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any office to bc filled at this. election, shall
servo as q Judge or Mouaeor of tho Eleotinn

serve as a Judge or Manager of the Election
in any precinct which he seeks to represent
Ninth. The Sheriff and other peace off.
GERS of each County aro required to be pres
ent during the whole time that tho polls arc
kept open, and until tho election is completed
and will be made responsible that thorc shall
be no interference with Judges of Elections,
or other interruption of good order. If thorc
should be more than one polling place in any
County, the Sheriff Of tho County is cmpow-
cred and directed to mako such assignments
of his deputies, and other poaco officers, to
the other polling places, as may in his judg-
mcnt best subscryc the purposes of quiet and
order; and ho is further required to report
these arrangements in advance to tho Com.
mander Of tho Military Post iu which his
| County is situated.
Tenth. Violence, or threats of violence,
OF OF discharge from employment, or other
oppressive means to prevent any person from
registering or exercising his right Of voting,
is positively prohibited; any suoh attempts
will be reported by tile Registrars or Judges
of Elections to the Post Commander, andwill
cause the arrest and trial of tho Offenders by
military authority. Tho exhibition or, carry
ing of deadly weapons in violation of Gone.
ral Orders No. 10, of 1867, at or in tho vi
cinity of any polling places during tho olcc-
-tion herein ordered, will bo regarded and
treated as an additional offence.
Eleventh. All bar rooms, saloons and 9TH
or places for tire sale of liquors by retail, will
be closed from six o'clock Of the evening of
She 18th of April, until six o'clock of the
morning of the 17th of April, 1868, and du-
ring this time the sale Of all Intoxicating lu-
uors at or near any polling place is prohibited
The police officers of cities and towns, and
the Sherifs and other peace officers of coun-
ties, will be held responsible for the strict en-
forccmcnt Of this prohibition, and will prompt.
ly arrest and hold for trial all persons who
may transgrcss it. lg -
Twelfth. Military interference. with elec-
tions, "unlcss it shall he necessary to rcpcl
the arme. MES of the .Untod States, or
to keep the I zee at tho pols," is prohibited
~ the Act of Congress, approved February
25, 1865, and no soldiers will bc allowed to
appear at any polling place, unless as citizens
of the State they arc qualified and arc regis
tered as voters, and then only for the purpose
of voting; but tho Commanders of Posts will
keep their troops well in hand on the days
of election, and will be prepared to act
promptly if the civil authorities arc unable to
preserve tho peace.
Thirteenth. The returns required by law
to be made to tho Commanders of tho Dis
trict of the results of this election will be
rendered blythe Boards of Registration of tho
several registration precincts through the
Commanders Of the Military Posts in which
their prccinctsarc situated, aud in,accordancc
with the detailed Instructions hereafter to be
given. Y.
Fourteenth The State officers to be, voted
for at this election arc:
1. Governor.
2. lieutenant Governor.
3. Adjptant and Inspector General
4. Secretary of State
$. Comptroler.G cneral.
6. Treasurer
Z. Attorney. General. f 4.
| 8. Superintendent of Education
.. Members of the General Assembly, as
follows:
County of Charlcston,* Senators and IS
Representatives. ME
County of Collctoh, ]. Senator. and s Rep.
| rcsentatiycs
County Of Beaufort, ! Senator aud 7 Rep.
rcsentativcs.
County Of Georgetown, Senator and 8
Representatives.
County of Horny, Senator and 2 Repre-.
sentatives.
County of Williamsburg, Senator and 8
Representatives.
County of Marion, Senator and 4 Rep
rcscnt tatves.
County Of Darlington, l Senator and 2
Representatives.
County of Marlboro | Senator and 2 Rep.
rcsentatyes.
County of Chesterfield, l Senator and 4
Representatives.
County Of Sumter, Senator and 2 Rep.
resentatives.
County Of Clarendon, Senator and Rep.
resentativcs.
County Of Barnwcll, Senator and Rep.
resentatives.
County Of Edgofold, Senator and Rep.
resentatiycs.
County Of Orangeburg, Senator anG S
Representatives. ,.%'4 ti.
! County Of IScrshaw, Senator and q Ron.