The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-01
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headquarters SseGHd Military District,
CHARLESTON, s. G., August u, 1867.

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS To OFFICERS OF REGIS
d" TRATloN, FOR THEIR INFORMATION IN REvIs-
ING THE LISTS OF VOTERS. ..'' . :; '..'
l. All citizens entitled to he registered I'M
less disqualified 1ur the acts and offences set forth
in the rules and fv:sEiaIiuirs for Registration,
published in General Orticrs No. 65. 3 ..
No citizen is disqualified unless, having held
oillre under the United States, or having been
member of the Legislature nf any Stale, or hay
ing hed some executive or judicial ollicc under
general law of the State, he afterwards engaged
in the rebellion, aNr aid and comfort to per
sons so engaged; or unless, by the decree of
competent judicial tribunal, or by act OF Con-
gress, or law OF State, he has been dsiranclised
tor rebellion against the United States, or for
felony. .'... ...f
Disqualified persons are OF several classes: for
example:
Ist Any person not twcnty-onc years of age.
I'd. Any person who has not acquired Il resi-
dence III the State.
Sd. Any person otherwise qualified by are and
residence, who, having held office under the
United States, afterwards engaged il rebellion,
or gave aid and comfort 10 their enemies. b.
4th. Amy pcrs IL otherwise qualified by residence
and age. who, having been IL member of Il egisla-
tIrc, or having held executive or judicial office
undera general law OF State, afterwards cngag-
ed in rebellion against the United States or rave
aid and comfort to their enemies.
9th. ANY person otherwise qualified by resi-
denre and age, WHO has been disfranchiScd by the
sentence OF competent judicial tribunal for
lrlt,ns.
iiin ANY i'rr*on otherwise qualified hv resi-
i' nee ard ltr wO i.;s been disiranrliscd bv law;
r rAai'ii' ci!Z'n az Icnnvsscc, uistrai., :ised
by the constitution ara !:.nS Of lat State for
participation IN the rr,.tiIit'n vino has Il come
resident "i N"rtn or Souih Cu:".ir3a -"
III. \ ritlz''Ii, net included within either uf the
t!':'Nt Sirs'!h'' ciisr,'., al; nn.si lie have
E"unIariiy taken part IL lie r,trinn,i qualified;
il citizen included within the :I or i.h class
whose acts in aid Of rebcI,.n voluntary,
is qualified. ......'f
1t general, ,.;iccrS of mrre miuicipaiities
towns or villages are not embraced in the Sd and
ftii classes ri paragraph | ; for cXanfjic: police
man or Il mt:nb,:r of a town guard, appointed by
town or clty authorities local health officers
S"!$;htr> mrtsuI crs and INSPECTORS of nrrchar-
die and produce: persons hu ding dcputmtions
FROM civil Officers, such deputy sheris and the
like: clrrh.s amd assistants appointed or employ
ed hv civil officers: pound masters iailors ap-
pointed BY silcrifS, etc these are not offices
created by law for the administration of a general
law OF State, or forthe administration OF Justice.
There are, however, certain municipal Or town
officers within the intent aud meaning OF the Acts
OF Congress. ard who by subsequent acts in aid
o! tnc rebellion, would be disqualified. For ex-
ample, mayor ot Il city, or intendant of Il town,
wlio may have been, by virtue of his office Il
magistrate, iIavihg authority by law to hear and
determine complaints tor petty offences, and to
impose punishment by fire and Imprisonment
ut,nh oi"lders or to arrest, coinnlt or hold to
bai! persons charged with crime.
Municipal or town officers, having authority
to pn mere local ordinances in the nature of
police regulations, for the preservation of order,
the regulation of trade, ana the abatement OF nu-
iSanccS, OF other strictly corporate matters, arc
not within the DISTINGUISHING provisions of the
ACT. D. .. .'.
