The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-08
No. 83..@
OFFICIAL.

acquired thereby the rights and privileges of cit
izenship, who afterwards rtnounced voluntarily
their allegiance to the United States, and ac-
knewledged allegiance to and became citizens OF
the pretended government of the "Contederate
States of America" and voluntarily took up
arms against the United States, or gave aid and
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 naturalized
as citizens of the United States. .. ..L...,r
The cases of all such persons will however, be
specially noted on the Books of Registration,
for further consideration before the final revision
prior to an election. .ts.t
III. Applications for registration, whether ac-
Cepted or rejected and whether the oath is nd
mlnlstered or not, are required to be recorded in
the books furnished, and when the applicant is
deemed by the EOard to be excluded from taking
the oath, brief memorandum OF the grounds of
such decision will be entered for future revision.
Nv. All citizens believing themselves qualified
should apply to be registered attention is called
to the following extract from the published reg
ulations for registration. ...t-
"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 in the registry, and will upon inspections OF
the completed lists, cause corrections of the
same, that the true design and purpose oi the
laws be faithfully answered, and that all the
rights thereby guaranteed be fully and fairly en-
joyed."
PAY AND EXPENSES.
V. The pay of Registrars will be four dollars
per day for each day actually and necessarily en-
ployed in the perfo nance of their official duties,
vi. No allowance for clerk hire will be made.
VII. The allowance for the rent of a room for
the meetings of the Board, including furniture
and fixtures, will not exceed the rate OF fifteen
($15) per month.
VIII. The actual cost of such stationery as
shall be actually and necessarily consumed in Of
fciai business will be allowed. The following
hn mad t.11i.
cry, viz: pens, ink, paper and envelopes.
TX. Mileage will be allowed to Registrars in
lieu of, Of TRANSFORMATION, at the rate OF ten cents
travelled on duty, by the shortest practicable
route, under orders in writing from these Head
quarters, or from the Commander Of the Post or
from the Board of Registration, provided public
transportation has not been furnished.
4. Actual expenditures for postage, kilograms,
.couriers and express charges, will be reimbursed
when necessarily incurred by competent author
XI. Payments will be made upon bills, signed
and receipted in duplicate by each person enti-
tied to pay or mileage or who has incurred au-
thorZed expenditures, and will be accompanied
by the affidavit of the claimant, duly sworn be-
fore a Magistrate or Notary, according to the
form contained in the respective blanks provided
for that purpose. Such bill will be made out in
detail, and will in the case OF expenditures be
accompanied by duplicate receipts signed by the
parties who actually received the money; and
when kilograms are charged for, with copies of
the kilograms in duplicate and will be delivered
to the Post Commander who will if found cor
rect, approve and forward the same to these
Headquarters; duplicate copies of the orders
must be attached to the vouchers in the case of
claims for mileage. Post Commanders as Super
intendents OF Registration, will carefully super
wise the7expenditurcs incurred by all Boards and
Officers of Registration at their respective posts,
with view to the strictest economy consistent
with full and eonsidcrate discharge Of the i'm
portant public duties incident to Registration.
XII. Blanks may be obtained by Post Com
manders, from the Bureau of Civil Affairs
XIII. Payments will ne made upon the order
of the MaJor-General Commanding, by Brevet
Lieutenant Colonel j. w. Nichols, Paymaster
United States Army, disbursing officer
XIV. Officers of the army, when travelling up
on duty connected with registration of voters in
North and South Carolina, will, under decision
from the Second Comptroller, be paid, in add-
tion to their allowance for transportation, a sum
to cover their actual expenses for subsistence
not to exceed three dollars and fifty cents e. SOY
per day, provided the officer making the charge
certifies to the correctness of the amount, and
to the fact that his ordinary expenses at his
proper post, were necessarily running on at the
same time. -
By command of Major General d. E. SIcKLEs :
J. w. CLOUS,
Capt. 3Sth U. s. Infantry,
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