The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-08-08

der, and at least five days before
commencingrrsgi sgistrations give notice
thereof to the Post Commander, and
the sheriff, and the Mayor of the city
or the intendant Of the town, and
shall cause written or printed notices
to be posted in five of the most OF
public places in each election pre-
cinct announcing the time when
and the the place where its ses-
sions will be held, henumber of days
(inno casclcss than two), and the hours
of the day the Board will remain in
session at each place for the purpose
of registration; and inviting all per-
sons qualified to vote under the pro
visions of the act Of Congress passed
March I'd, 1867, cntitlcd'"An Act
to provide for the more efficient gov
crnmcnt of the rebel States, and the
several acts supplementary thereto,
appear before the Board of rcgistra-
tion.
XII. On the day and at the hour
designated in the notices, for COM
mencing registration: the Board shall
at the place announced, convene and
enter upon it's duties, and shall then
and there also post notices of the
time of final sessions provided for in
Paragraph XIX.
NIII. The room used for rcgistra-
ton, which the chairman shall pre-
viously provide for the purpose, shall
be so arranged that the Board shall
be separated by q bar from all other
persons who may be assembled, and
those to be registered shall be admit
ted within the bar, one by one, and
their ingrcss and egress so arranged
as to avoid confusion.
XIV. Two citizens shall be admit,
tclwithin the bar as challengers, whose
duty it shall be to challcngethc right
of any citizen offering to register, up
on any of the grounds of disqualif-
cation enumerated in the act of Con
gross before cited; but the general
right Of challenge shall be conceded
to all citizens present.
XIV. If any challenge be made,
the Board shall, before final decision,
examine the person presenting him
self for registration, in reference tc
the cause OF disqualification alleged
and shall hear any evidence that may
be offered, to substantiate or 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 oi
white and colorcd citizens shall be
entered alphabetically, in separate
columns Of the list.
XVII. The following shall be thu
process Of rcgjsterins:r -vyorvr7. u,ur
self for registry shall take and sub
scribe the oath prescribed by law (set
APpendir form p, which shall be ad
ministered by q member of the Board
and such oaths shall be preserved Will
the lists.
Second. His name shall then b
entered in the proper column of thu
list, and called out by the chairman
Third Any challenge made shall
be noted in the proper column, oppo.
site the name, with the cause thereof
Fourth. 1t is recommended tc
Boards to- defer the hearing and de.
cision of contested cases until the ses.
sion for revision provided for in Pa.
ragraph XIX.
Fifth. Whether Or not there be a~y
challenge, the Board must ascertain
upon such facts or information as can
be obtained, that the applicant is en-.
titled to be registered bcforemarkine
his name as " accepted, the oath
not being conclusive.
Sirth. Section 7 of the Act of July
18th, 1867, 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 suchpardon Or amnesty would
disqualify him from registration.
&erenth. Boards will take notice
that it is enacted by Section 6 of the
Act of July 10Th, 1867, that the true
intent and meaning of the oath pre-
scribe in said Supplementary Act is
(among other things, that no person
who has been a member of the Legis-
lature of any State, or who has held
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