The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-03-21
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charlestons IS S. g., Matahsl3, 1868, a
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Tho Cohstitatioual gobvehtionFof the State
of sbuth CafoliHa,iiri coifarmity with the act
Of cdngrsess If March ss,s1s6T, supplements
ry;to ti,s sact yof NIafcl2, 1851 .ss'fo provide
for the smoft efficient government Of the rebel
states tiing framed d constitution ana civil
goyiotralmeat according 70 The provisions Of the
aforo cited laws; and having, By ansordinanco
adopted on the 9th day of arch. I 86sSpro-
yiiad that tkc said constitution shall 7bo sub
aiittsG ..for ratification to the persons regis.
tered under the provisions Of hisa act sGMarch
90, 1867, section 4]at an election TO beScon-
duetsl- BY tho. officers appointed orss 70 be
pointed !. by shcH Gommandiag sGshersl as
hereinbeioro provided, and to be held afte.
tho aspiration OF thirty days: after the no
ties. thereof ato bo given BY The said con CON
genntion = + and having further PROVIDED by the
aforesaid ordihahee, thst 1t the Same time an
elcc,oh allalI Be held for Governor, Lieutenant
fGostfnor, adjutapt and. IaspeetoTs. Gepsral
secfetary Of State, Comptroller general, Treas
aresrf,s Attorney. General Superintendent Of
6f Education. ahd hiefnbers Of the GcneraIssAs
sembly, and further thas ii each Congressional
District Of the Slate I'D clectionf shall be held
| for q moihBef af the li6uso Of Representatives
Of tho aitcd States Congress, aud ffo,ssstwo
members at large; tits ordered: 80
E'Sfst. That oil election betheld in the State
or South Carolina. commencing on Tuesday,
tho 14th DAY Of April, and ending on Thurs
day, the 10th day Of April, 1868, at which nil
| registered voters Of said State may vote "For
Constitution or "Against Constitution" and
alsoo on the same ballot for, tho State officers
aud tIenibers Of the House Of Representatives.
specified in the aforesaid ordinance. e
- Second It shall be the duty of tho Boards
of Registration in Stsn,th Carolina commencing
fourteen days prior to tie election herein or
dered, md giving reasonable public notice Of
the time and place thereof to revise for a
period Of ivc days the registration lists; and
upon being satisfied chat 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 sliali also during the
same period, add to such registers the names Of
ail persons who at that time possess the qualifi.
cations required BY said nets, who have hot al
ready'bcen 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; andtho hws supplementary thereto, and
their attention is specially directed to the sup
Elementary uct.of July 10, 1882,
Fourth. AL duly registered voter Of this
State WHO may haveremoved from the district
iu which he was registered. shall be entitled to
vote in thedistrict [county] to which he has
removed and has resided for tho ten days next
preceding this election, upon presentation Of q
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 ut
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 he was so Registered, md to note
tho fact in tho registration books ofthe precinct.
Ip default of the certificate, the affidavit of the
yotoy must vet forth tho district and precinct
iu which no was originally registered, and tho
length ;of time ho has resided in the county In
which ho desires to vote. In doubtful c,ses.
tho registrars or managers Of elections shall
require such additional evidence as may bc
necessary to satisfy them that the applicant is
legally untitled to vote Blank forms for the
certificates aud for the afidavits herein requr.
cd, will be furnished the registrars and tho
planugers 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.
fyih The said election will be held in
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