Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-07-19
The Supplementary Reconstruct
ton Bill.

Elementary hecOnSIructlon ullI DIS III
passed both branches of Congress on
Saturday, and which is now in the
hands Of the President, from whom
veto is expected:
Sec. l. That it is hereby declar-
ed to have been the true intent and
meaning of the act of the second day
of March, 1867, entitled Z" An act to
provide for the more efficient govern
ment of the rebel States, and of the
act supplementary thereto" hereto
fore passed on the Odd Of March,
1867, that the governments then ex-
isting in the rebel States Of Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana,
Florida, Texas and Arkansas were
not legal State governments, and that
thereafter said governments, if con-
tinued, were to be continued subject
in all respects to the Military Com
.manders of the respective districts
and to the paramount authority of
Congress.
Sec. 2. That the Commander Of
any district named in said act shall
have power, subject to the diSapproval
of the General Of the Army of the
United States, and to have effect until
disapproved, whenever in the opinion
of such Commander the proper ad-
minstration of said act shall require
it, to suspend or remove from Office,
or from the performance of official d =
ties and the exercise of official pow
ers, any officer or person holding aud
! exercising, or protesting to hold OF
exercise. any civil or military office
or duty, in such district, under any
power of election, appointment OF
authority. derived from, or granted
by, or claimed under any so-called
State, or the government thereof, OF
municipal or other division thereof
and upon such suspension or remOva
each Commander, subject to the dis
approval of the General as aforesaid
shall have power to provide from
time to time for the performance of
, the said duties of such officer or per
son so suspended or removed, by the
detail of some competent officer anC
f soldier of the army, or by the APP
pointment of some other person, tt
perform the same, and to fill vacan
cies occasioned by death, resignation
or otherwise.
Sec. 3. That the General of tn,
| Army of the United States is invest
: ed with all powers of suspension, re
t moval. appointment and detail grant
: ed in the preceding section to tn
4 District Commanders.
' sec. 4. That the acts of the off
GERS of the army already done, in re
moving in said districts persons exer
cising the functions of civil officer
+ and appointing others in their stead
f are hereby confirmed; provided tina
J any person heretofore or hereafte
. appointed by any District Command
q er to the exercise of the functions o
=. any civil officer may be removed
: either by the military officer in con
= mand of the district or by the Ger
r eral of the Army; and it should b
the duty of such Commander to re
! move from Office, as aforesaid, all pei
sons who are dislotal to the Cover
4 ment of the United States, or VIII
q use their official influence in any mar
G ner to hinder, delay, prevent or OF
struct the due and proper administr;
: ton of the act and the acts to whic
it is supplementary.
:, Sec. s. That the Boards of Re-
It istration provided in the act entitle
y 4" An act supplementary to an act ell
ii titled an act to provide for the nor
e efficient government of the re b e
d States, passed March 2, 1865, and t
is facilitate registration" passed Marc
y %, 1867, shall have power and it sha
Y, be their duty, before allowing the re,
f istration of any person, to ascertai
lie upon such facts or information as the
n can obtain, whether such person
Of entitled to be registered under sai
d act; and the oath required by sa
+ act shall not be conclusive on SUI
lie question, and no person shall be re
N istered unless such Board shall
e, eide that he is entitled thereto; al
a such Board shall! also have power
II, examine, under the oath to be a
in ministered by any member of SUI
a Board, any one touching the quail
Ill cation of any person claiming reg
re tration; but in every case of refus
s. by the Board to register an applical
er and in every case of striking his nar
tie from the list, as hereinafter prescri
n ed, the Board shall make a note
be memorandum, which shall be return
ID, with the registration list to the Co
he handing General, for the ground
ly, such refusal or such striking from t
lie, list, provided that no person shall
or disqualified as a member of any Boa
or of Registration by reason of race
no color.
in Sec. 6. That the true intent a
TT, meaning of the oath prescribed
nd said supplementary act is, among o
ty er things, that no person who
is. been a member of the Legislature
rs, any State, or who has held any e.
IN cutlve or judicial Office in any Sta
an whether he has taken an oath to 81
all port the Constitution of the Unit
W States or not, and whether he "
id, holding such office at the common
al ment of the rebellion or had held
w. before, and who has afterward