The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-09-04


IN the uGtios, fuu sstios,, the
Boud=slinL l. at the p'sse announced, 4cnnrsns-
sud e"ter npon its duties, aud shall then and
there nlso p',st n'tccs oi the time dfi 6,al ses
siops provided for in parsyrnph XIX A. ,
XIII. TLeIoom used. tor, gistrs,icn which
the chairman shall have previously provided for
the purpose. shall be 80 arranged that the
Board shsll be repalase,i by bar from all other
prrsons ~ no may be ass-m bl-d. aud those to he
Registered shal be admitted within, the bar, one
by once aud their Il &, ess aud egress so srrapg-'
ed as to ,syoid confusion. =, ..- =, :,
XIV Two ciiizens shall bc 'sdmitted within
the bar ns choleuyers. whose duty IL s,,sil be to
challenge the right Of any citizen Offering To
rsgistcr, upon a"y oi the grounds oi di-Quaiih
raiion enuinarated in the Acis OF Congress be
fore CITED; but the general right Of challenge
shsli he conceded tu all citizens present, M
XIV. II any challenge be made, tile Board
shall before fnnl decision, cxataie the person
presenting himself Tor irgistT,ioi, in- pc, ence
10 the cause, uf Disqualification alleged, and
shall hear apy evid ace that may be otfncd, to
substant late or dDsprove th. cause Il cha Ileige,
aud shsll have power to summon and compel
the attendanc- of witnesses and administer oaths
in auy case of registration = s'Sh
XVI. In registering, the names OF white aud
colored citizcus shalhe rn' cred alphabetically,
in separate columns of the list.
XVII. The following shall be The process Of
registering: .,., .... ... a-a.. ..
Frs. Every citizen presenting himself for
registry shall take aud subscribe III" oath pre-
scrihed by law, ('ee APpeUdir, form 2.) which
shall b" administered hy m"mb.r "f the Board.
and sucl' oath shall be preserved with the i4rs
Second His mnmc shall tIcn lie entere ell in
the proper column Of the list, and called II 10y
the chairman, '
Third Any challenge made shall he noted
III the proper column, opposite the name. with
tie curISr thereof. '" .r. ..
Fourth. 1t is recommended TO Boards To de-
Ter the hearing au' decision OF rnutrst.u c,sa.,s
until the session for revision provided for in
paragraph NIX. -..-.
FM. Whcthcr or not there T.. auy chal.
lenge, the Board must certain upon such lacta
or information "a cam be- obtained that tlI. np..
pli'snt is rntitled to be Registered brirre mark
ing his nam" As accepted, the oath not be-
Ing conclusive.
Sirth. Section Of tue Act OF July l9th,
1867, declares that no citizen sha, bc -mtit-d
to he registered hy reason OF nu~ rxrcut,ve
par don or amnesty To- any act or thing winch
without snrh pa,1inu or amnesty would disquaIi-
~ him from recisIritIon. ....s..... ...0 .,
Serenhh. Boards will take notice that il is
cuact.d 10y Section 6 of the Act ut Jiy 18Th,
! SIT, that the tine inient aud meaning of The
oath prescribed in sRid supplementary Act il.
tamong other things,) that no prrsou who has
been memhcr oi the Legislature uf auy STATE,
or who has held any executive orjudiriui Office
in any STATE whether he has taken MI oath to
support the Constitution al ,hc CmitrI States
or not, and whether he was holirg such Office
nt the commencement of the rebellion, or had
held 1t before and who has aft rwa, d. cngaC d
III lnSurrectiou or rebellion ngnipst the Uritcd
States, or given aid o. comfort to the enemies
thereof, l. crtiu"d Ia be regi-te, ell or t., vote
and the words executive ur Judicial office in
any Sntc' in aaii oatl, mentioned shall he COM
suucd To include all civil offices created .by law
Tor The administration oi any general Law Of "A
State, or ipr the admins T. alton al ;ustice
Eighth. IL there be no haemge, or If the
challenge hc fnall, ovcrrul.d, and the Board
determine that the applicant is eIltited TO be
registered, the i'oard shall mark opposite tie
nam" Of the applicant, M the proper column,
excepted" ami he shsll thercupon be deemed
legally regisrrcd.
MINI IL the tinal decision OF the Bo,rd he
that III" applicant is not euritrd Co he registers
ed, the Board shall mark IN th. proper column,
opposite h's name. ''Rej, cted" ...
1snth. In cverv case vi - r,.j-ction, the Boa I'd
a. nll make a note or me,norsnJum setting
forth the grouni OF ~, h r,j- ton, a,.l .rtu. n
1t, with tg reg Sistration list, mentioned ia par.
XVIII. The regi>tra,i"u, conducted "a pro-
vidrd in Paragraph XVII, shall lie made in
t'iplicatr liss. {. oi which shall. after the
co"clus on oi tie irst session, be- exposed tor
public lnS"cti0r at convenient places. Tor Eve
DAYS; and the third shalt be retained IN ro4s.,.
SION Of the Board iii aite. the completion nf
REGISTRATION at the meeting provided Tor in par.
agrnph NlN, when the three having been com
pared and verified. shall Ice certified in the form
prescribed aud printed at the end oi the blank
registration lists
KIN Srssio"s for revising the iists shall be
held m each election pr-cnct. nft-r -aid live
days exposure of the lsis. upon notice as pro.
-ided in paragraph XII, and tn. Boards of
Registration shall have power, and il shall he
their du'y, TO revise the same Cor a period OF
two days and upon being saiisted that any
pers"n rot enttled thereto has bern registered,
To strike hs~name al such person, f,on, th = list
And the Boards shah al-o, during the same
period. add la such registry the names Of all
persons who nt that time possess the aIi lifca.
tons required l,y said Act w,o have not been
already registered aud who shall then apply 10
bc registered
M One Of the said ists -hali then he i'm
med ately delivered to the Post e. C,mrnaud.r.
who Will forward the same to these Heaio Aar.
terS.
cIusi"n OF rcgist alton forward through the
Post Commander to these iiea lunart.rs n r,,
c"mmendati"n of three suitable persons for I'm,
'pertnrs OF Elections in each rlertion preciuc,.
stating 'he name occup ition aud posto Il c. ad
dress 81 each person recommended
xxi. 10 ~ eijUinei upon Boards Of Reg.
istfaton to explain, carefully. to AL Citizens who
have not hitherto enjoyed The righ, oi suffrage,
the nature OF the privileges which have been
extended TO them, aud the Importance Of .xsr.
cisng with intelligence the new and honor able
franchise wi h which they have been invested
by I'll" Congress Of the United States.
XIII B"ard- will take Do're that accord.
ing TO section 10, # The Act Of July -, | 81.
they are no, TO he b"uHd in their action by nny
opinion Of any civil officer OF he United States.
XIV. Boards s.e instructed that an the
provisions oi thes versl A ctsof Con :re-s ci ted
are 10 be ibsralIy construed, 70 the end that
all the in cuts thereof be fully aud PEI fcctly
carried nut. o.. - ~
XIV The attention OF all concerned is di
reese! 30 The reqnilsITlsrt: :. Section 4 O. .hA
said Act Of Jaly 10, 1897, by, which it l. a,e
the duty oi the Commanding General Z, remove
from Office all persons " 70 are d,sioysl to the
nf tha y.;, II