The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-28


81 any time given aid, comfort, counsel, or
/ encouragement to said rebellion, or to any
act Of hostility 70 the Government OF the
| United States. further swear that have
I never sought or accepted any Office, either
/ cIvil or military, or attempted TO exercise
| the functions Of any othce, either elFil or
military, under the authority or pretended
authority Of the so-called Confederate states
I of America, or Of any insurrectioHary State,
hostile or opposed to the authority OF the
| United States Government, with the intent
/ and desire to aid said rebellion aud that
have never given a voluntary support 10
| any such Government or authority. So
help me God.
ProUided, That eitizers known to said
| commissioner TO have always been uncon-
ditional Unien men, never having sympa-
thized with the late rebellion, or who may
be proven to have been such unconditional
| Union men by the oath of two witnesses
who shall be known to said commissioners
to have been themselves, OF all times, such
unconditional Union men, shall not be re-
/ quired to take and subscribe any oath what
ever in order to obtain for themselves GER
tifcates of their right to the elective fran
chse.
SIC. 4. Be It further enacted, That upon
\ the taking and fling the proof and oath re-
quired in section 81 Of this act, the said
commissioner shall register the name Of
said voter and issue 70 him his certificate
therefor. ProUided, That nothing herein
! contained shall prevent said commissioner
| from hearing proof from equally competent
| testimony contrary to and contravening the
1 proof offered and taken in behalf of said ap-
| plieant; and the said commissioner shall be
/ the Judge of the weight OF the conflicting
| testimony so far as the same may effect the
issuanee of certificates.
| SIC ). Be Il further enactsd, That no per-
| son shall be entitled to vote at any State,
| County or District, or Municipal election,
or any other election held under the laws
| Of this State, unless he shall have been reg
| istered and shall have received q certificate
| thereof as provided in thisaet, and any per-
/ son swearing falsely 10 any Of the facts re-
quired to be sworn 10 by the provisions Of
| this act shall be deemed guilty Of perjury,
| and upon conviction thereof shall suffer all
the pains and penalties provided by law for
snch offence, and this act and all the provis-
| ions thereof shall be strictly construed to
prevent any evasion thereof, and the Judges
| of the Circuit and Criminal Courts of this
/ State shall give this act specially in charge
to the Grand Jury at each term of said
| Court.
SIC. 6. Be It further enacted, That the
| Secretary of State shall provide, at the ex-
! UGuBb OF Allt CLdNty AuG uGLG5sdAf lJpOAh AuE
/ the registration OF votes, and shall cause to
| be printed the necessary blanks containing
the necessary forms for the oaths, affidavits
and certificates, SO provided Tor in this act,
| which books and blanks shall be furnished
10 each commissioner appointed and quail
fed under this act, and the expenses Of sup
! plying such books and blanks shall be au-
dited by the Comptroller and paid by the
Treasurer out of any money in the State
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
SIC Z. BE Il further enacted, That it shall
be the duty Of the Governor, before any
State or other general - special election, 10
issue writs of election to commanding otii-
GERS ofregiments, battallions or detachments
of officers and soldiers who may be at the
| time in the service Of the State or the United
States army, wherever located, and it ehall
be the duty of the officer TO whom such writ
is directed to open and hold, or cause 10 be
opened and held, the election required by
said writ, and make returns thereof to the
Secretary of State, and the votes Of such
officers and soldiers shall be counted the
same as if such votes had been cast IN the
counties in which said officers and soldiers
may reside, and the returns shall designate
the county in which said voters may reside;
Provided, That the Governor shall not be Ie-
quired to issue such writs OF election for
| county, district or corporation officers.
