The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-08
APPENDIX.
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Oath Prescribed for Members of Board
of REGISTRATION.

Oath Prescribed for Members of Board
of Registration.
I, ........ of ....... County of........ and
State of ........ do solemnly swear Tor affirm)
that have never voluntarily borne arms against
the United States since l have been citizen
thereof; that 1 have voluntarily given no aid,
countenance, counsel encouragement to per-
sors engaged in armed hostility thereto; that 1
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 voluntary support to any pretended
government, authority, power, or constitution
within the United States, hostile or inimical
thereto. And l CO further swear (or affirm) that,
to the best of my knowledge and ability, will
support and defend the Constitution of the
United States against all enemies, foreign or
domestic; that will bear true faith and allegi-
to the same; that l take this obligation
freely, without any mental reservation or pur-
pose of evasion ; and that will well and faith
fully discharge the duties of the office on which
I am about to enter: So help me God.
...... . Carolina,
Subscribed and sworn to before me, a., $500,
this ........ day of ........, one thousand eight
hundred and siXty-seven.
NoTE-Registers will be required to take the
ed I'd July, 1862. Blank forms of this oath
will be furnished to Post Commanders, and
Wnen duly subscribed ana SWORN, Will NC IT,
turned to the Post Commander, who will for
ward them to District Headquarters. And II
any person shall falsely take and subscribe such
oath affirmation, such person SO offending
and being duly convicted thereof, shall he
subject to the pains, penalties and disabilities
which, by law, provided for the punish
ment of the crime of wilful az d corrupt perjury.
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Oath Prescribed for Voters.
I..., do sJlemnly swear Tor affirm in
the presence of Almighty God, that am 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, Gas the case
may be); that am twentyone years old; that
have not been DISTINGUISHED for participate On in
any rebellion or civil war against the United
States nor for felony committed against the laws
of any State of the United States; that
have never been member of any state legisla-
ture nor held any executive or Judicial office in
any State and afterwards engaged in instruction
or rebellion against the United States, or given
aid or comfort to the enemies thereof; that
have never taken an oath as member OF Congress
of the United States or as Officer ofthe United
States, or as member of any State Legislature
oras an executive or judicial officer of any State,
to support the Constitution ofthe United States,
and afterwards engaged in insurrection or re-
bellion against the United States or given aid or
comfort to the enemies thereof; that l will
faithfully support the Constitution and obey the
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
........ LAY of ........, 1867
August 9th, 1867. 57-tf