The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-06-01

All other executive and judicial officers who
are not, in popular language. characterized as
county officers. do. i'll the opinion of Mr.. Stan
berry come under the dislualityinS clause.
Persons who exercise or exercised special or
occasional public duties, arc not included rs
State officers, and such as the following arc.
therefore, not d;sirancl;scd; commissioners of
public works directors of State asylums, visi-
tors Of State universities. State directors Of
banks or other corporations. special commits
sioncrs or agents appointed By State authority
to perform special duties examiners Of
banks. Notaric< Public, and Commissioners OF
Deeds. S
+. O..Ti!.; OF OFFICE.
Any person who h:s taken an oath ofonicc
to support the Constitution Of the United
in rebellion is tisfranclsc;l This clause MS
far rs the executive OF judicial officers of a
State are concerned. does not enlarge the class
subject to diSlranyhsciucnt, because the officer
break ing the oath must also be "a judicial or
cxc,. .,,trc officer" If Il State. according to the
Erulc llcvcinbciore ::cntio"cd. Thus Il mi!:ti',
officer or Notary Public who had tskc:. thi;
said oath would not be disrranchiSc,l under
this clause. because he is Eut held to be :.
,c iu,!.,;;! or executive officer.
.'l oI:,ci Of Ike United States. both civil
and military, wio Lave y:,'!atel !ic;r c#tlss.
are &C c,a:.e .,;r'r!nchi<cd
D. EHGAGiHG * INsrHREcTlu. fR REBEL
iioH .>%p 0ivI:;u Alu AND COMFORT.
Those. w:th" concurrent hoidin:s Of one of
the designated Offices accompanied by the
t.kin" Of the oath of ot!irc, TO not wnrl; dis
tranchScmcnt The two clements must con-
cur. and i'll order mentioned. for person who
has held designated Office and had taken the
oath and had not ufic,ro,ris participated in a
rebellion, may safely take the rc.istratiou
oath.
The clause, nov "cr. conrchcnils crc.y re-
brllion which has taken place in the United
States and crc'Y foreign war in which the
t'nitcd States has ever been engaged. \ per-
son, therefore. who gave aid and comfort to the
enemies Of the United States in the war with
Great Britain Of 1872. or in the war with
Mexico in 1917, would be disqualified.
All persons who did any overt act, either
individually or officially. or in a civil or militia
ry capacity, in furhcrancc Of or Tor the pur-
pose of prnm"ting the rebellion, did under the
law engage in rebellion.
Soldiers compelled to service by conscrption.
and slaves serving or aiding by the command
Of their masters, or by military order, did not
engage in rebellion are not disfranclisc,l
Officers who. during the rebellion discharged
official duties not incident to the war, but in
preservation Of order and administration OF law,
are not tn he considered as engaging in rebel
lion. This applies to all Offices Of n purely
civil character such rs county and municipal
Offices, and all others of like nature which
were not created for the furthcrancc of the
war or the more cilcctual carrying on of hostili-
| ties.
Some direct overt act, done with intent to
further the rebellion is necessary to bring
the party within the provision and meaning OF
the law and the person applying for rcgistra-
tion is not, therefore. required to clear himself
from any faint ofdiSloyalty incurred by mere
dsloya sentiments or expressions.
Mere acts Of common humanity or charity
are not participation in rebellion nor arc
forced contributions or the compulsory pay
mcnt of taxes in aid Of the rebellion; but vol
untary contributions, subscriptions to loans
and even organized contributions of food or
clothing or necessary supplies, except of a
strictly sanitary character. are to be classcd
with acts which disqualify.
DUTIES AND POWERS OF REGISTRATION
BOARDS
No other oath can be required of, or admin,
lstcrcd to any applicant for registration but
that contained i'll the supplementary act. Any
other would be cxtra-judcial and without au-
thority, and Ialsc swearing could not be as