The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-05-22
Official.
SsaiquartaTs Second Military District,
CHARLESTON, S. c.,
May s, 1867.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 1871
May s, 1867.

l. On Ln6 CnlTU 1NOQuaF OF July
next, in obedience to the require
.ments of the Act Of Congress,
passed March 22d, 1857, the Com
manding General will proceed and
cause to be made q Registration
of the male citizens Of the United
States, twentv-one years Of age
and upwards, residents Of North
and South Carolina, not di8fran-
chisod for participation in the re-
bellion, or for felony at common
law.
II. Ono or more Boards Of Reg
istration, consisting of three dis
Greet and qualified persons, to be
appointed by the Commanding
General, will be organized in each
County or City, to make and com
plete the Registration, superintend
the election to be held thereafter
for Delegates to Convention to
franc q Constitution, and make
returns to him Of the votes, list of
voters, and of the persons elected
as Delegates BY a plurality Of the
votes cast at such election.
III. The Counties in North
Carolina, and the Geographical
Districts in South Carolina, will,
for the PURPOSES Of registration,
be divided into convenient Regis
tration Precincts. In each Regis
tration Precinct q Board Of Regis
ters will, if practicable, be organ
lied. Several places will be desig-
mated in each Registration Pre-.
cincS, where the Board will meet,
and citizens eligible to Registra-
tion may goand be registered. The
Board Of Registration will remain
in session two days, from sunrise
tosunset, at each place Of meeting.
On the adjournment Of the Board
q copy of the list of persons regis
tered will be deposited in a suita-
bic place within the precinct seven
days, for public information. And
thereafter the Board will again
visit every precinct, and revise
the list Of voters, hear objections
rom,citizcns as to any adjudication
made, and register any person
who may have been unable, by
reason Of illness or other good and
sufficient cause to attend the first
session Of the Board.
Nv. All persons appointed to
mako the said Registration Of vo-
tors and to conduct said election
will be required, before entering
upon their duties, to take and sub
scribe the oath prescribed by the
Act approved July "a: 1862, en-
titled "An Act to prescribe an
oath Of Office" And if any person
shall falsely take and subscribe
such oath or affirmation, such per-
son SO offending and being duly
convicted thereof, shall be subject
to the pains penalties and disabl-
ties which, by law, are provided
for the punishment Of the crime
Of wilful and corrupt perjury.
The form Of the oath is herewith
published, as follows
Il, A. B., do solemnly swear
(or affirm that l have never vol
unfairly borne arms against the
United States since l have been a
citizen thereof; that I have vol
unfairly given no aid, counte-
nance, counsel or encouragement
to persons engaged in armed hos
tiiity thereto that I have nei-
ther sought, nor accepted, nor at
tempted to exercise the functions
of any Office whatever under any
authority, or pretended authority,
in hostility to the United States
that I have not yielded a voluntary
support to any pretended govern
ment, authority, power or consti-
tuition within tho United States,
hostile or iniulica} thereto. And
I do further swear (or afirm(
that, to the best Of my knowledge
and ability l will support and de-
fend the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States, against all enemies,
foreign or domestic that I will
bear true faith and allegiance to
the same that I take this obliga-
tion freely without any mental
reservation or purpose Of evsaion;
and that I will we'll and faithfully
discharge the duties Of the Office
on which I am about to enter,
So help me God.
'. Members Of the Boards Of
Registration will be allowed as
compensation four dollars q day
for each day actually and necessa-
rily employed in the performance
of their duties, and ten cents q
mile for each mile travelled on
duty. Officers Of the army detail
ed for such duty, will be paid the
per diem and mileage allowed for
attendance on Courts Martial.
VI. Any citizen desiring to
serve as member Of a Board
of Registration may forward his
application to these Headquarters,
addressed to Captain ALEXANDER
MOORE, \. D. c. No application
will be considered unless accom-
panied BY q written recommends
ton stoned either hE the Pro-