UPSON COUNTY, GA - HISTORY Militia Electoral Districts 1826 John Robertson, 1st district number - Ephraim Mabry's in the 10th district Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Crilley varcsix@hot.rr.com Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ACTS OF THE General [Illegible Text], OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, [Illegible Text] IN [Illegible Text] AT AN ANNUAL SESSION IN NOV. AND DEC. 1826. [missing title] Elections. 1826 Vol. 1 -- Page: 92 Sequential Number: 087 Full Title: AN ACT for the division of Upson county into electoral districts, and to establish an additional election district in the county of Rabun. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of [Illegible Text] act, the general election for representatives to congress and for members of the [Illegible Text] legislature, for governor and all county officers, so far as [Illegible Text] Upson county, may and shall be [Illegible Text] at [Illegible Text] as heretofore, and also at the house of John Robertson, in district number first originally Houston now Upson, and at the house of Ephraim Mabry's in the tenth district originally [Illegible Text] now the county aforesaid. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That one justice of the peace or one justice of the inferior court, and two freeholders may superintend said elections at the two last mentioned places, after said freeholders shall have taken the following oath: "I do [Illegible Text] swear, or affirm, that I will faithfully superinted this day's election, and make a just and true return thereof according to law and the best of my abilities -- So help me God." Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the superintendants of each of the said district elections shall and they are hereby required on the day of the election aforesaid, to count out the ballots by them taken in, and make a fair and correct statement of the polls, and one or more of the superintendants or the magistrate from each of the said districts shall meet the magistrates who shall have presided at the [Illegible Text] in said Thomaston, which meeting shall take place at said court-house on the next day after said election, and they shall then and there compare and add the several returns or votes together and certify to his Excellency the Governor the persons so elected, agreeably to the laws of this State now in force. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall vote at more than one of said places of elections for any of the respective candidates at the same election, shall violate the trust confided to him by this act, such person, magistrate, or freeholder shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall on conviction thereof before the superior court of said county be fined in a sum of twenty dollars, and be imprisoned at the discretion of the court for a term not exceeding three days. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That when any doubt shall arise as to the legality of any vote offered, it shall be the duty of the superintendants to administer, in addition to the oath prescribed [Illegible Text] law, the following oath, viz: "I do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I have not this day voted at any election for any senator, representative, governor, member of congress, or county officer -- So help me God." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page: 93 Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the place of the sheriff or his deputy may be supplied by any lawful constable, and that the said election shall in other respects than those herein [Illegible Text], be conducted in the same manner and at the same time as is prescribed by the law now in force regulating general and county elections. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, The general election for representatives to congress and for members for the state legislature, for governor, and all county officers, so far respects the county of Rabun, shall or may be held at William Hamby's, on War Woman [Illegible Text], in the said county of Rabun, and said election shall be subject to all the provisions of this act, so far as they properly apply to the true meaning and intent of this section. Approval Date: Assented to 26th Dec. 1826.