The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-09-24

aud voluntarily took up arms against the United
States, or gave aid and comfort to the enemies
thereof, have ceased by their own act to be cti-
zens OF the United States, and will be deemed
aliens until again naturalzed as citizens of the
United States
The cases of all such persons will however be
specially noted on the Books of Registration,
for further consideration before the final revision
prior to an election
Ill. Applications for registration, whether
accepted or rejected, and whether the oath is
administered or not, are required to be recorded
IN the books furnished, and when the applicant
is deemed by the Board to be excluded from
taking the oath, brief memorandum of the
grounds of such decision will be entered for fu.
| ture revision.
! ". All citizens believing themselves quail
fed should apply to be registered Attention is
| called to the following extract from the pub
| lished regulations for registration.
"The Major General Commanding, in the
exercise of an ultimate revisory authority will,
in due season, before the holding of any elec-
ton, entertain and determine questions, assign
ing errors in the registry, and will upon inspec-
tion of the completed lists, cause corrections Of
the same, that the true design and purpose of
the laws be faithfully answered, and that all the
rights thereby guaranteed be fully and fairly
enjoyed"
PAY AND EXPENSES.
V. The pay of Registrars will be four dollars
per day for each day actually aud necessarily
employed in the performance of their official
duties
vi. No allowance for clerk hire will be
made.
VII. The allowance for the rent of room
for the meetings of the Board, including furni-
ture and fixtures, will not exceed the rate of
fifteen ($l5) per month.
VIII. The actual cost of such stationery as
shall be actually and necessarily consumed in
official business will be allowed The following
articles and no others, will be deemed statione
ry, viz: pens, ink, paper and envelopes.
TX. Mileage will be allowed to Registrars in
lieu of transportation, at the rate of ten cents
per mile for each mile actually and necessarily
travelled on duty, by the shortest practicable
route under orders in writing from these Head
quarters, or from the Commander of the Post
or from the Board of Registration, provided
public transportation has not been furnished.
X. Actual expenditures for postage, tele-
grams, couriers and express charges, will be re-
imbursed when necessarily incurred by compe-
tent authority.
XI. Payments will be made upon bills, signed
and receipted in duplicate by each person enti
tied to pay or mileage or who has incurred au-
thorized expenditures, and will be accompanied |
by the affidavit of the claimant, duly sworn be-
tore Magistrate or Notary, according to the
form contained in the respective blanks provided
for that purpose Such bill will be made out
in detail and will, in the case of expenditures
be accompanied by duplicate receipts signed by |
the parties who actually received the money; |
and when kilograms are charged for, with CO.
pies o. the kilograms in duplicate, and will be
delivered to the Post Commander who will if |
found correct, approve aud forward the same to
these Headquarters; duplicate copies of the or
ders must be attached to the vouchers in the |
case of claims for mileage Pos. Commanders |
as Superntendents of Registration, will care
fully supervise the expenditures incurred By all |
Boards and Officers of Registration at their re- |
spectVe posts, with-a view to the strictest econ
omy CONSTANT with full and considerate dis
charge Of the important public duties incident
to Registration.
XII. Blanks may be obtained by Post Com
manders, from the Bureau of Civil Affairs.
XIII. Payments will be made upon the Or
der of the Major General Commanding, by Bre-
vet Lieutenant Colonel j. w. Nichols, Pay
master United States Army, dsbursing officer.
XIV. Officers Of the army, when travelling
upon duty connected with the registration of
voters in North aud South Carolina, WILL under
a decision from the Second Comptroller, be paid,
in addition to their allowance for transportation,
a sum to cover their actual expenses for subss-
tence, not to exceed three dollars and fifty cents
(s3 50) per day, provided the officer making
the charge certifes to the correctness of the
amount, and to the fact that his ordinary mess
expenses at bis proper post, were necessarily
running On at the same time.
By command of Maj. Gen. d. E. SIcKLEs.
j. w. CLOUS,
Capt. 5Sth Inf, A. D. G. and A. A A. G.