-
|jsvrhmeht. a. ;.,-ar :.
tSesnM.: No member OF ,.hs Board OF
Registration, who is a candidate for cleo,
lion as 4 delegate TO tire ceayeatisn. .LsIt
serve as a judge OF the seIeotiopin: any Dis
.trict which lie seeks 10 represent. 80.
Eight. The sheriff and other; peace off,
Gers Of each District are required -to be
present during the whole lime that the
fpoils are kept open, ndzuhtil she election
is completed; and ~i't I've made espopsi-
fbls. That there shall be noihtsrfer.1ss with
Ijudges OF elections; os other iiuterrap.jo On. of
good, order. Il there should be more than
Zone polling place in any: Dsfict,l he ss,isria
of the District is e,npoyeredand directed
10 make suelr assigaiasnis 81 lis dsputisa,
tantlotherpeaee Ulcers, totlls otbsrroiliug
plaees, as may ,ip Lis judgment, bsst SUBJ
IseEys the purposes of <quiet. snd order ;
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