Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-17
REGISTRATION.
! HEADo'aTERs 2D MILITARY DISTRICT,
Charleston, s. C., August /, 1867.

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REG ULATIONs FOR REGISTRATION.
Il. Registration shall commence immediate.
ly upon the PRONUNCIATION of this order
Ii. Post Commanders will bc Superinten-
dents Of registration within their respective
commands, exercising in addition to the func-
tions hereinafter specially conferred, a gene.
raj supervisory authority, looking to the faith
full execution Of the several Reconstruction
Acts, tho maintenance of ORDER and the pro.
lection of political rights. They will suspend
registers for malfeusance in office, ncel lcct of
duty, or lncompctcncy, promptly reporting
their action, with the reasons therefor, to these
Headquarters.
III. The Boards of Registration are en-
powered and required to suppress all disorders
interfering with the execution of their du.
. ties, 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 a manner tending
thereto, and all persons who shall threaten or
otherwise attempt to intinlidate, or corruptly
or improperly Influence any citizen Offering to
reglsterj and for this purpose they may ap.
ply for aid to tho Post Commanded, and may
require the attendance and services of shoriffs,
their deputies, oonstablcs, policemen, and also
of any citizen; and al State, district, county
and town officers charged with the preserva-
tlon OF the public peace, as well as all cit-
zcns, are required to obey the orders of said
boards, given in pursuance of the authority
aforesaid, and to perform all such acts and du.
ties as may be requisite therefor.
All arrests made as herein provided will be
promptly reported to the Post Commander, to
whom also the prisoners will be turned over
with charges for trial by Post Court, to be
organized MS provided in Circular of May IS,
1867, from these Headquarters, and any civil
officer or citizen failing to respond to the call
OF the Board for assistance, will be dealt with
in like manner
TX. Whenever any citizen shall suffer u-
jury III person, family or property while cx-
erclsing or seeking to exercise the right of
registration, III addition to any penalty pre-.
scribed by law for the offence, damages shall
be awarded to the injured party against the
perpetrator, upon his conviction ; and in case
of default in payment Of the same, or of the
escape of the offender, if il shall appear that
tho wrong was countenanccd, or the offender
larborod or concealed by the neighborLtod,
proper measures to preserve tho peace, the
damages shall be assessed against and paid by
the town, county or district.
! V. Offences porpctrated by white persons
disguised as blacks, being Of frequent occur.
renee, tho attention Of all auth ,rities, civil
and military, is directed to the device, us one
| adopted to escape detection, and to cast un-
niec;tcd obloquy upon the colored people. In
all cases, when resort thorcto shall be shown,
tho fact will be taken into consideration as ag-
| gravating the offence.
i wi Depriving citizen of any right, ben
tit or advantage of hire or employment, to dis
courage him from registering or on account
7flos bio having rngistnrod, la wing sought to
Freglstcr, shall be deemed an offence punisha-
bic by the Post Court, and shall entitle the
injured party to damages against the offender,
any cause IN any contract cr agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding.
VII. The Act of Congress entitled can
Act for the more efficient government of the
rebel States" and the several Acts supple.
mentary thereto, will be carefully observed by
all Boards of Registration
| VIII. Each Board shall, aftcr having ta-
ken the oath prescribed by the Act of Con.
gress of july I'd, 1862, entitled .; An Act to
prescribe an oath Of Office" (scc Appendix,
form - choose one of its members as Chair
man who shall preside at all sessions of tho
istration, and represent the Board and an
nounce its action in all matters coming before
| it,
| TX. The places of session of the Boards
shall be the voting places established by law
or custom in each election precinct, unless for
good causc otherwise directed by the Post
Commander.
X Each Board shall determine tho order
in which the registration shall take place in
| the several election precincts, that may be as.
signed to it by the Post Commander, and the
time which shall be allotted to each-bearng
in mind that the whole work s to be flushed
before the first day Of October
XI Each Board shall forthwith upon no.
tice of publication Of this order, and at least
five days before commencing registration, give
notice thereof to tho Post Commander and
tho Sheriff, and she Mayor of the city or the
lntendant Of the town, and shall cause writ
ten or printed notices to be posted in five of
the most public places in each election pre-
cinct, announcing the time when and the place
where its sessions will be held, the number Of
days lin no case less than two) and the hours
of the day tho Board will remain in session
at each place for the purpose Of registration,
l9,Ed inviting all persons qualified to vote un-
nasseJ ninnrrooyisions of the Act of Congress
to provide for the motu a"nt ;aiou ~" mot
OF she rohel States," and tne aeycraj Aots
supplementary thereto, to appear before the the
Board for repiatrat;o,, .s. - NN