The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-06-27

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plague and curse orassessors, clerks, collect
ors spisss phpsR stamps ssarinsy sexsIses and
exctse- mon, that DOW enslaxe us. i,,rs-, IN
| :. lt,equalizes the, general burdens Of tho war
INC poor msp gave their lives in battle. This
demands that the rich, who grew ifas on S,Sod,
shall hsurrendcr tho pliujsx of,war,, To saw esho
poor who fought in battle from being further
ground by direct and indirect taxation.
Constitutional amendments can't enforce tho
debt: When adoi tod they win be futile In the
hands cflrevolu tiopists, who have. set tho ex-
nmpte ofSrspudiation constitutions without
respectfpiiy commit the public dcbt to time,
which Outlaws an claims by limitation. 'Hi ~
lYsa at .e'''rL11s- 7s4SsSs.- W sS7s9es isl7S
Opinion Of tho Attorney General as
to the Powers ofthe Military Com
Hrnanders. $40 IsF E''I"s .''i' o''i' s''o,
Persons will dover ID keep this order. &
The following is the concluding portion
OF Attorney-Generai Stanberry's opinion in
relation TO the Reconstructionl Acts, defin-
VINO ARE ENTITLED 10 nEoIsrnArros. ~
''1. The oath prescribed In the supple.
mental Act defines all the qualifications
required. and every person who can take
the oath is entitled to have his nnme enter
ed upon the list Of voters. ...--. -
2. The board of registration have no ,au.
hotity to ndninister any other oath to The
person APPLYING FOR registration than this
prescribed oath; nor to administer any oath
TO any otherperson touching the ,qualifical
lions Of the applicant, or the falsity Of The
CATH so taken by him. The Act, to guard
against falsity In the oath, provides that If
falsc, the person taking it shall be III led and
punished for perjury. - .ssr.G ~ e' .-f.F-Ea
b No provisional is made for challenging the
qualifications of the applicant, or entering
upon any trial or investigation Of his quail.
ificationr, either by Witnesses or any other
form Of proof ''"." ''''. '.' = 7o'''
8. As to citizenship and residence .- W. e.
The applicant for registration must be n
! citizen of the State and of the United States.
and must be resident OF n County included
| in the election district. He may be rcris-
tered IL he has been such citizen for q period
less than twelve months at the time lie an
| plies for registration, but lie cannot vote IL
any election unless his citizenship has then
extended TO the full term Of one yenr. IA
TO such person, the exact length Of his
| citizenship should be noted opposite his
name on the list, so that it may appear on
the day of election, upon reference 10 the
list, whether the full term has then been
| accomplished. p. ..r.-s. .- a.. .tr- - ..l.-'r
4. An unnaturalized person cannot take
| this oath, but IN alien who has been natur-
| allied can take it, and no other proof Of
naturalization can be required from him,
8. No one who Is not twenty one wears of
nge at tle time of Registrations can tHke The
oath, for he must swear. THAT he has tlien
attained that age. ..., -
O. No one who hos Leon disiranchised for
participation In my ieLcllion against the
United States, or for felony committed
against the laws Of any. State or of the
United States, can safely take this oath.
| The actual participation in rebellion, or
the actual commission of felony. does not
amount TO Acknowledgement The sort of
disfranchisement here meant is TINT which
Is declared by law passed by competent au
| thority, or which has been fixed upon the
criminal by the sentence Of the court which
tried him tor the crime. .sa 90 ,..-.7
| No law Of the United States hes declared
the penalty OF disfranchis ement for partici
patton Ia the. rebellion alone. Nor is II
known Tint any such law exists in either OF
these ten States, except, perhapa, Virginia,
as to which State special Instructions will
be given.
Z. As 10 Acknowledgement arising from,
hGUing held 99fes JollO~ed6y participation IN
This is the most important part of the
oath, and requires strict attention TO arrive
atits meaning. deem it proper to give
The exact words. TheaIp.icant pust sw ear
or aifu ms follows:
That L have never been q member OF
any State Legislature nor he'd any exccu.
tive orjudiciul office In my State, and af
terwards engaged in an insurrection or re
oelion against the United States, or given
aid or comfort TO the enemies thereof; that
have never taken an oath as q member of
Congress of'the United States, or as q mem
Der oi any State Legislature, or ms an officer
| OF the United States, or as an executive or
Judicial officer of any State, TO support tho
Constitution of the United Statee. and oft er
wards engaged in insurrection. or rebellion
against the United States, or given aid or
eomfort TO the enemies thereof" ''-.
Two elements must concur in order 70
disqualify person under these clauses
First, the Office and official oath to support
the Constitution of the United States sec.
ond, engaging afterwards in rebellion
| Both must exist to work disqualification,
and must happen in the order Of timo men.
| toned. o. .., / ~. ... .rfg ,....r- ..r r-.,
A persoR who has held an office and tax en-
tile oath 10 support the Federal Constitution
| and has i;ot afterwards engaged in rebel
lion, is not disqualified SO, too q person
who has engngctlin rebellion. but has not
heretofore held an Office and taken that
oath is not disqualified.
8. O6ieers Of He United States.
AS TO these, the language is without limi.
tation. The person who has at any time
prior TO the rebellion held any Office, civil
or military, nnder the United States, and
has taken nm officiai oath to support the
Constitution ofthe United States, Is sub ect
to Disqualification. .r -.
o. Military officers of any State. prior TO
the rebellion, are not subject to disqualifi-
cation.
10. df"nieipd otfeers-that is to say, Off.
GERS OF incorporated cities, towns and vii.
lages, such as mayors, aldermen, town
council, police and other city or town Off
eers--are not subject to disqualification.
IL. Persons who have, prior to the rebel