The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-07-17
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Snpplenien,:tary5- ii a: Act.

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mentary- reconstruction bill passed by
botn Houses of Congress on Saturday last,
18th instant: -. ..
Bet enacted, DC, That tits hereby de,
clared t5 have been the true intent and
,mean;nnss,.of ns,s,otf the: Act of the I'd day Of
March. 1867; entitled Z. N Act to provide
for the nnoro efficient government OF the
rebel States, !" and of.the act supplement
ta,y thereto, passed on the 23d day of
March, in the year 1867, that the govern
ments then existing IN the rebel States OF
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Mississippi Alabama, Louisiana,
Florida, Texas and Arkansas, were illegal
and void and that thereafter said gov
ernments. if continued, we're to be con
: tiaued subject iu all respects to the Mill
tafg Com mand ders; of the. respective Dis
tsiets and to the paramount authority. of
Congress. s-}-.: :. =. <.-...,. -. ;,
: SEC. q. That the commander of any dis
trict named in said Act shall have power,
subject to the disapproval OF the General
of the Army Of the United States, to have
effect till disapproyed,; whenever, in the,
opinion of such commander, the proper
administration of said Act shalIrequire it,
to suspend or; RENE from Office or from
the performance: of Official duties and the
exercise of official powers, any officer or
person no ding orexercising, or presumlng
to held Eoriaxercise; any civil or military
Office or duty lin such district, under any
power ofeleetion, ointment: or author.
ity, derived from or granted by or claimed
under any sso:called State, ,.or the govern
mentS tIiefeof or any municipal or other
divisionst sthefeof and upon suspension or
removal By, such commander. subject to,
the iIisapprovaE OF the General OF the:
Army, as aforesaid, shall have the power
to provide from time TO time for the per-
fformance eff the said duties of such officer
or personso suspende dor removed, by the
detail of some competent, officer or soldier
of the army, or bY the appointment OF
some other person to: perform the same,
and fof GIL vacancies occasioned by death,
resignation or otherwise.
SEC s. That the General Of the Army
of the United States shall be invested
with all the powerof suspension, removal,
appointment: and detail granted in the
preceding section. to distric: commanders.
: SEC And be !it further enacted, That
the acts of the officers Of the earmy already
done, In removing in said districts persons
exercising the functions of civil Office, and
,appointing others in their stead, are here
by confirmed :: Provided, Thatany person
heretofore or hereafter: appointed by any
district commander to exercise the func-
tions Of. any: civil Office, may be removed
either; BY the military officers in command
of sstlae district, or by the General
of the Army; ard it shall be the
duty Of such commanders toremove from
Office as aforesaid, all persons who are dis
aoyal.to the; Government of the o. s.,
',or2wfro nse u their official influence in any
manner to hinder, delay, prevent or OBJ
strnets the due. and proper administration
of: this Act,s and, the Acts to, which it is
snppIenantafN .,.s,..
s SEC s. That the boards of registration
provided for in the. Act supplementary to
an an Act TO provide for the tnore efficient
government Of the rebel States, passed
March 2SiS 1867, shall have power, and it
shall be their duty not to allow the regis.
tration of any person to ascertain, Upon
such facts or information as they can OBJ.
tain; whether such: person is entitled to be
'repisterede nnder said Act, and the oath
REQUIRED BIZ said Act shall not be conclu..
fsiyes On such question; and no person shall
he registered unless such board shall des
eide that he is entitled thereto. And
snehs board shall also hayepowerto to exam
,ine. under oath, TO be administered by any
member Of such board, any one touching
The qualification of any person claiming
registration. But, III every case: of "A re-
fusal by the board to egisteran applicant,
and in.every case Of striking his name from
the list,:as hereinafter provided, the board
shall make a note or memorandum, which
.shallsbe returned with the registration list
to- the Commanding General of the <dis-
strict, setting forth the grounds of such
refusal of such striking from the list:
Piopidcd hat no person shall be disquali
fed as 81 member of any board of registra,.
by:resson of race or color: ..E.,
SEC. g. That the true intent and mean.
ing OF the oath prescribed Id said supple
mentary Act is, among other things, that
no person who has been a member of the
Legislature of any State, or who has held
any executive or Judicial Office in any
State, whether he has taken All oath. to
support the Constitution of the United
States OF. not, aud whether he was held in
suchsofice:at the commencement OF the
rebellion, or had held it before, and who
was afterwards engaged in insurrection or
rebellion against the United States, or
giving sid and comfort to- the enemies
thereof, is entitled to be registered or to
vote aud the words, executive orjudiclal
Office in any State" in said oath mention.
ed,.shall be construed to include all civil
Offices created by law for the administra-
tionsof any general law of State, or for
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