The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-11
Another Rcconstruction Act,

Tho following is the full text of the Dill
agreed upon by the House Judicinry Commit.
tee, md offered by Mr.. STEVENS on Monday
last: Y 1850 '.'''
An AcT supplementary to mn Act entitled nm
Act to provide for the more efficient govern.
ment of tho rebel States, passed March .,
1867, and the Act supplementary thereto,
passed March %, 1907 '.''
BE ii enacted 6yMe Senate and House Of Rcpre-
senfGfues Of the United Sfqfes of mcricG, in Con.
gress assembled, Tint it is hereby declared 10
nave oeen the true intent and meaning Of the
Acts uf March nnd March %, 1867, 10 which
this Act is supplement, that governments
tEcn existing in the rebel States Of Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Gcorein, Mis-.
sissippi, Alnbamn, Louisiana, Floridn, Texns
and Arkansas, were illegal and void, and that
thereafter said governments were to be con
tinued subject in all respects to the military
commanders of tho respective districts and 10
the authority of Congress only.
SEC. =. -ind6e further enacted, That said
acts, to which this is supplement, shall be
construed to authorize the officer assigned ia
the command of any military district under
said nets, whenever he shall deem il necessary
to the duo performance of his duties under
said acts, to remove or suspend from office any
municipal or State officer, or person exercising
authority under or by virtue of any so called
State Government existing in his district, and
to appoint another person instead Of tue officer
or person so removed il he shall deem proper
so 10 do. md to authorize tho officer assigned
to the command of my military district under
said acts, whenever he nay deem il nccessa ~
MS aforesaid, 70 prohibit, suspend or set aside,
any net or proceeding OF my such State or
mnnlclpal government, or any net or thing
done under or by virtue Of its authority il
being the intention Of snid act that during its
continuance, said so-cnlled State Governments
OF the Rebel States shall be allowed to continue
only as subordinate to, and subject 10 the con-
troll Of the officers assigned to the military dis.
,r'cts aforesaid respectively, md to Congress
and ull acts heretofore done by any sucl, of
hcer in accordance herewith shall be deemed
valid.
SEC. y. 1nd be IL further enacted, That the
boards of registration of the several military
districts; established by the acts TO which this
is additional, shall admit to registration only
such persons rs they deem entitled TO be regis.
tered by the acts aforesaid. They shall moi re-
gard the taking of tho oath prescribed in the
act of March %, 1867, conclusive evidence Of
the right of the person taking il 10 bc register.
ed, but prfmd fdcie only; and may receive such
evidence under oath, relnting thereto as they
may deem proper, either from the person ap.
plying TO be registered or others, and either o
the members Of said boards arc Hereby author
examine "%RfHSsseS Sihs Fl eeat6rlnhtions eff and
person 10 be registered. Said boards of regis
| tration may strike from tho list Of voters lii,
name of any one, already mentioned who, ii
their judgment, improperly took Tho oath pre-
scribed in the net, to which this is additional
| or was not entitled by said nets 10 be register
| cd, and shall not be bound or governed in thei,
action by any opinion Of my officer of the Unit
| cd Stntes Government. Record evidence shal
not be required by'snid boards to provo pnrti
cipation;in the rebellion; but parole evidence
Of fact of such participation shall bc deemed b,
said boards sufficient 10 effect tho disfranchisc
ment provided for by tho acis 10 which This i
additional D.. M
SEQ. 4. And be Il further enacted, That n
civil court of tile United Stales, or Of any State
shall haVe jurisdiction of any action or pro
ceeding, civil or criminal; ngninst any sucl
District Commander, or my officer or persol
acting by his authority, for or on account 0
any actfdone by him in lis official capacit
under this net, or under the acts 10 which il i
supplementary, to wit, the act named in tn
first section Of this act, and tho not Of Marc
20, 1867 supplementary thereto. 81
Sgo. 70. And, be il further enacted, That n
District Commander shall be relieved from. tn
command assigned to him under the 'aforesai
ncts unless the SENATE shall have fret advise
and consented to his removal, or unless by sen
tcnco Of court.mnrtiai no shnll be oashiered .
dismissed from tho army, or unless he sha
consent to be 80 relieved. t.., p' ,@