The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-10-13
PROCLAMATION.

COLUMBIA, Octoper y, 1865.
To Me Commissioners of Election.
/ N accordance with an Act of the General
Il Assembly, entitled SAN 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 tho
United States; for four Representatives in
the Congress Of tho United States, in their
respective Congressional Districts. and for
eight Solicitors for the several Circuits in
the State, in their respective Circuits.
The names of the persons voted for as
Electors of President and President,
shall be upon separate ticket; and the
names OF the persons voted for as Repre-
sentatives in Congress and Solicitors, shall
be also upon separate ticket.
The First Congressional District is COM
posed Of the Counties of Lancaster. Ches-
terfeld, Marlboro, Darlington, Marion,
Horny, Georgetown, Williamsburg, Sum-
ter, Clarendon and Kershaw.
The Second Congressional District is
Colleton, Beaufort and Barnwell.
The Third Congressional District is COM
posed OF the Counties Of Orangeburg, Lex
iugton, 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
burg constitute the First Circuit.
The Counties of Edgefeld, Barnwell,
Colleton and Beaufort constitute the Sc
cond Circuit.
The Counties of Sumter, Clarendon,
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 Abbevile, 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 you, 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 auch case, to
cause such elections to be held in your
respective Counties, on the 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 therest.
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 year OF
the Independence Of the United States
of America. f
ROBERT X. SCOTT, Governor.
+. L. CARDozo, Secretary of State.
The Charleston Courier, AbBeville Ban
ner, Anderson Intelligence,', Barnweli Sen
anel, Bennettsville Journal, Camden Jour
nal, Cheraw Advertiser, Chester Standard,
Horry Sentinel Darlington Southe,ner,
Edgefield Adyertiser, Georgetown Times
qreenville Mollstdineei, KinRstree Stdr,
Laurensville Herald, Lancaster Led0er,
Clarendon Banner, Marion Star, Newberry
Herd.d, Orangeburg Netes, Keowee Con-.
'7er. Pendletpn Gazette, Rpartanburg EI-
press, Sumter IPdtcisnadn. UnionviIls Ifnaes
Fairfield Herald. Yorkville Red..s@A.a. tsl!
piense publish the above proclamation
once, and send copy and bilf TO the office
OF Secretary of State. m