The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-19
OFFICIAL.
Headquarters Second Military District,
CHARLESTON, s. c., August 81, 1867.

Headquarters Second Military District
CHARLESTON, s. c., August 81, 1867.
CIRCULAR.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFICERS OF REGIS.
TRATIoN, FOR THEIR INFORMATION IN REvIs-
ING THE LISTS OF VOTERS.
l. All citizens are entitled to be registered, I'M
less disqualified for the acts and offences set forth
in the rules and regulations for Registration,
published in General Orders No. is.
No citizen is disqualified unless, having held
office under the United States, or having been a
member of the Legislature of any State, or hav-
ing held some executive or judicial office under a
general law of the State, he afterwards engaged
in the rebellion, or ave aid and comfort to per-
sons so engaged; or unless, by the decree of a
competent judicial tribunal, or by an act OF Con-
gress, or law of State, he has been DISTINGUISHED
for rebellion against the United States, or for
felony.
Disqualified persons are of several classes for
example:
lst. Any person not twenty-one years of age.
I'd. ANY person who has not acquired resi-
dence i'll the State.
Sd. ANY person otherwise qualified by age and
residence, who, having held office under the
United States, afterwards engaged in rebellion,
or gave aid and comfort to their enemies.
4th. Any pers n otherwise qualified by residence
and age, who, having been member of a 'egisla-
ture, or having held executive judicial Office
under general law of a State, afterwards engage
ed in rebellion against the United States or gave
aid and comfort to their enemies
9Th. Any person otherwise qualified by resi-
dence and age, who has been disfrancIsed by the
sentence of competent judicial tribunal for
felony.
9th. Any person otherwise qualified by resi-
dence and age, who has been DISTINGUISHED by law;
ft,r example, citizen OF Tennessee, DISTINGUISHED
by the constitution and laws of that State for
participation in the rebellion, who has become
resident of North or South Carolina.
ii. A citizen, not included within either of the
above specified classes, although he may have
inf rIufa i'm he ed
a citizen included within the Sd or 18th class,
whose acts in aid of rebellion were not voluntary,
is qualified. -.t,.
In general, officers of mere municipalities,
towns or villages are not embraced in the Sd and
4th classes OF paragraph /; for example: police
man or a member of q town guard, appointed by
town or city authorities: local health officers,
weighers measurers and inspectors of nlerchan-
die and produce: persons holding deputationS
from civil officers, such deputy sherifs, and the
like: clerks and assistants appointed or employ
ed by civil officers: pounl-masters, jailers ap-
pointed by sheriffs, etc: these are not offices
created by law for the administration OF general
law of State, or forthe administration of justice.
There are however, certain municipal or town
officers within the intent and meaning OF the Acts
OF Congress. and who by subsequent acts in aid !
OF the rebellion, would be disqualified. For ex-
ample, mayor OF. n city, or intendant of town,
who may have been, by virtue OF his office, a
magistrate. having authority by law to hear and
determine complaints for petty Offences, and to
Impose punishment by fine and Imprisonment
upon offenders: or to arrest, commit or hold to
pail persons charged with crime.
Municipal or town officers, having authority
~ enforce mere local ordinances in the nature of
ponce t regulations, for the preservation of ORDER
ine regulation of trade, and the abatement of nu
nat or other strictly corporate matters are
Act "''i"Noni'inS = ~
ot Inc circumstance nevertheless, that the duties
o. an ohleer were performed within prescribed
ty 10y d. as tor instance either District, Coun-
fran r., naflsh, City or Town, does not screen him
prGpided his duties had been nreseribe5 by gen
ConstaWS; Tor example, Sherifs of Counties, and /
for the oS OF Towns, fill offices created by law
administration OF general laws of the State