The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-07-13
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nate n meh military authority, aml
prohibits them from inleHehng IN
any way with NE exercise ~ such
miliiafy authority
Second, That the commander n
any disiriot named In said ad shall
have power, subject 10 The approval
" The General 81 The. afmlts u the
United States whenever IN TIC opih.
Ion of such commander, q proper
administration of said act shall re-
quifc w. 10 suspend or remove from
office, or from performance Of official
duty and exercising Of official p0w.
crs any officer or person holding or
exercising, or protesting 10 hold aud
exercise, any ciyil or military Office
or duty IN such district, under any
power, election, appointment or au-
ihority derived from or granted by,
or claimed under, any so-called State,
or the Government thereof, or any
municipal or other division thereof,
aud upon such suspension or removal
of such commander, subject to the
approval Of the General rs Aforesaid,
shall have power to provide from
time to time for The performance Of
the duties Of such officer or person
so suspended or removed by the
detail Of some competent officer or
soldier Of the army to perform the
same.
Third. That the General Of the
armies of the United States shall be
invested with all powers Of stspen-
sion, removal or detail granted in the
preceding section to the district CON-
manders.
Fourth. That the acts of the off.
GERS of the army, already done, in
removing in the said districts persons
exercising the functions of civil off.
GERS, and appointing others in theii
stead, are hereby confirmed.
Fifth. That the Boards Of Regis.
t%ration provided for in the act en-.
titled Gan act to provide for a NOR,
efficient government Of the rebe.
States, passed March 2, 1867" ant
one to facilitate their restoration
passed March 90, 1867, shall hav,
power, and IL shall be their duty
before allowing the registration o
any one, to ascertain by such facts o.
information as they can obtain
J whether such person is entitled to b,
registered under said act, and tn,
oath as required bysaid act, shall no
be conclusive on such questions, anC
no person shall be registered unles
such Boards shall also have the powe
TO examine, under an oath, to be ad
ministefed by any member of sal,
Board, touching the qualification o
any person claiming registration.
Sixth. That the true intent ant
meaning of the oath prescribed il
said supplementary act is, amonl
; other things, that no person who ha
| been a member of the Legislature o
+ any State, or who has held an execu
! tive or judicial Office in any State
whether he has taken an oath to sup
port the Constitution of the Unitei
7 States, or given aid and comfort I
] the enemies thereof, is entitled to b
= registered or vote, and the word "ex
ecutive or judicial Office" in any G
the said mentioned States, shall b
5 construed to include all civil Office
r created by law, for the administra
ton Of the general laws Of Iii
State.
Seventh. That the election 70
9 completing the original r~egistatio
!, provided for in said act may, at III
: discretion Of the commander Of an
district, be extended to the LIST {
October, 1867, and the Boards {
Registration, shall have power, an
: il shall be their. duty, commencin
twenty days prior to any electio
under said act, and upon a '%reasor
able public notice Of the time an
! place thereof, to revise for a perio
Of three days the registration lisf
upon being satisfied that any perso
is not entitled to be registered,
strike ont the name of such perso
!. from the list, and such person sha
not be entitled to vote. And sue
8. Board shall also during the san
b period add to said list the names
~ all persons who at that time posse
: the qualifications required by said aC
:. and who have not already registere
' And no person shall at any time
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