The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-05
Of Mr. Stanbcrry, come under the disouali..

sioLcrs ofpublic works, directors of Sta tc
asylums, visitors ofStatc universarics, State
directors Of banks or other corporations
special commissioners or agents appoint ed
by State authority, to prrfor;i special duties
as examiners of banks, Notafics Public, and
Commissioners Of Deeds.
4. oArus OF orr,ca.
Any person who has taken an oath OF
Office 10 support the Constitution of the
United States and has violated that oath
and engaged in rebellion is .lisfrnnchiscd
| This clause, rs far rs tho executive or Judi
| cial officers of the State nrc concerned does
not enlarge the class subject TO dstran-
chiscmcnt, because the officer breaking the
oath must also be " Il judiciaPar executive
otlccr" Of II State, accordia,, to the rule
hcreinbc.oro mentioned. Th,,s militia
| oliiccr or Notary Public, WHO had taken
The said oath, would not be dist ,,nchiscd I'M :
der this clause, because hc is nnt held to be u
| state judicial of executive oiitnr.
All officers Of the United STATES, both civil
and military, who have violated their oalhs,
are OF course distranchiscd.
y. ENGAGING IN INsUnREcrIo-i OR REBELLI-
on AND GIVING AID AND CoIrour.
These, without concurrcnt h,,ling or one
Of the designated offices. ncccm panied by
the taking of the oath Of Office, Slu not work
dislranchiscmcnt. The two clements must
concur, al in the order mcmiitncd for -
person who has held n drsignatrd olli,n and
had taken the oath and had no. ,,f,rw,rL
pnr:ic!pa,cd in Il rebellion, may safely ,nlc
the registration oath
The clause. however, comprcl snds every
rebellion which has taken plac, N the Uni.
ted States and every foreign var in which
The United States has ever beer, cnragcd \
person, therefore, who cave an and com
fort TO llc enemies Of the Uui,ci States in
tie war with Great Britain of 1890. or IN Tho
war with Mexico in 1917, would 30 diyclnl
fled.
All persons who did any ovcy act. oithcr
individually OF officially, or in a civil or
military capacity. in furihcraucI of or for
the purpose OF promoting the rebellion. did
under the law, engaged in rebellion.
Soldiers compelled to service h. conScrip-
ton, and slaves serving or aid; q by tho
c'!'''''anu oil lhcir masters, or hF military
~ ,I:, S"5' III 'e''o' "'e ho'
Oiuccrs VIII, a,r;,n ,ho ro,,.a,;o, ",
CHARGED .pic;oi Ln,irs No, ;nn;Dgn, = H.,
war bnt in mrcSn,vn,;nn of ori' unJ " aI ,Io
minIa,yo,;op IF lnw nr, no, - ho <,,,siin,
cd ms crrnriup in rchn)lion TYs nnnii,s
to nj, on;crs Of a purely civil s,.ar ntrr
NIl
Nil othcrsor like n,inrn Vital, 80 ""
created for ,bo nrhcr.nco NJ ,ho ,,nr .'o~ ~.
The mors rtr,cluol rorrvin" on ~ h,s,;,i
lies
Some direct overt oct lono vii, ;u,o,,
10 rnth,r ,Ln rchrl,,nn i nocos,,, s, rm'e,,' ~
nriur ,hc rnuv w,thin tbo ,,nvisnm onJ
mcnninr Of Tho INV and IN, nrrsnm a,,Sv
inc for rcristrn,iou i, no, ihnrcrornf fr,o 70
ouircd TO clcar himself from onv t,;ri -
iisloval,v incurred bv mere dislovol srn,;.
m,u,s or xnrcssions
Mere acts Of common humanity or cLor;
" arc roi participation in rchrljion nor nrc
forced contributions or tho comnnl s,rv nav.
mcnt Of taxes in mid ofthe rrhrllinn bnt
voluntary conlr;butions suhscrin,;ons n
loans. and even orranizcd contributions Of
food or clothinp or necessary sunnl;cs cx
copt of u strictly sanitary ehornc,cr
nrc 70 be classcd with acts which disouuli
fy.
p,r,rs AVN ro,r,,s an
'' '0'
hoAhhs'
NO other oath can hc required Of, or adj.
ninis'ercd to, any applictIt for registration
but that contained IN ne Supplementary
act. Any other would hc extra judicial and
lthDut lprit . md Tnl sn c,ynl nu rnnl1