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THE SECOND SUPPLEMENTARY ACT.

article in the sixth section OF the act TO WHICH this
IS supplementary, shall be construed to mean sec
tion.
THE SECOND SUPPLEMENTARY ACT.
The following is the Second Supplementary Act
as il passed both Houses of Congress ~
AN ACT SUPPLEMENTARY TO AN ACT ENTITLED AN
ACT TO PROVIDE For THE MORE EFFICIENT GOV
EMINENT OF THE REBEL STATES, PASSED NAhcH
3D. 1867, AND THE ACT SUPPLEMENTARY THERETO,
PASSED MARCH %. 1867.
Be IL eaacted 6y The Senate and House OF Repre-
sentat,ues of the United States Of A1n@ icd. IN Con-
arcs assembled That it is hereby declared to have
been tie true intent and meaning of the act Of I'd
day March 1867 entitled an act to provide for the
more efficient government OF tho rebel States, and
of the acts supplementary thereto, passed on the
23d dav of March, 1867 that the governments then
existing in the rebel States OF Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi,
Alaba,Ia, Louisiana Florida, Texas and Arkansas,
wero not legal, and that hereafter said govern
ments, if continued, wero state governments con-
tnued subject in all respects to ts MsaFt @ CGm tho
paramount authority of Congress-.
Src 9 And be il further enacted, That the conf
mnmder sf any district named in said act shall
have power, subject e. the disapproval OF the
general of the armies OF the tnteq states, TO havo
eject until dsapprovcd whenever, in the opinion
Of % such @ commander, tho proper administration Of
said act shall require it, to suspend or remove
from Office or from the performance OF official du-
ties and the eXsrcsc OF official powers, any officer
or person holding OF exercising, or processing 10
hold or exercise, any civil or military Office or duty
in such district under any power, electlo 2ppont-
ment or authority derived from, or granted by, OF
claimed yudcr, any so-callcd State or the govern
mcnt thcreof, or any municipal or othcr DIVISION
thereof and upon ss2h suspension or removai,
such commander. subject 10 tho disapproval OF
tho general as aforesaid shall have poSer to pro-
ydo from time to time Tor tho performance OF tlo
said duttug of such officer or lor=on so suspended
or removed, by the detail Of some competent olh-
Ger or soldier Of tho army. or by the appointment
of some other person to perform the same, ana 10
fill vacancies occasioned by death, resignation or
otherwise, ,,,
Sec. s. And be Hfurther enacted, That the gene
raj of tho -. uies OF the United States shall DO ~
vested with all the powers OF @
section to District Commanders.
SEC 1. And be Httullc, enacted, That the acts
of tho officers Of tho army already done IN rcmoV
ing in said districts persons exercising inc iunc-
tions Of civil officers and appointing 9t9ers IN thoir
stead arc hereby confirmed. Provided, That any
person heretofore or hereafter appointed by any,
District Commander, to exercise the functions OF
any civil Office, may b. removed either BY the
military officer in command OF tho District or by
ho general OF the armies of the United States; and
Il shall be the duty of tho Commanders to remove
fro Il Office as aforesaid all persons who are DIS
loyal to the Government OF tho United States, or
who use their official influence in any, manner to
HINDER delay prevent Or obstruct thS h que & ana td
proper administration CT this act, ana the acts 10
which it is supplementary,
SEC. 5. And be il further eaaciei, That tho
Boards of Re ,istraon provided for in the act ent
tied can act supplementary to an act ontltloa m =
act to provide for the moro efficient governmental
tho rebel States passed March 2, 1867, and TO
facilitate restoration" passed March %, 1867, shall
have power, and it shall be their duty before
allowing the registration OF any person, to ascer-
tain, upon such facts or information as lhcy can
obtain whether such person is en.tleu TO DG regis,
tered under said act, and the oath required by said
act shall not be conclusive on such question, and
no person shall be registered unless such board
shall decide that he is entitled thereto, ana such
board shall also have power to examine unaGr oail
Ito be administered by any momber OF sucn Doarul
any one touching tho qualification OF any person
claiming registration But in every case OF ref!l-
sal by the board to register an applicant, and IN
evcry case Of striking his name from the lst as
hereinafter provided, tho board shall make note
or memoranda which shall be returned wi such
roristration re lists to the Commanding General OF
the district, setting forth tho grounds OF such re-
rsal Or such striking from the list: PrOrded That
no person shall be disqualified as member OF any
Board of Registration by reason OF race or color.
SEC, 6. ard be ii further enacted, That the true
intent and meaning of the oath prescribed in SAID
supplementary act is (among other things) that no
person who has been member OF the Legislature
Of any State, who has held any executive or Jur
dciaf Office in any State, whether he has taken an
oath to support tho Constitution of the United
States or not and whethor he was holding office at
the commencement OF tho rebellion or had held It
before, md who was aftcrward engaged i'll lnsur-
rection or rebellion against tho United States or
given aid or comfort TO the enemies thereof IL en-
titled to bc registered or to vote; and the words
tcxecutive or judicial Office in any State" in SAID
oath mentioned shall be construed to include oil
civil Offices created By law for the administration
OF any general law ola State OF for the admlmstra
ton OF justice,
for completing tho original registration provided
for in said act may in tie discretion OF tho com
mander of any district bo extended TO the flrst
day of October 1867, q ID the Boards OF hoSistra-
tion shall have power, and it sha'l be Their duty,
commencing fourteen days prior 10 any oicct.on
under said act, and upon reasonable public notice
of the time and place thereof to revise, for pc
riod of five days, the registration lists, and upon
being satisfied that any person not entitled tereto
has beca registered, to siriko the name OF such
person from the list. Aud such board shall also,
u11ring the same period, add to such registry tho
names OF all persons who, at that timc possess the
qualifications required by said act who have not
been regiscrcd aud no person shall at any tlmo DO
entitled to be registered or 10 vote by reason OF
anv executive pardon or amnesty tor any act or
thing which, without such pardon or amnesty,
would dsoualify him from registration or voting,
Sec. 8. 1n,t be il fu&ier ena"et, That section
four of last said named act shall be construed 10
authorize the Commanding General named there-
in whenever he shall deem it needrul, to remove
any member of Board of Registration and to ap-
point another i'll his stoal, and % fill nny vacancy
in such board.
SEC. Q. Andbe atiuAter eaac!ed, That all mem
bors said Board of Registration and all persons
hereafter entered or appointed to offico in said
districts, under any so-callcl State or
authority, or by detail or appointment
of the district Commanders shall be required to
take and subscribe the oath Of Office prescribed by
law for Offices of the United States.
SEC 10. Aad bcHJar.her etrc.ci, That no Dis
trict Commander or member OF the Board OF
acting under thcm shall be bound in his action
ny any opinion of any civil officer OF the United
Src II. Ana be L tsu,her enacicd, That all the
provisions of this act and the acts to which this Is
supplementary, shall be construed literally to tho
end that al the intents thereof may be fully and