The Portland daily press., 1867-07-09

WASHINGTON, July s.
The following is synopsis of the recon
Struction Dill reported to the Senate from the
oodiciary communicable first section de-
cIares the true int mt and meaning of the re-
construction acts was and is. that the military
authority OF the United States in said rebel
states was and is paramount to any civil gov
eminent existing therein; makes all such civil
governments subordinate to such military au-
thorlty, and prohibits them from interfering in
any way with the exercise of such military
authority. u
Section second provides that the commander
of any district named in said acts shall have
power, subject to the approval of the General
in the opinion of such commander the proper
administration of said acts shall require it, to
suspend or remove. a.
=, Section third cOnfers upon the General of
the armies all powers of suspension, removal
and de6ail granted to district commanders
Section fourth ratiffes and confirms tha aots
OF removal and appointments already done bv
district commanders
). Section fifth gives the Boards of Registra.
ton power and makes it their duty. before al
loving tne registration of any person, to as
certain upon such facts or information as thew
can obtain whether such person is entitled to
De registered under such act and the oath re-
CURED by said act shall not be conclusive on
such question, and no person shall be regis
tered unless such Board shall decide he is en-
examlne under oath any one touching the
ton. - -Ss'~''
Section sixth enacts that the true intent and
meaning of the oath prescribed in the supple-
men.afy act IS amo az other things, that no per.
Of any State, and who has held any executive
or Judicial office in any State, whether he has
taken an oath to support the Constitution of
the nlted States or not, and who has after
wards engaged in Instruction or rebellion
against the United States, or given aid and
comfort to the enemy thereof, is entitled to be
registered or to vote; and the words "execu-
tive or judicial Office in any State" in said oath
mentioned shall be construed to include all
civil offices created by law for the administra
ton OF the general laws OF the State.
Section seventh provides that the time for
completing the original registration, as provid-
ed for in said act, may, in the discretion of the
commander of any district, be extended to the
nrst day OF October; and Boardssof Registra-
non shall have power, and it shall be their
election under said act and upon reasonable
public notice of the time and place thereof, to
revise for the period of three days the repistra-
ton lists, and upon being satisfied that any
person not entitled thereto has been regis
tered to strike out the name Of such person
from the list, and such person shall not be al
lowed to vote; and such Board shall also, dur
ing the same period, add to such registry the
names Of all persons who at the time possess
the qualifications required by said act who
have not been already registered; and no Der.
son shall st any time be entitled to be regis
tered or to vote by reason of any executive
pardon or amnesty for any act or thing which.
without such pardon or amnesty, would dis
qualify him from registration or voting.
Section eighth provides that section fourth
OF the last named act shall be construed to au-
thorize the commanding General named there
in, whenever he shall deem it neeeful, to re-
move any member Of the Board of Registra-
ton and to appoint another person in his stead
and to fill any vacancy In such body.