The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-09-12

aud enter upon us duties, and shall then and
there also post notices oi the time of dual see
siolrs provided for In paragraph xix.
Kill. The room used Tor registration, which
tie chairman shall hsve previously provided for
the purpose shall be 80 arranged that the
| Board shall be separated hy la, from all other
persons who may be assembled, aud those to he
! registered aha ! be admitted withim the bar, one
by onr, and their !, & css aud cgrcss 50 arrang.
ed "a to svoid confusion.
XIV. Two citizens shall he admitted within
the Lar as ,haleugcrs. whose duty 1t shall he 20
challrngo the right Of an. citizc" offering to
| register, upon a"y OF the grnunds OF disqualiR
| cation enumerated IN the t"ts oi Congress be
| fore cltcd hut the general right al challenge
| shalt be conceded to all citizrns present.
XIV. II any challenge be made, the BOARD
shall before dual decision, sxan,h'r the person
prrscmti,g himself Tor registration, III reference
| to the cause of di-q ratification alleged, aud
shalt hear any cvid nee that may lie offered, To-
suhstaul arr ~ d'sprove ia. cau~" I cha hlcng"
and -hhll have power to summon and compel
| the ntteudnnc- ui witnesses and administer osts
| IN any casr ut rCei-tratlm
| XVI. H. registering, the names oi white aud
coIorcd citizens shall lie rn ,cd alphabetically,
| iu separate columns Of the list.
| XVII The following shall be the process OF
| registering:
First Every citizen presenting himscl, Tor
|
scri"ed Nv Inv, ('"c hppendir, fo1n - "hrh
shall II" administered "r n,rno'r"i the Board.
| aud sucl' oath shall be- preserved with ,hc lists
| Second Ills uamc shril ti,cu 10 cutcie ell iu
| the proper column oi the list aud called uuI by
| the chai, man
| Third ANY challenge made shall hc noted
~ thc pIopc, column, opposite the namc, with
! tic cuI>r thereof.
Fourth. II il recommended 30 Bon dS To dc.
| Ter the hearing aud dcc,sio" ol contested cases
until II Q session for revision provided for ir
| paragraph XIX.
| FIJth. Whc'hcr or not there .. any cla.
| lcncr, ,h" lIoad NUT a ccr,ain upnu such facts
| or information M rau be ohLlmru that the az.
plirnnt il entitled TO hr registered hrt"rc ura,k.
| ing his name as accepted" the oath not he.
! ing conclusive.
| %irfh. So llnu OF the vet o. July lgtr
| 1867, Grc''"s Iha, 40 c,uzcu .ha hc "ruilrd
% nr registered nv ,casor al rn~ rxrcu we
! par az amnesty 10 any sri q" thng wuch
! w',n"ut such pardon q amnesty would dis quail
| " him hOm irgislrrunn
.SCrcnih lbna,dS will take notice that n is
enacted hy Section oi thr Act or Jnly 1870,
| 1897, ilmt ,he "ue intent aud mcauug uf tie
| o''h prcNcrt"rd IN Aaid supplementary Act is,
| iamouY uthc, thiuSs.) thai no prrsou who has
| "vcu II mcmh"r al the Legislature oi Ruy State,
or who has held anv eX .cu,ivr -, judcid Office
| IN any SmIc wlrth"I he VA aiken ~ oath TO
| support the tuhs'i uuUn ~ 'rr Unitrl States
a. not, aud Whether he wa holdirg such Office
~ the cnmr rrcr ,r.", ~ the rcurIlio", ar had
| h"ld IL Orin,v, u. Il who has AT rwH,d. Cuyag Il
| in Ia -uI, ciiuu 'CurlIOu against Ihr Uii -
| Stucs. ~, giNru aid -, cnniur, TO the ,r,Iuir-
| ihcIcn - criIl"i 1, De ,rgi-Ie3 cd o. tJ vote;
and ,hr wo ~ "rXrcuivc or judicial ollicr j.,
| any = alr' iu sn'1 Oa,h mrufion"d shall he con,
| tturd - irC'udr all civil OHircs created ny law
| Tor the adm'n's' ration at any grm"ini l'w oi a
STATE, ar ipr the ndmjnistI arou " Justice.
| E'ghh. l. there be 10 hucng", ur if The
| challenge bc finally uvcrul"d, aud the Board
| de,erm'nc that ,hc npplicIut i- .rIiIlrd to bu
register Il, the o,,d shat MAJ opposiic lie
nan," oi the applicant, ~ the proper column,
Accrpfoi" aud he shall thcrcupon DO deemed
legally registered.
