Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-10-07
ORDER WITH REGARD TO THE ELECTIONS.

ORDER WITH REGARU III LIE EAGC1loNs.
General Schofeld ISSUED yesterday an order
prescribing regulations for conducting the APP
preaching elections for the Convention, and
making returns Of the same, from which We
extract the clauses of general iateres; to the
public:
"HD'QRs. FIRST MILITARY DISTRICT.
Estate OF VIRGINIA,
RICHMOND, Va, October 4, 1867.
General Orders No. 6S:
1.-THE following regulations will be observed
in conducting the election to be held in this
military district on the 22d instant and in max
ing the returns thereof:
CORRECTIONS FoR CONDUCTING H ELECTION.
II. All persons who are registered as voters
in the districts or wards where they present
their ballots will be permitted to vote, and no
ballot will be received from persons who are
not properly registered, except 10 cases where
the name of the person applying to vote may
have been incorrectly recorded on the registra
ton lists, in which case, if the officer conduct,
ing the election is satisfied either from his own
personal knowledge or from the testimony OF
credible witnesses that the person was actually
registered, then such person will be permitted
to vote. j..
Il. Every person presenting j ballot at The
polls shall announce his name, and il, upon
examination, it is found that he has been reg
istcred as a voter, his ballot will be received
and deposited in the ballot-box, and his name
recorded in its proper alphabetical order on tho
poll books.
IS. Two ballot boxes will be opened in each
district or ward, in one of which will &c depos-
tied the ballots of all white voters, and in the
other the ballots Of all colorcd voters, and
the names of the white and colorcd voters
will be recorded on separate poll books. La
districts or wards where there arc more than
FIVE hundred registered voters the polls for the
white and colorcd electors will opened at differ
cnt places; but these places shoul DC convent
emily near to each other and, if practicable, at
different doors or windows Of the same room.
IS. No candidate for election as delegate to
the Convention shall o~ficiate as registering Of
ficer or assistant at the election.
81. All places in this military district where
intoxicating liquors are sold at retail shall be
closed at sunset on the day preceding, and re.
main closed until sunrise on the day succeed
ing the election.
IS. Any person attempting by force, intimi-
dation, or fraud, to prevent any qualified cleo.
tor from voting freely, shall be at once arrested
and charges preferred against him by the reg
~istering officer, in order that be may be brought
to trial before a military commissioner.
SO. The constable Of each district, and in
each ward two or more police officers, to be Sc
lected by the mayor of the city, will be required
to be present at the places of voting during the
whole time the polls are open ard the votes be.
ing counted, and will be held responsible fol-
the preservation Of good order during the day
and the execution Of paragraph 7 OF this order,
40. The registering officer appointed tc
conduct the election is authorized, during the
time the election is being held and the votes
counted, to exercise the powers conferred upon
a military commissioners.
"ll. In all cases where a person registered
as a voter is arrested for any offence during tho
time the polls are open, il he has not voted al
the time of his arrest, he will be- permitted Ia
cast his ballot before he is taken away TO con,
finement.
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nc. The commanding General confidently
hopes and believes that the people Of the
State will unite in securing for eact. other the
full and free exercise Of the elective franchise
but If this should not be the case in any dlstrlcI
or ward, or il from accident, fraud, or other
wise the ballot boxes or poll books should be
lost or destroyed, a new election will be ordered
in such district or ward.
by command OF Brigadier and Brevet Ma.
jor-General Schoield. S. +. CHAIFGN,
Assistant Adj utant-General.'