The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-07-24

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ance of the said duties of officer or per-
son so suspended or removed by the I
detail of some competent officer or SOL s
der of the army, or by the appoint
mcnt of some other person to perform
the same and to fill vacancies oc-
casioned by death, resignation, or 9TH
erVise.
Sec. 8. That the General ofthe army
of the United States shall be invested
with all the powers Of suspension, re-
moval, appointment and detail granted
in the preceding section to district
commanders.
SEC. 4. That the acts of the. Officers
of the army already done, in removing
in said districts persons exercising the
functions ofcivil officers, and appoint
ing others in their stead, are hereby
confirmed; provided that any person
heretofore or hereafter appointed by
any district commander to exercise the
functions of any civil office, may be- re-
moved either Ey the military officer in
command cf the district, or by the
General of the army and it shall be
the duty ofsuch commander to remove
from Office as aforesaid all persons
who are disloyal to the Government of
the United States, or who use their
official influence in any manner to
hinder, delay, prevent, or obstruct the
due and proper administration OF this
act anl the acts to which this is sup
Elementary.
SEC. 5 That the boards of registra-
ton provided for in the act entitled
"An act supplementary to an act enti-
tied An act 10 provide for the more ef-
ficicnt government ofthe rebel States"
passed March 2, 1867; "and to facili-
tate restoration," passed March %,
1867, shall have power, and it shall be
their duty, before allowing the regis
ton ofany person, to ascertain, upon
such fact or information as they can
obtain, whether such person is entitled
to be e,istere,i under ,aid act, and the
oath required by said act shall not be
conclusive on such question; and no
person shall be registered unless such
board shall decide that he is entitled
Thereto and such board shall also have
power TO examine under oath, to be adj
miuistcrcd by any member OF such |
board, any one touching the qualifica-
ton Of any person claiming reyistra-
ton; but in every case OF refusal by
the board TO register IN applicant, and,
in every case Of striking his name from
the listas hereinafter provided, the
boaid shall makca note or mcmoran-
dun, which shall be returned with the
registration list TO the commanding
general Of ihe district, setting forth
the ground ofsuch refusal or such
striking from the list: Prcrided,
That no person shall be disqualified as
member ofany board Of registration by
reason Of race or color.
SEE. 6. That the true intent and
meaning OF the oath presented i'll said
supplementary act is (among other
thin ys) that no person who has been a
member of the Legislature ofany State,
or who has held any executive or ,iu-
dicial Office in any Safe, whether he
has taken an oath TO su, poit the Con-
st,tution of the United States or not,
or 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 against the United States, or
given aid or comfort to the enemies
thereof, is entitled 10 be registered or
to vote; and the words 'exccutive 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 ola Stale, or for the administration
Of justice.
SEC. 7. And je il tiufier enocted,
That the time for completing the origi-I
nal registrations provided for in any
act may, in the discretion of the COM
mander of any district, be extended to
the first day of OctobcT, 1867 and the
board ofregist'ation shall have power,
and it shall be their duty, commencing
fourteen days prior TO any election
under said act, and upon reasonable
public notice Of the time and place
thereof, to revise for a period Of five
f days the registration list, and upon
being satisfied that any person not en-
titled thereto has been registered, to
strike the name of such person from
the list, and such person shall rot be
allowed to vote. And such board
shall also, during the same period, add
tosuch registry the names of all per-
sons who at that time possess the quail
fcations required by said act, who have
not been already registered, and no
f person shall at any time be entitled to
be registered or to vote by reason of
any executive pardon Or amnesty, for
any act Or thing, which, without such
+ pardon or amnesty, would dis1ualiiy
him from registration or voting.
SEC. s. That all members of said
boards of registration, and all persons
f hereafter elected Or appointed to office
in said military districts under any So
: called State or municipal authority, Or
b by detail or appointment of the district
: commander, shall be required to take
: and subscribe to the oath of office pres
e cribed by law for the officers of the
G United States.