The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-26
oN S. g., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 90, 1867.
General Shertdan's Order of Registration.
The following is an extract from General sHER1-
DAMS order of reg cstratiou of the 10th instant;

General sheridan's Order of Registration
The following is an extract from General SHERI'
DAMS order Of registration Of the 10th instant;
Each member of the board of registers, before
commencing his duties, will file in the Office OF the
assistant inspector-G at these headquarters
the oath required in tho sixth section OF the act re-
ferred to, and be governed in the execution OF hls
duty by the provisions of thu first section OF that
act, faithfully administering the oath therein pre-
scribed to each person registered.
Boards of registers will Immediately select suit
able Offices within their respective districts, haV-
traton and will enter upon their duties on the day
designated. Each board will be entitled to TWO
clerks. Office hours for registration will be from
s o'clock till - A. NJ, and from till T. ID.
When elections are ordered the board OF regis.
ters for each district will designate the number of
polls and the places where they shall be opened in
the election precincts within its district, appoint
the commissioners and other. officers necessary
for properly conducting the elections and will sr-
perintend the same
of elections OF the different precincts the result OF
the vote, consolidate the same, and forward it to
the commanding general.
Registers and all officers connected with cleo
tions will be held to rigid accountability, and
will be subject to trial by military commission for
fraud, or unlawful or improper conduct in the per-
formanco Of their dlltiea Their rate of compensa-
ton and manner of payment will be IN accordance
with the provisions OF sections Blk and seven OF the
Supplemental Act.
Breret Brigadier General j. ". Forsyth, Assis-
tant Inspector General Of the Fifth Military Dis
trct is hereby directed to supervise the Boards
of Registration for the parish Of Orleans, to listen
to and adjust or refer to this Office all just causes
of complaint. He is authorized to employ such
experts as may be necessary to detect fraud in reg
istration or elections.
Every male citizen Of the United States twenty
one years old and upward of whatever race; c-lor,
or previous condition, who has been resident In
the State OF Louisiana for one year and parish Of
Orleans for three months previous to the date nt
which he presents himself for registration, and
who has not been disfranohised by act Of Congress
or for felony at common low, shall, after having
taken and subscribed the oath prescribed in the
first section of the act herein referred to, be enti
tied to be, and shall be, registered as legal voter
in the parish of Orleans and State OF Louisiana. .
Pending the decision Of the Attorney General of
the United States on the question as to who are
DISTINGUISHED by law, registers will give the most
igid Interpretation to the law, and exclude from
registration every person about whose right to
vote there may be a doubt. Any person SO exclu-
ded who may, under the decision Of the Attorney
General be entitled to yoto, shall be permitted to
register after that decision is received due notice
of which will be given.