Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-10-26

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THE ELECTION ORDERED.
HEADQUARTERS 2D MILITARY DIsrKIcr.
Charleston, s. G.. Oct rs 1Sr5

AAhAoou.>"iEHS ~ MILITARY DISTRICT. J
Charleston, 5. g., Oct l6, 1857
[ General Orders M. 9S
By the terms OF the Act of Congress en-
titled AN Act 10 provide for tho more eff
cicnt government OF tho rebel St~tee,n, paea.
I'D March 23d, and July 10Th, 1867, supple
[incntary thereto, it is made the duty of the
Commanding General of this Military Dis.
trict to causc a registration to oe made of the
male inhabitants of tho State Of South Caro-
lina ol the age of twenty years aud upwards,
and qualified by the terms of s"id Acts to
vote, aud after such rcgistration is complete,
to order All election to be held at which The
registered voters of said State shall vote for or
against IL convention, for the purpose ut cs-
tablshing "a Constitution aud evil guvern-
memt for the said State, loyal to the Union,
and for delegates to said Convcu:iun---anu TO
give at least thirty days motce Of the time
and place at which said election shul! br held !;
and the said registration having been compile
ted in the State Of South Carolina, it is or
dcrcd:
First That an election be- held in the State
of South Carolina, commencing on Tues lay,
the 18th day of November, 1867, and ending
on Wednesday, the 10th day of November,
= 1867, ut which all registered voters ol said
State may vote " For Convcution," or
"Against a Convention" and for delegates
to constitute the Convcntion--in case ina,
jority of the votes given on that question shall
be for Convention, and in case Il 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 Carolin,, comncn-
cling fourteen days prior to the election hcre-
in ordered, and giving reasonable public no,
ticc 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 th.
same period, add to such registers the names
q OF all persons who. at that time, possess The
qualifications required by said acts, who have
not already been registered.
Third In deciding who arc to be stricken
from or added to the registration lists, thu
Boards will be guided by the law OF Slarcl
I'd, 1867. and the laws supplementary there
to, and their att.nton is specially directed t.
tho Supplementary Act Of July 10th, 1867
Fourth. The said election will be held il
each District at such places as may hcrcaftc
be dcsignated, under tho supcrnlcndcnce o
the BourJs OF Registration, as provided b.
!, law, aud in accordance with instructions here
after to be given to said Boards, III confprmi
ty with the Acts of Congress. and as far a
mpy be with the laws Of South Carolina, !.
Fifth. All judges and clerks employed y
conducting said election, shall, before com con.
rnencing to hold the same, be sworn to a.
faithful performance Of their duties, and aha
also take and subscribe the oath of office pre-
scribcd by law for officers of the United States
Sixth. rhe polls shall be opened at sue
voting places at clock in the forenoon
md closed at o'clock in the afternoon {
each day. and shall be kept open during thes
hours without intermission or adjournment.
!, Seventh. No member Of the Board OF fcl
isttatioh, who isa candidate for election as
delegate to the Convention, shall servo as
'judgeiof the election in any District ,whic
| he seeks to represent. ..ss 90 -sss,
J Eighth. The sherif and other peaoe Of
\, GERS of each District are required to be pre-
ssnt, during tho sshole time that the polls a
Kept open, and until the election is completed
Ssspa viii 30 made responsible that there sh'
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