NiHM i! III" fnal decision of ihr Board re
that Ibr applic NJ ia not cntiilrd to ha register.
ed, tie U"nd .hnll mark IN III" proper column.
oprOstr ms "rmr. "Rej,ciod"
T'J'ih In "vctv case al rrjeciion the Boa I'd
all make note or memorandum. ..Itng
ior,h rh" ground OF such r,j tiou. anI rtmn
II, with ~ rrgisuMtion list, mcntloned in par
ac,"Uh NN.
XVIII. TIE 'egistrati"n, cQnductcd MS pro.
vidcd IN Paragraph XVII, sh,ll bc mn,lr IL
hlpliCate hs's. to oi Shicn snhli shcr the
CONCLUSION oI the fist session, br .suosrd tor
public insn"ctIbn at convrnicuf places inr Ave
daVs; aud the Ihird shall be rc,aincd IN po..rs.
SION of the Board Ill ailc' the completion ni
regist All al the uIrr,ng provided lor IN pa r.
agriph Xix when hrIhrce having hcru com
paced aud verified, sha!l hc c", tifcd IN ,hs torn
prescribed and pui"'rd a. The end al tn bl.nk
rcgiS, ,liou iisl-
XIX. S"srio"s for ,eNising the ISIS ,hrll he
held ~ "ach election precinct, "lt'r sad Eve
d,vs exposure oi the hs'a upon notice as n, q.
'idrd IN par'gr'ph XII, "nd III" Boards or
| H"gist'nD' ION hal. have po~er. aud IL Shsll he
| thrht du'y, To revise the saue 'or period Of
| twn dave and upnn being satisfied that nny
| pe"-"n not entitlcd thereto has been registered
10 strik" the name al such persou hon III e I,st
| Aud the Boards sl'ali al.o, during the zane
! periol add Ia such 'rgi-trv the uam"s Of all
/ pcrsOus VIII" NJ that ,ms possess the qu, lhca.
,ions required by sad Act wao hRv. 10, hren
a',c"dV r-gst"red aud who shall then apply 10
bc regi-'er.d.
XX. One Of the said list shsIl ,hcn lie i'm
med ,nl.lv delivered to the Po-r & nuna ui er,
vino will forward ,hc same to Ihcse IIoadouar.
| terS.
XXI Each Board shall, at or before ,h. con
! clnsi"n of r"gi-t ,ati"u Ia" ~"'G through the
. Post Commander "a Theses Headquarters, n ~,
commendati"n oi three -u'iR'Ie pcr-Oms fnr a.,
/ 'pectms o' Elections in each election precimc',
a'ati"g he nnmc occupation a"d posto u CO al
d'e-- ~ each person recommended
! AAll. VI n c'Juned upon all Boards OF Reg.
istration 10 cxplain. carefully. to al citizens Who
nave no, hitherto enjoyed ,he righ, oi suffrage,
the nature al the privileges which have been
estcndsd 70 then. aud the Importance Of sIer,
"isi"g with Intelligence the new aud honor allie
franchise wi h which they have been invested
10y the Congress oi the United Su,t-s
NXili. Bpard- will take notice that accord.
Ing to Nectio" II" Il Ihr Act oi july %, 81,
they are not Ia he bOund ~ their sci"n by any
opinion OF any civil officer al he United States
XIV. Boards 1c instructed that all the
provisions o' thes v,ral A cts of Con :re-s cited
are Ia he bberslly construed. 10 the end that
oil the in e"ts thereof bo fully aud pc, iecty
carried out.
XIV The attention OF all concerned l. di
: recisI to the T'anI einenls al Sgc.Go,, q. The
said Act OF July 10, 1887, by which IL l. i sde
the duty oi the Commanding General ~ rcmov.
from oifico all persons ~ 10 ara d,sloysI to the
government oi the United States or Who use
theIr official influence In any manner To h 'nder.
del"s, prevent ~ obstruet the do" aud perfect