The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-03

man shall have previously provided fer the purpos
shall be arranged that tho Boald shn be separated
bar from all other persons who may be assembled, an
those to be registered shall be admitted within tho
by one and their ingress and egress 30 arranged
| to avoid confusion
XIV. Two citizens shall be admitted within the bar
chaengers whose duty it shall be to challenge the lgh
of any citizen offering to register, upon any Of tn
grounds Of disqualification enumerated in the Acts Q
Congress before cited but the general right Of chaeng
shall be conceded to all citizens present
XIV any challenge be made, the Board shall. befor
final decision, examine the person presenting himself o
registration, in reference to the of disqualification
alleged, and shall hear any evidence that may be offered
to substantiato dsprove the cause of challenge ant
shall have power to and compel the attendance
of witnesses and administer oahs in any of regis
tration
XVI In Registering, the name Of white and colored
citizens shall lie entered alphabetically, IN separate
columns of the list.
XVII. The following shall be the process of register
ing:
First Every citizen presenting t'nsef for registry
shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed by law
Appendi1 form p, which shall be administered by a
member of the Board and such oath shall be preserved
with the lists.
oec0Rd name snail tnen De entered the proper
column of the list and celled out by the chairman.
Third Any challenge made sha'! be noted in the pro-
per column, opposite the namc with tho cause thereof
Fourth 1t is recommended toBoards to defer the hear
ing and decision of contested until tho session for
revision provided for in paragraph XIX.
Fifth Whether not there be any challenge, the Board
must ascertain upon such facts or information as can be
obtained that the applicant is entitled to be registered
ing conclusive.
Srr Section of the Act Of Jrly 10th, 1857. declares
that no citizen shall be entitled to be registered by
of any Executive pardon or amnesty for any act or
thing which, without such pardon amnesty, would dis
qualify him from registration.
Seren. Boards will take notice that it is enacted by
Section of the Act of Juy 10th, 1857 that the true in
tent and meaning Of the oath prescribed in said Supple
mentary Act is among other hngs) that person who
has been member of the Legislature of any Stle,
who has held any executive or judicial Office in any
State whether he has taken oath to support the Con-
suton of the United States not and whether he
holding such Office at the commencement of the
rebellion, or had held it before and who has
afterwards engaged in insurrection rebellion against
the United States given aid comfort to tho enemies
thereof is entitled to Re registered to voto and tho
words executive judicial Office In any State IN said
oath mentioned, shall be construed to include oil civil
offices created by law for the administration of any gen.
eral law of st1t, for the administration of justice
Eiq. there be challenge or if the challenge be
finally overruled and tho Board determine that the spp
cant is entitled to be cestered the Board shall mark
opposite the name of the applicant in the proper
column "Acccpted :" and he shall thcrcupon be deemed
legally registered.
Ninth If the final decision of the Board be that the
applicant is not entitled to be registered, the Board
shall mark in the proper column opposite hts name,
Rejected"
TENTH In every case of rejection, the Board shall
make note memorandum, setting forth the ground
Of such rejection and return it. with the registration list
mentioned in paragraph Xxx
XVIII Tho registration, conducted provided in
paragraph Xv shall be made in trplicate lists two of
which SHALL after the conclusion OF the first session, be
exposed for public inspection at convenient places for
five days and the third shall be retained in possession
of the Board till after the completion of registration ut
the meeting provided for in paragraph XIX when the
three having been compared and verified. shall be cer
fed in the form prescribed and printed al the end Of the
blank registration lists
XIX Sessions for revising tho lists shall bo hold in
each election precinct after said i've days exposure Of
tho liss upon notice provided In paragraph X and
tho Boards of Registration shall have power, and shall
DO their duty to revise the for period Of two days.
and upon being satisfied that any person not entitled
thereto has been registered to sk, the of such
person from the list And the Boards shall also, during
the period add to such registry the names Of oil
persoLs who at that emo possess the qualifications
qured by said Aot who have not been already register
cd. and who shall then apply to be registered.
Xxx. Ono Of the said lists shall then be Immediately de
uyered to the Post Commander, who will forwerd the
same to these Headquarters.
XXI Each Board SHALL at or before the conclusion Of
REGISTRATION, iorwerd Though the Post Commander to
these HeadquaI ers Recommendation of three suitable
persons for Inspectors Of Elections in each election pro-
cinct stating tho name occupation and posoce address
Of each person recommended
XIII 1t is enjoned upon all Boards Of Registration to
explain carefully to all citizens who have not hitherto
enjoyed the right of suffrage, the nature of the privileges
which have been extended to them. and the importance
of exercising with Intelligence the now and honorable
franchise with which they have, invested by tho
Congress Of the United States
XIII. Boards will take notice that according to sec-
ton TO- Of the Act Of July 49, 1867 they are not to be
bound in their action by any opinion Of any civil officer
of the United States.
XIV Boards are insucted that all the provisions Of
SNA6hSoo wv ~SoAS~&S
construed to tho end that oil the ntents thereof bo fully
and perfectly carried out.
XIV. Tho attention of all concerned is directed to tho
requirements of Section o: the eld Act Of July 19.
1867 by which 1t Is made the duty of the Commanding
General to remove from Office all persons who are dis
loya to tho of tho United States who
their official influence in any manner to huder delay.
prevent or obstruc tho due and perfect administration
,okso Anto ha
offenders will be reported through the Post Commanders
aud oil persons in this Militay District arc called upon
to aid and facilitate the execution In good filth of the
said Acts and tho orders issued in pursuance thereof
XVI The Major-Gcneral Commanding, in the c1cr
else of IN Ultimate revsory authority, will. in duo sea.
son, before the holding of any election, entertain and
determine questions assigning errors in the registry and
will upon inspection of the completed lists, cor
rectons Of the same, that the tue design and purpose
oil tho laws be faithfully answered and that all tho rights
thereby guarantee bo fully and faithfully enjoyed.
By Command Of Major. General D. E. sIcKLEs:
wv. CLOUS,
Capt. 3sth u 8. Infantry.
A. d. c. and A. A. A. G.
Official:
J. W. CLoUs.
Capt. 3sth Infantry,
A. D. G. and A. A. A. G.
APPENDIX.
tFoRM ~
OF County of and State of
do solemnly swear Tor affirm that have never vol
UNFAIRLY borno against tho United States since
have been citizen thereof that have voluntarily given
no aid countenanco counsel encouragement to per-
sons engaged in armed hostility thoroo; that have
neither sought accepted nor attempted to exercise
the functions of any Office whatever under any authority
or pretended authority in hostility to the United Sates
that have not yielded voluntary support to any pre-
tended government, authority power or constitution
within the United States hostile or inimcal theret9'
And do further Tor am) that to tho best OF MY
knowledge and ability 1 will support and defend the
Constitution of the United States against oil enemies
foreign or domestic; that viii bear tue faith aud alc
glance to the same; that take ts obligation freely
nf yoofof