The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-08-21
XII. On the day md =, the ho,,r depigns.cd

o'o'N l''''Nth Aoi Ala.
Kill The DOM used Tor registration, which
the chairman shall hsve previously provided for
the purpose shall be so arranged that the
Board shall be separated 10y bar from all other
persons who may be Assem- bled aud those to be
registered shal be admitted within the bar, one
10y one, and their il G. ess and egress 50 arrang-
ed ~ 20 avoid confusion
XIV. Two citizens shall he admitted within
the bar as chalengers, whose duty il shall be to
challenge the right Of any citizen offering to
register, upon any ot the grounds OF disqnuliti
cation enumerated in tire Acts of Congress lie
fore cited but the general right ~ clsAcnSe
shnll he conceded To all citizens present,
XIV. II any challenge be made, the Board
shall, before final decision, examine the person
presenting himself for rrgistration, in re'e cmce
to tn. cause of disqualification alleged, AID
shall hear any ev,d .nce that may he offered, to
subStHut Htr or d'sprovc the cFiIsa Of challenge
mud shHll have power Ia Summon and compel
the ATTENDANCE OfwitnUSscs and administer oathS
in any case of registration
H XVI In registering, the names of white and
colorcd citizens shall he rn'crcd alphabetically,
in separate columns of tho list. ..
XVII The following shall be the process Of
registering:
First Evc"y Citiz"n presenting himself for
rcgisrrv shall take aui subscribe H." oath pre-
scr"ed w law, ts"e APpcndt; farm 81 which
shall h" administered h, mrnib'r Of ,hr Board
and sncl' oath shall be preserved with The Iiars
Second His rnuc shall thcu he entered in
the proper column oI the list, and called ont by
the chairman.
Third Any challenge made shall be noted
IN the proper column, opposite the name, with
the cause thereof
Fourth. IL j. recommended TO Boards to de-
Ter the nearing and decision OF contested cases
until the session for lcrisipn provided for in
paragraph NIX. ~
Fyfh Whether or not there b. any chal.
lcpgu, the Board must Il Certain upon such facts
or information "a can bc obtaiurG, that the ap,
plirant Is entitled to he registered before mark
ing his name ms accepted" the oath no, be-
Ing conclusive.
Sirth Section of the Act of July 18th,
1867, declares that no citizen shaiI bc entitled
to be- registered nv reason Of au- executive
par don ar amnesty 10 any act or thIug which
without sn"h pardon o. amnesty would di.uuali-
iy him from registration.
SC0cnh. Boards will take notice that il is
cnHctcd hy Section nf the Act ni July lqrn,
1877 that the truc iucnt aud meaning Of t!rn
oath prescribed in said supplementary Act is,
(among other things that no person who has
been a member Of the Legislature ol any State,
or who has held any cx"cnrivr orjrdicirl Office
in any State. whether he has taken an oath to
support the Constitution OF the United States
or not and whether he was holding such office
at the commencement oi the rebellion, or had
held it before, and who has aft rw,d. cugag,d
in m>urrrc,iou 5r rebellion against the Unrted
States. or given aid or comfort to the ruCnies
thereof, i entitled to Il" registered or l., vote,
lnd th" words ""NccuiiVc o. judicial Office la
any Sat- !" sa" oath ucutioU"d, shall Dc con,
'trucd to include all civil Offices created hy law
la. lt,fr ti.Gf -
Ntat", or ipr The administration at ih>ticc.
EIghth. II there he 40 hallcugr, Or If the
'h,llcug" he finally ovcrrul"d, and the Board
determine that the applicant is entitled To TIC
cgiSter"d, the oari shall mark opposite tie
nam" oI the applicant, ~ the proper cciuuiu,
excepted" and lie shall thcreupon be deemed
eGallN registered.
Ninth lf the final decision of the Board he
that III" applicant is not entitled To he register
ed the Board shall mark IN the proper column,
opposite hrs name. "RJ,cicd"
Jrnh. In cvcrv case uI a rejection, the Boa rd
8 all make a note or memorandum. setting
forth the ground of such ri :, ton, anL ,rtu,u
il, with w." registration list, mentioned in par
hgraph Xxx.
XVIII. The registration, conducted as pro
vidrd in Paragraph XVII, shall he made in
iiphcatc lists. to oi which shall after the
couclus5n ui the tist session, be exposed Tor
Juhltc insuactiOn at convenient places tor five
laws; and the third shall be retained ~ u0sscs.
'ion Gf the Board ill ate, the completion of
registrau II at the m-eIing provided Tor IN par.
agraph XIX, when IN" three having been com
pared ard verified, shall hc certified ia the form
prescribed and printed at the end OF the blank
lists
NlN. Sessions for revising the lists shall he
held III each election precinct, after sad five
II Al lsa.a
'idsd in paragraph MI. and the Boards Of
Registration shall have power. and it hall he
their du'y, 10 revise the same Tor "a period Of
two days ; and upon being satisfied that any
person rot cntitlcd thereto has been registered
10 strike th" name ot such person fiom the list
And the Boards shall al-n. during the same
period, add to such registry the uarn~s Of an
persons who at that time possess the G,ii h6cn,
tons required by said Act, WHO have not been
already registered aud who shall then apply To
be registered
XX. One or the said lists shall then h. i'm
nicdately delivnrcd to the Po1t mrnantc cr,
Who will forward ;he same TO ihcsc lieadglar.
tiers.
XXI Each Board shall, at or before the con
clu1ion OF registration forward through IN.
Post Commander To these Headquarters, a re,
commcndati"n at three suitable per-ous f"r In
specto's OF Elections In each election prcciuc',
stating 'he name occup ftion aud poslo Il &c ad
dress of each person Recommended
XIII Iii c,joined upon all Boards Of Reg.
ist'aon To explain, carefully 10 sil citizcns who
have not hitherto enjoyed The right OF suffrage.
the nature OF the privileges which have been
extended To them. aud the importance Of exer.
cising with Intelligence the new aud honorable.
tranchse wi which they have been invested
by the Congress al the United States
XIII. Boards will TAX. notice that accord.
ing to section 10, IF the Act oi July %. 81.
they are not to he bound in their actiou by any
opinion OF any civil officer OF rhe United States
&XIN. Boards ae instructed that all the
provisions oi thes yrral ctS of Con :ress cited
are 10 he lbcrally construe ed, to the end that
oil the in'ents thereof be tuiIy aud perfectly
carried out
XIV. The attention or all concerned ia di.
rec"G 10 the r"quirements ol Section 4 o. the
saia Act OF 1u,y 10, 1867, bv which il il u ndr
the dutv "f the Commanding General e. remove
from ofire all persons w'ro are dIs'oy,l 10 the
government n' the United States or who use
their official influence in any manner 20 hinder.
delay, prevent az obstruct the du. and perfect
administration OF the recoustTuc ion Acts The
names oi all such offenders will he reported
through the Post Commanders and all psrsous