The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-05-12
If the disoualilications herein before

Of the disqualilications herein before
specially mentioned; which proof shall
be taken upon affidavit, subscribed by
said witnesses, and filed in said Office Of
said commissioner; and such applicant
shall also take and subscribe the fol
lowing oath before the commissioner
Of registrations
81 do solemnly swear that J have
never voluntarily borne arms against
the Government of the United State
for the purpose or with the intention Of
aiding the late rebellion, nor have !,
with any such intention, at any time,
given aid, comfort, counsel or cncour-
Qgement to said rebellion, or to any act
ofhostility to the Government OF the
United States. l further swear that !
have never sought or accepted any Of
flee, either civil or ormilitary, or attempt
ed to exercise the functions Of any. Of
flee, either civil or military, andcr the
authority or pretended authority Of the
so-callcd Confederate States OF Ameri-
ca, or of any insurrectionary State,
hostile or opposed to the authority OF
the United States Government, with TIE
intent and desire to aid said rebellion;
and that | have never given voluntary
support to any such Government or.
authority. SO help me Cod
The commissioner is directed to issue
certificates to all citizens known to said
commissioner to have always been IN
conditional Union men, never having
sympathizcd with the late rcbellian, or
who may be proven to have been such
unconditional Union men by the oath
of two witnesses who shall be known to
said commissioner, to have been them
selves, at all times, such unconditional
Union men; and the law provides that |
they shall not be required to take and
subscribe any oath in order to obtain
for themselves certificates Of their right
to the elective franchise but he is cui-
to hear and take proof from
equally competent testimony contra
~ to and c intervening the proof OF cred
aud taken in behalf of any appicmitI
under this law, whether he be 4 dis
soldiers voter at the election |
in 1868, commissioned officer Of the
State, by Governor Johnson or Brown
low, or an unconditional Union man;
and the said commissioner is made the
Judge Of the weight of the conflicting
testimony 50 far as the same may effect
The issuance Of certificates. ,......
This certificate of registration IS
made necessary in all State, county
district and municipal elections, and the
,ourts are directed to coustrue iigidlY
is provisions for the pains and penal
les of violation, and also that the
grand iurics Of the State shall be 50
,hargcd and instructed by the courts,
The law requires the Governor, pre-.
'ious TO general or special elections, oA-
'cpt for county, district, or mnnicipa. .
,liccrs, to issue wrt5 Of election 10 Lhn
commanders OF detachmcnts Of troops,
md provides for the counting Of sNch
'otcs by the Secretary of State
All certificates issued under the act
,fJunc j, 1868, are annullcd and de
Jared void rs to the voting privilege
ftcr the passage Of this law. My
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Candidates for county offices are re
uired to take, subscribe aud file in Jo"
flee Of the County Court Clerk tho
attn above rccitrd-all other cand'-
a,rs to file the same oath in the Office
[ the Secretary Of State. Discharged
oldiers Of the United States army, or
civil officers by the mill
lry or civil Governor Of this Stat2,
tho may be candidates are not required
D take this oath.
In the even. Of the refusal Of the
'ounty Court TO inducta candidate into
flee elected under this law, the Cover
or may order the Commissioner to 10
No elections are to be held until the c
cgiStration is complete. The Com Q
missioner Of each county is required to !
lliDIln tlN 'fpNtliIoI " iltii tIiin ~ ''Ii'F /!
nd thcrcupon the Governori5 to order ,
lcctons to fill aiI the vacant office vi ,
he State, counties, circuits or dis ,
ricts. Il
The Commissioner is required 10 {
,rocpcd at once with his duties. and a
live ten days public notice Of the close /
'fthc registration. :
The Commissioner and the appli- +,
ants are subject to fines and imprison- /
nent for violations Of the provisions Of {
he law. !
We have given this condensed sum r
nary of this law for the purpose o. en- .
bling our readers to obtain clear /
lew of its reach and its RESTRICT IN,
.ithout wading through the Technical t
lnguage Of seventeen sections. II is
nartistically framed, and we have had
ONE trouble in extracting the meaning
$ we thus present it, but it is compiled
rom the printed official copy anl we
re inclined to think it is about what It's
uthorJ intended. '..........
1t Is scarcely necessary TO add that,
4 our opinion, it is yiolative OF the
of the State, in spirit and
ettcr, and tE wc look to thc,court5 so
D pronounce IT, ........ ....
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