The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-14

| 1862, entitled ssAn Act to prescribe an oath of
Office (see appendix: form / choose one of its
members chairman, who shall preside ut all scs
sions of the Board, preserve order ut its meetings
for registration, and represent the Board, and an
nounce its action in all matters coming before il.
TX. The placcs of session of the Boards shall be
the voting places established by law custom in
each election precinct unless for good cause other
wise directed by the Post Commander.
Each Board shall determine the order in
Which the registration shall take place in the seve
raj election precincts, that may be assigned to 1t by
the Post Commander, and the time whicn snail De
allotted 10 each-bearing i'll mind that the whole
work is 10 be finished before the nrst day OF oclo-
| Der.
NJ. Each Board shall, forthwith upon notice OF
publication of this ORDER and at least five days be-
fore commencing registration, give notice thereon
to the Post Commander, and the Sheriff and the
Mayor OF the city the Intendcnt of the town,
and shall cause written printed notices 10 be
posted in five of the most public places in each
election precinct, announcing the time when and
the place where its sessions will be held, the num-
Der of days lin no case less than two and the hours
of the day the Board will remain i'll session ut each
place for the purpose CT rcgistra.lon and inviting
all persons qualified TO vote under the provisions of
the Act of Congress, passed March 3D. 1867, enti-
tied can Act to provide for the efficient gov
ernment of the rebel Satcs' and the several Acts
| D0NAS
for registration
XII. On the day and at the hour designated in
the notices. for commencing registration the Board
shall, at the place announced, convene and enter
upon its duties, and shall then and there also post
notices of the time of final sessions provided for in
paragraph KIN.
XiII. The room used for registration, which the
chairman shall have previously provided for the
purpose shall be so arranged that the Board shall
be separated by bar FROM oil other persons who
may be assembled, and those to 6e registered shall
be admitted within the bar, one by one, and their
ingress and egrcss so arranged as to avoid confu-
sion.
XIV. Two citizens shall be- admitted within the
bar MS chaengers, whose duty it shall be to chal-
lcngc the right Of any citizen offering to register,
upon my OF the grounds of disqualification enumc
rated in the Acts of Congress before cited but the
general right of challenge shall be CONCEDED to all
citizens present.
XIV If any challenge be made, the Board shall,
before final decision, examine the person presenting
himself for registration, in reference TO the cause
of disqualification alleged, and shall hear any evil
dencc that may be offered to substantiate or dis
prove the cause of challenge, and shall have power
10 summon and compel the attendance of witnesses
and administer oaths in any case of registration.
XVI In registering the names of white and col
ored citizens shall be entered alphabetically, IN
separate columns of the list.
XVII. The following shall be the process of reg
istering
First. Every citizen presenting himself for reg
stry shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed
by law (see Appcndir, form . which shall se adj
Ininistercd by member of the Board, and such
oath shall be preserved with the lists.
Second. His name shall then be entered in the
proper column Of the list, and called out by the
chairman.
Third. Any challenge made shall be noted in the
proper column, opposite the name, with tho cause
, thereof.
Fourth 1T is recommended to Boards to defer
the hearing and decision Of contested cases until
the session for revision provided for in paragraph
KIN
Filth Whether or not there be any challenge,
f the Board must ascertain upon such facts or in
formation rs can be Obtained that the applicant is
; entitled to be registered before making bis name
as "acccptcd'-the oath not being conclusive.
| Sixth. Section of the Act Of July 18th, 1867,
declares that citizen shall be entitled TO be reg
isered by reaeon Of any executive pardon or am
ncsty for any act or thing which without such
pardon or amnesty would disqualify him from reg
istration
ScrcatA. Boards will take notice that it is en-
acted by Section 9th OF the Act of July 10Th, 1867,
that the true intent and meaning of the oath pre-
scrbed in said supplementary Act is, (among other
! things, that person who has been Il member OF
the Legislature Of any State, or who has held any
lie has taken an oatll to support the Constitution Of
the United States or not, and whether lie WIS hold
ing Office at the commencement of the rebellion, or
had held it before and who has afterwards en-
gagged in insurrcction or rebellion against the
United States. gten, aid or comfort to the enc
mics thereof is entitte TO be registered Or to vote
and the words ..exccj,tvc or judicial office in any
State in said oath mentioned, shall be construed
TO include all civil offices created by law for the ad
ministration OF any general law of State, or for
the administration Of justice
Eiyhfh. If there be no challenge, Or if the cbal-
lengc be finally orerruled, and the Board deter
mine that the applicant is entitled to be registered,
the Board Shall mark opposite the name OF the ap-
plicant in the proper Column, ..tlccepted, and he
shall l thcrcupon be deemed legally registered
Ninth. If the final decision of the Board be that
the applicant is not entitled to be registered, the
Board shall mark in the proper column, opposite
: his name, 'RGected."
Tenth In every case of n rejection, the Beard
shall make note or memorandum, setting forth
| the ground of such rejection, and return it, with
the registration list, mentioned i'll paragraph M.
NVlII The registration, conducted us. provided
in Paragraph NNIl, shall be made in triplicate
lists TWO OF which SHALL after the conclusion Of the
first session, be exposed for public inspection at
convenient places, for five days: and the third
shall be retained in possession of the Board till
after the completion of registration ut the mcctins
provided for in paragraph AlA, when the three
having been compared and verified shall be cer-
tilted in the form prescribed and printed at The end
of the blank registration list.
XIX. Sessions for revising the lists shall be held
in each election precinct, after said five days ex-
posure of the lists upon notice as provided in
paragraph MI, and the Boards of Registration
Shall have power, and it shall be their duty, to re-
wise the same for n period of two days; and npon
being satisfied that any person not entitled thereto
has been registered, to strike the name of such
person from the list. And the Boards shall also
during the same period, add to such registry the
names of all persons who at that time possess the
qualifications required by said Act, who have not
hoo, olrn,d,, ra0st orcd and who shall hrf, anply