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CHARLESTON, 8. Q, October I6. 1857
| GENERAL ORDERS. NO. 90.
ny the terms OF the Act of Congress entitled can Ac
~pfora1 or Tue moro efficient government of the
Neoe' STATES passed March I'd. 1867. aud OF the Act, Of
March 23d, AMI July 10th, 1867 snpn,em =. .,n.
/ is made the duty OF the Oommnndips nonar., 49,.
Military District to cause a registration +o nn 80 49,
malo inhabitants of the State Of South Caroline ~, H..
Sse ot twenty-one years and upwards and ona,,sea NV
.no 'e'"s VI saiu Acts to vote. aud after such reRistra.
~ !" ooinpieoe' to order an, electiol to be held nj
which the registered voters OF said State sba1 vo,. 49, =.
against a convent ion. for the purpose OF establishing a
constitution and civil govel nment for IN. saia Co.
'oyai 70 the Union, and for delegates to said Convention
anu &c give at least thirty days' notice of tho time and
place at which said election shalt be held. and tho s,,,
registration having been convicted I'm said Statc 10
South Carolina. 1t Is ordered; =
f'rsf. That an election be hold in the State of Smith
Carolina, commencing on Tuesday, the 10Th dav of No.
veaoer' loo'' ard ending on Wednesday. the Goth day OF
November, 1867. at which all registered voters ~, co..,
Sta'e may vote "For a Convention" or "Against n Con.
vention," ana for delegates to const1tute tme 49,.
uoh-in case q majority of the votes given on that ouos.
y shan DO for a Convention, and in case a majority of
the registered voters shall have voted on the ouea.io, ,e
holding such Convention.
SECOND. 1t shall be the duty 4 tho Boards Of Reeistra.
uon III South Carolina, conmeacing fourte on dave nrior
to the election herein ordered, aud giving reas,no,1o
public notice Of the time and place thereof. to rev;s O. ~,
period of Ave days the registration lists. and upon being
'a'lsned 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 shan also, during the same
period, add to such registers the Dames of oil persons
who at that time possess the qualifications required by
said Acts. who have not already been registered.
1ntTd. In deciding who are to b. stricken from or
added to the registrati IN iistsithe Boards will DO guided
. tne law OF March I'd, 1857. and the laws supplement-
airy thereto, and their attention is specially directed to
the supplementary Act Of July 10th, 1867.
Fourth. The said election will be held in each District
at such places az may hereafter he designated, under the
superintendence of tho Eoards of Registration as pro.
vided by lew. and in accordance with Instructions hare.
AFTER to be given to safa Boaits in conformity with the
Acts OF Congress and az far 80 may be with thel laws OF
South Carolina.
fVM. All Judges ana clerks employed in conducting
said election shall. before commencing to hold the same.
be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties, ana
shall also take and subscribe The oath of office prescribed
by law for officers of the United States.
Siah. The polls shall be oSyed ut such voting places
at eight O'Clock in the f~orebpun, and closed at four
o'clock in the afternoon OF tsch day. and shall be kept
open during these hours without intermission or ad-
ournment.
Ssuenh. No member Of tho Board of Registration. who
ton. shall serve as q Judge ofthe election in any District
which he seeke to represent. - I'LL e ., t"3 .5t
Eighth. The Sheriff aud other peace S~ofioers OF each
District are required to be present during the whole time
that tho polls are kept opeu, and until the election IL
completed ana viii be mtds responsible that theirs
shall be no interference with judges of elections, or other
interruption OF good order. II there should be more
than one polling place In any Oistrict, the Sheriff of the
District is empowered and directed to make such assign
ments or his deputies, and other peace officers, to the
other polling places, as may. III his Judgment, best sub
serve the purposes OF quiet and order and he is FUR
Their required to report these arrangements in advance to
lhe commander OF the Military Post IN which his Dis
trict Ia situated. II
Ninth. Violence. or threats of violence, or Of discharge
any person mona registering, or e1oroising his right OF
voting. Is positively prohibited. and any such attempts
Will be reported by the registrars or judges of elections
to the Post Commander. and will cause the arrest and
trial OF the offenders by military authority.
Tenth. All barrooms, aaloons. and other places for the
sale ofluuors by retail. will Iva le-aa r,ana a,.ieeL Of
the evening of the 18th of November, unit, 6 O'Clock of
the morning of the 2lst OF November, 1867, and during
this time the sale of oil Intoxicating liquors at or near
any polling place Ia prohibited. The police officers OF
cities and towns, snd the sherifs aud other peace officers
OF Districts, will be held Responsible for the strict en-.
iorcement OF this prohibition, add will promptly arrest
and hold for trial all persons who may transgress it.
Eleventh. Military interference with elections "unless
1t shall be necessary to rspel the armed enemies of the
United States, or to keep the peace at the polls" Ia pro-
Molted by the Act of Congress approved February 18th,
1865. and no soldiers will be allowed to appear at any
polling place, unless as citizens of the State they are
qualified and are registered as voters, and then only for
the purpose Of voting; but the Commanders Of Posts
viii Keep their troops we'll in hand on the days Of cleo
ton, and will be prepared to act promptly if the civil
authorities are unable to preserve the peace.
7toeyh. 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 Posts in which their precincts are situa-
ted, and in accordance with the detailed Instructions
hereafter to be given. ;Ef
N.rteenM. 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-four, is spportioned 70 the repre-
sentative Districts Of the State in the ratio OF registered
voters as follows; +.
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