The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-08-07
Supplement to the Stevens Sherman
Bill.
NUrF IIt UNIItU N'H'pS
Approved Ju'v } 1862

AN ACT supplemental t. an Act entitled
An ct Ia prOvid. for the more effici.,
government ot the rC bel Stats, p,ssed
March 2. 1867, AMI to facilitate res ora
ton.
BE IL enacted. &c. That befrre the first
day 0f September. 1867, the commanding
general in each strict defined bv the At
TO provide for tue more efficient COVE n
men' at he rrb-l states, app owed March
2 1867 s"alI cause n registration tn be
made If the male citizens # ih. United
States, twenty one years Of sg- and I'd.
wards. resident IL each county or pari.h in
the State nr Sistes. includ-0 in his district.
which registration ailI include only tho.
persons who are qn,ifed tn vote for dele
gates bv the Act aforesaid, and ehn snail
have taken and subscribed the following !:
! do s"l-mn's swear or affirm IN 'he pre-,
an"e at ALMIGHTY Goi, that am citizen
of the Stnie of - -: that have r-sid.d
in said Stale for - morths next pre
cedIag this dv. and nav res de in tn. nun
tv Of -, or the parish OF -. ir said
State, ns tue case NAV BE- that am tween
ty. one wears nld /; 'ha' have not been Ills
franch-ed for parilcipa,inn in nn, rebeIIipn
or civil war against The Uniied States. nor
for felony committed against the Laws Of
any Stale or Of The Uritrd States: tha, !
nave never been member OF asy State
Legislature. ar held any Executy. or Judi.
cial Dihce in anv Stale. and afterwards rn
gagged in insurr.cti"n ard rebellion against
the United Stp e., H"d giveu al or comfort
to the -nemis- thereof that ] have n.ve
tkrn m oath ~ n rnsinher OF onyrr-s Of
the u Il, or a. ar O,ic"r Of tie United
states, or ~ mpmber nf anv State I.egiz-
lature. ar a. an Execn'ivs or Judiriai DHi.
Ger "fany Stnis. to support the C"ns' itu.
tlon OF the Unied Strtes. end afterwards
engaged in insurrerion or rcbelIion against
the United iaiss or given nid or comfort
TO the enemies thereof; that ! vii! faith
fully support the Constitution and obpy the
LAWS of ihs U.iied States. and will. TO The
best Of NV ability. encourage "thers so To
do. So help me God"
which oath or affirmation nav be admins.
tered b. a"y registering officer.
Sec = That NJ sr the compilation of the
registration hereby provided f,r in nny
State at such Tins and plare therein ~ ,Le
commanding general rhnli appoint and III
rect, Of which a. least thi'tv ds's pubIic
nolicr shslI be given, an eIe 'tion shall be
helh iof ueiegHtes 10 conVrnupn Tor the
purpose OF Establishing a constitution and
| civil governm, mt for surh State, Iovai to
| the Unirn said convention in each State,
except vrginta, TO consist Of tie same nnm
Der Of mSmbsrs as the most Numerous
branch Of the State Legislators. Of such
State 10 the ear 1860. Ia be spporlionsd
among the sevsral districts. counti~s. or
parishes OF Such State by the commanding
general. giving 10 each, representation w
the ratio of vorers regisrersd NJ aforesaid
as nearly as NAV be The convention in
Virginia in the most nnmerou. bransh of
lie Iesis'a,are of laid Stare in the year
1880, 10 be afportioned as aforesaid
Sec 8 That at sush election the regis
ters' voters of each state shail vote for 7
against convection to form a constitution
tkereof undsr this act. Those Soaag in