The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-08-21

quarters, and any civil officer or citizen
failing to respond TO the call OF the Board
Tor assistance, will be dealt with in like
manner.
~. Whenever any citizon shall suffer
injury in person, family or property, while
exercising or seeking to exercise the right
OF registration, in addition to any penalty
prescribed by law for the offence, damages
shall be awarded to the injured party
against the perpetrator, upon his convic-
tion; and In case of default in payment of
the same or OF the escape of the offender,
II 1t shall appear that the wrong was coun-
tenanced, or the offender harb0red or con-
cealed by the neighborhood, or that the
civil authorities fail, d to employ proper
measures to preserve tho peace, the da-
images shall be assessed against and paid
ny " the town, County or District.
v. ohences perpetrated by white persons
disguised as blacks being of frequent oc-
currence, the attention of all authorities,
civil and military, is directed to the device
as one adopted to escape detection, and to
cast unmerited obloquy upon the colored
people. In all cases, when resort thereto
shall be shown, the fact will be taken into
conSlderatlon as aggravating the offence.
vi. Depriving q citizen Of any right,
dement, or advantage Of hire or employ
ment, to discourage him from registering.
or on account of his having registered, or
having sought to register, shall be deemed
an offence punishable by tho Post Court,
ana shall entitle the injured party to da-
images against the offender, any clause in
any contract or agreement to the contrary
Notwithstanding
VII. The Act of Congress entitled, can
Act for the more efficient government of
the rebel States" and the several Acts sup
Elementary thereto, will be carefully OBJ
eoTyed TIIi by y an Boards of Registration.
taken the oath prescribed by the Act of
Congress of July 2, 1862, entitled, Gan Act
to prescribe an oath of Office" (see Ap-
pendix, form l, choose one of its mem
bers as chairman, who shall preside at all
sessions of the Board, preserve order at
its meetings for registration. and repre-
sent the Board, and announce it's action in
all matters coming before it.
IN. The places of session Of the Boards
shall be the voting places established by
law or custom i'll each election precinct,
unless for good cause otherwise directed
by the Post Commander.
n. Each Board shall determine the order
IN whlch'thc registration shall take place
III the several election precincts that NAV
be assigned to it by the Post Commander,
and the time which shall be allotted to
each-bearing in mind that the whole work
Is to be finished before the first day of
October.
N. Each Board hall, forthwith upon
least five days before commencing regis
tratlon. give notice thereof to the Post
Commander, and the sheriff, and the MAYOR
OF the city, or tho intcndant of the town,
and shall eau Sc written or printed notices
to be posted in five of the most public
places IN each election precinct, announc-
ing the time when and the place where its
sessions will be held, the number of days.
TN no case less than two,) and the hours
OF the day the Board will remain in scs-
sion at each place for the purpose of regis
tration, and inviting all persons qualified
10 vote under the provisions OF the Act of
Congress. passed March 2, 1867, entitled,
IAN Act to provide for the more efficient
government of the rebel States," and the
several Acts supplementary thereto, to ap-
pear before the Board for registration.
MI. On the day and at the hour desig-
mated in the notices for commencing re-
gistration, the Board shall. at the places
announced, convene and enter upon it's
duties, and shall then and there post no.
ticcs OF the time of final sessions provided
for in paragraph NIX.
Nil. The room used for registration,
which the chairman shall have previously
provided for the purpose, shall be 80 ar
ranged that the Board shall be separated
by bar from all other persons who may
shall be admitted within the bar, one BY
one, and their ingress and egress so ar
ranged as to avoid confusion.
XIV. Two citizens shall be admitted
within the bar as challengers, whose duty
it shall be to challenge the right of any
citizen offering to register, upon any OF
the grounds of disqualification enume-
rateC in the Acts of Congress before cited;
but the general right of challenge shall be
conceded to all citizene present.
Nv: II any challenge be made, the
Board shall, before final decision, examine
the person presenting himself for regis
tration, in reference to the cause of dis.
qualification alleged, and shall hear any
evidence that may be offered, to substan-
tiate or disproye the cause of challenge.
and shall have power to summon and COM
pei the attendance of witnesses and admi-
MISTER oaths i'll any case Of registration.
AVI; In registering, the names Of white
and colored citizens shall be entered alpha
betically, i'll separate columns of the list.
XVII. The following shall be the process
of registering:
l. Every citizen presenting himself for
| registry shall take and subscribe the oath
prescribed by law, (see appendix, form 2, }
which shall be administered by member
| OF the Board, and such oath shall be pre-
| served with the lists.
2. His name shall then be entered i'm the
| proper column of the list, and called out
| by the chairman
.. ANY challenge made shall be noted in
the proper column, opposite the name,
with the cause thereof
1. 1t is recommended to Boards to defer
the hearing and decision of contested cases
until the session for revision provided for
| i'll paragraph NIX.
8. Whether or not there be any chal.
iense, the Board must ascertain, upon such