The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-05
Headquarters Second Military District,
CHARLESTON, s. c., August q, 1867.

CIRCULAR. -
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFICERS OF REGIS
TRATIoN, FOR THEIR INFORMATION IN REvIs-
ING THE LISTS OF VOTERS. . ..
l. All citizens are entitled to be registered, un-
less disqualified for the acts and offences set forth
in the rules and regulations for Registration,
published in General Orders No. 65 - = 2.'
No citizen is disqualified unless, having held
office under the United States, or having been a
member of the Legislature OF any State or hav-
ing held some executive or judicial office under q
general law of the State, he afterwards engaged
in the rebellion, or gave aid and comfort to per-
sons SO engaged; or unless, by the decree of n
competent judicial tribunal, or by an act oil Con-
gress, or law of Statc he has been disiranchised
for rebellion against the United States, or for
felony. -.r ~..l .-'..-,-.. ..,-.i... -'!
Disqualified persons are of several classes for
example: -.. .'. .... ,.
ist. Any person not twenty -one years Of age
Cd. ANY person who has not acquired resi-
dence in the State. -. ..-.t = AIRY.
3d.. Any person otherwise qualified by aye and
residence, who, having held office under the
United States, afterwards engaged in rebellion,
or gave aid and comfort to their enemies.
4th. Any pers n otherwise qualified by residence
and age, who, having been a member of egisla-
ture, or having held executive or judicial Office
under general law of State, afterwards engag-
ed in rebellion against the United States, gave
aid and comfort to their enemies
5th. Any person otherwise qualified by resi-
dence and age, who has been disfranchised by the
sentence of competent judicial tribunal for
felony. = -r.... ..,.. ..,.
9th. Any person otherwise qualified by resi-
dence and age, who has been dsfranchised by law :;
fnr example, q citizen Of Tennessee DISTINGUISHED
by the constitution and laws of that State, for
participation in the rebellion, who has become a
resident of North or South Carolina. .
II. A citizen, not included within either of the
above specified classes, although he may have
voluntarily taken part in the rebellion is qualified
citizen included within the Sd or 4th class,
yI,nco aiA nfro ohaItn
is qualified. f
In general, officers of mere municipalities,
towns or villages are not embraced in the 3d and
4th classes OF paragraph /; for example: police
man or member of a town guard, appointed by
town or city authorities local health officers,
weighers, measurers and inspectors of nlerchan-
die and produce: persons holding deputations
from civil officers, such as deputy sherifs and the
ed by civil officers: pounl-masters, jailors APP
pointed by sheriffs, ETC.: these are not Offices
created by law for the administration of general
law of State, or 1orthe administration of justice.
There are, however, certain municipal or town
officers within the intent and meaning of the Acts
OF Congress, and who by subsequent acts in aid
of the rebellion, would be disqualified. For ex-
ample, a mayor of city, or intendant of q town,
who may have been, by virtue of his Office,
magistrate, having authority by law to hear and
determine complaints for petty Offences, and to
impose punishment by fine and Imprisonment
bail persons charged with crime. .''
Municipal or town officers, having authority
to enforce mere local ordinances in the nature Of
police regulations, for the preservation of ORDER
the regulation of trade, and the abatement of nu-
isances, or other strictly corporate matters are
not within the disfranchlsing provisions of the
Act. . r....... ..-s.. : - .a.- .-..., -aa
The circumstance, nevertheless, that the duties
of an officer were performed within prescribed
locality, as for instance, either District, COun-
from the operation of the disquaIifying clauses,
prorided, his duties had been prescribed by gen
eral law for example, Sherifs of Counties, and
Constables of Towns, fill offices created by law
or the administration OF generallaws ofthe State
Nor is every employment, although held by vir-
tue of law of the State, and compensated by q
salary fixed by law, and raised by general tax,
an. office; for example, teacher fn q Public
School, or College supported or endowed by the
State; physicians and attendants employed in
State Asyl ylums for the Deaf and Dumb or, for Luz
nat es do not hold offices, although these persons
Officers of Militia, employed in the execution
of the Patrot LGps or other laws having relation
to the domestic orderof the State and the gosesanet
Of tie sld1e population therein, and who, after
wards engaged in the rebellion, are disqualified
shch Offices, although military in name, are civil
and executive in their duties. q" '''i.@ III o'
Certain elnployments, licensed by authority of
State, laws having relation,to the administrations
of justice, are not officers within the meaning OF
the acts; for example, lawyers. -
All officers auxiliary to Courts, such as Clerks
of Courts, Master i'll Equity, etc. etc, created by
general laws, Tor the administration of Justice,
are within the meaning of the Acts of Congress.
A Notary Public, being mere ministerial Off
Ger, and performing no executive or Judicial du-
ties is not within thedisqualHying clauses of the
Acts of Congress- q Eiz5Y1i c=.lfO} .=9c9 l. :
Local officers, having executive powers and
duties defined by general laws, and embraced
within the civil polty of the State, although
chosen or appointed by the people of the
vieinage,s are disqualified, if after holding such
Offices, they voluntarily engaged in tie re-
beilion, or afforded aid and comf0rt to the per-
sons SO engaged: for example: oyerseers Of high
ways, land commissioners, oyerseers OF the poor,
Captains of Beat Companies I2iia 90
Naturaiized citizens, having sbjured allegiance
to all sovereignty other than, that of the United
States, and having taken upon themselves the
obligations and duties belonging to citizens, and