The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-10-21
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF SouTn CAROLINA,
ExECUTIvE DEPARTMENT.
COLUMBIA, October 8, 1868,

10 the Commissioners Of E2ectton
N accordance with an Act Of The General
L Assembly, entitled San Act providing
for the next general election and tho man.
ner OF conducting the same" approved the
26lh day of September, a. D., 1868, YOU
arc hereby notified and required to canse
an election to bo bold in your respective
Counties, on Tuesday, the third day of
November next, for six persons as Electors
of President and Vice President of the
United States; for four Representatives in
the Congress Of the Uniicd States, in their
respective Congressional Districts, and for
eight Solicitors for the several Circuits in
tho State, III their respective Circuits. a
The names of tho persons voted for rs
Electors of President and Vice President,
shall be upon separate ticket; and tho
names ofthe persons voted for as Repre-
scntatiVes in Congress and Solicitors, shall
bo also upon separate ticket. s
The First Congressional Distric; is eom
posed of the Counties Of Lancaster, Chcs-
.crfeld, Marlboro, Darlington, Marion,
Horny, Gcorgcow williamsburg, Sumter.
Clarendon and Kershaw.
The Second Congressional District is
composed of tho Counties OF Charleston
Collcton, Beaufort and Barnwel
The Third Congressional District is com
PoSSu VI 'ic NouhtlCS VI OfunRSDnrk, Lex
ngton, Riohland, Newbcrry, Edgefield
Abbevllc and Anderson.
The Fourth Congressional District is
composed of tho Counties Of Oconec, Pick
ems, Grocnyille, Laurens, Spartanbure,
Union, York, Chester and Fairfield. .G
The Solicitors shall be voted for in their
respective Circuits, as follows hS3 Z
The Counties of Charleston and Orange.
burg constitutes tho First Circuit.
Tho Counties Of Edgcfeld Barnwoll,
Colleton ani Beaufort constitute The SEQ
ond Circuit. ~ t.E 81
The Counties of SUMTER Clarendon,
Williamsburg Georgetown and Horny con.
stitute the Third Circuit.
Tho Counties of Chesterfield, Marlboro,
Marion, Darlington and Fairfield constitute
the Fourth Circuit. s,,
The Counties of Kershaw, Rlchlnnd, New
berry and Lexington constitute the Fifth
Circuit.
The Counties Of Chester, Lancaster, York
and Union constitute the Sixth Circuit.
The Counties of Abbevillc, Laurens and
Spartanburg constitute tho Seventh Cir
cult
The Counties of Greenyille, Anderson,
Ooonee and lPickens constitute the Eigth
Circuit. .
Now, therefore, you and each Of you arc
hereby require, aftor due publication and
with strict regard to the provision Of the
Constitution and of x the law 81 OF
the State touching your duty in such case,
to cause suoh elections to bc held In your
respective Counties, on tie day aforesaid,
and 70 take all the necessary steps :cr The
holding of such elections, and for tho as-
containing and Determining tho persons who
ehall have have beon duly elected thereat
| Given under my hand and seal Of lle
State, in The city Of Columbia, this OH
& day nf October, in the year of our Lord
| ono thousand eight hundred and sixty
| 81. eight, and in the ninety third year o.
the Inael endenco Of tho United States
Of America. $500 Il
/ ROBERT X. SCOTT,
lfsi 81, Governor.
F. L. CAnDozo, Secretary Of State. .S .
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