The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-07
OEFICIhL.
headquarters, second Military District,
CHsIiLEsruS. =. G., August /, isG7.

! REGULATIONS FOR nEGISrRATION
I. Registration shall comncnrc immediately upon tllc
PRONUNCIATION Of ihIs urlcr.
H. Post commanders will bc upcrintcIitcnts rrs.
traiinii within rr respective cuIa,s exercising In
addition to the functions hereinafter specially conferred
central supervisory nutlIoiiy looking To tho fahll
execution Of the several Reconstruction Acts. the mao
lanro Of Order and ihr protection political rights
fhcy Will suspend registrars for mailrasanco In Office
rr Of duty, OF iucompctcncy, promptly reporting bcr
action, with The rasonB crnr, To these Headquarters.
III. Tho Boardts Of Registration aro empowered
niil required 10 suppress all disorders Interfering
with the execution Of tllcir duties, to tho
arrest nn confinement Of all pcrsonH falsely taking
oath prescribed. NIL rcr.ons committing any breach
tho peace or conducting themselves In n manner tending
thereto, ami all persons who BlIall threaten otherwise
attempt TO inildalc corrupily improperly iniu
cnec my citizen Offering 10 register; anil for this pir
pose they may apply for mid 10 tho Post Commander and
may require tlIc attendance and services slers their
DEPUTIES consnblra policemen. nnt a1o my czo,.;
AMI a STALE, district county and town officers charged
with the preservation of the public peace M well ~ ui
czes required 10 obey the orlrrs said Jioar,H
given in pursuance OF tho authority aforesaid AMI To
perform all such acts and duties may be requisite
| therefor.
All arrests made lc.cin provided will be promptly
reported to tho Post co,mnucr whom plsu Tic pris.
oncrs will be turned over with charges for rial BY Post
Court, 10 DO organized provided In Circular May
10. 1877, from these Headquarters nd my civil officer
or citizen failing 10 respond To tho call board
| assistance will be dealt with in like manner.
~. Whenever any citizen Hlnll injury In per-
son. family or property, whilo exercising scckis
to exercise tho right Of registration addition TO any
pcnoty prescribed by law for the offence damages
bc awarded TO tho injured party against the pcrcrator
upon s convictions; md i'll Of d.illt In payment
ut the samc, or Of tic escape of tho orn,lcr If shall
appear that tho wrong councIaucetl The offender
Hlr mr. p,1 nj
civil authorities fliIch To employ proper measures tn pre-
acrve shr peace thu tltnagcs shall ssrsssd against
AMI paid hy the town. county or district.
" Offences Wriclratcl by white PERSONS disguised mn
css being o! frequent occurrence. the attention nil
nutlorcs. civil AMI military. is directed To thu device
"a ono adopted to detection. to cast unncrl
oholy upon thu colorcd people. III all cases. wien re-.
for thCrrt" shall lo shown, the fact will be taken into
consideration M aegravating tho offence
VI Drprrins citizen of any right, benefit or nlyan.
tige OF hire or employment to discourage him rNn rcs-
iseriig IN IN nccount Of his having registered or hay
ing sought to register, shall br deemed a oicncr nun.
is'ac by the Post Court. an,l shall cuie The injured
party 10 damages aniiist Tho ofrndc any clause In my
contract or agreement To the contrary notwithstanding
VII Tho Act Of Congress entitled .An Act iur tic
more efficient government of the rebel States" n,Id tile
several acts supplementary tlcreio will c carefully OBJ.
served by all lIoaris OF Registration.
VIII Enclt Boanl shall, alter having taken tho oath
Ii
tlrt San Act Ia nIrribc ur ulic ts,r dprn.
DIR form u. choose one OF It's members AZ calrnan
who shall preside at NIL sessions tho board rsrry
order nj s meetings for rrgisroI md represent liz,
oa anil announce IT, notion in all natlcrs coming he
foro It,
IN Thu places Of session OF Tho noars shall t. The
voting places established by law or custom i'll cacl, ecc
lion precinct ulras fur ,o cause otherwise ircc
by the Post Commander.
" Each Boar aal determine The order IN which tlo
registration sla tae place the several election pre-.
ce's. That may Ia assigncj 10 ii by The Post Com
hpSlcr atu i.c time which shall hc allotted to eacl-
bearing III mind thai ihc whole work In 10 br finished be-
iorc i,r FIRST clay Of October.
