The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-14
OFFICIAL.
Headquarters Second Military District,


BY the terms of the Act of Congress entitled
g An Act to provide for tllemerp cticent govern
mont of the rebel Statcs'' passed March I'd, 1867,
and of the Acts of March 23d, and duly 18th,
1867, supplementary thereto, ii i ,hade the duty
of the Commanding General OF this Military Dis
trict to cause a. registration to be made OF the
male inhabitants of the State OF North-G Carolina,
OF the age of twenty-one years and upwards and
qualified by the terms of said Acts tojVote, and
after such registration is complete, 70 order an
election to be held at Which the registered voters
of said State shall vote tor or aSainsta ConVen-
ttion for the purpose of ofestablishnga Constitution
and civil government for the said State, loyal TO
the Union, and for de egates to said Convention,
and to give at least thirty days notice oil the time
and place at which said. election shall be held !;
and the said registration having oeen completed
in the State of North Carolina, 1t is ordered: ,
First. That an election be held IN the State OF
North Carolina, commencing on tuesday, the
10Th day OF November 1857, and ending on WED.
nesday the Doth day of November. 1857, at which
all registered voters of said State may vote y For
Il Convention" or . Against a Convention" aud
for delegates to constitute the ConVentiOn-in
case majority of the votes 7giyv: on that qu-.s-
ton, shall be for Convention, and in case, ma
iorty of the registered voters shall have voted on
the question ofholding such Convention.
Ssc0nd. 1t shall be the duty OF the Boards OF
Registration in North Carolina, commencing
fourteen days priorto the election ncreln ordered,
and giving reasonable public notice OF the time
and place thereof, to revise tor a period OF five
days the registration lists, and upon being satsii-
ed that any person not entiteu 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 10 such registers the
names of all persons who al that time possess the
qualifications required by said Acts, vino have
not already been registered. l...' ..t|'i.
Third In deciding who are to be stricken from
or ad led to the registration lists, the Boards viii
be guided by the law of March 3d. 1867, and the
laws supplementary thereto, and their attention
nt.I Af.tn
July 10 h, 1861. r... . .
F1x,th. The said election will be held in each
County or District at such places as may hereai-
ter be designated, under the superintendence of
the Boards OF Registration AS provided by law,
and in accordance with Instructions hereafter TO.
be given to said Boards in conformity with the
Acts of Congress and as far us may be with the
laws of fNortil-Carolina
Fifth. 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. .l
Sirth. The polls shall be opened at such voting
places at eight clock in the forenoon and closed
at four clock i'll the afternoon 'of each day, and
shall be kept open during these hours Wlloat IN
tcrmission or adjournment.
Seyenth. No member Of the Board of Registra-
ton, who is a candidate for election as delegate
to the convention, Shall serve us Judge OF the
election in any County or District which he seeks
to represent. .s4--...
EiglttA. 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 tie 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 10 make such
assignments Of his deputies, and other peace OIL
GERS, to the othe polling places, as may, in his
Judgment best subserve the purposes oi quiet
..,,d nrlp md il r;ulIrpi
these urr.tng enS in advance TO the Commander
of the Military Post in which his County is sit
uatcd. -...'. ~ 800. ....r ga
Wuh 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
hbted and any such attempts will be reported
by the registrars judges of election to the Post
Cummander and will cause the arrest and trial Of
the offenders by military authority.
Ttydh. All bar rooms, saloons, and other places
for the salgof liquors by reta will be closed from
O'clock oil the evening OF the 18th OF November,
until o oc.l of the morning of the 2iSt of No
veInber 1857, and during this time the sale of all
intoxicating liquors al or near any polling place is
prohibited. Tie police officers of cities and
towns, aud the sherifIs and other peace officers of
Countie,, will be held responsible for the strict
enforcement ofthis prohibition. and will prompt
ly arrest and hold for trial all persons who may
traiIsgreSe it.
" unless it shall be necessary to rcpcl the armed
enemies of the United States, to Keep the peace
at the polls" prohibited 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
and are registered voters, and then only lorthe
purpose of voting; but the Commanders of Posts
will keep their troops we'll in hand on the days OF
election, and will be prepared to act promptly if
the civil authorities are unable to preserve the
peace. ....'.. .'.t ~ '........a r.. ..s -
Ttr3lftR. The returns required by law to be
made to the Commander of the District of tire
results of this election, will be rendered by the
Boards of Registration OF the several registration
precincts through the Commanders of the Militia
~ Posts in which their precincts are situated,
and in accordance with the detailed instructions
hereafter to be given. =
Ihirteenthy The number of delegates to the con--J
vention 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 twen-
ty, is apportioned to the representative Districts
of the State in the ratio OF registered voters as
follows: .--.,.i D.
Counties of Burke and Nc .
DowclI Cogether). -. Two C2) Delegates.
Counties OF Rutherford and sh' ~.
. Polk (togethcr). ......... Two (2) Delegates.
Counties of Yancey and .-...y.r. ..-- .'E
. Mitchell (together)...... One Q Delegate.
Counties of Madison, Bun