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also, In Tour separAte nus, fespeotiVey, uns
number Of white votsn for, The number Of coll
orsd voters for, and the number Of saoh against
| . convention. The ballots viii then b placed
In the ballot. boxes, which will be sealed, and,
together with the rsgistratioa and election ~
cords, will be turned over TO suoh county omoer
or nsnbsr Of he Rstistras,on Board q MD
board may s.lset, who .ill receipt therefor snS
| will be held responsibls for the same. Each
member Of the board will make anidsvit 70 the
correctness Of the returns, one COPY Of which
| will then be brought BY some member Of the
board 70 the commanding general Of tbs 9th
military district At New 0rlsana The ether
copy win be retained By the board until further
VII. The board Of registers viii ses that .
full and fair opportunity 10 given for dspositinf
| his ballot 10 every man entitled 10 vote, and
will generally do everything that 10 requisite to
secure . full and impartial sxprsssion Of the
opinions and wishes Of the registered voters
VIII; An places where Intoxicating liq1or'
are rstailsd will be closed on the days OF cleo
tion, sad sush sale Of liquors 10 prohibited dur
ing said election days
TX Military Interference with election, "un.
less Il be Necessary 10 keep the peace 81 the
polls, p" 10 prohibited BY law, and no soldier will
Be allowed 70 appear st any polling plaes, unless
yotsrs, and then only for the purpose Of votingi
bot the esmmandsrs Of posts will Be prepared to
est promptly II the civil authorities fail TO pre-
ssrvs the peace.
| 4 The shsriH and other peace othcsu Of each
county are required to be present during the
whole time the polls are kept open. and until
the election 10 completed, and will be made re-
sponsibs that there shall be no Interference with
the judges Of election, or other interruption Of
good order.
As an additional measure 10 secure the purity
Of the sisetion, each registrar or clerk IL hereby
clothed during the election with authority to
call upon the civil omoers Of the county TO make
arrests, and In case Of the failure Of the afors:
said civil onssrs, are empowered 10 perform their
dutiss during the election. They will make full
report Of such failures on the part Of civil
ofnosrs to the commanding general, Fihh mill
tary district, through the headquarters. district
Of Texas, for orders In saoh cass.
XI. When the returns shall have been re-
ceivsd at the headquarters Of the Fifth military
district, the result Of The election will be pub-
lishsd By the oomnandsr thereof, and II ma
jority Of the votes, according to the law Of Con.
grsss, have been In favor Of . convention, the
names Of the delegates elected will Be otioially
announced and the convention called together.
Mi. Persons who convey returns to the head
quarters Of the Fifth military district will be
paid at Now Orleans reasonable expenses 10
making the journey and returning.
By command of Major General Hancock.
GaoRos L. HARrsuvY,
Assistant Adjutant General.
HEADQUARTERS 4rn Mmrr Arr DnrnIcr,
(Mississippi and Arkansas,)
0ryIcl OF CIVIL AyrAIRs,
HOLLY srRiNas, MISS, Dec. 81, 1857.
General Ordr,, No. As:
| L At the election recently held In the State
Of Arkansas 70 Determine whether oouvsatisu
| should be called "for the purpose Of sstablish.
ing constitution and civil government for ths
State, loyal TO the Union, and for delegates
thereto, forty.ons thousand one hundred and
, thirty four (ll,l3l) VOTES were cast upon The
question Of holding such oonvsntion, OF which
number twsnty -ssvsn thousand Eve hundred sud
ssvsnty-six al, 576) votes were cast For Con.
. vention." and thirteen thousand ave hundred
and my eight Us, $3.50 votes were cast Against
. Convsntiou." The total number Of registered
voters In the State IL sixty-slx thousand eight
hundred and Eve (66,S05) The number Of vetss
cast on the question Of convention being In sr.
cess Of the number required BY the act Of Con.
grsss approved March 10, 1867, and majority
Of those votes having been east "For Con.
vsntion," the convention will DO held and will
assemble - hsrstsfors directed In general ORDER
No. 81, current ssriss, from these headquarters
= dated December 5, 1867.
II. The following delegates were duly elected
to the convention aoeording to the returns o
the officers who conducted said election, Ant
n are hereby notified to meet In convention q
dirsctsd in the aforementioned General Orders
No. 81, current series, from these headquarters
From Arkansas oounty-two delegates; Job
/. Mcclure, John H. Hutchinson.
From Ashley county-Esotion for delegate
invalid; new election ordered.
From Bradley eounty-ons delegate: John N
Bradley.
From Benton ooun.y-on. delegate: W. W
Reynolds.
II From Calhoun Capitalization for delegate
invalid; new election ordered.