Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-07-13
REGIsTRA'TIoN.
IMPORTANT ORDER FROM GEN. s1cKLrs.
! IIEADoR'TERs 2D MILITARY DIsTR1cr, I
{, Charleston, S, e., MayS 1867 I

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IIEADoR'rERs 2D MILITARY D1sTR1cT ~
|. 4. Charleston, s. C., May 8, 1867 3
General Orders No,i18.1 a
l. On the, third Monday ofJuly.next, in o6cdi,
enco to the roquI. 3nonts of the Act of Congress,
/ passed March 23d, 1867, COMMANDING General
will proceed and cause to DO made q llegisra-s
tion of the male citizens 0r the United ,Stntes,
| twenty.onc ycars ofnge aud upwards, residents
of North and South Cnrolinn, not disfu,nchised
for participation in tho rebellion, or for felony
! at common law. \
+ |. One or more Boards of Rcgistraton con.
sisting ofthrec discreet and qualified persons,
| to he appointed by tho Commanding General.
will DO organized in each county or city. to mako
and complete the Registration, supcrintend the
election to be held thereafter for Delegates to
Convention 10 frame Constitution, and make
returns tn him Of the voters. list Of voters and
| Of tho persons elected rs Delegates byu plural.
| ity ct tho votes cast ut such election. 6> ~
| III. The cnnntics i'll North Carolina and the
geographical districts in South Cnroliuu. will.
Tor the purposes Of registration. be divided into
cnnvenient Registration Precincts. In each
| Registration Precilca Board Of Registers will,
| ii practicable, bo organized. Several places
will DO designated in each Registration Precinct
where the Bpnrd will meet ahd citizens eligible
to rcgistratihn will remain in session two days
from sunrisc to sunset, ,nt each place of meeting
4 On the adjournment Of the Board cony of the
listof porsDns registered wiil be dcpusilc,l in ii
| suitable place within tho preciuct scvcn.,lays,
| for public inf'rma,i"n: And thcreaitcr the
Board Will again visit every precinct, and re,
wise the list Of voters hear objections from cit
izens as to any adjudication made, and rc.isicr
any person who may have been unable. BY rru
son of illncsS nr other good and sufficient canse
t" attend the first seSSidn of the Bnar,l.
| ~. All persons appointed toniakc the said
| registration OF voters and to conduit suid clcr
tion will be required, before cnteringupon their
duties, to take and sui hSorhc the oath prescribed
| hy tho Act apprnved July Cd, 1862, entitled "An
act to prescribe nm cath Of office" And ifnny
| person shall inlsclytakc and subscribe such oath
or affirmation, such person so offending and be.
! ing duly convicted. ,hcrcol, shall be Subject IL
the pains, penalties and disabilities which bv
J law, arc provided for the punishment of the
crime of wiliul aud cssrupt perjury The form
of The oath is herewith published as follows:
/" l, y. b.. do socmnly swear tor nfIirm) that
| have never voluntarily borne arms against
tho UAitcd S,atos since 1 have been citizen
thereof; that have voluntarily given no ud
| countcnance, counsel. or enconra grn,ont to per.
sons engaged in armed hostility tharc,r that
have neither sought nor accepted. nor nttcmp.
ted to exercise the functions Of am.T oilicc what
ever under any au,h"riy or pretended uuthnr
ty in hostility to the United States that have
| not yielded voluntary support to any prctcn.
| ded government. authority. power. or c0n$titu.
ton within tho United States. hostile or mimi
cal thereto. Aud dn furthcrswcar (oranirm)
will snppnrta and defend the Constitution Of Tie
| United States, against. all enemies, foreign or
| domestic that will bear ,ruo faith and allie
glance To the samo; that take this obligation
freely. without any mental reservation or pur
| pose OF evasion and that j will we'll and faith
fully discharge the duticsof The Office on which
/ am nbnnt to cutter. So help me Cod"
j Y. Memhcrs of the Brnrds Of Registration.
viii DO allowed rs compensation fur dn,nrS n
Idny for each day. actually and necessarily en-
te cents.a milo for cnch mile travelled On III!
! ty. Ohccrs Of the army dctailcd$fpr such duty
| Will paid the per diem and mileage allowed
| for attendance on Cnnrts Martial
| vi. Any citizen desiring to serve as u mem.
| Der of IL Board of Registration may forward his
application to these cnluuarrrs addressed to
| Captain ALEXANDER MOORE, "A. ID. O. M
application will be considered unless nccomnn.
| Mod by nwrittch Recommendation signed hy ci-
thor the Provisional Governor of the State Il
Judge of tho Circnitor District Court ofihe Uni.
ted States, y Collector or"thcr principal niicerof
Customs or of Internal Rcycnuc. tn. Assistant
Commissioners of the Frccdmcn's Bureau. or
| the Commanding Officer of the Military Post
within which the applicant resides, certifying
the arp cant TO lac a fit and proper person to
| receive the appointment.
VII. 1t is essential that every Board of Reg.
'istrntinn should be composed Of persons OF req
"gnizcd consideration and worth, fairly repre-.
| scnting the population, and in whose impair
tiaity and capacity the body of voters in tho
| vicinage may have Just reliance.
| VIII. The boundaries of precincts f,r regis.
stration, the several places within ench precinct
where the Board Of Registration will meet, tho
day or days on which the Board will meet in
each precinct, aud. also. such regulations rs
may hc necessary f,r the gnvcrnmont of Reg
istcrs and of Inspectors Of Election in the dis.
charge Of their dntcsnnd to insure the accura.
cy md completeness Of this regstratiou,2 will
1e dn'y published for general information. u !.
TX. Post Commanders willrcport without dc.
lay upon the mdst cxpedicnt,divisinn of tho ter.
ritnry wihin their commands into Registration
Precincts, having reference, when prncticahle
to existing laws and rnstnus establishing the
usual voting places, and keeping in Wow the
Importance of ntf"rding ample facilities for reg
| istration with tho loast interruption of the ors
binary nvocntions of the people,
BY command of Mnjor.Gcn. D. L. sicxLEs
| J. w. CLOUS.
! Cant. 3Sth Inf. A. D. C. & a. a. "A. General
OfRcal ALEXANDER MooKs. Aid de;C Camp.
THE STATE OF SOUTH carolina,