The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-08-01
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50 husptnueu OF FemONoO, Dy detail
Of some competent officer or soldier
Of the army, or by appointment Of
some other persons to perform the
same and to GIL vacancies occasioued
by death, resignation or otherwise.
$50. 8. The General Of the army
OF the United States shall be intrust-
ed with all powers Of suspension, re-
moval or appointment granted 10 the
preceding section 10 district comnan.
ders.
"SRo. 4. That the acts OF the off,
GERS Of the army already done, 10 70
moving in said districts persons exer.
cising the functions Of civil officers,
and appointing others, in their stead,
are hereby confirmed; provided, any
person heretofore or hereafter ap-
pointed by any district commander,
to exercise functions of any civil Of.
fee, may bo removed either by the
military officer in command Of the
district or by the General Of the army,
aud IL shall be the duty Of such com
mandsr TO remove from Office as nforo-
said all persons who are disloysl TO
the Government OF the United States,
or who use their Official influence in
any manner to hinder, delay, prevent
or obstruct the due aud proper Ad-
ministratiou OF this act and the nota
10 which it is supplementary.
Sec. B. That the boards Of regis.
tration provided for in the ACT enti-
tied an act supplementary to an act
entitled an nct to provide for the more
efficient government Of the robel
States, passed March 2, 1865, to fa-
cilitate registration, passed March %,
1867, shall have power, aud II shall
b, their duty, before allowing The
registration Of any person, to ascer-
tain upon such facts or information
as they cau obtain, whether such per-
son Is ontitled'to be registered under
isid act, and the oath required by
said act shall not bo conclusive on
such question, and no person shall bo
registered uuless such board shall also
have power to examine, under oath,
to be administered by any member Of
such board, any Que, touching the
qualification or any person claiming
registration but, in every case OF
refusal By tho board to register nn
applicant, and In every case Of strik.
ing his name from tho list, ns here.
matter prescribed, the board shall
mako o note or memorandum, which
shall be returned with the registra
tion list to tho commanding General,
for tho ground Of such refusal or
such striking from the list, provided
that no person shall be disqualified as
member OF any board OF repistra.
ton by reason of racc or color.
Src. @. That tho true intent and
meaning Of tho oath prescribed In
said supplementary act ia, among
other things, that no person who has
been a member Of the Legislature of
any State, or has held any Executive
or Judicial Office in any State, wheth-
or he has taken an oath TO support
the Constitution of the United States
or not, aud whether he was holding
such Office Mt the commencement OF
the rebellion, or had held it before.
and who has afterward engaged 10 re-.
bellion against the United States, or
given aid and comfort to the enemies
thereof, is entitled to be registered or
vote, and the Executive or Judicial
Office in any State in said oath men.
toned, shall bo construed to include
all civil officers created by law for the
administration of any general law of
the State Of for tho administration Of
justice.
"SRo. Z. And be Il further enact.
cd that the time for completing the
original registration provided for in
said act may, in the discretion of the
commander Of any distsict, be Il ex-
tended TO the 1st day Of October,
1867, and the boards Of registration
shall have power and II shall be their
duty, commencing IA days prior to
any election under said act, and upon
reasonable public notice Of time and
place thereof, to revise for q period
Of FIVE days the registration lists, and
upon being satisfied any person not
entitled thereto has been registered,
to strike such name from the list, and
such persons shall not be allowed 10
vote and such board shall, also dur
ing the same period, add 10 such reg.
lister the names Of all persons who at
that time possess the qualiica ations
required. by said act who have nos
already been registered and no per.
son shall at any time be entitled to be
registered or vote, by any reason OF
any executive pardon or amnesty for
any act or thing which, without such
pardon or amnesty would have dis
qualified him from registration OF
voting.
$50. Q. That all members OF
said boards of registration, and all
persons hereafter elected or appoint.
ed to Office in said military district
under any so-ealled State or munieip-
a! authority, or by detail or appoint.
ment of the district commander, shall
be requifed to take and subscribe the
oath Of Office prescribed by Law for
the officers Of the United States.
"SEo. Q. That no district com.
mander, or member Of the board OF
registration, or sny Office or appoin-
tee under them, shall be bound in
his action BY any opinion Of any civil
officer ofthe United States.
"SEo. 10. That Section 4 Of aaid
last named act, shal. be construed to
sRthoTizs the commanding General
named therein, Whenever be shall
deem II nsedfdl 10 remove any mem-
ber OF a board Of registration aud aP-
point another in bis steed aud Gil
any vacancy in such board.
SEQ. III. That all provisions OF
this act, and Of the acts TO which this
is supplementary, shall be construed