The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-08-17

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bari one by, one, and. their iagress and egrcsy;
80 arranged as to avoid confusion. ;.,s ..;;i,.,-i
NV. Two citizens shall be admitted within
the bar as challcnscrs, whose duty it shall be to
Challenges the right Of any citizen offering to
register, upon any Of the grounds Of .disquali6-
cation enumerated in the Acts Of Congress be-
fore cited; but the general right of challenge
shall be conceded to all citizens present.
XIV. Ifany challenge be made the Board
shall, before final decision, examine the person
presenting himself for registration, in rcfc5rl-
ence to Che cause of disqualification alleged,
and shall hear any evidence that may Be, offered,
to substantiate or disprovc the cause np Of chiai
lcngc and shall have powset s,imnon n, nsla.i and
compel the attendance of witnesses and admin .
istcr oaths i'll any case of registration. &.
XVI. In registering, the names Of white and
eoourcd citizcns shall be entered Alphabetical
ly, in separate columns of.thc list a.le',ut
AV1l. The following shall be the process
Of registering: ~ <olni ar 7r7mip q,
First. Every citizen presenting himself for
registry. shall tako-an subscribe the oath pre-
scribed bylaw tsccl-4pcHir,J;sm2), which
shall be administered by member of the
Board, and such oath shall be preserved with
the list.
,Sccond. 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
i'll the proper column, opposite the name, with
the cause thereof.
| FoMth. 1t is recommended to Boards to de-
| fer the hearing and decision Of contested cases
until the session for revision provided for in
Paragraph NIX.
FyM. Whether or not there be any cbal-
lrngc, the Board must ascertain upon such
facts or information can be obtained. that
the applicant is.cntitlcd to be registered before
marking as ''acccptcd," d,"Athc oath not being
conclusive
Sr'h Section of the Act of July 10Th,
1861 declares that no citizen shall be entitled
to be registered by reason of any executive
pardon or amnesty for any act Or thing which,
without such pardon or amnesty would disqual-
ify him from registration t'i' '>t'" 1'i'
y ,SercnM. Boards will take notice that it is
enacted by Section of the Act of July 10th,
1867, that the tue intent and meaning of the
oath prescribed i'll said Supplementary Act is
(among other things), that no person who has
been member of tho Legislature Of any State,
Or who has held any executive or judicial Office
III amy State, whether he has taken an oath to
support the Constitution Of the United States
or not, and whether he was holding such office
! mt fhp coDl;npncn,nnnt of tl, r,b,1l;o,, 4.
held it before and who has afterwards cncaGcd
III insurrcction or rebellion against tho United
States, Or given aid or comfort to the enemies
thereof, is entitled to be registered or to vote:
and The words executive or judicial Office in
amy State in said oath mentioned, shall be
construed to include all civil Offices created by
law for the administration of any general law
of State, or for the administration of Justice
lIlsth. sIf there be no challenge or fifthe
challenge be finally ovcrruled, and, the Board
determine that the applicant is entitled to be
registered, the Board shall mark opposite the
name of the applicant, in the proper column
'Acccptcd;" and lie shall thcrcupon be deemed
legally II sistcrcd. ng E
N'nm If the final decision Of the Board =, r.,
sas sno applicant is not entitled to be register
cd, tho Board shall mark in the proper column,
| opposite his name, "Rgcctra"
Tenth. In every case of rejection, the
Board shall make note or mcmorandum, sot-
ting forth the ground of such rejection, and c. rc-
turn it, with the registration list, mentioned
ID Paragraph Xxx. 9rro gleail nags.u 81
+ XVIII. The registration, conducted as pro-
vidcd in Paragraph XVII, shall be mado in
triplicatc lists, tHo of which shall. after the
conclusion of the first session, be exposed for
public inspection at convenient places, for five
days; andthc third shall be retained in posscs'
sion OF the Board till after tho completion of
registration at the meeting provided for in
Paragraph AIN, when the three having been
compared, and verified, shall be certified in the
form prescribed and printed at the end of the
blank registration lists
NlN. Sessions for revising the lists shall be
held in each election precinct, after said five
days exposure of the lists, upon notice as pro
vidcd in Paragraph NIL and the Boards of
Registration shall have power and it shall be
their duty to revise tlc somc FIR n ncr;od NJ