American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-07-17

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unless such Board shall have such power
10 examine, under the oath to be admin.
istered by any member of such Board,
any one, touching the qualifications of
any person claiming registration but in
every case of refusal by the Board to reg
lister an applicant, and in every case Of
striking his name from the list as herein
after prescribed, the Board shall make a
note or memorandum, which shall be re-
turned with the registration list to the
Commanding General. for the ground Of
such refusal or such striking from the
list; provided, no person shall be disqual-
ihed as member of any Board of Reg
istration by reason of race or color.
SEC. =. That the true intent and mean
ing OF the oath prescribed in said supplies
meptary act is, among other things, that
no person who has been member Of the
Legislature of any State, or has held any
executive or judicial office in any State,
whether he has taken an oath to support
the Constitution of the United States or
not, and whether be was holding such Of
nee at the commencement of the rebel
hon, or had heldit befores and who has
afterwards engaged in rebellion against
the United States, or given aid aud com
fort to the enemies thereof, is entitled to
be registered or vote; and the words Sex,
ecutive or judicial Office in any State" in
said oath, shall be construed to include
all civil officers created by law for the ad-
ministration of any general law of the
State, or for the administration of justice.
Sec. I. And be ii further enacted. That
the time for completing the original reg
istration provided for in the said act may,
in the discretion of the commander of
any district, be extended to the first of
October, 1867 and the Boards of Reg
istration shall have power, and it shall be
their duty, commencing fourteen days
prior to any election under said act, and
upon reasonable public notice of time
| and place thereof, to revise for FIVE days
the registration lists, and upon being sat-
is6ed that any person not entitled thereto
has been registered, to strike such name
from the lists, and such person shall not
be allowed to VOTE and such Board shall
also during the same period add to such,
register the names of all persons who at
that time possess the qualifications requir-.
ed by said act who have not already reg.
istered and no person shall at any time
be entitled to be registered er'vote by
reason of any Executive pardon or am,
nesty for any act or thing which without
such pardon or amnesty would dis1ualify
him from registration or"voting
SEC. 8. That all members of said Boards
of Registration and all persons hereafter
elected or appointed to Office in said mills
itary districts under any so,called State
or municipal authority, or by detail or
appointment of the district commander,
shall be required to take and subscribe to
the oath of Office prescribed by law for
the off of the United States.
SEC 8. That no Distrsct Commander
or member of the Board Of Registration,
or any officer or appointee under them,
shall be bound in his action by any opin>
ion of any civil officer Of the United
States.
SEC 10 Chat section four Of said last
uamed act shall be construed to authorize
the Commanding General named therein,
whenever he shall deem It peedful, to re-
move any member of Board Of Rogiss
tration and appoint another in his slead,
and fill any vacancy in said Board.
SEC. H. That all provisions of this
act. and of the act to which it is supple
mentary, shall be construed literally to
the end that all the intent thereof may
fully and perfectly be carried out