The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-07-24
WASHINGTON, July IS, 1867.

WASHINGTON, July IL, 1867.
Mr. Stevens presented the report of the
Conference Copmittee on the reconstruc-
tinr hill. Which was agreed too.
The following is the bill as passed:
SEC. l. That it is hereby declared to have
been the true intent and meaning Of the act
of March 2d, 1867, that the Governments
then existing in the rebel States Of Virgin
in, North carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
eia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Flori
do aud Arkansas were not legal State Gov
ernments ard that thereafter said Govern
ments. if continued, were to be continued
subject in al respects TO the military com.
manders of the respective districts, and TO
the paramount authority Of Congress.
SEC. 2. That the commanders of any dis
trict named in the said act thall have pow
or, subject to the approval of the General
of the armies of the United States and have
effect till disapproved, whenever, in the
opinion cf the commanders the proper ad-
ministration of said act shall require it, to
suspend or remove from office, or from the
performance Of eficia| duties and the exer-
else Of official powers, any officer or person
holding or exercising. Or profas ing to hold
or exercise any civil or military Office or
duty in such district under any rower, eIec-
ton, appointment or authority derived
from or granted by, b. claimed under. any
so-called State or the government therert.
and, upon suspension or removal. such com
mandar subject to the disspproval of the
General aforesaid, shall have the power to
provide from time to time for tie pprfar
nance of said duties of such officer or per
son so suspended or removed, by the detail
Of some competent officer or soldier of the
army, or by the appointment of some other
person to perform the same, and TO Gil va
cancies oecasioned by death, resignation or
otherwise.
SEC 8. The General of the army of the
United States shall be entrusted with all
the powers of suspension, removal or APP
pointment granted in the preceding section
to the district commanders.
SEC. f. That the acts of the officers of
the army already done in removing in said
districts persons exercising the functions Of
civil officers, and appointing Others in their
stead, are hereby confirmed. provided that
any person heretofore or hereafter appoint
ed BY any district commander to exercise
the functions Of any civil office may be rp
moved. either by the military officer in com
mand of the district Or by the General Of
the army, and it shall be the duty of such
commander to remove from office as afore-
said, all persons who are disloyal to the
Government of the United States, or who
used their official influence in any manner
to hinder, delay, rrevent. or obstrurt the
due and proper administration of this act.
and the acts to which i. is supplementary
SEQ 5. That the boards OF registration
provided for in the act entitled an act
supplementary to an act entitled an act to
provide for the more efficient government
Of the rebel States, passed March 2 1865,
and to facilitate registration, passed March
%, 1867, shall have the power, and it shall
be their duty, before allowing the reRistra-
tion of any person, TO asct rtain, upon such
facts or information as they can obtain,
whether such person is entitled to be 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, and such board shall also
have the power to examine Shnder oath, to
be administered by any any member Of such
board, and one touching the qualification of
any person claiming registration, but in
every case of refusal by the board to regis
ter an applicant, and in every case of strik-
ing his name from the list as hereinafter
prescribed, the board shall make note or
memorandum, which shall be returned with
the registration list to the commanding
general. for the ,round Of such refusal or
such suoh striking from the list: provided
that no person shall be disqualified as a
member Of any Board Of Registration, by
reason Of race or color.
SEC. g. That the true int~nt and meaning
Of the nath prescribed in said supplement.
ayy act " smrng other things that no per.
Eon who has been member Of the l.eeis-
lature .of any State. or has hold any execu.
tive or judicial Office 10 any State, whether
he has taken ad oath to support the Con
stitution of the United states, or not and
whether ne y holding sneh office at the
commencement OF the rebellion, or had
held Il before, and who has afterwards en-.
raced in rebellion against the Unites States.
or given aid and comfort TO the enemies