The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-28
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l-SEc. 1. Be at enacted46g the, Seagte and
House of Representatives. Of the United States
of america IN Congress assembled, That it is
hereby declared to haye- been the true intent
and meaning of the act Of March 2d,IA. ID.
1867, entitled an actsto proyide for the more
efficient government Of THE rebel States,
and of the act supplemental thereto, passed
on the 23d day of March, in the year, o67,
that the governments, then existing in the
rebel States of Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia., Mississippi, Ala
bana. Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Arkan-
sas, were illegal, and void, and thereafter the
same governments, if continued, We're to be
continued subject in all yrespectsto the Mill
tary Commap ders< ef- the respective Districts
and to the authority of Congress.
Sec. 2. rAaad be itfatrther enacted, That the
| commander of any district named in said act
shall have power. subject to the approval OF
the General of the armies OF the United
States. to have effect till disapproved,
whenever in the opinion of such com
mander7 the proper administration OF said
act shall require it, to suspend or re-
move from oiEce or from the performance
powers, any officer. or person holding or ex-,
ercising, or protesting to hold or exercise
any civil or military office, or duty in such
district under any power, election, appoint
ment or authority derived from or granted
by, or claimed under any so-called' State or
thegovernment thereof, or any municipal or.
other division thereof, and upon such sus-
pension or removal such commander, subject
to the approval of the General aforesaid,
shall have power to provide from time to
time foI the performance of the said duties
of such officer or person, so suspended or re-
moved, by the detail Of some competent of
ficer or soldier of the army or by the APP
pointment of some other person to perform
the SAME, and to fill vacancies occasioned by
death, resignation or otherwise.
Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That
the General of the armies of the United
States shall be invested with all the power Of
suspension, removal, appointment and detail
granted in the preceding section to-, district
commanders. ..
Sec. 4. Ind be 1T further enacted, That
the acts of the officers of the army already
done in removing in said districts persons
exercising the functions of civil officers and
appointing others in their stead, are hereby
confirmed provided that any person hereto
commander to exercise the functions of any
civil office may be removed, either by the
military officer in command of the district or
by the General of the army; and it shall be
tile duty of commanders to remove from of
flee, as aforesaid, all person who are disloyal
to the government of the United States, or
who use their official influence in any manner
to hinder, delay, prevent or obstruct the due
and proper administration of this act, and
the acts to which this is supplementary.
SEC. 5. Ind be at FURTHER enacted, That
the boards of registration provided for in
the act entitled AN act supplementary to
an act entitled An act to provide for the
more efficient government Of the rebel
States passed March 2, 1867, and to facili-
ate restoration" passed March %, 1867,
Shall have power, and it shall be their duty
before the allowing the registration of any
person, to ascertain, upon such facts or in
formation as they can obtain, whether such
person is entitled to be registered under
;aide act, and the oath required by said act
shall not be conclusive on such question,
md no person shall be registered unless such
BOARD shall decide that he is entitled there
o; and such board shall also have power to
Examine under oath Ito be administered by
my member of such board) any one touch
ng the qualification of any person claiming
egistration. But in every case of a refusal
~ the board to register an applicant, made
n every case hereinafter provided, the board
hall make note or memorandum, which
hall he returned with the registration list to
he commanding Generals of the Districts,
citing forth the ground of such refusal, or
UGH striking from the list Provided, that
10 person shall be disqualified as member
f any board of registration, by reason of
ace or color. ~......., ..
Sec. 6. And be 1T further enacted, That
he true intent and meaning of the oath pre-
cribed in said supplementary act is, (amcng
ther things,) that no person who has been
member OF the Legislature of any State,
T. who has held any executive or judicial
flee in any State, whether he has taken an
ath to support the Constitution of the Uni
ed States or not and whether he was hold
1g such office at the commencement of the
ebellion or had held it before and who has
forwards engaged in instruction or rebel
on aganstthe United States, or given aidor
Dmfort to the enemies thereof, is entitled to
e registered or to vote; and the words eek
cutive or judicial office in any State" In
lid oath mentioned shall be construed to
lclude all civil offices created by law for the
of the general law OF the
tate, or for the'administration of justlce.
Sec. 7. Ind be 1T further enacted, That the
me for completing the original registration I
rovided for in said act may, in the discre-
on of the commander of any district, be
,tended to the list day of October, 1857;
i'd the boards of registration shall have
over, and 1T shall be their duty, commenc-
g fourteen days prior to any election under
id act, and upon reasonable public notice {
the time and place thereof, to revise for a
eriod of three days the registration lists;
I'd upon being satisfied that any person not
TITLED thereto has been registered, to strike
e name of such person from the list. And |
oh board shall also, during the same peri
|. add to such registry the names of all .
,rsons who at that time possess the qualifi- =
tions required by said act who have not S
zen already registered, and no person shall S
any time be entitled to be registered or to
tie by reason of any executive pardon or +
nnesty for any act or thing which, with
It such pardon or amnesty, would disqual-
him from registration or voting. 49,.
SEC. 8. Ind be 1T further enacted, That
c. of the said last-named act shall be con- Z
,ued to authorize the commanding general
med therein, whenever he shall deem it /
edfi1l tn remove anv member of q hoard