Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-10
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\ General Orders No. l8. sS; sSs af ls.t
STI. On the third Monday Of July next In obedi-
enee y sse of .e Aot gengrsss
Will3proceed and causosto bo mad q llegistras
ton Of the male citizens Of the United States,
t&enty,onc years of Hge andupwardsgr residents. !.
of North and South Carolina, NIT disffanohiaed
for participation in the rebellion, or for felony
II. Oneor moro Boards Of SR egistration,s CON
eistipg Of three discreet and qualified persons,
to be appointed by the Commanding General.
WILDE organized IN each county orctysStomake
a seaon t. 10 1 held .bereaos r beesstss
Convention to frame a Consultation, and mako
returns to him of the voters, list voters. a NJ
of the persons elected ms Delegates by plurad
ity of tho votes cast at such election. IA
III. The counties in North Curolina. and tIt
geographical diatrictsSin South Carolina. will,
for the purposes Of registration, le divided into
| cohvenent Registration Precincts. In each
Registration Precinct q Board Of Registers will,
IT, prncticnble, be organzed.S .St Several pieces
will be designated in each Registration Precinct
where the Board wilinaotatfali citizens eligible;
to registration, will romainSiT session two days,
from sunrise to sunset atcact place of meeting
On the enaiournmentlofi The Board copy of the
list of persons registered " II be depositedin
for public information. And thereafter tho Il
Board will againspisit every precinct md re-
yse the listiof voters, ,hearobiectioh from cit.
isens as to my adjudication made, and register
any person who may have been unable, by rcasi'
son Of illness OF other good and sufficient cause
to attend the first session of tho Board.
~. All persons appointed to make the eaid
registration Of voters nndsto conduct sail olec-
tion will be required, before entering upon their
duties, to take and subscribe tho oath prescribed
A. &,ko I'll
net to prescribe an onth of office" And ifany
person shall falsely takeand subscribe such oath
or affirmation, such person 80 offending md be-
ing duly convicted thereof, shall be subject to
the pains, penalties md disabilities which, hy
law, are provided forthe srunishment Of tho
Of the oath is herewith published as follows:s
~. a. b., do solcmnly swear Tor affirm) that
have never Voluntarily borne arms against
| tho United States since have been n citizen
thereof; that have voluntarily given@noaid, Y
cnnntcnancc counsel. or encouragement 70 pcr-s
sons engaged in armed hostility thereto !; that
have neither sought nor accepted, nor attemn.
ted to exercise The functions Of any Office what
ever under any authority or pretended authori-
ty in hnstilityto the United States that have
not yielded voluntary support to any preten-
dea government authority. power. or constitu-
ton within tho Unitea States. hostile or mimi
cal thereto. And do further swear (or aftirm)
that, to tho best of my knowledge and ability,
iwill surportand defend tho Constitution ofthe
United States, against all enemies foreign or
| domestic; that will bear true filth and, alle-
giancc to the samo that take this obligation
freely. without any mcntai reservation or pilr-
pose OF. evasion and tliut / will we'll and faith.
fully discharge the duties of the ofico on which
am Nbout to enter. So hclp me God."
w. Members Of the Bnnrds Of Registration
will be allowed as compensation four dollars a
| day for each day actually and necessarily em>
p'oyed in the performance Of thcir dutiea, and
| ton cents a mile for each, milo travelled 0n,lul
ty.; Ohcersnf the army detailed for such duty,
will be paid the per diem and mileage allowed
forattcndapce on Cunrts Martial.
! 81, VI. Any citizen desiring to serve as a mem.
Der oi, aB'ard of Registration may forward hip
application to these iVnndaunr.crs nd,|rcsse,stn
lCaptain ALEXANDER MOORE,A. D4oa No
lapplication will h" cnnsidere,f unle,s accon,ra-
MED by written recsul ul-h'endntion signcd'by e-
tier tho Provsiop-i Governor of the Statea
Jndgeof the Ci;soit or District Court Of tho Uni
CnstonS6r Of Internal Revenue, ii; ; Assistant
Colpnissioner Of the Frcedmrn's Bureau.sor
! tJre Commanding OM'eranf the Military Post
within which e9applicant resides, certifying
the applicant totbeln fit and proper person TO-
receive the appointment. III a'ss>
VII Itis essential that every Board of Reg.
istration should be composed Of persons ofrec.
ognized consider alton n nd worm ltiy,.Ieine-
senting the popnlation,, and in whose Impair
tiality and capacity tile body Of voters III sthe
yicinago may have just reancc. t
I! VIII. The boundaries Of precincts fur regis
stration. tho several nlnccs within cnel precinct
where the Board of Registration will meet, tho
day oil days on which tic Beard vii! meet in
each precinct, and also such regulations MS
may hc necessary for tho government of Reg
iatcrs andof Inspectors Of Election in the dis
charge of their duties and to insure tho aecura-
| cy and completeness of this registrations, will
bc duly published for general information.
TX. Post Commanders willreport withuntde.
lay upon the most expedient division 0f the ter
I|ritory within their commands into Registration
| Precincts, having reference. whom practicablc,
to existing laws and customs establishing the
usual voting places. and keeping in view the
Importance Of atfording e,facilites for req,
istration with the least interruption Of the or.
dinnry avocntions of the people. n se is z
BY commands Of Major. Gen d. FL! SickLKs.
|f..g .,W.CLOUS SO -
Capt 3S,h Iif.,A. D. G. ga. A..tA. General.
Official {: ALEXANDER MooRE, Abide: Camp s, /.
TH n STATE OF SOUTH e CARO OLINA,S
I 2's. ricKENs---IN THE cosIMoN PLEAS:
samuel Loyingood Foreign n ttacjsnaent.
E.4A. Tate NopTgss 'pr@s. d,t,yss
fSV WHEREAS, tho Plaintiff did. on The l2tlr day
llIt of March 1867, file his declaration acainst
tho Defendant (who, iii sadly is absent fronnnfl
without the limits Of this State, and has neither
wife nor. attorney known within the same, snpon