The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-10
OFFICIAL.
OFFICIAL.
Headquarters, Second Military District, !
CHARLESTON 8. c.. August l. 1867.

hEGULA11ONS fOH REGISTRATION.
L Registration shan commence immediately upon the
PRONUNCIATION of this order.
II Post Commanders will be Superintendents of regis
traon within their respective commands exercising, in
addition to the functions hereinafter specially conferred,
general supervisory authority, looking the fathful
execution Of the several Reconstruction Acts the mainte
nance of order and the protection of political rights.
They will suspend registrars for mafeasance in Office ne
gect of duty, or ncompetency. promptly reporting their
action, with the therefor to these Headquarters
III. The Boards Of Registration empowered
and required to suppress all disorders interfering
| with the execution of their duties to cause the
arrest and confinement Of all persons falsely taking the
oath prescribed, all persons committing any breach OF
the peace or conducting themselves in manner tending
thereto and a persons who shall threaten or otherwise
attempt to intmidate corruptly improperyinfu-
ence a1y citizen offering to register and for this pur-
pose they may apply aid to the Post Commander and
may require the attendance and services of sher their
deputies, constables policemen, and also of any czen;
and all State district county and town officers charged
with the preservation Of the public peace, well as all
citizens required to obey the orders Of said Boards
given in pursuance the authority aforesaid, and to
perform all such acts and duties may be requisite
| therefor.
ALI arrests made as herein provided will be promptly
reported to the Post Commander to whom also the prs-
oners will be turned with charges for trial by Post
Court to be organized provided in Circular Of May
15 1857 from these Headquarters, and any civil officer
citizen failing to respond to the call of the Board for
assistance will be dealt with in like manner.
w. Whenever any citizen shall suffer injury in per-
son, family property while exercising or seekng
to exercise the right of registration addition to any
penalty prescribed by law for the offence damages shall
bo awarded to the injured party against the perpeator
upon his conviction; and in of default in payment
of the same, of the escape Of the offender If it shall
appear that the wrong countenanced the offender
harbored concealed by tho neighborhood that the
civil authorities failed to employ proper measures to pre-
serve the peace the damases shall be assessed against
| and paid by the town, county or district
Y. Offences perperated by white persons disguised as
blacks being of frequent occurrence, thaention of all
authorities civil and military is directed to the Device
adopted to escape detection and to cast usmered
obloquy upon the coored people, In all cases, when re-
sort thereto shall be shown the fact will bo taken into
| consideration as aggravating the offence
VI Dopriving citizen Of right, benefit CT adyan
tage of hire employment to discourage him from
isterng, account of his having registered or haV
ing sought to register shall be deemed an offence pun
ishable blythe Post Court and shall ente the injured
party to damages against the offender any clause in any
contract agreement 10 the contrary Notwithstanding
VII, The Act Of Congress entitled can Act for the
more efficient government of the rebel States and tho
several acts supplementary thereto will be carefully OBJ
served by all Boards Of Registration.
Will Each Board shall, after having taken the oath
prescribed by the Act Of Congress Of July 3D. 1862 en
tied Act to prescribe oath Of ofic (see Apper
dir, form ~ choose Of its members as chairman,
who shall preside at oil sessions of the Board preserve
order a its meetings for registration and represent the
Board and announce its action in all matters coming be-
fore 1t.
x The places of session of the Boards shall be the
voting places established by law custom in each eec
ton precinct unless for good otherwise directed
by the Post Commander
Z Each Board shall determine the order in which the
registration shall take place in the several election pre-
clncts that may be assgnedl to 1t by the Post Com
mander, and tho hmo which shall be allotted to each
bearing in mind that tho whole work to be finished be-
fore the first day of October.
XII Each Board shall forthwith upon notice of publ
cation of this order at least five days before
mencing registration. give notice thereof to the Post
Commander and the sheriff. and the mayor of tho city
intenant of the town. and shall cause written printed
notices to be posted in five Of tho most public places In
each election precinct announcing the time when, and
the place where its sessions will be held, the number Of
days n case less than two and the hours Of tho day
the Board will remain in session at each place for the
purpose of registration; and inviting oil persons quail
fed to vote under the provisions Of the Act of Congress
passed March 3D. 1867, entitled can Act to provide for
the more efficient government Of tho rebel States and
the several Acts supplementary thereto to appear before
| the Board for registration.
| KILL On the day and OF the hour designated in
the notices. for commencing registration. the Board
| shall, at the place announced, convene and enter
upon its duties, and shall then and there also post
notices Of the time of final sessions provided for In para
graph XIX.
KILL The room used for registration which the chair
man shall have previously provided fer tho purpose,
shall be arranged that the Board shall be separated by
bar from all other persons who may be assembled and
those to be registered shall be admitted within the bar
by one and their ingess and arranged as
| to avoid confusion.
XIV Two citizens shall be admitted within the bur as
chalengers whose duty it shall be to challenge the right
Of any citizen Offering 10 register upon any Of the
grounds of disqualification enumerated in the Acts of
Congress before cited but the general right Of challenge
shall be conceded to all citizens present
XIV. any challenge be mado tho Board shal. before
final decision examine the person presenting himself for
registration In reference to the of disqualification
alleged and sha hear any evidence that may be offered
to substanate or dsprove the cause OF challenge and
shall have power to summon and compel the attendance
of witnesses and administer oaths in any of regis
| tration.
XVI In registering, the name of white and coored
citizens shall be entered alphabetically, In separate
| columns of the list.
XVII The following shall be the process of register
| ing
First Every citizen presenting himself for registry
shall take and subscribe the oath prescrbed by law see
| Appendis form q, which shall be administered by
member Of the Board and such oath shall be preserved
| with the lists.
Second His name shall then be entered in the proper
column of the list and called out by the chairman
Third Any challenge made shall be noted in the pro-
per column, opposite the with the cause thereof
Fourth. is recommended toBoards to defer the hear
ing and decision Of contested until the session for
| revision provided for in paragraph XIX
Fifth Whether not there bo any challenge, the Board
must ascertain upon such facts information as can be
obtained that the applicant is entitled to be registered
before making his namo "accepedthe oath not be-
| ing conclusive
S.rh Section Of the Act of July 10Th, 1867 declares
thn no citizen shall be entitled to be registered by rea
Of any Executive pardon amnesty for any act or
thing which, without such pardon amnesty would dis
| qualify him from registration
Seventh Boards will take notice that 1t is enacted by
Section OF the Act of July 19h 1867 that tho true in
tent and meaning of the oath prescribed in said Supple
mentary Act is among other things that person who
has been member of the Legislature of any State
who has held any executive judicial Office in any
State whether no has taken oath to support tho Con-
suon of the United States not and whether he was
holding such Office at the commencement of the
| rebellion, or had held it before, and who has
afterwards engaged in insurrccon rebellion against
the United States given aid comfort to the enemies
thereof is entitled to be registered to vote and the
words executive judicial Office In any soio in said
oath mentioned shall be construed to include all civil
Offices created by law for the administration Of any gen.
era law Of stato for the administration of justice.
Eighth If there be challenge, if the challenge bo
finally oycrrled and the Board determine that the oppi
reristaral the Raarl