The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-05-12
The Franehiae Law.
The following is the law which has passed
both branches of the Legislature:


I both branches of the Legislature:
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted 5y the General
Assem6lg Of the State Of Tennessee That
every white male inhabitant of this State,
I Of the Eage of twenty=one years, a eit-
izen of the United States, and resident
/ of the county wherein he may offer TO vote,
SIX months next preceding the day of the
election, shall be entitled to the privilege of
/ the elective franchise, subject to the follow
| ing exceptions and Disqualification, to-wit:
l. Said voter shall have never borne arms
/ against the Government Of the United
/ States for the purpose of aiding the late re-
beiliOn, nor have voluntarily given aid, COM
! fort, countenance, counsel, or encourage
ment to any rebellion against the authority
/ of the United States Government, nor aided
countenanced or encouraged acts of hostili-
! ty thereto.
2 That said voter shall have never sought
or voluntarily accepted any Office, civil or
/ military, or attempted to exercise the func-
tlons Of any Office, civil or military, under
the authority or pretended authority OF the
| so-called Confederate States of America or
/ OF any insurrectionary State whatever, hos
| tile or opposed to the authority of the uni
! ted States Government, with the intent and
/ desire to aid said rebellion or insurrection~
/ ary authority
! taFily supported any pretended government
! power or authority hostile or inimical to the
authority of the United States, by oontribu-
| tlons IN money or property, by persuasion
/ or influence, or In any other way whatever
/ Provided that the foregoing restrictions and
! dlsqualihcatiOns shall not apply to any white
! citizen who may have served in aud been
! honorably discharged from the army or navy
Of the United States since the lst day Of
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| the Presidential election in November 1864
or voted in the election for Ratification or
! Rejection in February, 1865, or voted in
! the election held on the 4th day Of March
of the same year for Governor and mem
| bers of the Legislature, nor to those who
/ have been appointed to any civil or military
/ Office by Andrew johnson, Military Govern
| or, or VIM. g. Brownlow, Governor of Ten
/ nessee, all of whom are hereby declared to
be qualified voters upon their complying
with the requirements of this act ProVi-
ded that this latter clause shall not apply to
| any commission issued upon any election
which may have been held
SEC 2. That the Governor Of the State
shall, within sixty days after the passage of
| this act, appoint a Commissioners of Regis
| tration for each and every county In the
State, who shall, without delay, enter upon
the discharge of his duties, and who shall,
have full power to administer the necessary
| oaths provided by this act The said Com
missioner, before entering upon the duties
of his Office, shall take and subscribe an oath
TO support the Constitution of the United
States and the Constitution of the State of
Tennessee, and to faithfully discharge the
duties Of his office, and also the oath pre-
scTibed in Sec. 3 of this act, which oaths
shall be fled in the Office of the Secretary
of State.
The said Commissioners shall keep his Of
fee at the county seat of the county, and it
shall be his duty to take the proof required
lby this act. and to register the names OF
each and every qualified voter, and to issue
a certificate that such voter is entitled to the
privilege of the elective Franchise, and be
shall preserve and keep the necessary re-
cords of his Office, aI,d shall receive from
the Treasurer of the State the sum of one
hundred dollars, to be paid upon the war
rant of the Comptroller of the State; and
said Commissioner shall make a report tC
the County Court, at each quarterly session
thereof showing the number of voters reg
istered previous to said qtagterly session
provided that all sums of money paid by
said Commissioner for the United States
Revenue stamps in the discharge of his duty
shall be credited and paid out Of the COun
ty Treasury. -E
SEC g. That said Commissioner shall is
! sue certificates Of registration to ever.
white soldier who may have served in, ant
f been honorably discharged from the arm,
! or navy of the United States since the sal
Ist day Of January 1862, upon the produC
tiOn OF the proper certificate of such seryie
: and discharge, or legal evidence OF the los
s of such discharge. Said commissioner shal
l. issue certificates of registration to all thos
who voted In the said November, Februar
and March elections, upon the production {
u the Doll books of the election at which sal
!. voter voted, or a certified copy, under oatl
of such poll book in case the voter may haV
removed to another county or upon the at
davit Of two enfranchised citizens known
p the Commissioner to have been uncOnditiOl
E. al Union men throughout the rebellion
rt case said poll book may have been lost.
=, And he shall issue certificates Of registr
ton to those citizens Of Tennessee who ha'
rs been appointed to Office by the said Milita
er or Civil Governors upon the production
the commission showing such appointmeI
"a or the proper certificate of the Secretary
State that such commission was issued,
T case of loss. But every other person clai
re- ing to be entitled to the privilege of t
ee | Elective Franchise, as provided IN this a
;s | SHALL before he obtains a certificate there
:. prove by the evidence Of two compete
aF witnesses, known to the Commissioner
in tional Union men, that they are persona
acquainted with the person so claiming, a
- that they verify believe that he has not be
on guilty of any Of the disqualifcations her
7er before specially mentioned, which pr
pa shall be taken upon affidavit, subscribed
nv said witness, and fled In said Office of 8
~ Commissioner; and said applicant shall a
'he take and subscribe the following oath bef
the the Commissioner Of Registration
ad. ~ do solemnly swear that / have ne
At voluntarily borne arms against the Cove
r ment Of the United States for the purpost
IOi with the intention Of aiding the late re-
IN lion, nor have / with any such intent
pie. at any time given aid, counsel, or encC
agement to said rebellion, or to any act
av hostility to the Government Of the Un
States further swear that have ne
ele- sought or accepted any Office either civi
, IN military, or attempted to exercise the Fl
ad- tions Of any Office, either civil or milit
,av under the authority or pretended autho
Of the so-ealled Confederate States Gov
.ses ment or Of any insurrectiOnary State,
We tile or opposed to the authority Of the Un
ade States Government, with the intent and
"a sire to aid said rebellion and that | !