The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-07-17

the enemy thereof, is entitled to be register
ed to vote; and the words executive or ju-
dicial Office in any State" in said oath men
toned shall be construed to include all civil
Offices created by law for the administration
of the civil laws of the State.
Sec. z, And Be it further enacted, That
the time for completing the original regis
tration provided for in said act may, in the
discretion the commander of any district,
be extended to the Is. day of October, 1867;
and the boards of registration shall have
power, and it shall be their duty, commenc-
ing twenty days prior to any election under
said act. and upon reasonable public notice
of the time and place thereof, to revise, for q
period of three days, the registration lists
and upon being satisfied that any person
not entitled thereto has been registered, to
strike the name of such person from the
list, and such person shall not I've allowed to
vote And such board shall also. during the
same period, add to such registry the names
Of all persons who at that time possess the
qualifications required by said act who have
not been already registered, and no person
shall at any time be entitled to be registered
or to vote by reason of any executive pardon
or amnesty for any act or thing which, with
out such pardon or amnesty, would disqual
fy him from registration or voting.
SEC s. And be 1T further enacted, That
section four of the said last named act shall
be con strued to authorize the commanding
general named therein, whenever he shall
deem it tneedfnl, to remove any member of
board of registration, and to appoint anoth-
er person in his stead, and to fill any any va
cancy in such board.
THE HOUSE SUPPLEMENTARY RECoNsTRUc-
TIoN BILL.
Mr.. Stevens, this afternoon, reported the
following bill from the House Committee on
Reconstruction:
Be 1t enacted, &c., That it is hereby declar-
ed to have been the true intent and meaning
of the act of the second day of March, 1867,
entitled ian act to provide for the more
efficient government of the rebel States, and
of the act supplementary thereto, passed on
the 23d day Of March, 1867, that the govern
ments then existing in the rebel States of
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana,
Florida, Texas, and Arkansas were illegal and
void; and that thereafter said governments,
| if continued, were to be continued subject
in all respects to the military commanders
of the respective districts and to the author
ity of Congress.
| Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the
said acts to which this Is supplement, shall
be construed to authorize the officer assigned
to the command of any military district un-
| der said acts, whenever he shall deem it ne
| cessary to the due performance of his duties
under said acts. to remove or suspend from
Office any municipal or State officer, or per-
son exercising authority under or by virtue
/ of any so-called State government existing
| in his district, and the said officer so assign
ed to command as aforesaid, IS hereby en-
powered to appoint another person-in the
stead of the officer or person SO removed, if
he shall deem proper SO to do, and when
ever he may deem it necessary. as aforesaid,
to prohibit, suspend, or set aside any act or
proceeding of any such State or municipal
government, or any act or thing done under
or by virtue of its authority; and all acts
heretofore done by any such officer in ac-
1 cordance herewith shall be deemed valid
Sec. 3. And be 1T further enacted, That the
boards of registration of the several military
districts established by the acts to which
this is supplementary, shall admit to regis
tration only such persons as they deem enti-
tied to be registered by the act Aforesaid
They shall not regard the taking the oath
] prescribed in the act of March 23. 1857 con-
/ elusive evidence of the right of the person
taking it to be registered, but prima tacie
only, and may receive such evidence under
oath relating thereto as they may deem
| proper, either from the person applying to
| be registered or Others, and either of the
members of said board is hereby authorized
| to administer oaths or affirmations and ex-
| anime witnesses touching the right of any
person to be registered. Said boards of reg
istration may strike from the list of voters
the name of any one already registered who,
In their Judgment, improperly took the oath
1 prescribed in the acts to which this is sup
/ Elementary, or was not entitled by said acts
to be registered. Record evidence shall not
be required by said boards to prove partici-.
patton in the rebellion, but parole evidence
/ shall be sufficient to establish the fact of such
| participation and said boards of registra-
| tion shall not be bound or governed in their
action by any opinion of any officer of the
United States Government.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That no
civil court of the United States or of any
4 State, shall have jurisdiction of any action
or proceeding, civil or criminal, against any,
such district commander, or any officer, or
person acting by his authority, for or on ac-
count Of the discharge of the duties imposed
upon him by this act, or the acts to which it
is supplementary.
Sec. 5. And be 1T further enacted, That no
district commander shall be relieved from
the command assigned to him under the
aforesaid acts, unless the Senate shall have
first advised and consented thereto, or unless
by sentence of court martial he shall be
cashered or dismissed from the army; or
unless he shall consent to be SO relieved.
Sec. s. And be it further enacted. That the
time for the completion of the registration of
persons property qualified to vote may be
extended by orders of the said general dis
trict commanders to any day prior to the
first day Of October, 1867. -45t IS
PETERSBURG, Va, July 6, 1867.
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