The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-21
OFFICIAL.
Headquarters Second Military District,
CHARLESTON, 8. c., August 81, 1867.


CIRCULAR. r.sT ... ..t..s .....
TRATioN, FOR THEIR INFORMATION IN REv1s-
. ING THE LISTS OF VOTERS.
I. All citizens are entitled to be registered, nm
less disqualified for the acts and offences set forth
in the rules and regulations for Registration,
published in General Orders No. IS. - g..
No citizen is disqualified unless, having held
office under the United States, or having been a
member of the Legislature of any State, or hav-
ing held some executive or judicial Office under
general law of the State, he afterwards engaged
in the rebellion, or ave aid and comfort to per-
sons so engaged; or unless, by the decree of
competent judicial tribunal, or by an act OF Con-
gress, or law of State, he has been dstranchised
for rebellion against the United States, or for
felony.
Disqualified persons are OF several classes: for
example: -... ...... ....
lst. ANY person not twenty -one years of age.
3D. ANY person who has not acquired resi-
dence in the State.
Sd. ANY person otherwise qualified by age and
residence, who, having held Office under the
United States, afterwards engaged in rebellion,
or gave aid and comfort to their enemies.
4th. Any pers n notherwise qualified by residence
and age. who, having been member of a egisla-
ture, or having held executive or judicial office
under general law of State, afterwards engag-
ed in rebellion against the United States or gave
aid and comfort to their enemies.
5th. Any person otherwise qualified by resi-
sentence of competent judicial tribunal for
felony.
9TH. ANY person otherwise qualified by resi-
dence and aye, who has been disfranchised by law
fer example, citizen OF Tennessee, DISTINGUISHED
by the constitution and laws Of that State, for
participation IN the rebellion, who has become
resident of North or South Carolina.
II. A citizen, not included Within either of the
above specified classes, although he may have
voluntarily taken part in the rebellion, qualified;
citizen included within the Sd or 4th class,
whose acts in aid of rebellion were not voluntary,
is Qualified.
In general officers of mere municipalities,
towns or villages are not embraced i'll the Sd and
4th classes OF paragraph / /; for example: police
man or member of a town guard, appointed by
town or city authorities: local health officers,
weighers measurers and inspectors of merchan-
die and product: persons holding deputations
from civil officers, such as deputy sheritfs and the
like: clerks and assistants appointed or employ
ed by civil officers: pound masters, jailors ap-
pointed by sheriffs, etc: these are not offices
created by law for the administration of general
law of State, for the administration of justice.
There are, however, certain municipal or town
officers within the intent and meaning of the Acts
OF Congress. and who by subsequent acts in aid
of the rebellion, would be disqualified. For ex-
ample, mayor of a city, or intendant of a town,
who may have been, by virtue OF his Office, q
determine complaints for petty offences, and to
impose punishment by fine and Imprisonment
upon offenders or to arrest, commit or hold to
bail persons charged with crime.
Municipal or town officers, having authority
to enforce mere local ordinances in the nature of
police regulations, for the preservation of order,
the regulation of trade, and the abatement OF nu-
isances, or other strictly corporate matters, are
Act.
The circumstance. nevertheless, that the duties
of an officer were performed within prescribed
locality, US for instance either District, Coun-
~ Dn toln ~ nr not m
from the operation of the disquaifying clauses,
proyided, his duties had been prescribed by gen.
eral law tor example, Sheriffs of Counties, and
Constables of Towns, fill offices created by law
or the administration OF general laws ofthe State.
Nor is every employment, although held by vir-
tue of law of the State, and compens ated by a
salary fixed by law, and raised by general tax,
an Cfficc; for example, teacher in a Public
School, or College supported or endowed by the
State; physicians and attendants employed in
State Asylums for the Deaf and Dumb or for Lu-
nat cs, do not hold o6fces although these persons
are in the public service. ..
Officers of Militia, employed in the execution
of the PItrOl LdpS, or other laws having relation
to the domestic order OF the State and the go"ern,ent
of the sld0e population therein, and who after
wards engaged in the rebellion, are disqualified;
such offices, although military in name, are civil
and executive in their duties.
Certain elnployments, licensed by authority of
State laws, having relation to the administration
of Justice, are not officers within the meaning OF
the acts; for example, lawyers.
All officers auxiliary to Courts, such as Clerks
of Courts Master in Equity, etc. etc, created by
general laws, for the administration of justice,
are within the meaning of the Acts of Congress.
A Notary Public being mere ministerial Off
Ger, and performing no executive or judicial du-
ties is not within the disquaifying clauses of the
Acts of Congress.
duties defined by general laws, and embraced
within the civil polity of the State, although
chosen or appointed by the people OF the
vicinage, are disqualified, If, after holding such
offices, they voluntarily engaged in the re-
bellion, or afforded aid and comfort to the per-
sons so engaged for example: overseers of high
ways land commissioners, overseers of the poor,
Captains of Beat Companies.
Naturalized citizens, having abjured allegiance
to all sovereignty other than that of the United
States, and having taken upon themselves the
obligations and duties belonging to citizens, and
acquired thereby the rights and privileges of cit
izenship, who afterwards r"nounced voluntarily
their allegiance to the United States, and ac-
knewledged allegiance to and became citizens of
the pretended government of the ''Confederate
States of America" and voluntarily took up
arms against the United States, or gave aid and
comfort to the enemies thereof, have ceased by
their own act TO be citizens of the United States
and will be deemed aliens until again naturalized
as citizens of the United States. .....
The cases of all such persons will however, be
specially noted on the Books of Registration,
for further consideration before the final revision
prior to an election.
III. Applications for registration, whether ac-
cepted or rejected, and whether the oath is ad-
ministered or not, are required to be recorded in
the books furnished, and when the applicant is
deemed by the Eoard to be excluded from taking
the oath, a brief memorandum OF the grounds Of
such decision will be entered for future revision.
~ All citizens believing themselves qualified
should apply to be registered: attention is called
to the following extract from the published reg
ulations for registration.
"The Major-Gcneral Commanding, in the exer-
else of an ultimate revsOfy authority, will, in
due season, before the holding of any election,
entertain and determine questions, assigning er
rors in the registry, and will upon inspection of
the completed lists, cause corrections of the
same, that the true design and purpose OF the
laws be faithfully answered, and that all the
rights thereby guaranteed be fully and fairly en-
joyed." -..
PAY AND EXPENSES.
" The pay of Registrars will be four dollars
per day for each day actually and necessarily en-
ployed in the performance Of their official duties
VI No allowance for clerk hire will be made.
VII The allowance for the rent of room for
the meetings of the Board, including furniture
and fixtures, will not exceed the rate of fifteen
(s15) per month. '...i J..
VIII. The actual cost of such stationery as
shall be actually and necessarily consumed in Of
ficia business will he allowed. The following
articles, and no Others, will be deemed station.
cry, viz: pens, ink, paper and envelopes. -.
TX Mileage-will be allowed to Registrars in
lieu of transportation, at the rate Of ten cents
per mile for each mile actually and necessarily