The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-06
REGULATIONS FOB REGISTRATION

l. Registration shall commence Immediately upon
the PRONUNCIATION of this order.
III. Post Commanders will be Superintendent of
registration within their respective commands. exercs-
ing in addition to the functions hereinafter specially
conferred. general supervisory authority, looking to
the faithful execution of the several Reconstruction
Acts the maintenance of ORDER and the protection OF
political rights They will suspend registrars for NAL
feasance in Office. neglect of duty, or ncompetency,
promptly reporting their action with the there
for, to these Headquarters.
| III. The Boards of Registration are empowered and
required to suppress all disorders interfering with the
execution of their duties, to the arrest and con-
fnement of all persons falsely taking the oath pre-
scrbed all persons committing any breach of the peace
conducting themselves in manner tending thereto,
and all persons who shall threaten otherwise attempt
to intimdate, cor7uptly improperly influence any
citizen offering to register; and for this purpose they
may apply for aid to the Post Commander, and may
require the attendance and services of shers, their
Deputies constables policemen and also of any citizen
and all State, district county and town officers charged
with the preservation of the public peace, we'll all
citizens required obey the orders of said Boards
given in pursuance of the authority aforesaid and to per-
form all such acts and duties may be requisite therefor
All arrests made herein provided will be promptly
reported to the Post Commander, to whom also the
prisoners will be turned with charges for trial by
Post Court to be organized as provided in Circular OF
May Is, 1867 from these Headquarters. and any civil
officer citizen failing to respond to the call of the
Board for assistance will be dealt with in like manner
~ Whenever any citizen shall suffer in jury in per-
son, family property while exercising seeking to
exercise the RICH of registration in addition to any
penalty prescribed by law for the offence damages shall
be awarded to the injured party against the pepetrator
upon his convictions and in of default in payment
of the same, of the escape of the offender if shall
appear that the wrong countenanced or the often
der harbored concealed by the neghborhOod that
the civil authorities failed to employ proper measures
preserve the peace the damages shall be assessed
against and paid by the town, county or district.
V; Offences perpetrated by white persons disguised
blacks, being of frequent the attention of
all authorities, civil and military. Is directed to the de-
Vice, adopted to escape detection, and to cast
| unmerited obloquy upon the colored people In ALI
shall ho
be taken into consideration aggravatng the offence
vi. Deprving citizen of any right, benefit CT ad
vantage OF hire employment to discourage him from
registering. account of his having registered or
having sought register shall be deemed offence
punishable by the Post Court and shall entitle the in
jured party damages against the offender, any clause
in any contract agreement to the contrary notwh
standing.
VII. The Act of Congress entitled "An Act for the
more efficient government of the rebel States and the
several Acts supplementary thereto. will be carefully
| observed by all Boards of Registration.
VIII. Each Board SHALL after having taken the oath
prescribed by the Act of Congress of July 3D. 1862 en-
titled "An Act prescribe oath of office" choose
of its members chairman who shall preside at all
OF the Board preserve order at its meetings
registration and represent the Board and announce its
action i'll all matters coming before it.
TX. The places of session of the Boards shall be the
voting places established by law or custom in each
election precinct, unless for good otherwise
| directed by the Post Commander.
X. Each Board shall determine the order in which
the registration shall take place in the several election
mander, and the time which shall be allotted to each
bearing in mind that the whole work is to be finished
before the first day of October.
XII. Each Board SHALL forthwith upon notice Of pub
LEGATION of this ORDER and at least five days before
mencng registration, give notice thereof to the Post
Commander, and the sheriff. and the mayor of the city
the ntepdant of the and shall written
printed notices to be posted in five of the most public
places in each election precinct. announcing the time
when and the place where its sessions will he held the
number of days Gin less than two), and the
hours of the day the Board will remain in session at
each place for the purpose of registrations and inviting
all persons qualified to vote under the provisions of the
Act of Congress passed March ID, 1867, entitled "An
Act to provide for the more efficient government of the
rebel States, and the several Acts supplementary there
| to, to appear before the Board for registration.
XII. On the day and at the hour designated in the
notices. for commencing registration, the Board shall,
at the place announced, convene and enter upon its
dutes and shall then and there also post notices of the
time of final sessions provided for in paragraph XIX.
XIII. The used for registration, which the
chairman shall have previously provided tor the pur-
pose, shall be arranged that the Board shall be sepa
rated by bar from all other persons who may be as
sembled, and those to be registered shall be admitted
within the bar, by one, and their ngress and egress
arranged as to avoid confusion.
XIV. Two citizens shall be admitted within the bar
chalengers, whose duty it shall be to challenge the
right of any citizen offering to register, upon any of
the grounds of disqualification enumerated in the Acts
of Congress before cited but the general right of chal
lenge shall be conceded to all citizens present.
XIV If any challenge be made, the Board shall, be-
fore final decision, examine the person presenting him.
fcatiOn alleged and shall hear any evidence that may
be offered substantate dsprove the of chal
lenge and shall have power to summon and compel
the attendance of witnesses and administer oahs in any
! case of registration.
XVI In registering, the names of white and colored
citizens shall be entered alphabetically, in separate col
| umns of the list.
XVII The following shall be the process of regis
tering:
1st Every citizen presenting himself for registry
shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed BY law.
which shall be administered by member of the Board
| and such oath shall be preserved with the lists
I'd. His shall then be entered in the proper col
umn ofthe list, and called out by the chairman.
Sd. Any challenge made shall be noted i'll the proper
column, opposite the name, with the cause thereof.
4th. 1t is recommended to Boards to defer the hear
ing and decision of contested until the session for
| revision provided for in paragraph XIX.
5th. Whether there be any challenge the Board
must ascertain upon such facts information can be
obtained that the applicant is entitled to be registered
before marking his accepted.'-thc oath not
| being conclusive
9th. Section of the Act of July 10TH 1867 declares
that citizen shall be entitled to be registered by
son of any executive pardon amnesty for any act or
thing which without such pardon or amnesty would dis
| qualify him from registration.
| 9TH Boards will take notice that it is enacted by Sec
ton of the Act of July 10Th, 1867 that the intent
and meaning of the oath prescribed in said supplement
tary Act is. (among other thngs that 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 oath support the Con-
stu:en of the United States not and whether he
holding such office at the commencement OF there
belon or had held it before, and who has afterwards
engaged in instruction rebellion against the United
States given aid comfort to the enemies thereof,
is entitled to be registered vote; and the words
Executive judicial Office in any State" in said oath
mentioned shall be construed to include all civil offices
created by law for the administration of any general law