The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-17
RECONSTRUCTION.


cd both Houses:
sPr I p. It egrcteL by the Senate GaC
hug NJ Personalities nr TIE United !StHte
~. 4neyic7 j. C,ngyess assembled, That it /:
Iarahv drcla~pl 10 haze been the true intent
.,d r,a,r;n,r Of the net of March ed, \. d.
1oe- a,titis,I ~, MT to nrOyihn for the more
oif;c;ant c,overnmant of the rebel States
n,l of +ho oct s,,,>;,Ierrrntorv thereto. passed
~, tbe a3d DIV 81 March. in the year 1867
+h,t tho .,overnmrnts then existing IN tic
raLaI StSto, of yirriula, North Carolina,
south Cor,li,o Ga,rnia. Mississippi, Ala
L,ra Louisiana. FLORIDA, Texas and ArN't'-
s5s we're iil,.r.,i and void an! thereafter the
aamn Governments. if continued, were to he
continued subject in nil respects To the Mill
+,.r (,nmrop,lers Of the respective Districts
anj ~ tha authority Of Congress.
''iS. ~ t,y r, + t;,rti., sLici@I, That the
,,o.o ~ INV district na;nrt; in said act
,h,ii h.,,., ,,nv.nr :nl,;.ct TO he approval Of
s - nav Pea. ~ tio a.,,;ns If the United
tie "e''I'"' VI h w. oti,,.t iii disonproyed,
otateS' 10 "'to ;t,io,, NJ sf,ch com
"ic"os'i "a .,,i,,,;n;s.r,t;on of said
hl"ii''I' civ = -, snsnapd or re-
.'oU 80. r"i, 49, 49, tr,,,, tba performance
LIZ l;U''i ,La rxarrisc of official
Va ''ii''''' ''''A[ .,.,,, hoI,i,ncy mr. ry-
Po"ti'' any JIM VI L',II or avar.ise
crossing. or processing ~ ""tI ,t. =, .,,nI,
any civil or lhi'''''J "','' oi,.+,on .,nnoint-
district uh'!er an! i'"Nt 49,, w. LFt.,,tad
ment or auth"il's ''''i iIoI G;+,to or
by, or c!aiihE'' "ii''cl '''S ,~,.,,;;,,,I ~
the government L'ietepi' vi ,'',t snnf srs.
othef di'isi"" IVY ~ '.,,I, .,,i,;...t
pension or remove! S,ci' C,1'i'',s'i'
to the appfoVai o, 'ne 90, . ..,,, +;,,," ~
s.aii nave p'Nrs w w +l'a s,;d lntias
vi su0i "-iioGi V, "a ,,,,l c,,,,,,rtopt of
ih"s GU, 10y th1 ~ +i,o ,r,,y err br tho an
Aoci w ,:,.,,,, ~ r,rrfnrIn
Poih'' Oh IN: ".,'c, c..,nnrd ,y
tie I,''i,>' ;'a,' ~. otI,nr,,.;...
Co. 60 - i,'J H. = 5,rJIsr ,,,,rfe1 That
tho i:,nnr.I Of the armies ot' the CaiteI
sta+ns s:,,U he invested with all the power OF
e,.,,a,.;,., removal on,,oinf,nent anI detail
t,tlI j., +ha ,,r,.oa,Iirir section to district
cs.,,.nm,nday.
Sc tot w # t,,,.iier r3arfcT That
~ ,,,t, of +!,, ,.F;cnrs o+ The army already
Io,a IN ,,,,n,.ir,r IN said districts persons
',,,o;.i,,,, fIa f,1tct,ons uf civil officers and
o,,,,,,irti,,. ,,sI,ars in rhrr stead. are hereby
Sts 81. ,.n1,;,,a3 th,t any t,.rso1 hereto.
go 49, L,ra, fter ,nnoirted bT am district
comn,o,1Isr "a ,xcrcise tbe functions of anv
civil - ic. NAV he removed. either iv tie
military officer in communal of the district or
Inv the General of TIC army and it shall lie
the duty OF commanders to remove from OF
fee, as aforesaid all person who are disloyai
to the government Of the United States. or
who use their official influence in any manner
to hinder, delay. prcycnt or o5s5ruct the due
and proper administration OF this acr, and
the acts to which this is supplementary.
SEC. ) Aad he It +gmief caaeteG, That
AID y,r ;,,i
the act entitled AN act supplementary tn
an act entitled An act to provide for the
more efficient government Of the rebel
States passed March :. 1857. and to facili-
tata restorati hon" DasSe(I March %. 1857. !
shall have power. and it shall be their duty
before the allowing the registration Of any |
Dersun. to ascertain. ,Don such facts or in |
formation as they can obtain. whether such !
persop Is entitled to be registered under !
said acf and the oath required by said act |
shall not he conclusive on such question. !
and M nerson shall be registered unless such
hoard shall decide that he is entitled there !
to. and snch hoard shall also have mower to !
exam;na ,,ndar oath (to hr administered Nv !
any memI,er nf such hcardD any one touch
mo the cnalitication Of apy person claiming /
registration. But in every case of ii refusal .
by the board TO reoistcr an applicant. made
In every case here INA tpr provided; the board
shall make a not,. or memorandum which
shall he returned with rhe REGISTRATION list tn
the co,,n,ar,lino Generals ~ the. districts
SETTING forth the croun,! OF sucb refusal or
slch Strikino from the list. Provided that
no nprsoD shall h,. dis.n,lifiaI nc = member
of ,nv hoard of r4.riStrrt;on Ly reason of
race or coIor
SIC e t,g ba II ti,rt;s. oo,.to5 That
tha trrn inta.s md r,c,pi,,, of Tho o,th ,,ro-
scrihej in oil sp,,,,I,nc,t.,r, .c+ !. (,,,F,,,,
other +b;n.rst +L.+ ~, ,,,r.I,,; ,,I,o i,a.i
a rne,,iar 1ftba ra,,;II,l.,.a st,ta
49, w., bas +aid -,
nG:ra ~. 500 - -, 20
rs+J, - s,I,;,,nr+ ,I - al
''i W. nm Va ''ie oi'I
,o' , ti, ",lt'l l-o was :oi'
rneiiion nr I'D hiJ = ,4r i H., 81 Inc Inc
rt.r.',.,! ,,,..,,I ,'-i,' a." ityI9
- 'e't''.t VI ie''ei-
ION No. 81 ana or
= eLi'i'e' |"
az, - :i:: - l'.'' '4'0 " oitS e.
.S:li W. ~ Jp,,'.i"l 80 ~ any otate iii
"'i'ii We c"ii"tfued 10
a., - II 'i7a'eu ny Id" Tor me
VI we general law o. tie
''a'e' y. i"' cue administration OF justice.
'eI: . -''"' ~ Il ! Eft'er e"Hctfd, liat the
.ilhe lor coii'PieI'hg me original registration
Ei"'i'feol I"r IN s'a act may IN the discre-