The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-10
RECoNsTRUCTION.

Supplementary reconstruction Dill, as II pass
ed both Houses:
SEC. 1. Be ut enacted 5Y the Senate an
House of Representatives, Of the United State
of Anaerica IN Congress assembled, That it
! hereby declared to have been the true inten
and meaning of the act of March Sd, A. d
| 1857. entitled an act to provide for the NOR
efficient government of the rebel States
and of the act supplementary thereto, passed
on the 23d day of March, in the year 1867
that the governments, then existing in tn
rebel States of Virginia, North Carolina
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Arkan
sas, were illegal and void, and thereafter tht
same Governments, if continued, were to b,
continued subject in all respects to the Mill
tary Commanders of the respective Districts
and to the authority of Congress
Sec. 2. Ind be ii. further enacted, That the
commander of any district named in said ACT
shall have power, subject to the approval o.
the General of the armies Of the United
States to have effect till disapproved
whenever in the opinion of such com.
mander the proper administration OF SAID
act shall require 1t, to suspend or re-
move from Office, or from the performance
of official duties and the exercise OF official
powers, any officer or person holding or ex-
ercising, or protesting to hold or exercise
any civil or military office, or duty in such
district under any power, election, appoint
ment OF authority derived from or granted
by, or claimed under any so-called State or
the government thereof, or any municipal or
other division thereof, and upon such sus-
pension or removal such commander, subject
to the approval of the General aforesaid,
I IN
time fol- the performance of the said duties
of such officer or person, so suspended or re-
moved, by the detail of some competent of
ficer or soldier of the army or by the ap-
pointment of some other person to perform
the same, and to fill vacancies occasioned by
DEATH resignation or otherwise.
SEC. 3. Ind be 1t further enacted, That
the General of the armies Of the United
States shall be invested with all the power of
suspension, removal, appointment and detail
granted in the preceding section to district
SEC. 4. Ind be 1t further enacted, That
the acts of the officers of the army already
done in removing in said districts persons
exercising the functions of civil officers and
appointing others i'll their stead, are hereby
confirmed; provided that any person hereto
fore or hereafter appointed by any district
to exercise the functions of any
civil office may be removed, either by the
military officer in command of the district or
by the General of the army and it shall be
the duty of commanders to remove from of
fee, as aforesaid, all person who are disloyal
to the government of the United States, or
who use their official influence in any manner
20 hinder, delay, prevent or obstruct the due
md proper administration of this act, and
he acts to Which this is supplementary.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That
he boards of registration provided for in
he act entitled IAN act supplementary to
IN act entitled An act to provide for the
more efficient government of the rebel
States,' passed March 2, 1867, and to facili-
ate restoration" passed March %, 1867.
hall have power, and it shall be their duty
,efore the allowing the registration of any
person, to ascertain, upon such facts or in
as they can obtain, whether such |
,erson is entitled to be registered under
aid act, and the oath required by said act |
hall not be conclusive on such question,
nd no person shall be registered unless such |
oard shall decide that he is entitled there
o.; and such board shall also have power to
Xamine under oath Ito be administered by
ny member of such board) any one touch
lg the qualification of any person claiming
egistration. But in every case of refusal
y the board to register an applicant, made
l every case hereinaftePprovided, the board
hall make note or memorandum, which
nall be returned with the registration list to
he commanding Generals of the Districts
citing forth the ground of such refusal, or
1ch striking from the list: Provided, that
o person shall be disqualified, as member
any board Of registration, by reason of
ICE or color.
SEC. 6. And be 1t further emacted That
lie true intent and meaning of the oath pre-
ribbed in said supplementary act is, (amcng
Their things,) that DO person who has been
member of the Legislature of any State,
who has held any executive or judicial
flee in any State, whether he has taken an .
nth to support the Constitution of the Uni s
d States or not, and whether he was hold
g such office at the commencement of the
bellion or had held it before, and who has
forwards engaged in Instruction or rebel {
On againstthe United States, or given aid or
'mtort to the enemies thereof, is entitled to !
registered or to vote; and the words lex
utive or judicial office in any State" in I
id oath mentioned shall be construed to {
clude all civil Offices created by law for the !
of the general law of the =
ate, or for the administration of justice.
Sec. 7. And be 1t further enacted, That the
ne for completing the original registration +
divided for in said act may, in the discre- '
On of the commander of any district, be b
tended to tire list day of October, 1867; S
id the boards of registration shall have :
,wer, and it shall be their duty, commenc- 5
g fourteen days prior to any election under a
id act, and upon reasonable public notice c
the time and place thereof, to revise for t
riod of three days the registration lists
ID upon being satisfied that any person not !,
titled thereto has been registered, to strike f
C name of such person from the list. And Ii
ch hoard shall also, during the same peri I
. add to such registry the names of all a
rsons who at that time possess the qualifi- q
tions required by said act who have not s.
en- already registered, and no person shall s.
any time be entitled to be registered or to
tie by reason of any executive pardon OF f
lnesty, for any act or thing which, with Il
t such pardon or amnesty, would disqual-
him from registration or voting.
Sec. s. And be 1t further enacted, That
). 4 of the said last-naned act shall be con- .
ued to authorize the commanding general !.
med therein, whenever he shall deem it
edful, to remove any member of board -
and to appoint another per- d.
l in his stead, and to fill any vacancy in in
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