The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-09-19
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sions provided for in paragraph XIX.
XIII. The room used Tor registration, which
the chairman shall have previously provided for
the purpose. shall be 30 arranged that the
Board shall be separated by absr from oil other
persons who may be Assem- bled, and thosc to be
registsred shall be admitted withiu the bar, one
by one, and their ], q, css and egress 80 srrsng-
ed as to avoid c0i,iusiOn.
xiv. Two citizens shall be admitted within
the bar IA claengerS, whose duty IL shall De TO
challenge the right of any citizen offering to
register, upm any OF the grounds oi disquali6.
cation enumerated in the Acts Of Congress be
fore cited but the general right of challenge
shall be conceded to all citizens present.
w. II any challenge be made. the Board
shall, before fuel decision, examine the person
presenting himself for registration, in reference
TO the cause Of disqualification alleged, aud
shall hear any evd .nce that may be offered, To
substautiatr or d,sprove the caus. Ut cha ileuge
and shsll have power to summon aud compel
the attei dance OF witnesses and administer oaths
in any case of registration.
XVI. In registering, the names Of white and
colored citizens shall tie entered alphabetically,
in separate columns Of the list.
XVII. The following shall be the process Of
registering:
First. Every citizen presenting himself for
registry shall take aud subscribe the oath pre-
scrited 10y law, (see Appendir, form 2 which
shall he administered hy menb'r Of the Board.
and such oath shall be preserved with the lists
Second. His name shall then he entered in
the proper column oi the list, and called out by
the chairman.
Third. Any challenge made shall he noted
IN the proper column, opposite the name, with
the cause thereof.
Fourth. Ii is recommended to Boards to de-
fer the hearing and decision OF contested cases
fl,n ln. .l,,I &,
paragraph kin.
Fyth. Whether or not there b, any chal.
lenge, the Board must ASCERTAIN upon such facts
or information IA can be obtained, that the ap.
plieant Is entitled to be registered before mark
ing his name AS accepted" the oath not be-
ing conclusive.
Sirth. Section of the Act Of July 10th,
1857, declares that no citizen shall be entitled
to br registered by reason of anr executive
par don ornmnesty 70" any act or thing winch
without such pardon or amnesty would di squali-
fy him from registration.
.Scrcmh. Boards will take notice that il is
enacted by Section 6 OF the Act OF July 9th,
1857, that the true intent and meaning of the
oath prescribed in said supplementary Act is,
(smong other things,) that no person who has
been member OF the Legislature of any State,
or who has held any executive or judicial Office
In any State, whether he has taken au oath TO
support the Constitution OF the United States
or not, aud whether he was holding sucI, Office
ut the commencement of the rebellion or had
held it before, aud who hns aft. rwa,d4 engaged
States, Or given aid o. comfort to the eucrn.s
thereof iS entitled To be registered or ~ vote
and the words executive or judicial office in
any STATE" in sa'd oath mentioned, shall be con,
stIucd to INCLUDE all civil Offices created by law
Tor the administration o! any general hw OF a
STATE, or TOR the administration oi justice.
Eighth. II there be 40 hallcrge, or if the
challenge nc finally overrul.d aud the Board
determine that the applicant Is entitled to he
registered, the oard shall mark opposite tie
name of the applicant, III the proper column,
"icceptcd," and he shall thereupon be deemed
legal, registered
Ninth IL the final decision Of the Board he
that the applicant is not entitled be register
ed, the Board shall mark in the proper column,
opposite h's name. "Reeeted"
1tnth. In everv Gaze oi rejection, the Boa I'd
~ all make a note or memorandum. setting
forth the ground OF such rrj e. ton, and retu,n
It, with the registration list, mentioned in par
agraph NX.
XVIII. The registration, conducted as pro.
vided in Paragraph XVII, shall be made n
triplicate lists, t. oi which shall after the
CONCLUSION Of tue first session, BE- exposed Tor
public inspection at convenient places, for FIVE
DAYS and the third shall be retained in posses.
sion Of the Board ill ate! the completion of
registrati' n at the meeting provided Tor ia par.
agraph XIX, when the three having been CON
pared aud verified, shall he certified in the form
prescribed and printed at the end oi tue blank
registration lists.
XIX. Sessions for revising the lists shall be
held III each election prccinct, after said Eve
days exposure Of the l;sts, upon notice as pro.
vided in paragraph XII. and the Board. Of
Registration shall have power. and il shall he
their duty, 20 revise the same for a period Of
two days and upon being satisfied that any
person not entitled thereto has been registered.
TO strike the name OF such person from tn e list
And the Boards shall also. during the same
period, add To such registry the nam-s Of all
persons who at that tiu'e possess the qua lihca.
tons required by said Act VINO have not been
already registered aud who shall then apply to
be registered
XIX. One Of the said lists shall then be i'm .
med'ately delivered TO the Post nnma nd er.
who will forward the same to these Headosar.
ters.
XXI. Each Board shall at or before the con.
clusion OF regirt alton for ward through the
Post Commander Ia these Headquarters, a re-,
conrmendation oi three suitable persons for I'M
spectors OF Elections IN each election precinct,
stating The name occupation aud postoH ce ad
ufeSS W ea'n person recommended
xxi. tits e'joined upon all Boards Of Reg.
istratlon to explain, carefully to ail citizens who
have not hitherto enjoyed The right of suffrage,
the nature OF the privileges which have been
extended to them. aud the importance of exer.
cising with intelligence the new aud honor able
franchse wi h which they have been invested
by the Congress OF the United States.
XIII. Boards will take notice that accord.
ing TO section 10, "f-Ihe Act OF July %, 81,
they are not to he bound in their action by sny
opinion Of any civil officer OF 'he United States
XIV. Boards a'e Instructed that all the
provisions OF thss"veral cts Of Con ;ress cited.
ar. to be hberaDy construed. 10 the end that
all the inrents thereof be fully aud perfectly
carried out; "A .F...r..f 0s....
XIV. The attention Of all concerncI Is di
rectsa 20 the requirements oi Section ! o: tne
said Act Of July 10, 1857, by which it il made
the duty OF the Commanding General 4, remove
from Office all persons who are disioysl to the
government OF the United States or who use
their official influence in any manner to hinder.
delaS prevent or obstruct the due aud perfect
admiuisuation Of the reconstruc lon Acts The