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Headquarters Second Military District,
CHARLESTON. S. c.. Nlay s. laG7.


Headquarters Second Military Dlstrict,(
CHARLESTON, S. c., May 8, 1857.
! [GENERAL ORDERS No. 49,
On the third Monday OF July next, in obedience tc
the requirements of the Act of Congress. passed March
a3l 1867, the Commanding General will proceed and
to be made Registration OF the male citizens o.
the United staes twenty years OF age and upwards
residents OF North aud South Car na not disfranchised
for participation in the rebellion or for felony a
mon law.
IL One OF more Boards of Registration. consisting ol
three isc:ec and qualified persons to be appointed by
The Commanding General viii bo organized in each
County or Cly 10 make and complete the Registration
supcrntcnd the election be held thereafter for Dele
gates to Convention to Constitution, and make
returns 10 him Of the votes list Of voters, and of the
persons elected Delegates by plurality OF the votes
cast at such election.
III. The Counties in North Carolina and the Geograph-
ic.! Districts in South Carolina WILL Tor The purposes OF
registration, be divided ::to convenient Registration
Precincts. In each Registration Precinct Board Of
Registers will, if practicable. bc organized Several
places will be defgnatcd in each Registration Precinct
where tho Board will meet and citizens eligible to Reg
is.raor may 60 and be registered. The Board of Reg
lsraon will remain in session two days, from sunrise to
sunset at each place OF meeting On the adjournment
of tho Board copy Of the LIST of persons registered viii
no deposited in suitable place within the precinct
days. for public information. And thereafter tho Board
will again visit every precinct and revise the list OF
voters hcnr objections from citizens to any adudica-
liu made, and register person who may have been
unable by reason OF illness other good and sufficient
cause to attend the first session of the Board.
w. AL persons appointed TO mako The said Registra-
on of voters and to conduct said election will be requr
Cd before entering upon oir duties to take and SUBJ
scribe the oath prescribed by the Act approved July ID
1862 entitled can Act to prescribe oath of Office
And IL anv person shall falsely ko and subscribe such
oath or affirmation such person offending and being
duly convicted thereof shall be subject to the palms, pen
aes and disabilities which, by law. are provided for the
nnnishment of the crime of wifu and corrupt pcru-
ry The form of the oath is herewith published, as fol-
lows:
"I A. B. do solemnly swear for afirml that haye
never voluntarily borne against the United States
since have been citizen thereof; that have volunta-
rily given no ad countenauce, counsel or encourage
nent to persons engaged in AIMED hostility thcreto that
have neither sought accepted, nor attempted to
exercise the functions of any office whatever under any
authority pretended authority, in hostility to the
United States that havo not yielded voluntary sup
port to any pretended government authority power or
constitution within the United States, hostile or iuimca
thoreto And do further swear Tor airml that to the
best of nv knowledge and ability will support and de-
fend the Constitution of the United States, against all
enemies foreign or domestic; that will boar true faith
and allegiance to the same; that take this obligation
freely without any mental reservation or purpose OF
cvasion and that will we'll and faithfully discharge the
duties of tho Office on which am about to enter. So
help mo God
" Members of the Boards of Registrationwil be al
lowed as compensation four dollars day for each day
actually and necessarily employed in tho performance
of their duties, and ten cents milo for cach milo travel
led on duty Officers of the army detailed for such duty
will be paid the por diem and mileage allowed for at-
tendance Courts Martial.
VI. Any citizen desiring to serve as member OF
Board Of Registration may forward his application to
these Headquarters addressed to Captain ALEXANDER
MOORE A. Z. c. No application will be considered un-
less accompanied by written recommendation signed
by either by the Provisional Governor OF the State.
Judge of the Circuit or district Court of the United
States Collector or othor pr ncpal officer OF Customs
or of internal Revenue the Assistant Commissioners OF
tho Frcedmen's Bureau or tho Commanding Officer Of
the Military Post within which the applicant resides
certifying tho applicant to be fit and proper person to
receive the appoi tment.
VII It is essential that every Board Of Registration
should be composed OF persons Of recognized consaor
ton and worth fairly representing tho population, and
in whose npartiay and capacity The body of voters in
tho vcinage may have just reliance.
VIII Tho boundries Of ccincls for Registration, the
several places within cac precinct where the Board OF
Registration will meet. tho day days on which tho
Board will meet In each precinct, and. also such rcgula
tons may be necessary FOR tho government Of Rest
crs and of inspectors of Election the discharge of their
duties and to ensure the accuracy and completeness Of
tho Registration will be duly published for general in
formation.
TX. Post Commanders will report without delay upon
the most expedent division of the territory within their
commands in Registration Precincts having re srence
when practicable to existing laws ad customs establish
lug tho usual voting places aud keeping in view the I'M
porta,ce of aording ample facilities for registration
with the least interruption of the ordinary avocations OF
the people
BY command Of Major. General D. E. s1cKLEs.
J. ". CLOUs
Captain S8th Infantry;
A. D. C. and Act Assist Adj't Gen.
OFFICIAL: i: ALEXANDER MOORE, Aid-do-Camp.