The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-17
OFFICIAL.
Headquarters, Second Military District,
CHARLESTON, s. c.. August ], 1867.

I. Registration shall commence Immediately upon III
promulgaton of this order.
H. Post Commanders will be Supcrntendents of regis
tration within their respective commands exercising
addition to the functions hereinafter specially conferred
general supervisory authority looking to the faithful
execution of the several Reconstruction Acts the mainte
nance of order, and the protection of political rights
They will suspend registrars for malfeasance in Office ne
glect OF duty, or incompetency, promptly reporting hei
action with the therefor to these Headquarters
ILL., The Boards Of Registration are empowered
and required to suppress all disorders interfering
with the execution of their duties, to cause th'
arrest and confinement of all persons falsely taking thu
oath prescribed, all persons committing any breach o
the peace or conducting themselves in manner tending
thereto and all persons who shall threaten otherwise
attempt to inmidate, or corrupty or improperly infu
ence a1y citizen offering to register; and for this pur
pose they may apply for aid to the Post Commander and
may require the attendance and services of sher the
deputies constables policemen, and also of any cze
and a State district county and town officers charged
with the preservation of the public peace well al
citizens required to obey the orders of said Boards
given in pursuance of the authority aforesaid and
perform all such acts and duties may be requisite
therefor.
AL arrests made as herein provided will be promptly
reported to the Post Commander to whom also the prs
oners will be turned with charges for trial by Posi-
Court to be organized provided in Circular OF May
IT, 1857 from these Headquarters and any civil officer
citizen failing to respond to the call of the Board for
assistance will be dealt with in like manner.
". Whenever any citizen shall suffer injury in per.
son, family property, while exercising or seeking
to exercise the right of registration In addition to any
perat prescribed by law for the offence, damages shall
be awarded to the injured party against the perperator
upon his convicon and in cnso of default in payment
of the same of the escape of the offender, If it shall
appear that the wrong or the offender
harbored or concealed by the neghborhood that the
civil authorities failed to employ proper measures to pre-
serve the peace the damages shall be assessed against
and paid by the town, county or district.
v Offences perpetrated by white persons disguised as
blacks being of frequent occurrence the attention OF all
authorities civil and military, is directed to the DEVICE
one adopted to escape detection and to cast unmerted
oboquy upon the colored people In all cases. when re-
sort thereto shall be shown the fact will be taken into
consideration as aggravating the offence.
VI Deprivng citizen Of any right benefit or advan-
tage of hire or employment to discourage him from
isterng or on account of his having registered hay
ing sought to register shall be deemed offence pun
ishabe by the Post Court and shall entie tho injured
party to damages against the offender any clause in any
contract or agreement the contrary Notwithstanding
VII The Act of Congress entitled can Act for the
more efficient government Of the rebel states and the
several acts supplementary thereto will be carefully OBJ
served by all Boards of Registration.
VIII Each Board shall, after having taken the oath
prescribed by the Act of Congress Of July 3D. 1862 en
tied "An Act to prescribe an oath Of oc - sse App-
dir form II, choose one of its members chairman,
who shall preside at all sessions of the Board preserve
order at its meetings for registration, aad represent the
Board and announce its action in all matters coming be-
fore it.
TX The places of session of the Boards shall be the
voting places established by law custom in each cleo
ton precinct unless for good otherwise directed
by the Post Commander.
X Each Board shall determine the order in which the
registration shall take place in the several election pre-
cncts. that may be assigned to it by the Post Com
mander and the time which shall be allotted to each
bearing in mind that the whole work is to be finished
fore the first day of October
XII Each Board shall forthwith upon notice of publi-
cation of this order and at least FIVE days before com
mencng registration give notice thereof to the Post
Commander and the sheriff. and the mayor of the city
notices to be posted in five of the most public places in
each election precinct announcing the time when, and
the place wher its sessions will be held the number of
days lin less than wo and the hours of the day
the Board will remain in session at each place for the
purpose of registration; and inviting all persons quail
fed to vote under the provisions Of the Act of Congress
passed March 3D. 1857 entitled can Act to provide for
the efficient government of the rebel States, and
the several Acts supplementary thereto to appear before
the Board for registration.
XIII. On the day and OF 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 para
graph XIX.
XIII The room used for registration which the chair.
man shall have previously provided for the purpose
shall be arranged that the Board shall be separated by
bar from all oer persons who may be assembled, and
those to be registered shall be admitted within the bar
by one and their ngess and egess 80 arranged
to avoid confusion
XIV Two citizens shall be admitted within the bar as
challengers whose duty it shall be to challenge the right
of any citizen offering to register upon any Of the
grounds Of disqualification enumerated in the Acts o.
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 fol
registration in reference to the Of disqualification
alleged and shall hear any evidence that may be offered
to substanate or disp6ve the of challenge and
shall have power to and compel the attendance
of witnesses and administer oaths in any Of regis
tration.
XVI. In registering, the name Of white and colored
citizens shall be entered alphabetically in separate
columns of tho list.
XVII. The following shall be tho process of register
ing:
First Every citizen presenting himself for registry
shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed by law
Appendiz, form q, which shall be administered by
member of the Board and such oath shall be preserved
with tho 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 pro-
per column opposite the name with the cause thereof
Fourth 1t is recommended toBoards to defer the hear
ing and decision Of contested until the session or
revision provided for in paragraph XIX.
Fifth Whether or not there be any challenge tho Board
must ascertain upon such facts information can be
obtained that the applicant is entitled to be registered
w
ing conclusive.
Sir. Section of the Act of July 18th, 1867, declares
that no citizen shall be entitled to be registered by
of any Executive pardon amnesty for any act or
thing which, without such pardon amnesty would dis
qualify him from registration.
Sepenth. Boards will take notice that it is enacted by
Section OF the Act Of July 9h 1867 that the true in
tent and meaning OF the oath prescribed in said Supple
mentary Act is among other thngs, that person who
has been member Of the Legislature Of any State or
who has held any executive or judicial Office in any
State whether he has taken oath to support the Con-
stuton OF the United States not and whether he
holding such Office at the commencement Of the
rebellion. or had held it before, and who has
engaged in insurrecton rebellion against
the United States given aid comfort to the enemies
thereof is entitled to be registered to vote and the
words executive judicial Office in any State in sad
oath mentioned shall be construed to include all civil
Offices created by law for the administration Of auy gen.
era law OF State for the administration of justice
Eighth If there be challenge or if tho challenge be
finally oyerrled and the Board determine that the appli