The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-01
5latiouas Nspuhlitam.
IoFr.cIAL.1

llEAB VGs FIRsr MILITARY DISTRICT,
STATE or VIRGINIA,
E.uNVSD, VA, March IL, 1868.
Gs8,rR CRITTERS No. 20.
The following act Of Congress is published fol
the Information Of all concerned:
[PUBLtc-No. 20
An Acr to amend the act passed March twenty
third, eighteen hundred and sixty seven, en-
titled IAN act supplementary to An act tt
provide for the more efficient government Of
the rebel states,'" passed March second,
eighteen hundred and sixty..even, and to
facilitate their restoration.
Be At enacted by tie Senate and HOWs6 Of RSp.
yeScHiaiircS ofths United States Of dmoica ~
Congress assembled, That hereafter any election
authorized by the act passed March twenty,
three, eighteen hundred and sixty seven entitled
IAN act supplementary to An act to provide
for the more efficient government Of inc reoel
States, passed March two, eighteen hundred and
sixty.seveu, and to facilitate their restoration,
shall DO decided by majority Of tho vote nc-
tually cast, and at the election In which the
question Of tho adoption or rejection OF any con
sitution IL submitted, any person duly registered
in the state may vote In the election district
where he offers to vote when no has resided
therein for ten days next preceding such cleo
ton upon presentation Of his certificate Of regis
tratiou, his affidavit, or other satisfactory evi.
dence, under such regulations as tho district
commanders may prescribe.
Sec. 2 And Dc ii FURTHER eRdcted. That the
constitutional convention OF any OF the States
mentioned In the acts to which this Is amend.
atory may provide that at the time OF voting
upon the ratification Of tho constitution the reg
istered voters may vote also for members Of the
House Of Representatives Of tho United States,
and for oil elective officers provided for by the said
constitution and tho same election officers who
shall make tho return Of the votes cast on the
ratification or rejection OF tho constitution shall
enumorate and certify tho votes cast for mem
bers OF Congress.
Became a law March IL, 1861
BY command Of Brsvet Major General Soho.
field.
OH ,ial: 8. r. CHALrN,
Assistant Ajju,ant General
uEApq' RS Firm MILITARY DrsrnIcr,.l
NEw ORLEANS, La, March 16. 1868. !
GcncT0i Orders, No. II.
During tho absence Of Major General Han
cock, or until further orders, he transfers the
command Of the Fifth military district and the
military department to the senior officer on
duty in tho district, Brtvet Major General J
j. Reynolds.
By command of Major General Hancock.
GEoRGE L. HARrsUFP,
Assistant Adjutant General
Official NATHANIEL BURBANK,
Second Lieut.. 37th infantry, Brevet First Lieut..
U. S. Army, A. A. A. q.
The Mysteries OF London-How Two
Respectable Men Fell Among Thieves.
Rev. Mr.. White, Of tho Savoy Chapel, In Lon.
don, relates an incident which the mysterious
disappearance Of Mr.. D. Speke has brought to
his recollection. Mr.. Spoke has been found, and
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