The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-03-21
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/, charIcstans S. G., NIarahsl3, 1868,
G,e,,rral Orders No! 40.]. Srcs s5:&v
Tho constitutional Convention Of the State
IF South Cafolintaih conformity with the net
Of Congress IF March os,,' 1867: supplements.
ry'to the :anct of March 2, 1851. .ss't6 provide
fSr tho moro efficient government Of the rebel
States" haSing framed a constitution and civil
government according to the provisions of the
afore cited laws; and having, BY IN ordinance
adopted on the 9th liy of arch,f I 86sSpro-
vidod that the said constitution shall be; sub.
mittcd "for ratification to the persons regis
tered under the provisions of this not .CNlarch
23, 1867, section II ut un election to be con-
ductcd by the officers appointed or..to be
pointed by the Commanding General rs
horeinbcforo provided and to be held afte.
the expiration of thirty days. nfter The no
ties thereofsto be given by the said con
yention;;'' aud having further provided, By the
aforesaid ordinance, that at the same time IN
election shall be held for Governor Lieutenant
Governor, Adjutant and Inspector General,
Secretary Of State, Comptroller general, Treas
urer, Attorney General Superintendent of
Of Education, and members Of the General AS
sembly, and further that in each Congressional
District of the State MI election shall be held
for a mc,nber 9f tho llouse of Representatives
Of the United States Congress, aud foystwo
members at large; til ordered: -
gy,l. II. 4 \ .l- @.
Of South Carolina. commencing OH Tuesday,
the 14th day of April, and ending on Thurs
day, the 10th day Of April, 1868, at which all
registered voters of said State mny vote 'For
Constitution" or "Against Constitution" and
also on the same ballot for tho State officers
and Members IF the House Of Representatives
! specified in tho aforesaid ordinance.
Second It shall be the duty of the Boards
Of Registration in Soutl, Carolina, commencing
fourteen days prior to the election herein Or
dcred. md 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-
tlod 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 shall also during tho
same period, add to such registers the names of
all persons who at that time possess the quali6.
cations required BY said nets, 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 guided by the law of March 2,
1867, and tho laws supplementary thereto and
their attention is specially directed to the sup
Elementary net of July sl3 1857.
Fourth. 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 mex.
preceding this election, upon presentation of
certificate of registration 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 at
this election. 1t shall be tho duty of the
registrars, upon 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 a
certificate that lie was so registered and to note
tho fact in the registration books of the precinct
Ip default of the certificate, the affidavit Of the
yotor must get forth tho district and precinct
in which no wns originally registered, and the
length iof time he has resided in the county in
which he desires to vote In doubtful cisss,
tho registrars or managers Of elections shall
require such additional evidence as may be
pceessary to satisfy them that the applicant is
legally entitled to vote. Blank forms for the
certificates and for the aifidavts herein requir.
cd, nill be furnished the registrars and the
panagers Of elections and when used will be
attached to the ballots cast by such voters, aud
will be transmitted to District Headquarters
with the returns required by law.
fVM The said election will bc held in !