The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-06-26

duct fixes upon such person the offence OF
engaging in rebellion. repeat that two
things must exist rs to any person to dis
qualify him from voting; first the Office
held prior to rebellion, and, afterwards,
participation in the rebellion.
IA. An act to fix upon person the OF
fence of engaging in rebellion under tins
law, must be an overt and voluntary act,
done with the intent of aiding or further
ing the common unlawful purpose. A
person forced into rebel service by con-
scription, or under paramount authority
which he could not safely disobey, and
who would not have entered such service
if left free to the exercise of his own will,
cannot be held to be disqualified from
voting.
Is. Mere acts of charity, where the in.
tent is to relieve the wants of the object
of such charity, and not done in aid OF the
cause in which he may have been engaged
do not disqualify. But organized contri-
buttons of food and clothing for the gen,
eral relief of persons engaged in the re,
bellion, and not of a merely sanitary char
acter, but contributed to enable them to
perform their unlawful object, may be
classed with acts which do disqualify.
Forced contributions to the rebel cause
in the form of taxes or military assess
ments, which person may be compelled
to pay or contribute, do not disqualify
But voluntary contributions to the rebel
cause, even such indirect contributions as
arise from the voluntary loan of money
to rebel authorities, or purchase of bonds
or securities created to afford the means
of carrying on the rebellion, will work
disqualification.
l6 All those who, inlegislative or other
official capacity, were engaged in the fur
therance of the common unlawful purpose
where the duties of the Office necessarily
had relation to the support Of the rebel
lion, such as members Of the rebel conven-
tons, congresses and legislatures, diplo-
matte agents of the rebel Confederacy
and other officials whose Offices were
created for the purpose of more effectually
carrying on hostiities, or whose duties
appertaincd to the support Of the rebel
cause, must be held to be disqualified.
But officers who, during the rebellion,
discharged official duties not incident to
war, but only such duties as belong even
to a state of peace, and were necessary to
the preservation of order and the admins
tration Of law, are not to be considered as
thereby engaging in rebellion or as dis
qualified. Disloyal sentiments, opinions
or sympathics would not disqualify, but
where person has, by speech or by wri-
ting, melted others to engage in rebel
lion, he must come under the disqualfca-
ton.
IL. The duties of the board appointed to
Superintend elections.
This board, having the custody Of the
list of registered voters in the district for
which it is constituted, must see that the
name of the person offering to vote is
found upon the registration list and if
such proves to be the fact, it is the duty
of the board to receive his vote. They
cannot receive the vote of any person
whose name is not upon the list, though
he may be ready to take the registration
oath, and although he may satisfy them
that he was unable TO have his name reg
stcred at the proper time, in consequence
of absence, sickness, or other causes.
The board cannot enter into any in
quiry as to the qualification of any per-
son whose name is not on the list, or as to
the qualifications Of any person whose
name is on the list.
Is. The mode Of roting is provided in
the Act to be Jy ballot The board will
keep record and poll-book of the elec-
ton, showing the votes, list OF voters, and
the persons elected by a plurality of the
votes cast at the election, and make re-
turns of these to the commanding general
of the district.
10. The board appointed for registra.
tion and for experimenting the elections
must take the oath prescribed by the Act
of Congress approved July 2, 1862, en-
titled "An Act to prescribe an oath of
Office"