The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-20

8. AS to citizenship and residence.
The applicant for registration must be citizen OF the
State and of the United States and must be resident Of
county included in the election district He may be
registered II he has been such citizen tor period less
on but he cannot vote at any election unless his Citizen
ship has then extended to the fun term of one As
should be noted opposite his name the list SO that it
may appear the day OF election, upon reference to the
list whether the full term has then been accomplished
An unnaturaliaed person cannot take this oath but
an alien who has been natralizea can take it, and no
other proof of naturalization can be required from him.
6. No who is not twenty.one years OF age at the
time of registration can take the oath for H. must swear
that he hns then attained that age -
No one who has been disranchis for participation
in any rebellion against the United States or for felony
committed against tho laws OF any State or OF the United
States, can safely take this OATH
The actual participation in rebellion, or the actual
commission of felony docs not amount to
ment The sort of dsfranchsement here meant is that
which declaed by Inv passed by competent authority
or which has boon fixed upon the criminal by the scn-
tence of the court which tried him for the crime r.
No law of the United States has declared the penalty
of distranchisement participation rebellion alone
Nor is it known that any such law exists in either OF
these ten States except perhaps yrgn!a' as 10 weh
7. As Acknowledgement arising from having hetd cce
followed By participation in rebellion.
This is the most important part of the oath and re-
aures strict attention to arrive at its meaning deem
proper to give the exact words The applicant must
| swear or affirm as follows;
"That have never becn member Of any State Leg
isature nor held any executive judicial Office in any
State and afterwards engaged nsurrection or re-
beion against the United States or given aid or comfort
to the enemies thereof that have taken an oath
as member of Congress of tho United Stnes or as an
officer of the United States, member Of any State
Legislature or as an executive or judicial oces OF any
and afterwards engaged in insurectlon or REBELLION
against the United States, or given aid or conf rt to the
enemies thereof"
person under these clauses First the Office and official
oath to support the Constitution of the United States
Second, engaging afterwards rebellion Both - must @
| order of time mentioned
person who has held Office and taken the oath to
support the Federal Constitution and has not afterwards
engaged In rebellion is not disqualified. SO, too, per-
son who has engaged in rebellion but has not heretofore
held office and taken that oath is not disqualified.
g. Onices of the United States,
As to theso tbs language is without limitation. Tho
person who has, any time prior to the rebellion, held
any Office civil military, under the United States, and
| the United States, is subject to disqualification.
g. Military officers of any State prior to the rebellion,
| are not subject to disqualification,
TO- Municipal officers that ls 10 say, officers OF lncor-
poraed cities towns and villages such mayors alder
men, town council police and other city or town officers,
| are not subject to disqualification.
IL. Persons who have prior to the rebellion been
members of the Congress OF the United States men,
bers OF State Legislature are subject to
But those who have been members Of conventions fra
ing or amending tho Constitution of State prior to the
| rebellion are not subject to disqualification.
12 All the executive or judicial officers OF any State
who took an oath to support tue Const1uuon OF the UNI
ted States are subecto disqualification, aud in these
cude county officers, to whom made reservation
in the opinion heretofore given After full consideration
have arrived at the conclusion, that they subject to
disqualification they required to take part OF
their official oath, OATH 10 SUPPORT THE CoSsTITU-
| TIoN OF THE UNITED STATES.
13. Persons &ho exercised mere agencies or employ
ments under State authority are not disqualified; such
commissioners lay out roads, commissioners OF pub
lie works. visitors Of State institutions, directors of State
banks or other Stale institutions, examiners OF banks,
nOtarleB public, commissioners To
| menls OF deeds and lawyers.
ENGAGING IN REBELLION.
Having specified what offices held by any one prior 10