The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-13

IoFrICiAL.I

General Oyders, No. ~.
An civil orders In this military district are |
hereby required to obey all the orders Issued |
from these headquarters relating to tho per. |
Torrance Of their official duties; and any ON. |
cor refusing to obey any such order shall, on
conviction thereof before military commits |
sion, be punished BY Zoe or imprisonment, or
both.
By order Of Major General Meade.
r. C, DRUx, A. A. @.
BrAporAprERs THIRD MILITARY Drsr.,o
,Dgp'r GEORGIA, FLORIDA, ALABAMA Z
ATLANTA, GA, March %, 1868.
General Orders No, 4s:
Tho officers who shall conduct the elections
provided to be held under general orders 49,
10. Al and 40, current series, from these head.
quarters, will observe the following rsgula-
lions as to challenges Of voters:
]. No person who Is not registered voter
will DO permitted to challenge the right Of any
person to vote
2. The challenger must state the ground Of
his challenge, which must be confined 10 the
question Of identity, or residence, or both.
One Of the officers conducting the elee-
tion shall then administer an oath othe chal-
longer that he verify believes, and has good
reason to believe, that the person challenged
has no right to vote at this election for the
reason BY the challenger stated, and that his
challenge Is not made for the purpose OF OBJ
structing or delaying said election.
II the person challenged still insists upon
his right to vote, he shall then be sworn, In
like manner, that he Is duly registered voter
Of tho county where he offers to vote, by the
name under which he claims to vote and that
he has resided in said county for the ten days
next preceding this election. Or. 1.-The claims
to vote on q certificate Of registration in any
other county Of the State, he shall swear that
he h the identical person named In said Ger.
u6cate, and as TO residence the same as above.
On taking an oath as aforesaid, the challenged
party shall be permitted to vote without further
question. should he decline to take such oath,
his vote shall be rejected.
3. The officers conducting the election will
be held responsible that the right Of challenge
10 not abused, or used for the purpose Of him
derng or delaying the election.
By order Of Major General Meade.
R. @. DRun,
Assistant Adjutant General.
HxApons THIRD MILITARY DISTRICT, J
iDEPr. ALABAMA, GEORGIA AND FLoRIDA,)
ATLANTA. Ca, March "a, 1868.
General Orders No 80:
l. whereas tho constitutional convention
of the State Of Georgia which assembled 10
Atlanta, in compliance with general orders
No. so, issued from these headquarters, No
vember 10, 1867, did, in pursuance Of the
acts of Congress specified in said general or
ders, proceed to frame q constitution and
civil government for tho State Of Georgia, and
provide for the publication Of said constitu
tion, and did further, by an ordinance o.
said convention adopted March IL, 1868,
submit for ratification to the persons in said
State registered and to be registered as voter
under the acts Of Congress aforesaid, at or
election to begin on the goth day Of April
1868, and to be kept open from day to day, al
tho discretion Of the general commanding, q,
such places as may be designated by him.
II And whereas by an act of Congress which
became a law March IL, 1868, It Is provided
that hereafter any election authorized by tn,
acts Of Congress Aforesaid, shall be decided By
majority Of the votes actually cast; and q
the election, in which the question Of tn
adoption or rejection Of any constitution 1
submitted, any person duly registered in tn
State may vote in tho election district wher
be offers to vote when he has resided therei
for ten days next preceding such election, upo
presentation Of his certificate Of registration
or affidavit, or other satisfactory evidence
registration, under such regulations as tn
district commander may prescribe
III. And whereas said acts of Congress pr,
vide that the election for ratification of sal
Constitution shall be conducted by the office,
or persons appointed or to DO appointed b
the commanding general. and at the date IKE
by said convention,
~. 1t Is ordered that an election be held
the State Of Georgia, commencing on Monday
the goth day of April, 1868, and continuin
four days, at which the registered voters @
said State may vote for or against the const
tuition submitted to them by the ordinanc
aforesaid Those voting in favor Of the col
stitution shall have written or printed on the
ballots the words, "For the constitution ~ an
those voting against the constitution shA
have written or printed on their ballots Il
words, Against the constitution.
V. 1t shall be the duty Of the boards Of re-
istration in Georgia, in accordance with sa
acts, commencing fourteen days prior to Il
public notice Of the time and place thereof,
revise, for period Of five days, the registr
tlon lists, and upon being satisfied that aI
person not entitled thereto has been registere
to strike the name Of such person from Il
list, and such person shall not be allowed
vote. And such boards shall also, during Il
same period, add to such registry the names
all persons who, at that time, possess Il
qualifications required by said acts, who ha,
not been already registered.
In deciding who arc to be stricken from
added to the registration lists, the boards W
be guided by the acts Of Congress relating
reconstruction, and their attention Is esp
cially called to the supplemental act While
became . law July 10, 1867.
L.
county in the State, under the superintendent
Of the boards OF registration, as provided
law. and polls will be opened, after due ar
sufficient notice, at as many points In ca
county, not exceeding three, as In the opini'
of said boards may bs required for the 90
yenience Of voters. And In any city, or 9th
place. where there Is a large number o. vote
it is hereby made the duty OF said boards
opsn Gs many polls as may be necessary
enablA thu Vntnra pngL tleiF vDtea wilt ln
unreasonable delay.
VII. Any person duly registered In I
State rs voter may vote in any county In /
State where he offers to vote, when he has
sided therein for ton days next preceding Il
ele:tion. When he offers to vote in the cOun
where he was registered, and his name
pears on the list Of registered voters. he sh
Dot be subject to question or challenge, exec
for the purpose Of Identification, or as to re
dence And any person so registered, who m
have removed from the county In which
was registered, shall be permitted to vote
any county in the State to which he has
moved, when he hos resided therein for
days next preceding the election, upon pres,
tation Of his certificate Of registration, or uI
making affidavit before member Of the boz
Of registration, or q judge or manager Of ,
election that he Is registered as voter, ma
Ing the county in which he Is SO registere
that he has resided in the county whore
oilers TO vote for ten days next preceding
election, and that he has not voted ut I
election. Blanks for such aiidavits will