Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-07-24
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soldier in the army, or by the appoint,
ment Of some other person, to perform the
same, and to fll vacancies occasioned by
death, resignation or otherwise. - -, e.
5 3. That the General of the Army,
Of the United States is invested with all
tho powers Of suspension, removal, apr.
pointnent and detail granted in the pre-
ceding section to the District Comman,
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5 4. That the acts of the officers Of
the army already done, in removing in
said districts Persons exercising the func-
tions of civil officers and appointing 9TH
ers in their stead, arc hereby confirmed i,
provided that any person heretofore OF
hereafter appointed By any District Com.
mandcr to the exercise of the functions
of any civil officer may be removed, ei.
ther BY the military officer in command,
of the district OF by the general Of the,
Army and it should be the duty of such
Commander to remove from office, as afore.
said, all persons who are ,d1aoyal to the,
Government of the United States, or who
use their Official influence in any manner
to hinder, delay, prevent or obstruct the
due and proper administration of the act
and the acts to which it is supplemental
ry. ".'..; :.
S o. That the Boards Of Registration
provided in the act entitled "An act sup,
Elementary to an act entitled an act to
provide for the more efficient government
of the rebel States, passed March Cd.
1865, and to facilitate registration, pas i.
sed March %, 1867, shall have, power
and it shall be their duty, before allow
the registration of, any person, to ascer-
tain, upon such facts or information as
they can obtain, whether such person is
entitled to be registered 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 il entitled i.
thereto and such Board sSall have power
to examine, under the oath to he admin.
istered by any member of such Board
any one touching the qualification of any
person clai ling registration but in every
case of refu sal by the Board to register an
applicant, aud in every case, Of striking
his name from the list, as hereinafter pre-,
scribed, the Board shall make memoran-
dunn, which shall be returned with the
registration list to the Commanding Gen.,
eral, for the ground Of such refusal or such
striking from the list, provided that no
person shall be disqualified as member,
of any Board of Registration by reason Of
race or color. s#e. q s7,
s.
S 6. That the true intent and mean
ing of the oath prescribed in said supple
mentary act is, among other things, that
no person who has been a member of the
Legislature Ofany State, or who has held
any executive or judicial Office, in any,
State, whether Ke has. taken an oath to
support the Constitution of the United
States or not, and whether he was holding
such office at the COMMENCEMENT, of tho
rebellion or had held it before, and who
has afterwards engaged in rebellion
against the United States or givca aid q I'd
comfort to the enemies thereof, is entitled
to be registered or VOTE. and the words
executive or judicial Office in any State"
in said oath mentioned, shall be construed
to include all civil Officers created by law
for the administration of any general law
Of State, or for the administration Of
justice. .
S z. That the tHfSi,;s:' fol; f,; completing tho !,
original registration provided for in said
act may. in the discretion Of the commsn-
der of any district, be extended to the LIST
day of October, 1867; and the BpaTds Of !,
Registration shall have power and it shall
be their duty, commencing IA days prior
to any election under said act, and upon
reasonable notice Of the time and place,
thereof, 10 revise for period Of five days
the registration lists, and upou being sat
isfied that any person not entitled thereto.
has been registered. to strike the name Of
such person from the list, and such person
shall not DO allowed to vote; and such
board shall. also, duringthe same period,
add to such registry the uanieo Of all per-
sons VINO at that time possess the qualif-
cations required by said act, who have
not been already registered aud no per-.
son shall at any time be entitled 10 be
registered, or to vote by reason Of any
executive pardon. or amnesty. for any a,t
or thing which, without such pardon oE,
amnesty, would disqualify him from reg
istration or voting m1a a
s. That all members Of sail Boards
Of Registration. aud all persons heyeafter
electad or appointed to Offices in said
military districts undcr the so-called