The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-09

YANcEy.-Sherlf w E Percy; coroner,
Ephraim Honeycutt; treasurer, ] G Hyatt !;
county clerk of superior court, A Roberts :;
register of deeds, David McCanless; survey
or, j. r Neill commissioners, Wade Hamp-
ton, Leander Ray, John FL Ray, ] G Kipat-
rick, r N Atkins, Jr. 3aI.- .a. 49,.
YADKIN. Sheriff. George Nicks; coroner,
w Fl Branon; treasurer, Benjamin Mackie :;
county clerk of superior court, james A
Martin; register of deeds. S L Tulbert sur
veyor, Issac N Vestal: commissioners, II G
Felts, Aquilla speer, John Algood, w w
Patterson, A Jones'
Seoenth, That the following named persons
have received majority OF the votes cast
by the qualified electors of their respective
| Congressional Districts as established by an
ordinance of the Convention adopted on the
9Th day of March, So, and are entitled to
certificates of election ais members of the
| House of Representatives of the Congress
of the United States for the said Districts,
as herein specified
First Congressional District.-John r
French.
Second Congressional District.--David
Heaton.
Third Congressional .District.-Oliver H
| Dockery
Fourth Congressional District. John T
Deweese
Fifth Congressional District Israel G
| Lash.
Sixth Congressional Observation-Disclosures
| Boyden.
Seventh Congressional Observation-Disclosures
der II Jones.
The certificates of election will be sent direct
to the State executive and judicial officers, and
to the members elect of the House of Representa-
tives Of the Congress of the United States; but
for convenience and safety Of transmission, the
certificates for the members elect of the General
Assembly will be sent to the Commanding Officer
Post of Raleigh, for delivery upon application by
the persons who are entitled to receive them.
For like reasons, the certificates for the county
of Posts for the counties within their Jurisdiction,
for delivery or tiansmittal to the persons who
are entitled to receive them.
A certified abstract of the returns made by the
election officers, will be prepared and deposited
in the office of the Secretary of State for the State
of North Carolina.
Under the provisions of the Constitution, the
General Assembly of the State elected there
under &C shall meet the fifteenth day after the
approval thereof (the Constitution) by the Con-
gress of the United States, if it fall not Sun
day; but if it should fall, then on the next
day thereafter" (Article III, Section 29.)
The officers of the Executive Department of
the State, ''iirst elected, shall assume their
duties ten days after the approval of this Con-
stitution by the Congress OF the United States"
(Articie III, Section IL
The term of office of all officers of the Judi
cial Department 6 shall begin upon the approval
OF this Constitution by the Congress of the Uni
ted States" (Article w, Section 32)
The county officers provided for and elected
"shal enter upon their duties ten DAYS after the
approval of this Constitution by the Congress of
the United States" (Article VII, Section lO.)
But in order that there may be no confusion,
delay, or failure in the administration of justice
Or other governmental functions, and to ensure
the safety of uuUlic DrODrrty the Solicitor. of
judicial Circuits, clerks of courts, shcritfs,
ners and Other executive officers charged with
active admist ration duties, with the care of
public records, the custody of public moneys
or public property, will not be relieved from re-
spon>ibility for the due discourage of the duties
of their offices until their successors duly
qualified.
1t is made the duty of Commanders of Posts,
within the limits of their respective Jurisdictions
to see that the officers elect who able to
qualify under the Constitution and laws of the
United States and the Constitution and laws of
the State and have SO qualified, are duly Install
ed in the offices to which they have been elected
and as above prescribed.
Under the requirements of the ninth Section
law of March 2, 1867, "to provide for The more
efficient government of the rebel States,' the Of
fcers elect, both of the legislative and executive
charge of the duties of their Offices take and
subscribe the oath of office prescribed by the
law of July =, 1862, Ito prescribe an oath of Of
flee, and for other purposes" This oath will be
taken in duplicate; one to be filed in the office
of the Secretary of State for the State Of North
Carolina, and the other to be forwarded to Dis
trict Headquarters.
If any of the State officers elected under the
new Constitution disqualified by the third
Section of the proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, known Article
XIV. or are unable to take the oath prescribed by
the law of July 1862, they will not be allowed TO
discharge any official functions until the disabl
ity has been removed by the Congress of the
United States, unless the oath of Office
quired by the ninth Section of the abovecited
law shall have previously been dispensed with by
law, or unless the said ninth Section shall have
become imperative by the fact that the people
of the State have been declared by law to be en-
titled to representation in the Congress of the
United States.
By Command of
Bvt Maj. Gen ED R. g. CANDY,
LOUIS V. CAZIARC,
hide de Camp,
Actg dSst Idt Gent