Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-17

XVI. In registering, the names of whito
and colored citizens shull bo entorcd alph-u
| betically, in separate columns of the list
XVII. The following shall be tho process
of registering:
First. Every citizen presenting himself for
! registry shall take and subscribe the onth pro-
scrlbcd by law, (sce Appendix, form 2d.)
| which shall bo administered by member of
the Board, and such oath shall be preserved
with the lists.
Second His oamc shall tfon be entered in
the proper column of the list, and called out
by the chairman.
Third. Any challenge made shall be noted
in the proper column, opposite the name, with
the cause thereof.
Fourth. 1t is recommended to Boards to defer
the hearing and decision of contested cases
until the session for revision provided for in
paragraph XIX.
Filth. Whether or not there be any chal-
lenge, the Board must ascertain upon such
facts or information can be obtained, that
the applicant is entitled to be registered be-
fore making his name rs " accepted
oath not being conclusive.
Sixth. Section Of the Act of July 10Th,
1867, declares that no citizen shall be enti.
tied to bo registered by reason Of any cxecu-
which without such pardon or amnesty would
disqua|ify him from Registrations
Seventh. Boards will take notice that it is
enacted by Section 9th of tho Act of July
18th, 1867, that the true intent and meaning
of the oath prescribed in said supplementary
Act is, (among other tbings,) that no person
who has been Il member of the Legislature of
any State, or who has held any executive or
judicial Office in any State, whether he has Ia
! ken an oath to support tie Constitution of the
United States or not, aud whether he was
holding office at the commencement Of the
! rebellion. Or had held it before, and who has
afterwards engaged in insurrccton or rebel
! lion agninst the United States, or given aid
or comfort to the enemies thereof, is entitled
| to be registered or to vote and the words
"executiye or judicial Office in amy State in
| said oath mentioned, shall be construed to in.
clude all civil Offices created 10y law for the ad-
ministration of any general law OF State, or
for the administration of justice.
Eighth. If there be no challenge, or if the
| challenge be finally oyerrulcd, 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,
Accepted" and he shall thcreupon be deem
cd legally registered"
Ninth If the final decision of the board
be that the applicaht is not entitled to be reg
istercd, the Board shall mark in the proper
column. opposite his name, +" "Rcjected."
Tenth In every case of rejection, the
Board shall make Il note or memorandum, set.
ting forth the ground of such rejection, and
return it, with the registration list, mentioned
in paragraph Xxx.
XVIII The registration, conducted as pro-
vidcd in Paragraph XVII, shall be in tripi-
cate lists, two Of which SHALL after the con.
clusion of tho first session, be exposed for
public inspection at convenient places, for
five days; and the third shall be retained in
possession of the Board till after the compile
tion OF registration at the meeting provided
for in paragraph XIX, when the three having
been compared and verified, shall be certified
in the form prescribed aud printed ut the end
of the blank registration list.
XIX. Sessions for revising the lists shall
be held in each election precinct, after said
five days exposure of the lists, upon notice
ms provided in paragraph Mi, and the Boards
of Registration shall have power, and it shall
be their duty, to revise the same for period
OF two days; and upon being satisfied that
any person not entitled thereto has been reg
istered, to strike the name Of such person
from the list. And the Boards shall also du-
ring the same period, add to such registry tho
names OF all persons who ut that time posses.
scs the qualifications required by said Act,
who have not been already registered and who
shall then apply to be registered
Xxx. One of the said list shall then be i'm
mediatcly delivered to the Post Commander,
who will forward the same to these uca,louar
ters
XXI. Each Board shall, at or before tho
conclusion of registration toward through the
Post Commander to these Headquarters, Il rco-
| ommcndation of three suitable persons for In
spcctors of Elections in each election precinct,
stating the name, occupation aud post Office
address Of each person recommended.
XXI. 1t is onjoincd upon all Boards of
Registration to explain, carefully, to all citi-
zeDs who have not hitherto enjoyed the right
suffrage, the nature of the privileges which
have been extended to them, and tho impor-
tanoe of exercising with intelligence the new
and honorable franchise with which they l,ave
been invested by the Congress Of the United
States.
XIII. Boards will take notice that ac.
cording to Section 10, Of the Act of July 10,
1867, they are not to be bound in theisactio
by any opinion Of any civil officer of the Uni
ted States.
XIV. Boards are instructed that all the
provisions Of tho several Acts Of Congress- ci
ted ar IN ho lihor,ll, o,n,t,,oJ