The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-13

the poll.list kept By them. 80 'f |
vi. The bosrds Of registration Of each county
will be supsrintsudsnts Of, and wili conduct the
election, and win sss that an The necessary prop
srations are made for properly sssdustiss d;
that due and suihsisnt notice Il given Of the
time and object Of the election, proper ballot
boxes, are prspsrsd, 10.
H. from any cause any Of tho registrars Of =
county fail to perform the duty incumbent on
them, either Il the revision directed In para.
court, or elsrt of the district court, IN the
order named provided they can qualify ao-
oording 10 law. II vacancies cannot be thus
allied, the remaining portion Of the ksgistration
Board will oil then with persons who ssa duly
qualify. l 80 .4.sH vi.
The Board Of Rssistrars ,st. The place Of the
presiding ofaosrs md Judges 81 ordinary cleo
lions, and they will ssIset 70 cid them In keep
Ing the poll lists two clerks, Who shall b sworn
In the same manner - rsgistrsrs.lr /
Az the Close Of the election he Board Of Reg.
istrsrs will carefully count and nsks dspiicats
returns Of the result Of the election stating
also, In four separate lists, respectively, the
number Of white voters for, the number Of col
orsd voter for, and the number Of sseh sssinst
. convention. The ballots viii then Be- placed
In the ballot-boxss, which win be sealed, aad,
together with the registration and election re-
cords, will Be turned over TO such county oficer
or member Of the Registration Board ~ said
board may ssisot, who gill receipt thsrsfor, and
| will DO held responsible for the same. Each
member Of the board will make shidsvit TO- the
correctness Of the returns, one copy Of which
will then be brought BY some member Of the
| board 70 the commanding general Of the 9th
military district at New Orleans The other
copy will be retained BY the board until farther
| orders. r.. All ......."
VII The board Of registers will see that a
full and fair opportunity l. given for dspcsiting
his ballot 10 every man entitled 70 vote, and
will gspsrsliy do everything that IL requisite 70
secure . fall and impartial expression Of the
opinions and wishes Of the registered voters.
VIII. All places where Intoxicating liquors
are rstailsd will BE- closed on the days Of cleo
tion, and sueh sale Of liquors Is prohibited dur
ing said election days. .Tr..
| TX. Military interference with election, Gun
less II be necessary 70 keep Tie peace ct the
polls" 10 prohibited BY law, and no soldier will
BE- allowed TO appear at any polling place, unless
- citizens Of the State they are registered Is
voters, and then only for the purpose Of voting;
but the esmuandsn Of posts will be prepared to
sot promptly II the civil authorities fail to pre-
serve the peace ...ra#
X. The sheriff and other peace oficers OF each
county are required TO be present during the
whole time the polls are kept open, and until
the election 10 snnpletsd. and will DO made re-
sponsible that there shall DO no interference with
the judges Of election, or other intsrruption Of
good order. .r r..-.
As an additional measure 10 seeurs the purity
Of the election each registrar or clerk Is hereby
clothed during the slsotion with authority to
call upon the civil ofioers Of the county TO make
arrests and In case OF the failure Of the afors-
said civil officers are empowered 70 perform their
duties during the election. They will make full
report Of such failure. on the part Of civil
ofhcers 10 the sommanding general, Fifth mill.
tary district, through the headquarters, distrio,
Of Texas, for orders In each case. ..r
| XII. When the returns shall have been 70
oeivsd at the hsadquartsn Of the Fifth military
district, the result Of the election will DO pub
lished By The eomnAndsr thereof, and II ma
johty Of the votss, according to the law Of Con
names Of the delegates elected will DO officially
announced and the convention called together
XII. Persons Who convey returns to the head
quarters Of the Fifth military district will b
paid at New Orleans reasonable expenses IL
! making tn. journey and r'su,nins
| By command Of Major General Hancock.
GEoRaE L. HARrsuFr,
Assistant Adjutant General
IL HEADQUARTERS 4rH MILITARY DISTRICT
mississippi and Arkansas,)
0FPIoE OF CIVIL AFFAIRS,
HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS, Dec. 81, 1867.
| General Orders, No. 43:
I. Al the election recently held 10 the Stat,
Of Arkansas TO determine whether . convention
should be called "for tho purpose Of establish
ing . consultation and civil government for th,
State, loyal 10 the Union, and for delegates
thereto, forty-one thousand one hundred snt
thirty four al, 134) votes were cast upon th,
question Of holding such convention, Of whicl
number twenty ssvsn thousand Eve hundred ant
! ssvsuty.si al, 576) votes we're cast For Con
l vanttnn aud thtrtsan thauaan nd Ava hind RAJ
and hfty.sight as, $3.50 votes ware cast "Agains
= . Convention" The total number Of registered
voters In the State 10 sixty six thousand eigh
!, hundred aud Ave (66,S05.) Tho number Of vote
cast on the question Of convention being in eI
+: cess Of the number required By tho act Of Con
gr',s approved March %. 1867, and z m.jo,it!
Of those votes having been cast "For Con
vsntion," the Convention will DO held and vii
assemble as heretofore directed in general order
: No. 81, current series, from these headquarters
dated December 5, 1857. i'. .I'f
II. The following delegates were duly slscts
to the convention according to the returns Q
q the ofhcsrs who conducted said election, an
are hereby notified to meet In convention a
= directed In the above. mentioned General Orders
No. 81, current series, from these headquarters
!. From Arkansas county-two delegates: Job
Mcclure, John H. Hutchinson.
From Ashley county Election for delegate
invalid; new election ordered.
FROM bradley county--oue delegate: John M
Bradley. l.,
From Benton eounty-ous delegate: W. W
u Reynolds. 10.
From Calhoun county-EIsction for delegate
u invalid new election ordered
From Chicot county-ons dslegatei james "
Mason.
From Carroll county--ons delegate: JOSEF
Wright.
From Clark oounty-two delegates: solomo
h.. Exon, Miles L. Langiy.
From Columbia oounty--two delegates: WIZ
A. Beasly, George W. McCown.
= From Conway county-ons delegate: Anthem
Hinkls. ...'
From Craighsad and Mississippi counties-on
delegate: Fred. r Poole. .H.
y From Crawford oounty-ons delegate: Tho'
N. Bowen.
i From crittendsn oounty-one delegate: As
Hodges. al
II From Cross and Poinsstt oounties-one del,
gate: Jsfrs A. Houghton.
n From Dallas county-ons delegate @. Il
i. Kyle.
!. From Desha eounty--ons delegate: CliGor
Stanley Sims
% From Drew county--two delegates: S. ]
Mathews, II q. Putney.
From Franklin oounty-one delegate Rob,
. Hatfield.
From Fulton aud ssarey oountiss-one del,
gate Hampton T. Allen.
From Hemnstsad eounty-tbree delepate q