The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-03-21
Important Order.
IIE,,no'Rs. 2p MILITARY DIsTnIcT,
Charleston, S. G., March. 13, 1868.

,1lEAnQ RS. ID MILITARY DISTRICT,
Charleston. s. G., March. 13, 1868
G'rnrral Orders No. 40.]
The Constitutional Convention of the State
of South Carolina, in conformity with the act
of Congress IF March 23,,' 1867. supplemental
ry to the act of March 2, 1867, "to provide
for the moro efficient government of the rebel
States, having framed constitution and civil
government according to the provisions of the
aforc cited laws; and having, by an ordinance
adopted on the 9th day of arch, lS685pro-
yidcd that the said constitution shall be SUBJ
mittcd "for ratification to the persons regis
tered under the provisions of this act March
ductc,l by the officers appointed or to be
pointed by the Commanding General rs
horeinbclurc provided, and to be held aftc.
the expiration of thirty days after the no
tice thereof to be given by the said con-
yenton;" and having further provided, by the
, aforesaid ordinance that Mt the same time an
election shall be held for Governor Lieutenant
Governor, Adjutant and Inspcctor-G cneral
Secretary of State, Comptroller general, Treas
urcr Attorney General, Superintendent Of
Of Education, and members OF the General AS
sembly, and further that in each Congressional
District of the State an election shall be held
for member of che llousc of Representatives
Of the United States Congress, and for two
II embcrs Mt large; 1t is ordered:
| Frs. That an election be held in the State
Of South Carolina. commencing on Tuesday
the l4th day of April, a.. ending on Thurs
day, the II 9th day of April, @''s, at which NIL
registered voters of salt, G.: may vote "For
Constitution" or ':Agai.:.,' onstituton," and
also on the same ballot f. 30 State officers
and Members of the House f Representatives
specified in the aforesaid ordih' ,cc.
Sromd. It shall be the duty OF the Boards
Of Registration in South Carolina, commencing
fourteen days prior to the election herein or
| dcred and giving reasonable public notice Of
the time and place thereof, to revise for
period OF five days the registration lists and
upon being satisfied that any person not enti-
tied thereto has been registered, to strike the
name Of such person from the lists, and such
person shall not be entitled to vote. The
Boards of Registration shrll also during the
all persons who at that time possess the qualifi-
cations required by said acts, who have not al
ready been registered,
Third In deciding who are to be stricken
from or added to the registration lists, the
boards will be gnidcl by the law of March 9,
1867. and the laws supplementary thereto. and
their attention is specially directed to the sup
Elementary act of July 10, 1867.
FomM Any duly registered voter Of this
State who may have removed from the district
in which he was registered shall be entitled to
vote in the district [county] to which he has
removed and has resided for the ten days next
preceding this election upon presentation of
certificate Of reg gistration from the district in
which he was originally registered, or upon his
affidavit or other satisfactory evidence that he
was so registered and that he has not voted ut
this election. 1t shall be the duty of the
registrars, u,,on the application Of any duly
registered voter who has removed or is about
to remove from the precinct in which he was
originally registered, to furnish him with Il
cert icnc that he WAS 50 registered and &c note
tho fnrt in the registration books of the precinct
IN lcinulf of the certificate, the affidavit Of the
yutor must set forth the district and precinct
in which he was originally registered, and the
length Of time he has resided in the county in
which he desires to vote. In doubtful c,sus
tho registrars or managers Of elections shall
require such additional evidence as may be
pcccssury to satisfy them that the applicant is
legally entitled to vote. Blank forms for the
certificates and for the alfidavits herein rcquir-
4. will be furnished the registrars and the
managers Of elections and when used will be
attached to the ballots cast by such voters, aud
will DC transmitted to District Headquarters
with the returns required by law.
fJjh The said election will be held in