The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-08-08
GENERAL NEWS.
REGULATIONS FOR REGIsTRA-
TtON.

August l. 1867. }
General Orders No. IS.
I. Registration shall commence lmt l.
mediately upon the PRONUNCIATION OF
this order:
II. Post Commanders will be Su-
perintendcnts of registration within
their respective commands, exercising
in addition to the functions herelnaf-
ter specially conferred, general S1 su,
pervisory authority, looking to inc
faithful execution of the several hcc
construction Acts, the maintenance OF
order and protection ofpolitic"lrightS5'
They will suspend registrars tor NAL
feasancc in Office, neglect Of duty, or
iacompctcncy, promptly reporting
their action, with the reasons there
for, to these headquarters.
iii. The Boards of Registration
arc empowered and required to sup
nress all disorders interfering with
the execution of their duties, to cause
the arrest and confinement Of all per-
sons falsely taking the oath pre-
scribed, all persons committing any
breach of the peace or conducting
themselevs in q manner tending there
to, and all persons who shall threaten
or otherwise attempt to intimidate; OF
corruptly or improperly influence any
citizen. offering to register; and tor
this purpose they may apply tor ald
to the Post Commander, and may re.
euire the attendance and service OF
sberiffs, their deputies, constables;
policemen, and also of any citizen;
and all State, district, county and
town officers charged with the prescr-
vation of the public peace, as we'll ; as
all citizens, arc required to obey the
orders of said Boards, given in pur,,
suance to the authority aforesaid and
to perform all such acts and duties as
may be requisite therefor. >, ,
Al arrests made as herein provided
will be promptly reported to the Post
Commander, to whom also the prlso-
ners will be turned over with charges
for trial by Post Court, to be or :
eanized as provided in Circular of
Nav Is, 1867, from these headquar-
tiers and any civil officer or citizen
falling to respond to the call of the nc
Board for assistance Will DC dealt
with in like manner. :, =
~. Whenever any citizen shall sui
fur injury in person, family or prop
erty, while exercising or seeking to
exercise the right of registration, in
" hw TOT rnu 0nuHCu, trnruE
be awardad to the injured party
against the perpetrator, upon his con-
viction; and in case of default in pay
ment of the same, or of the escape OF
the offender, if it shall appear that
the wrong was countenanced, OF the
offender harbourcd Or concealed by
the neighborhood, or that the civil au-
thorities failed to employ proper
measures to preserve the peace the
damages shall be assessed against and
paid by the town, county or district.
V. Offences, pcrpetrated by white
persons disguised as blacks, being of
frequent occurrene, the attention of
all authorities, civil land military, is
directed to the device, as one adopted
to escape detection, and to cast
unmerited obloquy upon the colorcd
people. In all cases, when resort
thereto shallbc shown, the fact will be
taken into consideration as aggrava-
ting the offence.
VI. Depriving q citizen of any
right, benefit Or advantage of hire 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 i'll
jured party to damages against the
offender, any clause in any contract
or agreement to the contrary notwith-
standing.
VII. The Act Of Congress cnti-
tied can Act for the more efficient
government of the rebel States, and
the several acts supplementary there
to, will be carefully observed by all
Boards of Registration.
VIII. Each Board shall, after hav-
ing taken the oath prescribed by the
act of Congress Of July I'd, 1862, en-
titled can Act to prescribe an oath
Of office (see APpeaadis, form 1, choose
one of its members as chairman, who
shall preside at allsessions the Board
preserve order at it's meetings for reg