The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-07-17

ing OF any such State or municipal gov
srnment or any act or thing Gone uuder
or by virtue of its authority. And all act.
here ofore doue by Any such officer 10 ac-
cordauce herewith snail be deemed valid.
SEC. s. The board Of registration. Of
the several Military Districts, established
by the acts to which this is Supplemental
~, shall admit TO registration only such
persons ~ they deem entitled TO be req
istered bv the acts aforesaid. Thew sha
not regard taking OF the oath prescribed
in the act Of March 23i, 1867, concu-
sive evidence of the right Of the person
taking 1t to be registered, but prin,a faeie
only, and may receive such evidence un-
der oath relating thereto as they NAV
desm proper, either from the persons APP
plying tn he registered or Others, ard
either of the members OF ihe said Board
Is herebv authorized to administer oaths
or aiiirmations, and examine witnesses
touch'ng the right Of any person to be
registered. Said Board Of Registration
may strike from the list Of voters the name
OF anv one already registered. who, in
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prescribed in the acts, TO which this is
supplementary, or was not entitled, hv
sad acts. to be registered. Recorded
evidences shall not b. required bv the sad
Boards TO prove partic, patton in the re-
he'lion, bu, parole evida"ce shall be suf-
ficient. and the said Board Of Reristra-
'ion shall no, he bound "r governed in
huI l., 4
OF the United States goverhn,nt.
SEc. 4 No Civil Cow, Of ihe United
States, or Of any Sla'e, shall have iuris-
G'ction Of any action or pr0ceAding. civil
w criminal against ANY such Distric,
Commander, or of auy offr.- or person
acting by his authority, tor or on account
Of the discharge OF the duties imposed
upon him hv this act, or the acts to which
this is supplementary.
SEC. 5. No. District Commander shall
he relieved from the command assigned
D. h'm under the aforesaid acts. unles.
the Senate shall have first advised and
consented thereto. or unless hv s-nt-nc.
"f a t"mt NJ u'ial he shall be cashiered
or dismissed from the army : or unless
he shall consent % he relleved.
NEc. u" TINA Tor tina completion
- W" registration ot persons qualified to
Sh'" may b" eX'e"d"'I, hv orders Of the
said several Dis,rjc' Cnmm.uiar.. TO any
d'r prior 10 the FIRST day OF October, A.
1901
Mr. Stevens accep'el the following as
an additional clause
A.,
# P''''' WI" s",' A"e'"pt 10 pre-
,.,, N'S''' VI '''Se H''' sh"' he
.;', r,,,, '''S''r'"e' ''.'c' """' o" co"V'r-
lars or imprisonment ono wear. The
r'sh NJ any person to b" registered ss n
.'V" vow, s"'' !" n" respect he changed
"','. 80 ny ''7 '''''e"' : Paidon tor
i''''''' ~ ''''e''.on'
The following ia the sixth section ri
thu hIll rapotlel by the Sen.ts JnJ;ci,,r
committee:
The trua intent and meaning rs Tho
oath prescrih-d in the sal supplementary
act is, amoug other things: That no
ne's"n who has he"n n member Of the
L"g'''A'"r" ~ any STATE or who has held
c e""'"','' :" J"i"''' Once IN anv
"' "'s '"Ne" M os'n 10
o"'r"
engaged in insurrec,,on ag,;n., ,heJI,;-
ted States or givan aid and 60 nfor, to The
enemy. thereof. is entitled to be registered
or to vote And the words executive
'"s'' "s c""S,'n'n 70 'nc'"de al, civil
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