The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-27

HEADoR's Arm Mtt1rARr DisTRtrT
Mississippi and Arkansas
p'cksbarg, Miss, May 18th, l76s.
General Orders

1. The Mississippi Constitutional Con.
"ehtion, convened at Jackson Mississinni in
compliance with General Orders NJ o.
series OF 1867, from these Headanarters
having framed constitution and civil GOV
1Ihinent In conformity with the laws of the
ton Acts, and having provided for the snb-
mittlng OF said constitution to the registeroa
eo1ers LOT ratihcation or rejection, and bav-
ins PIoFlded 1or an election of State officers
inciudlng senators and representatives in tba
oeate Legislature, and members of the Honsa
Vi mel representatives. of the United States Con
sloSs' at an election to be conducted by and
u,ioer the orders of the Commanding Gener-
a. vi the District, SAID election is bv author
lCv Oh the above cited laws and in accordance
Win an ordnance of said convention herehv
ordered to be held in Mississippi beoinnin9
the 22d day OF June, 1868, and confinninS
until completed as herein prescribed. at
when election the qualified electors NAV
vooe lor constitution" or against eonstitn-
ton" and also upon the same ballots for the
officers herein referred to.
II. Commencing fourteen DAYS before tho
hlectlon. the b ards Of X gistration will meet
al the county seat or such other plase in their
ltespecIiye counties as will be he most acces-
siole 10 the people, after reasonable pubIls he'd
tlce OF the time and place thereof has heen
wen Dy the retained registrar. by means of q
general and thorough distribution and most
.ng OF the printed notices furnished fl
Inese headquarters for that purpose and re-
wise Tor period-of five DAYS the registration
list, and, being satisfied that any person not
entitled thereto has been registered will strike
name OF such person from the list, and such
person shall not be allowed to vote
The Boards will also during the Same ,,o,.;od
ado to the registry the names of persons who
at the time po' ses5 the qualifications required
by law, and WI o have not already regist ED,
All changes maze in the registration list will
W on fIn fnT.NN1 o.sn
period mentioned, reported by letter to these
Headquarters. These reports must show the
names OF the persons added or erased, the pre-
cinct and the number of the certificate of regis
tratlOn. In cases of erasure the reason will be
given. limo changes are made, the fact must
be reported.
III. In order to secure as nearly as poss,-
BILE full expression of the voice of the peo-
pie, the election will be held at each precinct
of every county of the State of Mississippi,
and-as required by law-under the super
vision of the County Boards of Registration.
The method of conducting the election in
each county will be as follows: At the
meeting provided for in the foregoing para
graph each Board of Registrars will divide
the whole numter of election precincts of
their respective counties into three portions
as nearly equal in number as possible. and
assign one of the shares thus made to each
registrar, who will be responsible for the
proper conduct of the election therein
ThereupOn each registrar will appoint
judge and clerk of election, who, with him.
self, will constitute the commissioners of
election" for all the precincts of his district.
Each registrar will provide himself with
ballot-bOx, with lock and key, and of suf-
ficient size to contain the ballots of all the
registered voters in his entire share of the
county. Each registrar will give full and
timely notice throughout his district, of the
day of election in each precinct, by means of
handbills furnished for that purpose, so that
he, with his judge and clerk, can proceed
from precinct to precinct of his district, and
hold election on consecutive days-when the
distance between precincts will permit
with a view to the early completion of the
voting. The election will be by ballot and
will be conducted in all details not herein
prescribed, according to the custom hereto
fore in use in the State Each ballot will
have written or printed upon it: For
Constitution" or Against Constitution"
and the names of the officers voted for. The
| Commissioners of election will at any pre-
cinct in their share of the county, receive the
| votes of persons registered in that share
| Each voter, in offering his ballot, must ex-
| hibit his certificate of registry, across the
| face of which the clerk of election will write
| his name in red ink and the word Voted
with date, thus cancelling the certificate.
| and indicating that vote has been cast
| upon that certificate at this election; at the
same time the registrar will check Off the
voters name on the precinct book, serving
as poll book" The polls will be opened at
o'clock, A NJ, at each precinct, and will be
| kept continuously open until 7. M, at
| which time the polls will be closed. Before
| opening the polls the ballot-boxes will be
opened, inspected by the Commissioners of
!. Election, to ascertain that they then contain
no ballots, and in this condition will be ex-
posed to the view of the persons who may
| be in attendance. Then in public they will
be closed locked and the locks sealed. The
| ballot-boxes will not be unlocked or opened
until the election in the entire county is
ended. Each day at the close of the election
| the opening in the boxes through which the
ballots are deposited will be closed by a
covering of thick paper, securely sealed
with wax. This covering will be preserved
! until voting is resumed. The sealing and
| opening of the boxes, in the manner directed,
| will be done in public.
The registrars Will begin the election at
the most remote precincts, and proceed Dy
the most practicable route, from precinct to
| the county seat or other place where the re-
| vision of the registration may nave Deeh
| held and upon the arrival thereat OF all the
Commissioners of election they will at once
omen one poll and hold the election one day
for that precinct, at which poll, however,
any registered voter of the comfy who mas
not previously voted may cast his balioU'
| The voting at this pOll Will Close eHO CIV"
tion for the county. Within twenty-four
hours after the closing of the election IN
each county, the ballot-boxes will be opened
the ballots counted, and return OF the cleo
lion made upon the blank forms prescribed
and furnished, and delivered to the hands OF
a registrar to be hereafter designated, VINO
will at once bring them to these Headquar-
ters Before the opening of the ballot-boxes
the registrars will invite at least one sulta'
HE person of each political party to De ID
J attendance during the counting OF the pal,
lots and the making up of the return. oucn
narsons will be afforded fair opportunity
IF seeing that no frauds are committed oui
~ no instance and under no pretence VIII
INV ~ return be made by the Commissioners
Of Election except in the manner ABOVE pre-
scribed.
". Judges and clerks of election VIII a Oe
selected by registrars preferably from among oto
tLe residents of their respective ois'lio;s
. hnt If thew cannot be obtained tnet t1ar
o oua and qualified under the law, snen
e cnna among the residents OF the county ~ :,
and ;fnot obtainable in the county, sred
ana the b State at large they are reqntFe ca
ron .n and subscribe to the oath OF olnc'
t 70 by the act of Congress 9. Jais ~ :
pFescAU J+b may be administered W