The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-08-28
lOFflCIAL.
Headquarters
Regulations for Regi>tration.
SECOND MILITARY DISTRICT,
CH1KL'sToS, ;. c., August |, 1851
GEFER.1L ORDERS .Vo G5.

l. Registration shall commence imun rdiatcly
upon th" PRONUNCIATION of thIs order.
u.P"st Commanders will he SupSrntrnd-uts
"t rrS'-traunn Within their RESPECTIVE. COM
mandS, exercising. in addition to the fuuct,1n.
hcrelnaiter specially conferred, general -upcr.
Hisory authority. looking tO the faithful eXcCu.
ton Of the several Rrcomstruci:o on Acts. the
maintenance Of order, aud the protection OF po-
litical rights Tnry will suspend registrar. Tor
mnlica~ance in office, neglect of duty, nr iu
competency, promptly reporting their acton
with the reasons therefor, to these Uvaduuar.
tcrs
III. The Boards o? Registration are empow.
cred aud required to suppress all disorders in.
t.riering with The execution Of their duties, to
cause the arrest and confinement oi all persons
falsely taking the oath prescribed all persons
committing any breach OF the peace. or conduct.
Ing themselves IN a manner tending thereto
and all persons who shall threaten or otherwise
attempt to intimidate, or corruptly or improper.
ly influence any citizen oil ring TO register; aud
for this purpose they my apply for aid To the
Post Conmpuicr, and NAV rcuuir. the a:t.n
dance aud services of sheriff., their deputies,
constahlrs, policemen. aud also Of ANY citizen
and all State, district, county aud town officers
charged with the preservation Of the public
peace, "a well ~ I'll ciizrms are req uirrd To
obey the orders Of said Board-. given il pur.
suancc Of the authority aforesaid and to per.
form all such acts aud duties AS may be requis.
'i,e therefor.
All arrests made as herein provided will he
promptly rcpohed to the Post Commander, Ia
whom, also the prisoner. will I've turued over
with charges for trial by a Post Court, TO he
organized asprOyided IN Circular OF Nav Is,
lS67, from these Headquarters and any civil
Officer or citizen failing 10 respond to the call
OF the Board Tor assisia:.cs will he dealt with
In like manner.
". Whenever snv citizen shall suffer rjury
in person, family or property. while exercising
or seeking to exercise the right 81 registration,
in addition to any penalty prescribed by law tor
the ohen"e, damages shall he awarded To the
injured party against the pcrprtIat r., upon his
conviction aud in case of default in payment
OF the same, or al the escape Of the offender,
u is shall appear thai the wrong was connten
| anceh. or the offender hartorai or co1ccaied
| by III. neighhohool. or that the civil autbori.
ties failed IN employ proper mess nres To p,e
serve the peace. the damage, shall DO assessed
against and paid by tie town, county or district
V. Offences p"rpetratcd by white persons
| disguised as blacks, being Of frequent occnrI
renee, the st'enfion OF all authorities civil ami
military, IS directe TO the d"vce. rs one adopt
cd to escape detection. and to east meritcd
oboquy upon the colored people In all leases,
| When resort thereto shall be shown, the fact
will be taken iato consideration as o gg rava,ug
the offence. p rs a. -
vi DepriviEg citizen Of any right, benefit
/ or advantage OF hire or employp ent, to dis.
courage him from registering, or on acco,sst of
his having re istersi 0r having sought to reg
ister, shall be deemed an offence punish able by
the Post Court. and shalI eui,le the injured
| parry TO damages against the offender any
| clause III any contract or agreement 10 the con.
uary Notwithstanding.
! VII. The Act OF Congress cntitiei An ct
! to- the more efficient government Of tn. rebel
States, and the several Acts supp lcmcntary
thereto, will be carefully obseI ed by all Boards
of Registration.
! VIII. Each Beard shaA, alter h--ing TAX en-
the oath prescribed by the Act Of Congres. OF
July I'd, 1852, entitled "An Act to prescribe
An oath OF office" ("c AppendiI form J
choose one OF il. member- a. chairman, who
shall preside at all sessions oi the Board, pre.
serve order at it's edng- for registration, and
represent the Board and announce its action
in all matters coming before it,
TX. The places OF s"ssiun of the Boards
shall he the voting places established by Law or
custom In each elecu. n precinct unless for good
cause Otherwise directed by the Post Comman.
| der .
Each Board shall determine the order in
/ which the registration shall take place IN 4 e
several election precincts, that may be assigned
70 it by the Post Commands, aud tn. time
which shall be allotted to each-bearinr in
mind that the whole work IL to be anished be.
fore the frst dsy of October
XI. Zach Board shall. forth With upon notjes
! OF publication Of this order, ard At least i've
days before commencing registration. give no
tice thereof TO the Pest Commander. and the
she'iH. and the mayor Of the city or the inten
dant of the Town, and shall cause written or
! printed aotices to be posted in Eve Of the most
Dubl'c rlaccs in each election prccinct, announ.
cling the tims when sad the place whe, G it, sea
sions will be held, the number Of days lin no
case less than two), and the hours of the day
the Board will remain IN session at each pIsee
Tor the purpo-c of r"gistration aud invi ing all.
persons qualified IN vote under the provisions
OF the Act OF Congress passed March Cd, 1857,
entitled "Aa Act " provide foe tho more eifi.
Gent government Of the rebel States" and the
several Act. supplementary thereto, 70 appear
! before the Board for registration.