The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-15

dianB mcnacing the city OF Yctcrlo.
st. PETERSBURG, July 14-Dakatora udyiceB state
that tho Russian troops etormod Knhn's entrcnchcd
camp, gaining great victory. 49,.
PANS, July 14.-Tho cornerstone of the Pro-
testant Church for tho Americans was laid yestcr-
day, with appropriate ceremonies. .s
FnANKfoRr July 1i.--Bonls 77l. l,fy.
Washington News.
WASHINGTON, July 18th following is tho text
CT The Bill as it passed both Houses:
Be it enacted by tho sonato aud House or Rep
resentatiyes of tho United States of America, in
Congross assembled, That IL is hereby declared TO
hnvo beon tho truo intent and nlcaninr, Of
tho Act Of I'd day Of March, 1867, entitled al
act to provide for tho moro oiciont government Of
tho robel States, md OF the net supplementary
thereto, passed on the 2sd day Of March, 1907,
that tho goYer nnon,s then existing in the rebel
statcs of Virginia, North CaroIina, South CARROLL
ma, Georgin, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Tex
as and Arkansas, were not loyal State governments,
and that therefore, said governments, if contin-
ued, woro continued subject i'll all respects to the
military commanders OF the respective districts,
and TO tho paramount authority OF Congress-.
SEC. 2. That tho commander Of my district
named i'll snid act shnll have power, subject 70 the
disnpproyal Ct P5 ths have cScS. till dsapprovc WHOM
ever in Tho opinion of such commander tho proper
administration OF said net shpll require IL to HIS
Eend or remove from Office or from the pcrfor-
nance Of official tlulicu md tho exercise or official
powers, any officer or person holding exercising
protesting to hold exercise any civil or mill
tary ofco duty in suvh district, under any pow
or, election, appointment or authority derived
from or granted by or clnimed under any soc illcd
State or tho government thereof, or any municipal
or other division thereof; and upon such suspell-
aion or removal such commander, subject to the
dshpproval of tue general aforesaid, shall havo
power 10 provide from time TO time for tho perfor
nance Of tho said duties of such officer or person
SO suspended removed by the detail OF some
competent officer soldier Of tho amy, or by tho
appointment OF some other persons to perform the
Same, and to fiji vacancies occasioncd by DEATH
reslgnstinn or otherwise 60
Sec. 8. That tho General of tho ARMY of tho
United Statca shalt bo royestcd with aI tho pow
ers of suspension, removal, appointment and de-
tail granted in the preceding section TO district
SEQ. q. And be 1t further enacted, That tho acts
Of the oihcors OF tho army already done III ronlov-
ing in said districts persons exercising the fuc-
tions OF civil officers and appointing others in
their stead arc bereby confirmed; provided that
any person heretofore or hereafter appointed By
any district colnmandor TO exercise Tho functions,
any civil Office mny 'bo ronlnvcd either by the
military officers in command OF tho district by
such commanders 10 rrmoye from oilico as niorc.'
said, oil persons who are disloyai to the Govern
ment OF tho United statos, or who their official
influence in any manner TO hinder, delay, prevent
or obstruct tho uso and proper administration of
this Act and md Acts to which i is supplemental:
Sec. 8. That the boards OF registration provided
for i'll tue not entitled an net supplementary to an
act entitled net TO provide Tor tho moro cllcient
government Of tho Rcbol States, passed March
23d, 1867, shall have power and it: shall DO thoir
duty before allowing tho registration Of any per-
son, to a:certain upon Buch fncts or Information
ns they can obtain whethor such person lis eIlti-
required by said act shall not bo conclusive OIL
such question, and no person shnll bo Registered
until such board shnAg that h. i4 entitled
examine, under oath, to bo Administered 5by any
member or such boar, any ono touching tho
but in oyery case Of rorusn by tho board to reg,
his name rom tho list. MS hereinafter provided
tho board shall mako note memorandum
which eEall be returned, with tho registration list
TO tho commanding general Of tho district, setting
forth the grounds 81 such refusal or such striking
be disqualified as member OF any board OF regis
tration by re1son Of race or color. E"
SEC. G. That tho truo intent and meaning of tho
oath prescribed in said supplementary net, is,
among. othor things, that no person who Inns been
member OF the Legislature Of my State, or who
State, wheth! he has tRken an oath to support
the Constitution OF the United States or not, and
whether he was @ holding such Office at tho COM
or who WAS afterwards engaged in insurrection or
rebellion agninst tho United States, or giving mid
OF cODlOrL 10 tne cnelnleS tnefccf, ID entitled TO
be registered or voto; and tho word "oyccntive or
judicial Office in any State, In said oath menton
ed, shall bo construed to include all civil Offices
created BY law for tho administration Of any gone
raj law OF State, or for Tho administration of
justice. .-.,
sEa That th for the original
discretion Of the commander Of anv fiistrint bo
extended TO the first da, or October 1867 and the
boards of repistration ubnll have no,Scr and n
shnlI ne their duty. cominenc;nr fourteen days
prior to any eleotion under sad nct and nnnn rcn
sopnbie public notice of the time and plaee there
Of to revise for period OF fyo daya tho reG,stro
tion lsts and upol being satisfiel Tint INV Serson
not enttfed thereto has been repistorcd 10 strike
the name of such person from tho lisf: and snch
board shall, also during the eamo period. add to
suoh registry tbe names of MI persm1a who nj INV
time .possess tbs ouaifcations reuuirei by sai;l
act who have not boon already repistered aud mo
person shall at any time be entitled to DO regis
tered or TO yo!e by rcnson of any executive pardon
or amnesty for any act or thing which withoui
such pardon or amnesty, woulf dIsGualfy him
from reoistretion nr vniing P' 'l'''' '''- A''''-
Sec. 8, That section four of said last named nct
shall be construed to authorize tho commanlin,
general named therein. Whenever ho shnIl dean X
needfuI to rcmoye ally nenber of hoard of ro,is-
tration aud to appoint another in his stead and to
mi any vacancy ia such hoard. "
SEQ. o. TIat all members OF sucb boards os RI.
rstration mud alI persons hernnftNr oIcctcd or nm
pointed to oiiico Ia said military lstTicts Under
any so-calloi g ato or munIcipaf uuthority or Inv
detail or appointment uf tbo district connSpnicrs
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