Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-05

v. Offences perpetrated by white persons dis
guised as blacks, being of frequent the
attention of all authorities, civil and military, is
directed to the device, as one, adopted to escape
detection, and to cast unnerited obloquy upon the
colored people. In al cases, when resort thereto
shall be shown, the fact will be taken into consd-
Grafton as aggravating the offence. sS
vi. Deprfving o citizen of any right, benefit or
advantage of hire or employment, to discourage
him from registering, or on account Of his having
registered, or having sought to register, shall be
deemed an offence punishable by the Post Court,
and shall entitle the injured party to damagesga-
gainst the offender, any clause in any contract or
agreement to the contrary notwithstanding.
VII. The Act of Congress entitled ssAn Act for
the more efficient government Of the rebel States
and the several acts supplementary thereto, will
be carefully observed by all Boards Of Registra-
ton. Z. .EsE E.Esrs ts4z 'S'Ef s@b8 ~
:, VIII. Each Board shall, after having taken the
oath prescribed by the act of Congress of July ID,
1862, entitled AN Act to prescribe an oath Of Of
fee (see Appendir, form J, choose one ofits mem
bers as chairman, who shall preside at all sessions
of the Board, preserve order at its meetings for
nounce its action in all matters coming before it
TX. The places of session of the Boards shall
be the voting places established by law or custom
in each election precinct, unless for good cause
otherwise directed by the Post Commander. i
: Z. Each Board shall determine the order in
which the registration shall take place in the sew
eral election precincts that may 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 Octo-
ber. r.- -. .t.s- 5,sTt-f
. XII Each Board shall, forthwith upon notice Of
publication Of this order, and at least FIVE days
before commencing registrations give notice there
of to the Post Commander and the sheriff, and the
mayor of the city or the intendant Of the town,
and shall cause written or printed notices to be
posted in five Of the most public places in esoh
election precinct, announcing the time when and the
place where its sessions will be held, the number
of days lin no case less than twol, and the hours
place for the purpose of registration; and inviting
all persons qualified to vote under the provisions
of the act Of Congress passed March I'd, 1867, en-
titled can Act to provide for the more efficient
government of the rebel States, and the several
acts supplementary thereto, to appear before the
Board for registration.
XII. On the day and at the hour designated in
the notices, for commencing registration, the Board
shall, at the place announced, convene and enter
upon its duties, and shall then and there also post
notices of the time of final sessions provided for in
Paragraph ak.
XIII. The room used for registration, which
the chairman shall have previously provided for
the purpose, shall be so arranged that the Board
shalt be separated by a bar from all other persons
who may be assembled, and those to be registered
shall be admitted within the bar, one by one, and
their ingress and egress so arranged as to avoid
confusion. <..- .-,:. =
XIV. Two citizens shall be admitted within the
bar as challengers, whose duty it shall be to cha-
enge the right of any citizen offering to register
upon any of the grounds of disqualification enume-
rated in the Acts of Congress before cited but the
general right of challenge shall be conceded to all
citizens present.
XIV. If any challenge be made, the Board shall,
before final decision, examine the person present.
ing himself for registration, in reference to the
cause of disqualification alleged and shall hear any
evidence that may be offered, to substantiate or
power to summon and compel the attendance Of
witnesses and administer oaths in any case Of reg
istration. -.
XVI. In registering, the names OF white and
colored citizens shall be entered alphabetically, in
separate columns of the list. h't.' = :
XVII. The following shall be the process Of reg
istering: l..'
First. Every citizen presenting himself for regis.
try shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed by
law (see Appends1 form y, which shall be admin
stered by o member of the Board, and such oath
shall be preserved with the lists. ~.
Second His name shall then be entered in the
proper column Of the list, and called out by the
chairman.
Third Any challenge made shall be noted in
the proper column, opposite the name, with the
cause thereof.
Fourth. It is recommended to boards to defer
the hearing and decision of contested cases until
the session for revision provided for in Paragraph
XIX -. -, 81
FIFTH. Whether or not there be any challenge,
the Board must ascertain upon such facts or infor
nation as can be obtained, that the applicant is
entitled to be registered before marking his name
as accepted, the oath not being conclusive.
tSirth. Section of the Act of July 10th, 1867,
declares that no citizen shall be entitled to be reg
istered by reason of any executive pardon or am
nesty for any act or thing which, without such
pardon or amnesty, would disquaLfy him from reg
istration.
Screnh Boards will take notice that it is enac-
ted by Section 6 of the Act of July 18th, 1867,
that the true intent and meaning of the oath pre-
scribed in said Supplementary Act is (among 9th
er things), that no person who has been member
of the Legislature of any State, or who has held
any executive or judicial Office in any State whe-
ther he has taken an oath to support the Constitu
ton of the United States or not, and whether he
was holding such Office at the commencement of
the rebellion, or had held it before, and who has
afterwards engaged in insurrection Or rebellion a.
gainst the United States, or given aid and comfort
to the enemies thereof is entitled to be registered
or to vote; and the words executive or judicial
Office in any State in said oath mentioned, shall
be construed to include all civil Offices created by
law for the administration of any general law of
State, or for the administration of Justice. $,
Eighth IF there be no challenge, or If the cbal.
lenge be finally overruled, and the Board determine
that the applicant is entitled to be registered; the
Board shall mark opposite the name Of the apnli-
cant, in the proper column, 'sAospsad :" and he
shall thereupon be deemed legally registered. :
Miath If the final decision Of the tBoard he
that the applicant is not entitled fa he reo;steed