The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-17
The New Reconstruction Aot.


The New Reconstruction ACT.
Tho following is the text Of tho bill
as it passed both Houses.
Be at enacted Jy Mc Senate anil House
Of Representatives, otMc United States of
america IN Congress, assembled, That it
is hereby declared to have been the true
intent and meaning of The Act Of 2ud
March, 1867, entitled, can Act to
provide for tho more efficient government
OF the rebel Statcs," and of the Act SUP.
Elementary thereto, passed on tho .23d
OF March, lSG7, that til governments
then existing in the rcocl States Of
North Carolina, South Carolina, Gcor.
gm, Mississippi Louisiana, Florida, Tex.
rs and Arkansas, wero not legal State
governments, and that thereafter tho
said governments, if continued, were
continued subject i'll all respects 10 the
military commanders of tho respective
districts, and TO the paramount authority
Of Congress.
SEQ. 2 That tho commander of any
district named in said Act shall have
power, subject o,tho disapproval OF the
General Of tho army ofthc United States,
to have effect until disapprovcd; when.
ever, i'll tho opinion Of such commander.
tho proper administration Of said Act
shall require it, to suspend or remove
rom oilico or from the performance ol
Official duties and tho exercise of Official
powers, any officer or person holding or
exercising, or presenting to hold or cx-
otrclse, any civil or military Office or duty
N such district, under aay power OF
election, appointment or authority, de-
rived from or granted by or claimed un-
der any so called State, or tho govern.
mont thereof, or any municipal or other
division thereof; and upon suspension or
remaval by such commander, subject to
the d'sapproval Of the. General of tho
Army, MS aforesaid, shall have the now.
CT TO provide from timo TO time for the
performance Of the said duties of such
olilcer or person so suspended or rcmov.
od by the detail Of some compc,cnt OIL.
cor or soldier Of tho army, or by the an,
pomtmcnt OF some other person to Der.
form tho same, and to fiji vacancies
occasioncd by death, resignation or
otherwise.
SEo, 3. That the General Of ,hs Ar
MY OF tho United States shall DO invest
cd with all the power of suspension
removal appointment and detail granted
III tho preceding section to district com
mandcrs.
SEQ; 4. And be u Jurther enacted,
mat tho acts OF the officers OF tho army
already done, in removing in said dis
sncts persons exercising tho functions O +
civil office, and appointing other in their
stead arc hereby confirmed: p.oyiLeI
Ihat any person heretofore or hereafter
appointed by any district commander 10
cNcrslsc the functions Of any civil Office,
may DO removed either by tho military
officers IN command Of the district, or
Dy tle General Of tho Army; and il
snail DO the duty OF such commanders to
remove from Office rs aforesaid, alt Der.
sons who are disloyal to tho Govern
mcnt Of the Unitcd States, or who usc
their official influence in any manner 10
binder, delay, provont or obstruct tho
quo and proper administration Of this
Act and 1hc Acts to which this is sup.
Elementary.
SEQ. s. That Tho boards of recistra.
tlon provided for in tho Act supp;emen.
tary to an Act to provide for tho more
etlicIent government of tho rebel States,
passed March 20, 1907, shall have
power, and it shall bo their duty, not to
allow tho registration of any person; to
ascertain, upon such facts or information
MS they can obtain, whe,hor such porson
- entitled TO be registered under said
ACT and the oath required by said Act
shall not DO conclusive on such question
ana ana no person shall be registered unless
such board shall decide that ho is entitled
shereto. And such board Shall also
nave power TO examine under oath, to
DO andmn'n'stcredo I'm by any. member of
suc, 8 BOARD, any ono touching tho quail
.ica1loh OF any person claiming rcgistra,
tioh: But in every case Of a refusal bv
u" board TO register an applicant and
IN every case of striking h,s name from
the list, as hereinafter provided, tho
board shall make note or memoranenn,
which shall be returned viii, tho rcoia.
trat'on list to, the Commanding General
ofthe district, setting forth tho grounds
ol sic, refusal or such striking from TIC
list Provided, That no person Shall be
disqualified as member Of any board