The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-10-11
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

To The Commissioners of Election.
TN accordance with an Act of the General
IL Assembly, entitled "An Act providing
for the next general election and the man.
ner of conducting the same" approved
the 26th day of September, A. D. 1868, you
are hereby notified and required to cause
an election to be held in your respective
Counties, on Tuesday, the third day Of
November next, for six persons as Electors
Of President and Vice-President of the
United States; for four Representatives in
the Congress Of the United States, in their
respective Congressional Districts, and for
eight Solicitors for the several Circuits in
the State, in their respective Circuits.
E,adto,n Inc names N % OF the persons voted for as
shall be upon separate ticket; and the
names OF the persons voted for as Repre-
sentatlves in Congress and Solicitors, shall
be also upon separate ticket.
The First Congressional District is com
posed OF the Counties Of Lancaster. Ches-
Horny, Georgetown, williamsburg, Sum,
ter, Clarendon and Kershaw.
Inc Second Congressional District is
composed of the Counties of Charleston,
Colleton, Beaufort and Barnwell.
The Third Congressional District is COM
posed OF the Counties Of Orangeburg, Lex
ington, Richland, Newberry, Edcefield.
Abbeville and Anderson.
The Fourth Congressional District is
composed of the Counties of Oconee, Pick
ems, Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg,
Union, York, Chester and Fairfield.
The Solicitors shall be voted for in their
respective Circuits, as follows:
The Counties of Charleston and Orange
burF constitute the First Circuit
The Counties Of Edgefield, Barnwell.
Colleton and Beaufort constitute the Sc
cond Circuit.
The Counties of Sumter, Clarendon,
Williamsburg, Georgetown and Horny con-
stitute the Third Circuit.
The Counties OF Chesterfield, Marlboro,
Marion, Darlington and Kershaw consti.
tute the Fourth Circuit.
The Counties of Fairfield, Richland,
NeWberry and Lexington constitute the
Fifth Circuit.
:, The Counties of Chester, Lancaster,
York and Union constitute the Sixth Cir
cult.
The Counties of Abbeville, Laurens and
Spartanburg constitute the Seventh Cir
cult.
The Counties of Greenville, Anderson,
Oconee and Pickens constitute the Eighth
Circuit.
Now, therefore; you and each of Won. are
hereby required, after due publication and
with strict regard to the provision of
the Constitution and of the laws of the
State, touching your duty in such case, to
cause such elections to be held in your
respective Counties, on tho day aforesaid,
and to take all the necessary steps for the
holding OF such elections, and for the as
certaining. and determining the persons
who shall have been duly elected thereat.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
State, in the city of Columbia, this 9th
day Of October, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
eight, and in the ninety-third wear OF
the independence of the United States
of America.
ROBERT X. SCOTT, Governor.
+. l.. CARDozo, Secretary of State.
Oct 10 8
The Charleston Courier, Abbeville Ban-
ner, Anderson InteHigence1', Barnweil Sen
Hnel, Bennettsville Journal, Camden Jour
nal, Cheraw Advertiser, Chester Standard
Horny Sentinel, Darlington Somhe,ner,
Edgefeld Advertiser, Georgetown Times,
Greenville Mountdineer, Kingstree Star,
Laurensville Herald, Lancaster Ledqer,
Clarendon Banner, Marion Star, Newberry
Herald, Orangeburg Ne,cs, Keowee Cou-
rie'', Pendleton Gazette, Spartanburg Er-
press, Sumter Watchn,an, Unionvile Times,
Fairfield Herald, Yorkville Enquirer, will
please publish tho above proclamation
once, and send copy and bill to the office
OF Secretary of State.