The tri-weekly standard., 1867-09-03
OFFICIAL.
Headquarters Second Military District,
CHARLESTON, S. c., August 1, 1867.
NERAL ORDERS,

REGULATIONS FOR REGISTRATION.
l. Registration shall commence Immediately
| upon the PRONUNCIATION of this order
H. Post Commanders will be Superintendents
| OF registration within their respective commands,
exercising, in addition to the functions hereinaf
ter specially conferred general supervisory au-
thorlty, looking to the faithful execution of the
| several Reconstruction Acts, the maintenance of
order, and the protection of political rights
| They will suspend registrars for mafeasance in
Office, neglect OF duty, or rincompetency, prompt
ly reporting their action, with the reasons there
| for, to these Headquarters
Ill. The Boards of Registration are empowered
and required TO suppress all disorders interfering
with the execution OF their duties to cause the ar
rest and confinement of all persons falsely taking
the oath prescribed, all persons committing any
breach OF the peace or conducting themselves in
q manner tending thereto, and all persons who
shall threaten otherwise attempt to intimidate
or corruptly or improperly influence any citizen
offering to register; and for this purpose they
| may apply Tor aid to the Post Commander, and
may require the attendance and services of sher-
itfs, their deputies, constables, policemen, and
also of any citizen; and all State, district county
| and town officers charged with the preservation
OF the public peace, well as all citizens. are
required to obey the orders of said Boards, given
in pursuance of the authority aforesaid and to
| perform all such acts and duties as may be re-
| qusitc therefor.
| All arrests made herein provided will be
promptly reported to the Post Commandcr to
charges for trial byn Post Court, to be organized
as provided in Circular of May Is, 1867, from
these Headquarters, and any civil officer citi-
zen failing to respond to the call of the Board for
| assistance will be dealt with in like manner.
| ~. Whenever any citizen shall suffer injury in
person, family or property, While exercising or
seeking to exercise the right of registra-
| ton, in addition to any penalty prescribed by
| law for the offence, damages shall be awarded to
| the injured party against the perpetrator, upon
| his conviction; and in caseOf default in payment
of the same, or of the escape Of the offender ifit
| shall appear that the wrong was countenanced or
the offender harborcd or concealed by the neigh
| bOrhoGd, Or that the civil authorities failed to
employ proper measures TO preserve the peace,
| the damages shall be assessed against and paid
| by the town, county or district.
V. Offences perpetrated by white persons dis
gTlised as blacks, being of frequent occurrence,
the attention of all authorities, civil and militia
ry, is directed to the device, adopted to
escape detection, and to cast unmerited obloquy
upon the colored people. In all cases. when re-
sort thereto shall be Shown the fact will be taken
into consideration as aggravating the offence.
vi. Depriving a citizen OF any right, benefit or
advantage of hire or employment, to discourage
him from registering, or On account of his having
registered or having sought to register, shall be
deemed an offence punishable by the Post Court,
and shall entitle the injured party to damages
against the offender, any clause in any contract
or agreement to the contrary Notwithstanding.
VII. The Act of Congress entitled ''An Act for
the mere efficient government of the rebel
States," and the several Acts supplementary
thereto, will be carefully observed by all Boards
of Registration.
VIII. Each Board shall, after having taken the
oath prescribed by the Act of Congressof July I'd,
1862, entitled "An Act to prescribe an oath of Of
iice," (See Af2e'ldi1, form - choose one Of IFS
members as chairman, who shallpreside at all
sessions of the Boards, preserve order at its
meetings for registration, and represent the
Board, and announce its action in all matters
coming before it.
TX The pIorps of sac sion Ot hp Roordc cholI ha
the voting places established by law or custom
in each election precinct, unless for good cause
otherwise directed by the Post Commander.
Y. Each Board shall determine the order in
which the registration shall take place in the sew
eral election precincts, that may be assigned to
il by.thc Post Commander, and the time which
shall be allotted to each-bearing in mind that
the whole work is to be finished before the first
day of October.
XI Each Board shall, forthwith upon notice
of publication OF this order, and at least five days
before commencing registration, give notice
thcreoftx the Post Commander, and the sheriff.
and the mayor of the city or the intendant of the
town, and shall cause written printed notices
to be posted in five of the most public places in
each election precinct, 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 Cay the Board will remain in
session ut each place for the purpose of registra-
ton; and inviting all persons qualified to vote
under the provisions of the Act of Congress
passed March I'd, 1867, entitled "An Act to pro-
vide tor the more efficient government of the
rebel States" and,thc several Acts supplementary
thereto, to appear before the Board for rcgistra-
ton.
XII. On the day and at 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 paragraph XIX.
XIII The room used for registration, which
the chairman shall have previously provided for
the purpose, shall be so 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, one by one and
their ingress and egress so arranged as to avoid
confusion.
XIV. Two citizens shall be admitted within
the bar as chalengers, whose duty it shall be to
challenge the right of any citizen offering to reg
ster upon any of the grounds OF disqualification
enumerated in the Acts of Congress before cited;
but the general right of challenge shall be con-
ceded to all citizens present |
XIV. If any challenge be made, the Board shall, |
before final decision, examine the person pre- |
senting himself for registration in reference to |
the cause of disqualification alleged, and shall |
hear any evidence that may be offered, to sub |
stantiate disprove the cause of challenge, and
shall have power to summon and compel the at
tendance of witnesses and administer oaths in |
any case of registration
XVI. In registering the names OF white and
colored citizens shall be entered alphabetically,
in separate columns of the list. ... /
XVII. The following shall be the process OF
First. Every citizen presenting himself for reg
istry shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed
by law, (see Appendi1, form 2 which shall be
by member of the Board and such
oath shall be preserved with tine lists
Second. His name shall then be entered in the
proper column of the list, and called out by the
chairman. -fi,.
Third. Any challenge made shall be noted in
the proper column, opposite the name, with the
cause thereof
Fourth It is recommended to Boards to defer
The hearing and decision of contested cases until
the session for revision provided tor in paragraph
XIX.
Fifth Whether or not there be any challenge,
The Board must ascertain upon such facts or i'll
as can be obtained, that the applicant
s entitled to be registered before marking his
lame as ''accepted''-the oath not being conclu-
live. ..o..
.Si1th. Section of the Act of July 18th, 1857,
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
,arG on or amnesty, would disqualify him from
egistration.
Seyeysth Boards will take notice that it is enact
d by Section of the Act of July 18th, 1857, that
he true intent and meaning of the oath prescribed
II said supplementary Act is, (among other
hings,) that no person who has been menoer
If the Legislature of any State, or who has held
nv executive or judicial office in any State,
whether he has taken an oath to support the Con-
titution of the United States or not, and wheth-
# he was holding such office at the commence
nent of the rebellion, or had held it before, and
of.o,, do in inSurrpcfiOn |