Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-07-19
SYNOPSIS OF THE SECOND SUPPLEMENT.
TARY BILL.


TARY BILL.
The Second Supplementary Military Lili
has been passed by both Houses Of Congress, and
has been sent to the President. 1t will proba-
bly, he returned in few days with the obieo.
| tions of tho President and will then, il is pre-
sumed, bo passed over tho veto, and become a
law.
Section !. The government existing in the
ten Southern States at the time OF the pas.
sage of the Military act Of March 2. 1867, and
at the time of his passage of the Supplement
tary act of March 23, 1867. wero not legal
State governments, and therefore the said gov
ernmcnts, if continued, were continued sub
ject in all respects toI be respective District
Commanders and to Congress.
Seton 2. All District Commanders have
power TO remove or suspend Eny officer or
persons holding office under the authority Of
any State Government or any municipal iii
vision thereof and to fill all vacancies however
caused, by the. appointment or detail Of nm
army officer, so'lier5or other person., subject to
tho disupproval Of General Grant.
Sectiom 8. General Grant has the earno
powers of removal and appointment Of civil
officers that are given to District Comman-
dels.
!Srcti~m 4. All removals or appointments
Of civil officers already made by District Com
manders are confirmed Any person already
or to be appointed may he removed by them
or 10y General Grant, and it is mad. the duty
y: District Commanders to remove fro:n office
, all persons who are d;s"ynl "r who usa their
official influence in any manner to hinder The
administration Of the Military nc's.
!S,ci;on :. Boarls Of Registration have the
power nnl it is their ,lu'y Go decide whether
nny person proposing to rrristrr is entitled to
he register"d. The registration oath shall moi:
be conclusive; Tn. board mny take evidence
! upon onth, an,! none shall be Registered tul
such the board shall declare to b. 1uaiilicIl
No person slla II, on acr",ln, Of race or color.
he disqualified as 1. lncnbrr Of any Ecar,! of
Registration.
Section &. Under the registration onth.
clhongst other things, no person who has been
| member Of th: Legislature Of any State, or
who has held any executive or judicial office
! in my State whether he lna taken an oath to
| support the constitution or not, nnI whether
he was holding such office at the commences
| iEent OF the rcbelli"n or had held i. before,
aud afterwards engaged in rebellion, or COIN
fort thereto, Is entitled to BE ryisirrd or to rotr
and the words "rxccutive or judicial uilice'
| snail include al c'rH o1ets created by law
ior the administration cf any generai iu,o Of
| Of State, or fol- the administration of Justice.
'>tctton T. Tho time for completing regis
tration may te extended by District Comrnan-
derH TO October ], 1867. and Boards of Re,-
ist'alioh are required 10 revIso tho reyistrn-
lon lists prior 10 any election, and 10 strike oil
any persons already registered that they NAV
decide to be disqualified, and to add such as
they may decide to he qualified. No execu-
tive pardon shall cntle the person so PARDON
cd 10 register Or to votcif he is otherwise dis
qualified.
Section 8. District Commanders nre au-
th"r'zed to rom ovc members Of and fill yacau.
cies In Eonl ds of Eegis,ratiou.
Sc cti>n .. All nienLcrs Of Boards Of Per
| 'strai'on' and all persons hcreujlcr entered OF
appointed to civil cfiice by the Dis,re, Com.
manders shall take the rou.clad onth.
Section 10. No District Commander mem
oei OF Bo"rd of Registration, or any appoin tee
or officer acting under them shall be bo und bv
any opinion Of any civil officer of the United
States.
Section II. The provisions of the Military
ana supplementary acts shall he construed
iioeraIly to the end that all the iutents ,hereo,
may be fully and perfectly carried ou..-M.r-
cury