The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-14
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HEApq'Rs FRru MILITARY DIsrEIcr,)
tDEr'T OF GEORGIA, FLORIDA, 4 ALA.,)
ATLANTA, GA, March Is. 1868.
General Orders No. 40.
l. whereas the constitutional convention
ofthc State of Georgia, recently in session 10
this city, did, on the 10th day Of March, 1868,
adopt the following ordinance, to wit:
An ORDINANCE to provide for the election Of
civil officers
Whereas all the civil officers Of tho State
are only provisional until the State Is repre-
scented In Congress: And whereas, the inter.
est of Georgia requires that all the civil ohces
shoull be filled BY loyal citizens, nccordingto
the provisions Of tho constitution being framed
by this convention, at tho earliest practical
moment, and for the purpose Of avoiding any
unnecessary delay or loss OF time, and useless
expense to tho State:
Il 10 ordained, that IN election DO held, be.
ginning on the goth day Of April, 1858, lat such
SIaces az may be deJignated by the mnnd
ine general OF tho district) for voting on rati
dcatiOn Of the constitution, for the election Of
Governor, members Of the general assembly,
Representatives to the Congress OF tho United
States, and all other officers to be elected as
provided in tho constitution, and said election
to be kept open from day to day At tho dis
erection Of the general commanding.
And At said election on the ratification Of
the Constitution, and for Governor, members
of Congress, members Of the General Assem-
bly,, and all other civil officers, the qualiios.
ti0ns for voters shall be the same as pre-.
scribed by the act Of Congress- known as the
Sherman bill, for voters at the election on the
ratification Of ths Constitution, and at all
elections under the provisional government.
Aud Major General Meade Is respectfully re.
quosted to give the necessary orders to carry
into effect tho foregoing provisions, and cause
dina N In ha mnlO and oertiGentes Of
election to issue by the proper officers. And
be ii further ordained, That tho regulations
established by Congress for voting upon tho
ratification of the constitution and for voting
at elections under the provisional government,
shall apply to tho election Of officers as afore.
said, and the persons so elected or appointed
shall enter upon tho duties Of the several Of.
fees to which they have been respectively
elected when authorized so to do by acts OF
Congress or tho order Of the General Com.
manding, and shall continue in Office till the
regular succession provided for after the year
1868, and until successors are elected and
qualified, so that said officers shall each OF
then hold their Offices as though they were
elected on tho Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, 1868, or elected or ap-
pointed at the General Assembly next there.
after, and the rules for conducting and max.
ing the returns thereof shall be the same as
shall be prescribed by tho Commanding Gen.
er,l for tho elections and returns on the rati-
1;ation of the constitution. But this ordi.
nance shall not apply to the ju'tice Of the
peace who shall DO elected at such time as
shall be provided for by tho Grst General As.
sembly, until otherwise provided by law.
Upon any voter being challenged he shall
take the following oath:
You do solemnly swear Tor affirm that you
have been duly registered agreeabIy to the
acts of Congress- that you have not prevented
or endeavored to prevent any person from
voting at this election that II tho constitution
upon which the vote is now being taken Is
ratified, that you will truly and faithfully sup
port 1t, SO help you God"
III. And whereas by m act of Congress,
which became law March 10, 1868, 1t Is en-
acted that the Constitutional Convention Of
any Of the States mentioned in the reconstruc.
tion acts may provide that at the time Of voting
upon the ratification Of the constitution the
registered voters may vote also for members
Of the House Of Representatives Of tho United
States and for all elective officers provided fol
by said constitution.
III. 1t is ordered that at the same timo auC
places at which 1t is ordered by General Order
No. 80, dated March IA, 1858, that an election
shall be held in the State Of Georgia ION Thu
ratification of the constitution sub dlts<ed b,
said convention, an election shall be held II
said State for q Governor thereof members OIL
the General Assembly Representatives to the
Congress OF the United States. and all other
oili,ers to be elected as provided for in said
Constitution.
~. Said election shall be conducted by III,
same persons, in the Same manner, and the
returns thereof shall be made as Is provided
In said general orders for conducting and
making returns Of the election on the rati6ca,
tion Of the constitution.
V. Tho regulations established by Congress
for voting upon tho ratification of the Consti.
tuition and for voting at elections under tn,
provisional government, shall apply to thu
election Of the officers aforesaid, and all per
sons who, under the acts Of Congress, may b.
entitled to vote on said question Of ratiics
ton, may vote at the election Of said ofic ers
and none others may vote at said election.
VI No certificate Of registration, afidavit
oath, or other evidence of qualification t,
vote shall be required at this election tina,
such as may be required according to the PRO
visions Of general orders No. 80, at the cleo
tion on the ratification Of tho constitution.
By order of Major General Meade
Il. C. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant General