Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-06-11
INSTRUCTIONS TO REGISTRARS.
ANOTHER ORDER FROM GEN'RAL
SCHOFIELD.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL S OPINION NOT FOL-
a n LOWED.
The following has just been published at mil
itary headquarters:
HEAD QRs, FIRST MILITARY DISTRICT,
STATE OF VIRGINIA, T
Richmond, Va. juno Sd, 1867. }
| GENERAL ORDERS, No. "a.
The following instructions for the government
of Boards of Registration are published as an
appendix to the regulations prescribed in Cen
eral Orders, No. %, of May 18th, 1867:
l. All male citizens of the United States
twenty one years of age and upward, OF what
ever race, color or previous condition, who have
been resident in the State for one year, except
such as may be disfranchised for participation
in the rebellion, or for felony are entitled to be
registered as voters, upon their taking and sub
scribing the oath or affirmation prescribed by
the act of Congress of March 23d, 1867.
g. All those who were at any time members
of Congress, or officers Of the United States,
civil or military, and as such officers took an
oath to support the Constitution OF the United
States, and all who were at any time members
Of any State Legislature or executive or judi
cial officers of any State, and afterwards en-
gagged in insurrection or rebellion against the
United States, or gave aid or comfort to the
enemies thereof; and all who have been con-
victed of felony against the laws OF any State or
of the United States, are disfranchised
8. No one is disfranchised for participation
in rebellion, unless he previously held some one
of the Offices above named. ~ ~
4. The following will be regarded as execu-
tive and judicial officers of the State OF Virgin
la, within the meaning Of the law, viz:---Gov-
ernor, Lieutenant-G Governor, Secretary OF State,
Auditor of Public Account, Second Auditor,
Register of the Land Office, State Treasurer,
Attorney General, Judges of the Supreme Court
of Appeals, Judges ofthe Circuit Courts, Judge
of the Court of Hastings, Justices OF the Coun-
ty Courts, Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen OF
any city or incorporated town, who are ec otSeao
Justices, Coroners of towns and counties, Es-
cheators, Inspectors of tobacco -four and other
commodities. I'd
s. All persons who voluntarily Joined the re-
bel army, and all persons in that army, whether
volunteers or conscripts who committed volun-
tarily any hostile act thereby engaged in insur-
rection or rebellion. Any person, however,
who was forced into the rebel army, but avoided,
as far as possible, cannot be said to have en-
gagged in the rebellion s4
6. Ali who exercised the functions Of any Ct Ct
Gee under the Confederate Government, or the
Government of any one Of the Confederate
States, which functions were of a nature to aid
in prosecuting the war, or maintaining the ho-
stile character of those governments, and all
who voted for the ordinance Of secession, en-
gagged in the rebellion or gave aid and comfort
to the enemy.
T. Those who volasntorily furnished supplies
of food, clothing, arms, ammunitions, horses or
mules. or any other material of war, or labor Or
service of any kind to the Confederate military
or naval forces, OF money, by loan or otherwise,
to the Confederate Government, or aided in any
way the raising, organization, or equipment OF
troops, gave aid and comfort to the enemy, and
participated in the rebellion and civil war
against the United States.
8. To give individual soldiers food and cloth
ing enough to relieve present suffering, or to
minister to the sick or wounded, are simple acts
of charity or humanity, and do not constitute
giving ssaid or comfort to the enemy" A pa
rent may give his son who belongs to the ho-
stile army, food and clothing for his own use !;
but if he give him gun, horse, or other thing,
to be used for hostile purposes, he thereby gives
aid and comfort to the enemy.
9. Whenever, after the examination required
by paragraph II, of the regulations of May 9Th,
the Board is still in doubt as to the right ofthe
applicant to be registered as voter, and he is
then willing to take the prescribed oath, the
Board will give to that oath its full weight, and
register the applicant as a voter.
10. In the list of those who are Registered
after challenge and examination and those
who are rejected upon challenge the Board
will state in each case, what Office, or offices
the person held previous to the late war, and
what insurrectionary or rebellious acts he COM
mitted, and what kind of aid or. comfort he
gave to those engaged in insurrection or rebel
lion. -
ii. The chalengers provided for in para
graph II of the Regulations of May 18th, will
be selected by the Board from the most respect