The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-07
OFFICIAL.
Heaiqa lrterS Second Military District,
CHARLESTON, S. c., October IS, 1867.

GENERAL ORDERS,
NO 10I.
By the terms of the Act of Congress entitled
can Act to provide Tor the more efficient govern
m. Mt of the rebel States, pas cd Marcn ii, lSpI,
and of the Acfs OF March 23l. and Juiy l9tn,
1851, supplementary thereto, Ill Is made the duty
of the Com handing Generil OF ti> Military Dis
trict to c;tuoe Il rtsi ration 10 be made ot the
male inhabitants of the State OF North Carolina,
OF the age of twenty-one years and upwards and
qualified by the terms of said Acts To vote, and
after Sucn registration Is complete, to order an
election to be neld at w.lich the registered voters
OF said State shall vote Tor or against Convcn-
ton, tor purpos OF est .blisinga Constitution
and civil government ior the said STATE, l"yai 10
the Union, and for dc crUIp> 10 sail Convention,
and to give least tnrty days notice OF the time
and place at wnicn said election shall be ncld
and the said registration having been ted
in the State Of North Carolina, 1t is ordered:
First. That all election he ucd III InlG state OF
North Carolina, com nencing On Tuesday, the
18th div O, November, lSj7, aud ending We'd
nesday, tine 2Otl day Ol November. io'!, al whrh
all registered voters of aid State may vote For
a Convention" Or " Against Convention" Il ii
for delegates to constitute the Convrniipn-ln
case IN ,jority OF thc votes given On that qucs-
ton, snail De Tor II Convention, and in case ii
jority of the registered voters shall nave voted
the question of nol linz suc,I Convention.
ISscon |. 1t sail be tie duty of tile Dards OF
Registration in n ,rtl Carolina, commencing
fourteen days prior o election ncrcil ordered,
and giving reLoo iab.c punic notice of the Tins
and place tLcreof IL revise tor ii perIoI of i've
DAYS the rerstrati IN lists, an! up3n being >dtiSf
ed that any person not entitled thereto .iiS been
registered, tosIrlkc tic aIuc o. sucn person from
tle list; all iIcr,oa ,.Id hot DC entitled
vote. Fac BoIris OF t.'sistraIIon shall also, du-
ring the same period, add to such registers tnc
nam Of AL p1rsol, %llJ al 'ilai ine possess the
Qualifications required by said Acts, wLO nave
not already been registered.
Third III deciding w.lo are to be stricken from
al led to tic re Il ,traion lists the Boards Will
be guided by tile las of VI urea Sd, 1867, and the
laws supplementary thereto, AMI tucir attention
isspec ally directed To the supplementary Act OF
July 18th, 1867.
Fourth. FL said election will be held in each
County or District at sucu places my Il real
ter be designated uIltr tile eu ,erntcndcncc of
the Boards Oi Repatriation Dis provided by law
and in accordance WITH Instructions hereafter t.
be given to said b ird, in conformity with the
Acts of Congress and Il, far u. may be VITA tLc
laws of Norlh-CaroIii,.
Fifth. All judges IL ID CLERKS IN Iloyed in con
Quoting said election, s.la,l, before commencing
to Ioli tie same, be sworn To tie tritnui pertor-
nance Ut tner duties, ana snail also Iahc and
subscribe the tl uf ode prescribed Uy law for
Officers of the United states.
Sixth. The polls snail ne Ope::cd at such voting
places at ely It oe'ocN III the torenoon and closed
at four o'cUcn i'll the afternoon OF cac.l day. and
shall be kept open DARN. these hours without in
PERMISSION or adjnIrament.
tSeee"th. No member oi the Board OF R"gistra-
tion, VINO is Il can tddlc for election dciegatc
to the Convent /, snail Il Judge OF tnc
election in any CIunty or Dis rict wuicn he seeks
to represent.
Eighth. TAc sheriff and other peace officers of
eacl CouAty are Required to be present during
the Waoe time tilat The polls are kept open, and
Until the election is complcted aud will be made
responsible that there snail be no interference
with Judges OF eiectionS or OF Icr interruption OF
good order. Ii there SuOuid be lore tndn one
polling place III any Gu ty, the Sheriff of the
County is empowered and directed To make such
assignments OF mis- deputies, aid other peace Oil
GERS, TO the othe l'oling places. It's may in his
H., I'm II ,,,,;
and order; and ne is furtner req Tired to report
these arrangements in ADVANCE to inc Cominander
of the Military Post in w4icl his County is sit,
uated.
Ninth. Violence, or threats oil violence. or OF
discharge from employment, or "tner oppressive
MEALS To prevent any person from registering or
exercising MS right OF voting, is positively pro
hbted and any such attempts will he reported
oy the registrars or judg of election to the Post
Commander, and will Cause the arrest and trial of
the Offenders by military authority.
1eftth. All bar rooms, saloons, and other places
for the sale OF liquors BY retail, will be closed from
b O'Clock oftne evening OF the 18th OF November
until d O'clock of the morning of the 2lst of No
vember, 1867, and turing tnis time tine sale of all
Intoxicating liquors at or near any polling place is
prohibited. The police officers of cities and
towns and the sheriff, and otlcr peace officers of
Counties, will be held respon ble for the strict
enforcement ofthis prohibition. and will Lrumpt.
ly arrest and hold for trial all persons who MAY
traI.sgress it..
E7euenth Military interference with elections
med |
enemies of the United States, to keep tue peaer
at the polls is pro iibited by tile Act of Congress-
approved February 25ti:, 1865, and no soldiers |
VIII De allowed to appear at any polling place
unless as citizens of tine State they are Qualified
and are registered voters, and then only ,ortnr
purpose Of voting; but the Commanders of Posts
will keep their troops well in hand on the days of
election, anu will be prepared to act DronDfly If
the civil authorities are unable to preserve the
peace. VIZ
Tvelfh The returns required nv law to be
Her flf tt,t,
results OF this election, will be rendered by the
boards OF Registration OF the several registration
precincts through the Commanders of the Militia |
y fosts in which their precincts are situated
ana In accordiUce with the detailed instructionS |
hereafter to be given. -'
lharfesnth. Tnc number of delegates to the con-
Vsntlon is determined by law and is tue number
u members of the most mum rous branch of the |
LEGISLATURE for the year eighteen hundred and |
sixty, anu this number, one hundred and TWEEN |
y Is apportioned to the representative Districts
y me State III the ratio o. registered voters no
follows: - = 'o'e's as
Counties of Burke and Me- ft'E2s ~ q
Lowell Uogether)... Two (2) Delegate,
counties OF Rutherford and -, NiaDeiesa'es'
Counties Of VI: Two (a) Delegates.
Counties of Hs adiherr, D. One ~ Del gate.
SGomoe, Henderson and
Counties Of a ySooS ana Three (s) Delegates.
cJaeSson (tog .ther1 a'u
NIr"" .Itles OF Macon Calyanii ohe ~ Delegate.
Counties Of sAIer26;a.a;;.: Two ts) Delegates
kS~ $50, T4rss 80 Delegates.