The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-06-08

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psrsaes appeisss1 or 10 & sppoissad
y ~ commssdias gsssssI, = hsss-
iabefore providsi, and to b bold
after the cxpirsiion Of thirty days
from date Of notice thereof, 10 Be-
Ri~ea fss said essvs~t;o~, asa ~
tarns thereof shall be made to the
COM mandiss general Of the distsist
The sixth s>ttscn provides that Ill
elections in States mentioned in said
~ 10 prcvide ft~ tbs mssc sAeisat
gcvcsameae OF The rebel Ssatas, shall,
during the operations Of said act, bc
BY bailsA And Discern natiag said
registration 81 voAsrs aaa conducting
said elections shall, before -ntcring
upon the dirshsrss Of THAR duties,
take aRd subscribs III oesA pre-.
seribed by the act approved July =,
1862, entitled ~ act 10 prescribe an
oath Of oAce; Fss~i.issi, that If any
psrsos shall knowingly and falsely
take and subscribe any oath in this
act Pssscribsd. such psr~on no oGssd-
ing, asd being sh<rsof duly coavict-
ID, shall h. subject u the pains, pen.
alsies, aud disabilities which by lsv
are provided for tho punishusnt Of
willfs' and corrups perjury. Tbs
only osths prescribed by this ast 10
the oath 10 b hksa by tbs persons
applying for registration dad ~
oath TO b. sakoa BY the persons com
prisiag The board Of registration
The duties Of the boards arc First,
to make aud romplete the registration
aud TO supsrintend the election. The
first question, a. TO the duties and
powers Of the board in making aud
completing the registration. The
first section provides that the COM
handing general shall cause = regis.
sration to b. made Of the male Cit
se.s Of tho United States, twenty one
years Of age and upwards, rssldsst
in each county OF parish in the State
or States, incladed in his district,
which registration shall inslwds only
those psrsoss who arc qssliAsd 70
vote for delegates by the set sfAes-
said snd who shall have takss aad
subscribed the following oath OF NJ
6rmsd affirmation. BY this oath
the person applyis9 for registration
must swear or asirm to every qualiA-
cation provided for by Tho original
set. The Arst question whics. arises
here H. whether any other oath can
b. required Of the psrsons applying
for registration, or any OATH can he
administered tn any other person OF
persons touching the qualifications Of
the applicants BY tho board Of regis.
tsstion. The last CLAUSE Of this first
section provides M follows which
oath or Affirmation may be admins
tercd BY any registering ofhccr. The
oath hero referred to is the oath to
he taken by the person spplyisg Tor
registration. | have very carefully
examined all provision. Of this act,
and ! eau find no authority for any
other oath 10 be taken By any one
touching the qualification ef the APP
Piicast for registration, but only this
oath. lN
ain clearly Of opinion that say
other oath touching the qualification
Of the applicant would b. extrn ,adi
cisi, without authority, aud that false
swearing could not be assigned, N
perjury upon such unsathorised oath
especially ~ the provisions To tho
sixth section above quoted, which de-
c'arcs what false swearing shall
amount to perjury, is expressly lin
tod to an oath in these acts pre-
scribed. In arriving At this concls-
sion, ! have given due weight to that
part Of the Avst section Of tho act
which declares that registration
shall ikolads osly those pesous who
are qualified to vote for delegates by
- aiaanA nd llq ,hl|| ~ h.3 /.
n.es that two things mast eoscur 70
s.'nor'se the registration Of tho an.
P'icant Fist, that he sctu,llv nos.
se'sss the qualifications REQUIRES hv
.se original act and secosd. that X
~ required BY this cath to svesr 10
every ono Of those qualifications. and
no authority is anywhere given TO
sa'er upon say other inquiry q to
ais qualifications, and that to sdr;.
lsssr any othsr cath to him. or an,
asth to any other person touch;.y
~ 9ea''aceticns, asd that HE oati'
nd his oath aions is punished !.
,spnry' IL is impossible to re.;,t
- coacIusioa that the ossh i.ss,f 4.
40 'e's ard only ,ess Of Is. qssIie.
asse. Of the spplicast. {
whea, thssssbrs, = person annie.
! 'ss board for registration the pov
|. o. IN. the board i confined 70 the sd. 4
! Of tho prescribed oath y
Ia /" the applicant takss, that hi, A..
~ must 70 upon the registry
ne board cannot eater upo. H. - q
,lry whether he hss sworn truly Or b
'se'y That inquiry must be r.. y.
Fvsd 10 the court which m.v .n.s :,
'tds have Jurisdiction to trv bim q, ="
Indictment for perjury. Next. !,
.ne dsssee IT the board afssr ,h- W
''sfat,oa il completed. Thew ,,s A.
saperintend tho election and m.Ls ~
nrs Il The votes, lists Of voter, ma To-
'se Psse.s to the commsndisr an
'er,'' II Is very clear from sh..s the
= elections the asty Of the bo.,S ~,
! fecs've tho voter Of the person, ="
~ sesses are spoa tho rcpistr, b
, sse = F.5ses al o.Asu, There one
: rsov'sioa anywhere to ohspgs ,iou
s'sasy o. 70 81 single ssue Il =,
'ssss.r:tios, or to erase q sia,is ~
. Which spSsan upon il. now
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q - rsstioa of the spssch Of
q ,hs fso'an, to +" MysLords para
= court, after bis cos vistjon gsnd
ave dose only that which az. lsnc.
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'n,oss with the fsslias Of liber- III.
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