The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-13
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THE SENATE BILL.
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hlr. TRuanuLL from tho Senate judiciary Com
| nittco, on Monday reported
A BID 10 gire effect 10 an Ac. cntiaed ain Ar, IN
N11'ds ior the more efficient Sorc7lment Of Me
'ssey Hc 4 S";es" s"aS, p1sse'i as March 2, 1867.
meanns ae en%efa oF ac ec That tho true ntont nn
efficient government OF tho robe statos," passed
March 2, 4. d: 1867, was. is, and shall be, con-
United States in said rebel Stafos ns provided in
| SAID ACT, was and is paramount to any civil gov
ernment existing ilorein; makes ali such evil
governments subordinate TO such military an
| thorlty, and prohibits thom from interfering In
| thurity. ~
| commander Of any district named in said act shall
nave power, subject to tho approval Of the General
Of tho armies OF tho United States, whOuevcr f' in
iAtraton OF said net shall require it, 10 suspend or
remove from Office, or from tho performance OF
oihciai powers, any officer or person holding or
evll or military Office or duty in auch district u,i-
aeF any power else!ion
socalled State or tho government thereof or "ny y
lnnniSpnl or other division thereof and upon such
suspension or removal such commander subect
20 the approval OF tho General aforesaid. sbnjj
nave powor TO provide from tme, to timo for the
c,o M OF Inc snd duties Of such officer or
perform tho saulc. ="
SECTION 8: And De II further enacted That Tho
Gonera of tho armies of the United states ahaII ho
s snd dss with all the go%S's t section to
district commanders.
SECTION 1. lind Jf 1t further enacied That tho
acts OF the oficera of tho army already done in re-
moving, in snld districts, persons exercising tho
functions of civil ofliccrs and appointing others
| in th cir stead, arc hereby confirmed.
SECTION g. And DO further enacted, That tho
cards of registration provided for in tho nct on.
titled IAN act supplementary to an act entitled an
act to provide for tho efficient government OF
tho rebel Statcs,' passed. March 2, oghteon hun
m mi Ieaf0
passed March twenty-threo, cghteon hundred and
sixty seycn, shall have power, and it shnll DO their
son, to ascertain upon such facts or information as
they can obtain whether such person is entitled to
BIO registered under said act md tho oath required
by said act shall not be conclusive such ques-
ton, and person shall be registered unloss such
board shall docido tint he ia entitled thereto and
such board shall also have power to examine under
boardD any ono touching tho Qualification Of any
person claiming registration.
SECTION G. And be II further enacted That the
true intent and meaning OF the oath prescribed in
said supplementary act is (nmong other thinga)
| that no pcreon who hns buen q mcmbor Of tho
Legislature OF any ,state, or who has held any
cS .cutiYe or judicial Office in any State, whether
he .lns taken on oath to support the Constitution
Of tho United States or not, and who has after
wards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against
enemies thereof is entitled to ho registered or to
vote; and tho words 'execntive or judicial Office
in any State in said oath mentioned shall DO con.
HI CIVIL OiuCcb CrCaJcU Dy law 10l
the administration OF tho several laws OF tho State
SEGTIoS7. And be IL further enacted, That the
timo for completing tho original registration pro
vidcd for in said act may, in the discretion Of the
commander OF any district, DO extended TO tho frs
day Of October, 1867; and tho boards Of registra
tion shall hayo power, and it shall bo their duty
commencing twenty days prior to any election IN
dor said act, and upon reasonable public notice o
tho tiuo and place thereof 70 revise for period
three days tho registration lists; md upon bcinI
satisfied TINT any person not ontitloi thoioto La
beon registered 70 strike tho name Of such persol
10 vote And such board shall nlso, during tn
Bame period add TO sgSh register tho names Of al
pcrsohs who al that t.n possess tho qualification
required by said act who have not been already re
gistGred and no person shall at any time bo emit
tlod to be registered or to voto by reason Of an
executive pardon or amnesty for any act or thin
which, without such pardon or amncsty, woul
disqualfy him from registration or voting.
SECTION 8. And DC u further enatied, Tim
section OF tho said last named act shall be cor
: atruad. to authorize tho commanding generi
, named theroin, whenever he shnll doSnl II ncot
full, to remove any member Of o board OF registrc
tion, md TO appoint another porson in his stcat
c md to oil any vacancy in such board.