Des Arc weekly citizen. [volume] (Des Arc, Ark.) 1867-187?, 1868-02-22

HEAD QuAnrEns SuB-DfsTTIot OF ARKANSAS.
LITTLE ROCK. ARK, February IA, 1864
General Orders
No. 4.
l. Pursuant to the order Of the Con-
stitutional Convention, acting by virtuc
of Supplementary Reconstruction Act
of Congress, passed March 49, 1867, and
telegraphic authority, from Head-quar-
tiers 4th Military District, dated Vicks-
burg, Miss, February 10, 1868, an cleo
ton will be held in the State of Ark
ansas, commencing March Is, lS6S, for
the ratification ofthe Constitution sub
mitted by Constitutional Convention.
The precincts of each county will
be divided, and Commissioners of
Election organized by the appointment
of three Judges and three Clerks Of
Election in the same manner as was
done for the election of delegates to the
Constitutional Convention.
III. Fourteen days prior to the cleo
ton (February %, 1869 the registration
precinct books will be opened at the
Ceunty-seat, and kept open five success
sive days, for the revision of the regis
tration. in accordance with section
seventh (7th) of Supplementary Recon-
struction Act of Congress passed July
10, 1867.
Ill. Boards of Registrars will OBJ
tain the precinct books from the County
Clerk, with whom they were deposited.
". When not otherwise directed,
Boards of Registrars will be governed
by the provisions of General Orders
No. 81, dated Headquarters 4th Mill
tary District, vicksburg, Miss, Sep
TENDER 26, 1867, for election of del
egates to the Constitutional Conven-
ton, extracts of which are herein pub
lished for their information
Gin order to secure as nearly as posi-
able full expression of the voice OF
'.the people, the election will be held
Eat each precinct of every county of the
"State in the district and,as required by
| q law, under the supervision of the
County Boards of Registration. The
! "methed of conducting the election in
each county will be as follows: 1mme-
diately upon receipt of this order
Boards of Registrars will meet, divide
"the whole number ofelection 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; wherupon
each Registrar will appoint Judge and
Clerk of Election, who with himself
will constitute the Commissioners OF
j" Election, for all the precincts of has
/ district.
|
Commencing fourteen (i4) days be-
fore the election, Boards of Registrars
will, after having given reasonable pub
''lic notice of the time and place there
of, revise for period.of five (5) days
the registration lists, and upon beng
satisfied that any person not entitled
thereto has been Registered, will strike
the name of such person from the list,
and such person shall not be allowed
to vote. The Boards will also, during
q che same period, add to the registry
the names OF all persons who at that
time possess the qualifications requir-
ed by law, and who have not been
ALREADY registered.
"All changes made in the lists OF
registered voters will be immediately
" reported to these Head quarters"
BY Command of c. IL. SMITH.
SAMUEL NJ. MILLS,
LIST 1t. and Adj't IS. Infantry, A A A G