NJ. lHcl l'oarl shall forthwith upon nntcn ur pu-
cation OF tlis orcr, ri least va iayH before conf
ncnriny registration. give notice thereof to tho Post
Commander, and the sheriff. tile mayor of tic city or
incndnnt Of tho town. and shall written or printed
notices 10 be posted in nvc Of the most public places
each election precinct, announcing the time wcI
The place wilrr, its sessions will bc held the number Of
lnys ,in no less than two nnd tho tho ay
thu Boarl will remain in session each placr
purpose "f registrations; AMI inviting all persons quail
fled To vote under tile provisions Of the Act of cnnrrs
passed March ID Sti, entitled .An Act TO provide
Tie morc clccnt government Of tile rebel Satca anil
The several Acts supplementary oreo 10 appear before
lilo loarl for registration.
SIII. On tho illy aud nj tic hour tcsfgnatc, IN,
slIa, ut the place nunounrrtl, convene mud enter
upon ills duties. and slall then anil there also ,ost
notices of thu time Of final sessions provided for in rara
graph NlX.
XIII. Tho nscd for registration which tho chair
man shall have previously provided fer tho purpose
Shall be no arranged that The oaid shall Ec scrarptc by
bar from n otlcr persons WHO nny be assembled and
those 10 br rcgstcrc shall he admitted within the bar
by one, and their ingrcss mud cgress arranged
| to avoid confusion.
NV. TWO czens pail be admitted within Tho bar az
callcngcrs, whose duty shall he to challenge tho right
OF any citizen oNcring 10 register. upon my Of The
grounds of disqualification In TIM Acts ol
Congress bcfnrn cited but tho general right challenge
shall bc conceded To all citizens present.
Nv IL any challenge 10 made Tho Eoarl SHALL hcfDrc
final decision examine the ptrson presenting himself for
registration, In reference TO tho disqualification
alleged and shall hear evidence that may ocrc
to HubstantiHe dsprove the of challenge aud
thaii havo power 10 summon and compel the aitcnlanco
OF Witnesses md administer oas in any case of reis.
| tration.
NyI. In rrastt ring, thu nano of white aud colorcl
citizens shall he entered alphabetically IN separate,
columns nf the iiat.
XVII Thu following shall bo tic process Of register
| ing
Firsf. Every citizen presenting himself for registry
shall take and subscribe tile oath prescribed by law ee
-lpcndiz. form -. which shall DO administered by
nepcr oi 'ne Doarut anu Rch oath shlll be preserved
with the Iiss.
Second Ills shall then bo entered In tho nropcr
column OF the list, nnd called out by tho chairman
1hiTd Any challenge inao Blla bo noted In the pro.
per column, opposite tho name. with tho cause thereof
Forih II In recommended toIoards to defer Tho hear
ing und decision Of contested until the session for
| revision provided for IN paragraph XIX
FVM woicr not tlcro bo any challenge tho Board
must ascertain upon such facs information as con bp
obtained, that The applicant is entitled to bo registered
before making his "acccptcd'-the oath not be-
ing conclusive.
SiE Section Of the Act OF July 19t 1867 declares
that no citizen shall bo cod To bo registered by rca
son OF my Executive pardon amnesty for any act or
thing which, without such paron amnesty would dfs.
qualify him from registration.
Serenm Boards will takc notice that Il IA enacted l,v
Section or tho Act Of July l0 1867 That the lrue In
tent and meaning Of the oath prcscribo in sai s,,pp,o
eitnry Act Ia tamong other tngH that no person WHO
Ina been member Of tho Icgisat,ro OF any Statc or
who has held any executive judicial oilico In any
Stale. whether ho has taken OATH TO support lilo Con.
Hon of tho United States not nnd whether llo was
holding such Office at Ito commencement of the
rebellion. or had hold IL lcfore. anu who has
afterwards engaged In nsurrcctlon Or rebellion apr.t
tho United Statca given aid comfort 10 tho oncnlcs
thereof is entitled to DO registered or to yoo nnd tho
words executive or judicial olco In any siao In said.
oces created by law for tho administration of any gen
oral law Of Stale, or for tho administration OF Justice
Eighth IL there bo no challenge if tho challenge be
finally ovorrct and tho Hoard lctormno that tho Bpp
cant Ia entitled to bn rcscrod tho Boarl shall mark
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