The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-10
APPENDIX.
Oath Prescribed for Members of Board
OF Registration.

of Registration.
/, ....... of ........ County of. and
State of ........ do s0lemnly swear Cor atiirm)
that have never voluntarily borne arms against
the United States since have been citizen
thereof; that | have voluntarily given no aid,
couutenance, counsel or encouragement to per-
sors engaged in armed hostility thereto; that
have neither sought nor accepted, nor attempt
ed to exercise the functions of any office what
ever under any authority or pretended authority
in hostility 10 the United States; that have not
yielded Il voluntary support TO any pretended
government, authority power, or constitution
within the United States, hostile or inimcal
thereto And co further swear (or atlrm) that,
to the best ofmy knowledge and ability, | will
support and defend the Constitution of the
United States against all enemies, foreign or
domestic; that l will bear true faith and allegi-
ance to the same; that I take This obligation
freely, without any mental reservation or pur-
pose of evasion and that I will well and faith
fully discharge the duties of the Office which
l am about to enter: So help me God.
...... Carolina,
Subscribed and sworn to before me, a........,
this 80. day Of ......., one thousand eight
hundred and sxty-seven.
NoTE-Registers will be required to take the
oath prescribed by the Act of Congress approx
ed I'd July, 1862. Blank forms of this oath
will be furnished to Post Commanders, and
when duly subscribed and sworn, will be re-
turned to the Post Commander, who will for
ward them to District Headquarters. And if
any person shall falsely take and subscribe such
oath or affirmation, such person so offending
and being duly convicted thereof, shall be
subject to the pains, penalties and disabilities
which, by law, are provided for the punish
ment of the crime of Wiliu ard corrupt perjury.
FoRM 2.)
Oath Prescribed for Voters.
I,....., do soIemnly swear (or afrm) in
the presence OF Almighty God, that lam citizen
of the State of .......; that l have resided in
said State for ........ months next preceding this
day, and now reside in the county of ........, or
the parish of ....... in said State, las the case
may be); that l am tweniy-one years old; that
have not been diSfranchsed for participate 0n in
any rebellion or civil war against the United
States, nor for felony committed against the laws
of any State or of the United States; that I
have never been member Of any State legisla-
tlre, nor held any executive or Judicial Office in
any State and afterwards engaged in insurrcction
or rebellion against the United States, or given
aid or comfort to the enemies thereof; that l.
have never taken an oath as member OF Congress
States, or as a member OF any State Legislature,
or as executive judicial officer of any State,
to support the Constitution ofthc United States,
and afterwards engaged in insurrection or re-
belion against the United States or given aid or
comfort to the enemies thereof; that l will
laws Of the United States, and will, to the best
of my ability, encourage others so to do: SO
help me God.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
........ day of ........, 1857.
August 9th, 1857. SIT.