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Greenville, Ala April 3d/67

Gen. Swayne, Commanding
Sub District of Ala.

Sir:
There was an election ordered to take place on the First Monday in April upon the adoption or rejection of the Act of the Legislature makeing Greenville a City, said Act being entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City of Greenville"; but in consequence of your Order of the 28th ult. no election took place.

If the vote of the citizens is not taken before the expiration of Three months from the passage of said Act, they will lose the right to vote at all udner its provisions, as will be seen by the 20th Section. The vote will not be for officers, but for or against the Act to incorporate