SEC. 5. Be 1t further enacted, That all GER
| tificates heretofore issued under the provis-
ions of the act to which this is an amenda-
| tory, are hereby annulled, and shall not
be used at any future election in this State,
from and after the passage of this act,
| except at the election Tor county officers, to
be held on the first Saturday in March,
1866.
| SEC. 9. Bet further enacted, That all can
didates for any official position shall, before
the day OF election, be required TO take and
| subscribe the oath prescribed in the third
section of this act, which, in case of can
didate for a eounry Office, shall be hled IN
the Office of the County Court Clerk, and,
for all other Offices, in the Office of the Sec
retary OF State; and that the Judge Of Elec-
ton or other officers, shall reject, and make
| no return Of, the votes east Tor any person
whe has not so taken and subscribed
said oath aud the same oath shall be taken
and subscribed as an official oath by all
Judges and Clerks of all elections, and all
deputies in any of the offices of the StaIe or
county Provided, that candidates who may
have served in, and been honOrably dis
charged from, the army or navy OF the
United States since the first day of January,
1862, or who may have been appointed and
commissioned to any Office by said Military
or Civil Governor of Tennessee, shall be
eligible to office, except political offices,
without taking said oath.
SEC. 10. Be tturthsr enacted, That in case
any County Court shall fail or refuse TO in
duct into Office any of the officers elected
under this act, it shall be lawful for the
Commissioner Of Registration, upon orders
from the Governor, to perform that duty
and to administer all necessary oaths, and
to take and approve all necessary Official
bonds, and the same shall be good and valid
, in law.
SIC. IL. Be 1t further enacted, That no
election shall take place until the registra-
tion provided for in this act shall be COM
pleted in the county, circuit or district in
which said election shall be held, and the
report or reports of the Commissioner made
, to the Governor, except the said election
for county officers in March, 1866.
SEC. u. BeitfRrher enacted, That It shall
be the duty of each Commissioner of Regis
tratioa to repors to the Governor when he
shall have completed the registration of his
! county, and wnen said reports are all IN
from any county, district or circuit, or from
the entire State, it shall be the duty ofthe
Governor to issue his proclamation snd
writs Of election announcing the completion
Of such registration, and ordering elections
7 to FL all the vacant Offices of the State,
counties, circuits or districts.
Dhl Aos DC ~ yuFlitEI tftQCtclt nat IL
} be the duty of the commissioner without
| delay 70 proceed with the performance OF
his duties, and before completing the same
in his county he shall give at least ten days
public notice by advertising IN some news
/ paper, or a. least four public places IN has
county, Of MS intention TO complete and Tor
the time being close his registration. But
I il shall be his duty after making his report
: to the Governor, to attend for one day at
! each quarterly session Of the County Court,
0 for the purpose of issuing certificates OF
/ | registration TO such persons as may be en-
. ! titled 20 them, under the provisions of this
: act, aad for each day he may 50 attend be
. shsil receive the sum Of three dollars, TO be
I paid out Of the County Treasury.
. SIC. IA. Be e further enacted, That every
. | wilfuI and intentional violation Of this act
q by the Commissioner Of Registration, Is
l | hereby declared TO be q misdeneanoT, and
: upon conviction he shall be removed from
Office, and shall pay q fine Of not less than
: fifty dollars to the use Of the State.
: SEo. IS. Be u further enacted, That every
violation of this act is hereby declared to be
: | q misdemesnor, aud punishable upon PIE
sentiment or indictment, and every person
! participating Ia such violation shall, upon
: convection, be fined not less than ten mol
exceeding one hundred dollars, aud may
? he irpprisoned at the discretion of the Court
SEC. I6. Be Il further enacted, That Al
: act entitled can Act TO limit The EIeetiye
! Franchise" passed June the 5th, 1855, bs
and the same IS hereby altered and amend
!, ed as provided in the several sections g
= this act. and the provisions Of this set shsl
: be deemed and held in lieu Of said act en-
a titled can Act to limit the Elective Fran
q chise." passed June the 5th, 1895, viii
: he exec, ion ot the preamble thersunt'
2 SIC. II. Be It further szaeted, Thst thi
Y set shall take effect from and after its pas
:. sage.
= Stating that il was sprung upon our De
= alterations. without previous notice to tn
a House, adopted and hurried to its Sd read
ing. An exarnination Of its provisions, fel
p low-citizsns, viii show you that the inten
a ton is TO reduce the number Of ''qualifsi
voters in the State, although the "disloyal
u are now prohfbited from voting; and WI,
= should the number be reduced9 Is it 70
~ the good Of the country OF that once shout
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