Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-16

tration of voters of Shelby county, un-
der the Brownlow dynasty, is progressing
at Exchange Building under the superin-
tendence of the Commissioner. Candi-
dates for suffrage are many, but few are
chosen Any one who can obtain two
good Union men, known to the Com
missioner to be such, to swear that he
has been an unconditional Union man
since the outbreak Of the late rebellion,
will be given certificate on swallowing
and swearing to the following 'i'
lido solemnly spear, that have never
voluntarily borne arms against the Gov
eminent Of the United States, for the
purpose, or with the intention of aiding
the late rebellion; nor have l, with any
such intention, at any time, given aid,
comfort, counsel, or encouragement, to
said rebellion, or to any act of hostility
to the Government of the United States.
/ further swear, That | have never
sought or accepted any Office, either civil
or military, or attempted to exercise the
functions of any office, either civil or
military, under the authority, or at
tempted authority, of the so-called Con
federate States of America, or of any in
surrectionary State, hostile or opposed
to the authority of the United States
Government. with the intent and desire
to aid said rebellion; and that L have
never given a voluntary support to any
such Government or authority. So help
me God
The followag is a copy of the certifi-
cate issued to those elected
STATE OF TENNESSEE, 90
Shelby County. '''
To all who shall see these presents, greeting:
Be it remembered, that -. being
white male inhabitant of the State of
Tennessee, of the age of twenty one
years, a citizen of the United States, and
resident of said county for six months
now last past, and having proved before
me by two competent witnesses who are
known to me, to have been at all times
unconditional Union men, who are per-
soraIly acquainted with the said -,
that they verify believe that he has never
been guilty of any Of the dsqualifica-
tons specified in the act of May Sd, 1866,
is duly registered as voter of said
county, and entitled to exercise the priv
ilege of the elective franchise
Given under my hand this - day of
---. 1866. j. ID. DAVIS,
Commissioner of Registration for Shelby
county.
Certificates of registration as legal
voters under the late Franchise law have
been issued to the following parties
Frank Taft, Geo. o. Haywood, Peter
Minor, s. B. Beaumont, W. B. Drift, F.
w. Buttinghaus, j. e. Randell, John
Park, r. l.. Laski, W. W. Jones, j. Fl.
Mcclure, P. M. Dickinson, J. Msydwell,
Joseph Tagg, Patrick Sherry, L. d.
Flood, James Hefferman, Charming
Richards, G. P. Ware, C. j, Hargan, M.
t. Ryder, W. M Connolly, Thomas H
Conway, Bernard Grey, W. H. Van
Vert, Thos. L. Whitehead, Daniel Shere-
lin, James Holmes, A. L. Rankin,
James A. Jade, j. s. Chaplin, S.
Ogden, G. D. Johnson, A. P. Burditt,
James Rudigan, Hugh A. Gerraty, Pat.
Burns, E. J. Cueno, T. G. Ladd, W. II.
Morgan, T. J. Rice, C. F. Conn, John
Oldridge, E. w. Wickersham, L. Howes,
Daniel Slaven, NJ Z. Cochrane, j. H.
Choate, S. L. James, E. P. Lane, Ferdi-
nand Engle, A. Rsnkert, L. r. Richards,
John Duttlinger B. Decker, Peter Kelly,
Edward Walsh, Frank Groober, E. Ack-
erman, r. Maergel, W. o. Lohand, r.
F. Alexander, E. F. Clark, r. o. Sulli-
van, Thad Carmichael, Geo. M. Jones,
w. ii. Pearne, Samuel Tighe, j. j. Peres,
J. A. Dacres, j. o. Drew, F. Laupe, A.
B. Muller, James Ford, William II.
White, Charles A. Smith, John Gordon,
Byron Cubley, James Dumars, Henry
C. Whitaker,