The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-09

HDQUARTERS 4TH MIL'RY D'TRICT, }
4rJJ4 (MISSsSIIPPI AND ARKANSAS :
4 sh3 Vicksburg, Miss, May 10, 1868. }

"a sao yicksBurg, Miss, May 10, 1865? \
General Orders 8iA aloaelsf 81 sI5esb !
No 10, huaA saR7 oa8 stff nsay,le,
l. The Mississippi Constitutional Con-
vention convened at Jackson, Mississippi, in
compliance with General Orders No. 81
series of 1867, from these Headquarters
having framed a constitution and civil gov
ernment in conformity with the laws of the
United States, known as the 'tReconstruc-
tion Acts and having provided for the sub
mitting ofsaid constitution to the registered
voters for ratification or rejection, and hav-
ing provided for an election of State officers,
including senators and representatives in the
State legislature, and members of the House
of Representatives of the United States Con-
gress, at an election to be conducted by and
under the orders of the Commanding Gener-
al of the District, said election is by author
ity of the above cited laws and in accordance
with a ordinance of said convention hereby
ordered to be held in Mississippi, beginning
the 22d day of June, 1868, and continuing
until completed as herein prescribed at
which election the qualified electors may
vote "for constitution" or against censtitu-
tion,' and also upon the same ballots for the
officers herein referred to.
| II. Commencing fourteen days before the
Election, the b ards of r gistration will meet
at the county seat or such other place in their
respective counties as will be he most acces-
sible to the people, after reasonable publs he'd
tice of the time and place thereof has been
fiven by the retained registrar. by means of a
general and thorough distribution and post
ing of the printed notices furnished fl ON
| these Headquarters for that purpose, and re-
wise for period of five days the registration
| list, and, being satisfied that any person not
entitled thereto has been registered win strike
| the name Of such person hom, the list, and
such person shall not be allowed to vote
The Boards Will also during the same PERIOD
ado to the registry the names of persons who
/
by law, and who have not already regist red.
All changes made in the registration list will
| be imDfediatesy, upon the termination of the
period mentioned, reported by letter to these
Headquarters These reports must show the
names OF the persons added or erased the pre-
cinct and The number of the certificate ofregis-
| tration. In eases of erasure the reason will be
given. Ifno changes are made, the fact must
Ill. In order to secure as nearly as possi-
BILE full ex preston of the voice of the peo-
pie, the election will be held at each precinct
| of every county of the State of Mississippi
and--as required by law-under the super
vision of the County Boards of Registration
The method of conducting the election in
each county will be as follows: At the
meeting provided for in the foregoing para
graph each Board of Registrars Will divide
| the whole numter election 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 viii be responsible for the
| proper conduct of the election therein
| Thereupon each registrar will appoint a
/ Judge and clerk of election, who, with him.
| self, will constitute the Commissioners of
election, for all the precincts of his district.
Each registrar will provide himself with a
ballot box, with lock and key, and of Gsuf-
| fieient size to contain the ballots of all the
registered voters in his entire share of the
| county. Each registrar will give full and
| timely notice throughout his district, of the
| day of election in each precinct, by means of
| handbills furnished for that purpose, so that
he, with his Judge and clerk, can proceed
from precinct to precinct of his district and
/ hold election on consecutive days-when the
| distance between precincts will permit
with view to the early completion of the
voting. The election win be by ballot and
will be conducted in all details not herein
/ prescribed, according to the custom hereto4
| fore IN use in the State Each ballot will
have written or printed upon it: For
/ Constitution, = OF Against Constitution, !,
and the names of the officers voted for. The
Commissioners of election win at any pre-.
cinct in their share of the county, receive the
1 votes of persons registered in that shares-
Each voter, in offering his ballot, must ex
hibit his certificate of registry across the
! face of which the clerk of election wi write
/ his name In red ink, and the word ssyoted I,
| with date thus cancelling the certificate
i and indicating that vote has been east
upon that certiaeate at this election; at the
same time the registrar will check off the
voter 9 nameon the precinct book, serving
as .Poll book" The polls will be opened al
8 6oiclock, A. NJ, at each precinct, and will be
4 kept continuously open until 2 p. NJ, at
| which time the polls will be closed. Before
opening the polls the baliot-boxes win be
opened, Inspected by the Commissioners oa
Election to ascertain that they then contain
i no ballots, and in this condition viii be ex
i posed to the view of the parsons who NAV
/ be in attendance Then in public they will
be closed, locked and the locks sealed. The
ballotboxes will not be unlocked or opened
until the election in the entire eountv is