The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-10
RECONSTRUCTION.
supplementary Recons.ruction Bill.

Suppfefn cntafy fccOnStrucIioH plll, ds IL pasS-
ed both Houses s 1850.
SEC 1. Be at enacted 6y the Senate and
| House Of Representatives Of the United States
| IF america in Congress assembled, That 1t Is
hereby declared to have been the true intent
and meaning of the act of March I'd, A. D.
1867. entitled an act to provide for the more
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 the
rebel States of Virginia, Norh-Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Arkan-
sas, were illegal and void, and thereafter the
same governments, if continued, were to be
continued subject in all respects to the Mill
tary Commanders of the respective Districts
and to the authority of Congress. -
Sec. g. Ind be 1t further enacted, That the
commander OF any district named in said act
shall have power, subject to the approval of
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 it, to suspend or re-
move from ONCE, or from the performance
of official duties and the exercise of official
powers, any officer or person holding OF ex-
ercising, OF protesting to hold or exercise
any civil or military Office, or duty in such
district under any power, election, appoint
mcnt or 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
shall have power to provide from time to
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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 APP
pointment Of some other person to perform
the same, and to fill vacancies occasioned by
death, resignation or otherwise.
SEC. 3. lind 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
commanders.
SEC. 4. 1nd be 1t further enacted, That
the acts of the officers of the army already
lone in removing in said districts persons
.Xecising the functions of civil officers and
appointing Others in their stead are hereby
confirmed /; provided that any person hereto
ore or hereafter appointed by any district
commander to exercise the functions of any
civil Office may be removed, either by the
military officer in command of the district
" the General of the army and it shall be
he duty of commanders to remove from of
ice as aforesaid, all person who are disloyal
o the government of the United States, or
Who use their official influence in any manner
o hinder, delay, prevent or obstruct the due
ind proper administration of this act, and
he acts to Which this is supplementary.
Sec. 5. And lie it further enacted, That
The boards of registration provided for in
The 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 23, 1867,
shall have power, and it shall be their duty
before the allowing the registration of any
ormation as they can obtain, whether such
person is entitled to be registered under
aid act, and the oath required by said act
hall not be conclusive on such question,
md no person shall be registered unless such
BOARD 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
ne the qualification of any person claiming
egistration. But in every case Of II refusal
" the board to register an applicant, made
n every case hereinafter provided, the board
hall make a note or memorandum, which
hall be returned with the registration list to
he commanding Generals of the Districts,
citing forth the ground of such refusal, or
UGH striking from the list: Provided, that
70 person shall be disqualified, as member
f any board of registration, by reason of
ace or color.
SEC 6. And be 1T further enacted, That
he true intent and meaning of the oath pre-
cribed in said supplementary act is, (amcng
ther things,) that no person who has been
member of the Legislature of any State,
L who has held any executive or judicial
flee in any State, whether be has taken an
ath to support the Constitution Of the Uni
ed States or not and whether be was hold
10 such office at the commencement Of the
ebellion or had held it before, and who has
forwards engaged in insurrection or rebel
on againstthe United States, or given aidor
omfort to the enemies thereof, is entitled to
e registered or TO vote; and the words ''eX
cutive or judicial Office in any State" In
lid oath mentioned shall be construed to
,clude all civil Offices created by law for the
of the general law of the
tate, or for the administration of justice.
Sec. 7. Ind be it further enacted, That the
me for completing the original registration
rovided for in said act may, in the discre-
on of the commander Of any district be
ztended to the 1st day of October, 1857;
nd the boards of registration shall have
over, and 1t SHALL be their duty, commcnc-
g fourteen days prior to any election under
id act, and upon reasonable public notice
the time and place thereof, to revise for
eriod Of three days the registration lists;
I'd upon being satisfied that any person not
ltitled thereto has been registered, to strike
lie name of such person from the list. And
lch board shall also, during the same peri
1. add to such registry the names of all
ersons who at that time possess the qualifi-
Itions required by said act who have not
cen already registered, and no person shall 4
any time be entitled to be registered or to
Ste by reason OF any executive pardon or
nnesty, for any act or thing which, with
1t such pardon or amnesty, would disqual-
Y him from registration or voting.
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted That
c. of the said last-naned act shall be con-
rued to authorize the commanding general
lmed therein whenever he shall deem it
,edful, TO remove any member of board
registration, and to appoint another per-
N in his stead and to fill any vacancy in !