The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-12
MISREPRESENTATION.

IL The following is tine teXtsoi 'Ohe soenat
acknowledgements uction bill as it pass
ed both Houses;
. SEC. /. Be at b,acted By the Senate ant
House of Repres9ntatices Of the United State
of America IN Congress assembled, That it il
hereby declared to have been the true inten
and meaning ofthe act of March I'd, A.. ID
1867. entitled an act to provide for the NOR
efficient government of the rebel States
and of the act supplementary thereto, Passet
on the 23d day of March, in the year 1867
that the governments, then existing In the
rebel States Of Virginia, rth-Carollna
South Carolina Georgia, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Arkan
sas. were illegal and void, and thereafter the
same governments, if continued, were to bt
continued subject in all respects to the Mill
tary Commanders of the respective Districts
and to the authority of Congress.
SEC. 2. Ind he 1t further enacted. That the
commander of any district named in said act
shall have power, subject to the approval OIL
the General of the armies of the United
States, to have effect till disapproved
whenever in the opinion of such COM
mander the proper administration of said
act shall require it, to suspend or re-
move from oliee, or from the performance
| of official duties and the exercise OF official
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
the government 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 fol- the performance OF the said duties
of such officer or person, so suspended or re-
moved. by the detail of some competent of
fcer or soldier of the army or by the ap-
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. And be it 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
fore or hereafter appointed by any district
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
the 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. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That
the boards of registration provided for in
the act entitled IAN act supplementary to
IN 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 90 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
ormation as they can obtain. whether such
person is entitled to be registered under
aid act, and the oath required by said act
hall not be conclusive on such question,
nd no person shall be registered unless such
BOARD shall decide that he is entitled there
0; and such board shall also have power to
Xanlnc unCleT Oatu 10 he Administered ny
ny member of such boardD any one touch
ng the qualification of any person claiming
egistration. But in every case of a refusal
y the board to register an applicant, made
n every case hereinafter provided, the board
hall make a note or memorandum, which
hall be 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
O person shall be disqualified. as member
f any board of registration, by reason of
ice or color.
SEC. 6. And be at further enacted, That
ne true intent and meaning of the oath pre-
ribbed in said supplementary act is, (amcng
Their things,) that no person who has been
member of the Legislature of any State,
r who has held any executive or judicial
flee in any State, whether he has taken an
ath to support the Constitution Of the Uni
ID States or not, and whether he was hold
~ such office at the commencement of the
bellion or had held it before. and who has
Rewards engaged in Instruction or rebel
on againstthe Unite d States, or given aidor
,mfort to the enemies thereof, is entitled to
e registered or to vote and the words ''ex-
,utive or judicial Office in any State" in
id oath mentioned shall be construed to
of the general law of the
tate, or for the administration of justice.
Sec. 7. lind be it, further enacted, That the
me for completing the original registration
.ovided for in said act may, in the discre-
on of the commander of any district, be
tended to the list day of October, 1867;
I'd the boards of registration shall have
,wer, 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
,riod of three days the registration lists;
I'd upon being sa tisfiesi that any person not
titled thereto has been registered, to strike
e name of such person from the list And
ch hoard shall also, during the same peri
|. add to such registry the names of all
rsons W Lo at that time possess the qualfi-
lions required 'oy said act who have not
en- already registered, and no person shall
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.
SEC. s. And be 1t further enacted, That
{. of the se.id fast-naned act shall be con-
.ued to authorize the commanding general
med therein, whenever he shall deem it