The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-05-12
Summary Of the Franchise La

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From the Nashville Union a .Nmerran.l
The law limiting the priviIeg4or the
elective franchise. taking effect from
and after May 3l, 1856, cXcl1cs all
who have ever borne arms .agaip pst the
| Government Of the United Sta rs for
the purpose Of aiding the late rebel
lion. or lave voluntarily giyp aid,
comfort, cOuntenuncc, counsel, {r en-
couragement, to any rebellion against
tie authority Of The United States Gov
crnment, or have aided, coul'toi4 4nced
or encouraged acts Of fhOst!iity threto ;
or who have ever Songht, or vohttari-
" accepted office, civil or militaE, or
attempted to exercise the f'unctidls OF
any office, civil or military, undcl the
authority or pretended authority (f the
so-callcd Confederate States Of !Aneri-
ca, or Of any insurrectiOnary State
whatvcr, hostile or opposed t4 the
authority Of the United States GTern-
mrnt, with. the intent and desire T. aid
said rebellion or insurrectiOnary love-
mcnt: or who have ever ollmtrily
supported any pretended government,
power or authority, hostile or inihical
to the authority Of the United Sttes,
by contributions in money or property,
by persuasion or influence, or in any
other way whatever.
It provides that these restrictions
and tiisQuali!ications shall not apply to
any white citizen who may have sayed
in and been honorably discharged rom
the army or navy Of the United. Sttes
since the lst day Of January, lSG2,nor
to those who voted in the prcsidatial
election in November, 1864, or yotW III
the election for Qualification or Rice
tom in February, 1865, or voted ii the
election on the 4th Of March o. the
same year for Governor and members
Of the Legislature, nor to those Fho
have been appointed to any civil or
military Office by Andrew Johnion,
Military Governor, or Wm. G.. Brown
low, Governor of Tennessee, al of
whom are declared to be qrlaiiieCNo-
tcr3 upon their complying with there
quircmcnts Of the law. This PROV $50,
however, is declared not to apply to
person, commissioned to office unlcr
any election which may have been leld
since the organization of the presnt
State government.
Il establishes the Office Of conn is
sion& ofregistratiou for each and ae-
ry county, to be appointed by orr Pc-
fore July I'd, 1866, by the Govcrbr.
who is required TO keep his Office att he
county seat. and to supcrintcnd and fn-
force strictly the provisions of hc
law. This officer is directed TO ishc
certificates of registration forthc prli-
lcge to vote to every white soldier Hlo
may have served in, and been hondi-
bly, discharged from tine army or nfy
of the United States since the said st
Of January, 1862, upon the prodlietpn
of the proper certificate OF such 1r-
vice and discharge; or legal cvidefe
Of the loss Of such discharge; tol
those who voted IN the said Soyembr,
February and March elections, upln
production Of the poil books at de
elections ut which said voter voted, lr
certified copy, under oath. of sdh
poll book IN Gaze the voter may haze
removed to another county, or urln
't,lo AFFIDAVIT of two enfranchised ct-
! zcns, known to the commissioner b
have been unconditional Union NIB
throughout the rebellion, in case sii
poll books may be lost; also, to thde
citizens of Tennessee who have bctl
appointed to Office by either the milit
ry OF civil Governor, upon theprodt
ton of the commission showing sub
appointment, or the proper certiiic;f
Of the Secretary of State that SUP
commission Was issued, in case of lod
Every other person claiming to
entitled to the privilege of the clectit
franchise, as provided in this act, shaI,
before he obtains n certificate theret,
prove by the evidence of two competet
witnesses, known to the commissiont
to have been themselves at all timd.
unconditional Union men, that they a
personally acquainted with the persCh
so claiming, and inat they verify "
lieye that b. has not been guilty OF al