The national Republican., 1868-04-15
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HEADQ'Rs Frrru MILITARY DIsrRrcr,)
DEPT OF GEORGIA, FLoRIDA, 4 ALA,)
ATLANTA, Ca, March Is, 1868.
General Order, No. 40.
l. Whereas the constitutional convention
ofthe State Of Georgia, recently 10 session In
this city, did, on tho 10th day ofMarch, 1868,
adopt the following ordinance, to wit:
Az oRDIsAscE to provide for the election Of
civil officers.
Whereas pll the civil officers Of the State
are only provisional until the State is repre-.
sented in Congress: And whereas, tho inter.
est Of Georgia requires that all the civil Offices
should be Glled by loyal citizens, according to
the provisions OF the constitution being framed
by this convention, at tho earliest practical
moment, and for the purpose Of avoiding any
unnecessary delay or loss OF time, and useless
expense to the State:
1t is ordained, that an election be held, be-
ginning on the Goth day Of April, 1868, lat such
places as may be doSignated by the command.
ing general Of the district) for voting on rati
Rcation Of the constitution, for tho election Of
Governor, members Of the general assembly,
Representatives to tho Congress Of tho United
states, and all other officers to be elected as
provided in tho constitution, and said election
to be kept open from day to day at the dis.
cretion of the general commanding.
And at said election on tho ratification of
Of Congress, members Of tho Ge&sral Assem-.
bly, and all other civil officers, the qualiGoa.
tions for voters shall be the same As pro.
e:ribcd by the act Of Congress, known as tho
sherman bill, for voters at the election on the
ratification Of the Constitution, and at Ali
elections under tho provisional government.
And Major General Meade is respectfully 70.
quested to give the necessary orders to carry
into effect tho foregoing provisions, and cause
due returns to be made and certificates Of
election to issue by the proper officers. And
be further ordained That the regulations
established by Congress for voting upon the
ratification Of the constitution and for voting
at elections under the provisional government,
shall apply to tho election Of officers as afore.
said, and the persons so elected or appointed
shall enter upon the duties of tho several Of.
fees to which they have been respectively
elected when authorized SO to do by acts OF
Congress or the order Of tho General Com.
manding, and shall continue In Office till the
regular succession provided for after the year
1868, and until successors are elected and
qualified, SO that said officers shall each Of
them hold their Offices as though they were
elected on the Tuesday after the 1rst Mon
day In November, 1868, or elected or ap-
pointed at the General Assembly next there-
after. and the rules for conducting and max
ing tho returns thereof shall be the same as
shall be prescribed by tho Commanding Gen.
eral for the elections and returns on the rati-
lcation Of the constitution. But this ordi-
nance shall not apply to the justice Of the
peace who shall bo elected at such time as
shall be provided for by tho frst General As
sembly, until otherwise provided by iaw.
Upon any voter being challenged Z shall
take the following oath: Nj
You do solemnly swear Tor afirm) that you
have been duly registered agroeably to the
acts Of Congress- that you have not prevented
or endeavored to prevent any person from
vsting at this electioni that II tho constitution
upon which the vote 10 now being taken Is
ratified, that you will truly and faithfully sup
port 1t, SO help you God"
II: And whereas by On act of Congress,
acted that the constitutional Convention of
my Of the States mentioned in the rcconstruc.
,ion acts may provide that at the time of voting
upon the ratification of the constitution the
registered voters may vote also for members
Of tho House Of Representatives Of tho United
States and for all elective officers provided for
by said constitution.
III. It Is ordered that at the same time and
places at which 1t Is ordered by General Orders
No ~. dated March IA, 1868. that an election
shall be held In the State of Georgia upon the
ratification Of tho constitution submitted BY
said convention, IN election shall be held 10
said State for Governor thereof, members Of
the General Assembly, Representatives to the
Congress OF the United States, and all other
oticore to be elected us provided for In said
Constitution.
~. Said election shall be conducted by tho
same persons, In the samo manner, and tho
returns thereof shall be made rs is provided
in said general orders for conducting and
making returns Of the election on the ratiGca.
tion Of the constitution.
v. The regulations established by Congress
for voting upon the ratification Of the Consti.
tuition and for voting at elections under the
provisional government, shall apply to the
election Of the officers aforesaid, and all per.
sons who, under the acts of Congress, may be
entitled to vote on said question Of ratiGca.
tion, may vote at tho election OF said officers,
and none others may vote at said election
vi. No certificate of registration. affidavit,
oath, or other evidence Of Qualification to
vote shall be required at this election than
such as may be required according 10 the pro-
visions Of general orders No. 80, at the eIeo.
tion on the ratification Of tho constitution.
By order OF Major General Meade
X. G. DRUM,
Assistant Adiutant DaneraI