The circumstance, nevertheless, that the duties
Of AN officer were performed wiisna prescribed
Locality, aS for instance, either District Coun-
ty. Parish, City or Town, does not screen him
from the operation nf the disqualiyinT clauses
pfosited, his duties had been prescribed by gen
cral law; for example, Sheriti' of Counties, and
ConsttbicS of Towns, fill Offices created by law
"r III" administration OF genera! laws ni the State
Nor is every orlhoyn'eht although hrld by vir-
tue of Il law of The State, and compensated by
salary liked by law, aliGi raised uy general tax,
an oiiice; Tor example, Il teacher in Public
ocaooi, or College supported endowed by the
State; physicians and a:tcu,i;llits employed in
State Asylums for the Deaf and Dumb or for Lu-
nat cS, do not hold Offices, although these persons
are iii the public service.
Officers OF Militia, employed in Tie execution
of the Ptt,'f L'rs, or other laws having relation
to the domestic Orf'ci' of lie Ste and e goDrrnet
Of tie S.fae p',pulatiOm therein, and who after
wards engaged in the rebellion, are disqualified;
such offices, although military in nam, civil
and executive i'll tlIuir duties.
Certain cnployInrn1s, licensed by authority of
State laws, having relation to The administration
of jus. ice, are not Officers within the meaning OF
the acts; lOr example, lawyers. ...
All officers auxiliary to Courts, such as Clerks
of Courts, Master in Equity, etc. e;c., created by
genera! laws, for the administration OF Justice,
within the meaning of the Acts of Congress.
A Notary Public, being mere ministerial oti-
Ger, and performing no executive or judicial du-
ties is not within the di>Iualitylng clauses OF the
Acts of Congress.
Local officers, having executive powers and
duties defined by general laws, and embraced
within the civil pulity of The State, although
vcinage, are disqualified, if, after holding such
offices, they voluntarily engaged in the re-
beion, or afforded aid and comfort to the per-
sons so engaged; for example, overseers of high
,iSSin nj
Captains of Beat Companies.
NaturaliZcd citizens, having ablnred allegiance
to all sovereignty other than that of the United
States and having taken upon themselves the
obligations and duties belonging to citizens and
acquired thereby the rights and privileges of cit
zcnslnp who afterwards + nounced voluntarily
their allegiance to the United States, and ac-
knewledgcd allegiance to and became citizens of
the pretended government of the "Coniederate
States OF America" and voluntarily took up
arms against the United STATES, gave aid aud
comfort to the enemies thereof have ceased by
their own act TO be citizens of the United States,
and will be deemed aliens until again nal aluralized |
as citizens of the United States. ~ .--
The eases of all such persons will however, be
specially noted on the Books of Registration,
for further consideration before the final revision
prior 10 an election. p ... -s. .
Iii. Applications for registration, whether ac-
cepted or rejected, and whether the oath is ad-
mnistcrctl-or or not are required to be recorded in
the books furnish, d, and when the applicant is
deemed 10y the l.oard to be excluded from taking
Tile Oitn, i Dflcl Ol STOuIUS- Ol
such decision will be entered Tor future revision.
iV. All citizens believing themselves qualified
should apply To be rCgistered attention is called
to the follOwiT" extract from the published reg
uatOns for registration.
''The Major General Commanding, in the exer-
else of an ultimate revisory authority, will, in
due season, before the holding of any election,
entertain and determine questions, assigning er
rors i'll the registry, and will upon inspection of
the completed lists, cause CORRECTIONS of the
same, that the true design and purpose OF the
laws be faithfully answered, and that all the
rights thereby guaranteed be fully and fairly en-
joyed." -. 80. .- ....
81. t.. PAY AND EXPENSES. .1- ...fI
". The pay of Registrars will be four dollars
per day for each day actually and necessarily tlfI-
ployed in the prr:or naucc OF their official duties.
VI. No allowance for clerk hire will be made.
VII The alo o:vagcc for tine rent %: a room for.
the meetings. ri the Board, including furniture
and fixtures, will nct eNcred The rate uf, fifteen
(Si5l per month. ~.
VIII The ACTUAL cost OF such stationery as
shall liz ;iSuy and ncccs> iril CONSUMED IN Of
ii.a business viii be allowed. the feiiowng
articles, and others, will be deemed station
crr. viz: peas, X, paper and cnyeloIics .r. nj
X. Mileage will bc allowed TO Registrars in
lieu of transportation, at'the rate of ten cents
per mile for each nIle actually and necessarily
travelled on duty, by the shortest practicable