The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-06-01

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1. Aner forwarding their oatbs of
Office, duly signed and nitcsted, ihe
first duty Of tho mtmbers Of Che
tsmrd 4 70 meet and determine the
number u precincts required 10 the
county, 10 enable alt legal voters TO
register and vote without having 10
~ far from their homes and work 10
do NJ. Immediately after dctormln-
Ing the number Of precincts required
ii the county, the board will inform
the assistant adjhtant general Of the
districto OF the number, (by Telegraph
IL practicable in order that blank
registering hooks, prepared for the
purpose, for each precinct, may be
furnished as soon as practicable.
: The board can increase or decrease
} the number Of precincts as now cs-
tablishcd, but II Il thought that gen
orally the present arrangement will
. he found to meet all the wants OF the
, community. Any change the board
may think advisable in this respect.
J will be reported at once to the head.
!. quarters Of the district with reason
therefor.
III. Ii Is thought the best system
for registering in each county, Is 4
commence with the more remote pre-
cincts and close with the central o
" county scat precinct, in order tina
those whose registering IL suspended
pending the decision Of the Attorne,
General and who may be authorized
to register under that decision, ma.
0 have an opportunity of doing SO a
the most convenient point for Oh
awhole county. In each registration
the applicants will DO registered I
a vote in the precincts in which the
. would have been registered, had thci
A. eases not been considered doubtft
N and suspended accordingly.
= III. Andr determining tho nun,
= Der of precincts required and the OF
q, der in which they wiIf'be ~rcgisterct
rs the board will have haud filR struc
he oil and thoroughly tirculated, il
Il. forming the citizens Of the county
its appointment TO the duty Of rcgii
!, teting under the law and giving ~
u tice Of the dates at which Il will Wis
on the varions precincts for thut purpos
Id the length of stay in each precin
ho and the place where the Office will !
~ opened in each. In case the &c
graphical limits of tho election pr
cincts arc not well defined or know
tic the board will define in the han
bills, as exactly as practicable, 4
limits thereof.
". ANY person who has held
office under the general govcrnmei
i,h prior TO entering upon the duties
!, which, he was required to take I
oath Of allegiance. TO the Unit
States, and who afterwards cngag
in, or gave aid aud comfort to reb'
lion or secession, Is disqualified a
nd voter. Any person who has held
!. executive or judicial office under [
|" State Government and whoaiicrwa
DC engaged in or voluntarily aided
yer, bellion or secession, Is disqualified
icy a voter. Until the decision of
Iub Attorney General Is received up
|. the subject of disqualification, the I
%cIusicn Of all applicants for rcgist
'ry in this class will be carried into Ell
sas with the most rigid Interpretation
viii the law. Undoubtedly the deci-i
Tho of the Attorney General will relic
!. FROM this disqualification many
.,lthis class who held minor offices q
Inc who we're not included in the int,
Bur lion Of the law, but, until that
18th cision is made known, il Is not wi
md in the province of the board to ,
mo ercise any discretion.
~ V. The actual travelling expcn
Of the members Of the board viii
paid on vouchers showing the nee
sity for the journey performed,
lip distance Travelled by the short
md practicable route and with %ccrtiic
in that the journey was actually ?
,hn formed as charged, The .vouch
Mt will be approved by The senior me
ave Der of the board and sent 10 Ma
,rc- P. 7. q. Hall, paymaster al III
at headquarters, for payment. Blar
ted, for the purpose as we'll as for
the payment Of salaries Of rcgist,
tiers clerks, ETC., and other necessary
per penscs, will soon be supplied by !
lese jur Hall.
Iust vi. Each beard IL allowed
anne clerk at a salary Of one handud
lars per mouth, lie should b
rites good and rapid penman aud in ev
SECS why eompetent To keep the books
! tu- papers OF his office correctly. w