Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-07-24
The Second Supplementary Act.

Az ACT supplementary to an act entitled
"a J act 70 provide ior the moro efficient
] government Of the rebel States !" passed
March 2nd, 1867, AMI the act supplement
.tary thereto, passed March 23d, 1861;
Be it enacted by the. Senate aNd House Of
Representatives OF the United .Siatesof Ameri,
[ ca in Congress assembled. That it is hereby
declared TO have been the true intent and
neanins of tire Act Of p day Of March, 1867,
entitled al, act to provide for the more efficient
Government Of the rebel States, and Of the acts
supplementary thereto, passed on 1.-The 23d
dav of +Marchr 1867, ihat the governments
thgu,ex,stine in lhc. rehelsSatas Of Virginia,
North. Carc!ina, South Carolina, Georgia.
Mississippi. Louisiana, Florida, Iexas and Ar.
kansas were uot legal, and thai hereafter said
[ governments, il Continued, were State gov
crntn1ee.nts cb.,tnledt subject in all respects to
ltbe .IiIiary Commanders Of the respective
districts and to the paiarhuunt authority Of
Congress.
SEC. Q. And be il JartAer eaacted, That the
cotnnander of any distrct-named in said act
shall have power, subject tothe disapproval CT
1.-The general OF the armies OF the United States,
to have effect until disappgoyed, whenever, in
the opinion Of such commander the proper Cd
niinistration of said act shall require II, to sus-
| pend or remore from flee, or from the perior-
nance of offiriai duties and the exercise of ofIi
7 ial..pbwers any, officer Or person holding or
exercising or protesting TO held or exercise,
kany civil or lniltary flee Or duty in such dis.
t4rict, uuder any power, election, 'appointment,
or authority. degiYed frsm, or granted by, or
]telailned under, any SO called Stat or tie gov.
l'crnment thereof, or any municipal orother di
t,vision thereof, and upon such suspension orrc.
I,movaI such commander, subject to Che disap.
proval of the general as aforesaid, sha have
power to provide.from time 10 time for the per-
formauce the said dulieseof such officer or
| person so suspended or removed by the detail
! of some competent officer or soldier of thear
imy, or by the appointment efsome other per.
son to perform the same, and to iil vacancies
occasioped by.death, resignation, or otherwise.
SIC. 9. Ana be IL fuitder 6aac'ed, That the
general of the armies OF the United States
shall be invested with althe powers of suspen-
sion. removal, appointment and detail granted
in the-preceding section to District Com
manders. . -.sis~ s-E. ..-,5-,
SEc..4...AM be it .futhes, enacted, That the
acts of the officers ofethe army already done
in removing In said districts persons exerci-
sing the functions of civil officers and appoint
ing others in their stead are hereby confirmed.
Psquided, That any person. .-.retotore Or here
l.after appointed by any District Commander, to
exercise the functions Of any civil Office, may
be removed either by the military tfficer in
ommand of the District or by the general Of
the armies Of the pniicd States; aud ,itsball
/ BE- the duty ,of. such Commanders. to, remove
from office as aforesaid al persons who are dis.
loysl to the Government OF the, United States,
!,or who nse their qilria influence il any man;
.:'"r tG, 2.- .el@y- Rseseut ~ Juct' th4
t,lc sn1 qrepeG 4dnisl;airllDn n sst}1s act, aud
the acts % %hich Il Is tnpplemeI'laryy
T SEC. S. And be il further enacted, That the