The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-05-29


shall knowingly and falsely -
scribe any oath In this act nresa1 e aud 4,
person SO offending, and BEING tiled, ~
convicted, shall be subject T. 'ue,teOf N
penalties and disabilities Whit .he pai,l
provided for the punishment Of oy Law !.
corrupt perjury. The only OATH Iiltal, h.
by tins act Is the oath to he -, Pfesehl.
persons Supplying for registrars byG'
oath TO be taken by the persons and 4.
the Board OF Registration n cOlpnNr.
the boards are; First, to make a,'s duties !.
the registration and to superjnta,usc tolhpls,.
ton The first question, rs - Si'G y The q,
ana powers OF the board in me me d1ta
completing the registration T-hi"Aing arl
ton provides that the commandl'e INST 4
shall cause registration to Le r'g Sent.l
male citizens OF the United --@ue oiu
one years OF age and upwards tEelt
each county or parish in tho VSSl.oelt
States, included In his district Glae
istratlon shall include only Nv NlIebr It.
who are qualified to vote for JI pecsor,
the act aforesaid, and who shan y sa'ts 0,
and subscribed the FOLLOWING 90, oa.i nave tai
ed affirmation by this oath 9TIi' a.o ' aim
plying for registration must sy-o.ip person a.,
to every qualification provided UT VI aaU
original act. The first question yr IN ,oy Ia
here Is whether any oath can H. -''eu ais.
of the persons applying fm ~. l8i5.
or any oath can be administered teI'NiallN
CT person or persons touchino n, " any o.a
tions of the applicants by tbo ESust1a
Registration. The last CLAUSE Of '1ylaic q
section provides as follows, which 'nN h's
affirmation may be administered IN, Oa1l @
istering officer. The oath here rst any Il
is the oath to be taken by the 'O'le
plying for registration | have L yar1 81
fully examined all provisions Of - elt
and l can lind no authority for mus ms sa
oath to be taken by any one torcI!5 Vie
qualification of the applicant for ~, 49, Y
ton, but only this oath. am a. sem
opinion that any other oath ton?
the nnalit'e"tiH" &C tho of,sli,auf 'Dlil.
be extra judicial without antLa1;. Scos
that false swearing could not he a. az
as perjury upon such unautbor;,1S sl0
especially as the provisions of tba -;.', cal
ton above quoted. which dacIor-AAA ~
false swearing shall amount IS, vas
expressly limited to any oath in tbssa5
prescribed. IN arriving at this concIrS
| have given due weight to that part as
first section of the act which dec.oro. =.
registration shall include only those -
who are qualified TO vote for delegsts'
the act aforesaid, and who shall haTe vi
and subscribed the following oath oraar
tive II we read these words by thamsI
without regard to other provisions al !.
act, the impression is made that two M
must concur to authorize the registrsti',
the applicant: First. that he actually po..
ses the qualifications required by the al
nal act, and find that he is required Lv \
oath to swear to every one of these qusr
cations, and that no authority is anvil
given to enter upon any other inquiry a.
his qualifications and that to admins.
any other oath to him, OF any oath to,.
other person touching his qualification, !,
that his oath alone is punished as perjBr
is impossible to resist the conclusion X I,
the oath itself is the sole and only tf
the qualification of the applicant. WI,
therefore, Il person applies to the bOaIl i
registration the power of the board is esI
fined to the administration of the presens
oath, and if the applicant takes that N
name must go upon the registry. Thebg
cannot enter upon the inquiry whethgbI
has sworn truly or falsely That uUr
must be reserved to the court which rr
afterwards have jurisdiction to try hin 4
an indictment for perjury. Next, as to n
duties of the board after the registration l
completed, they are to superinteud the els
ton and make return of the votes, lists 4
voters and of the persons to the COmma1
ing General 1t is very clear from ts
provisions, that in experimenting thesets
lions the duty of the board is to to recf7l
the votes of the persons whose names al
upon the registration, and to reject all Othn
There is no provision anywhere to change
falsify or to add single name to the n,s
tration, or to erase a single name Wis
appears upon it.