The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-12
RECONSTRUCTION.
Supplementary Reconstruction Bill.


Supplementary reconstruction bill, as it pas
ed both Houses:
SEC. /. Be 1t enaeted BIZ the Senate an
House of Representatives Of the United Slut
g.. OF Americt m Congress assembled, That it
hereby declared to have been the true inten
and meaning of the act of March Cd, A.
1867 entitled an act to provide for the NOR
efficient government OF the rebel States
and of the act supplementary thereto, passet
the 23d day of March, in the year 1857
that the governments, then existing IN tn
rebel States of Virginia, North Carolina
South Carolina Georgia. Mississippi Ala
.bama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Arkan
sas, were illegal and void, and thereafter thu
same governments, if continued were to- ht
continued subject in all respects to the Mill
tarv Commanders OF the respective Districts
and to the authority of Congress.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That the
commander OF anv district named in said act
shall have power subject to the approval oil
the General of the armies of the United
States, to have effect till disapproyed,
whenever in the opinion OF such com
mander the proper administration OF SAID
act shall require it, to suspend or re-
move from olEce, or from the performance
of official duties and the exercise of official
ercising, or protesting to hold or exercise
any civil or military office, or duty in such
district under any power, election appoint
ment or authority derived from or granted
by, or claimed under any so-called State or
the government thereof, or any municipal or
other division thereof, and upon such sus-
pension or removal such commander, subject
to the approval of the General aforesaid,
shall have power to provide from time to
time fol- the performance of the said duties
OF snch officer or person, so suspended or re-
moved, by the detail OF some competent Of
ticer or soldier Of the army or by the APP
pointment of some other person to perform
the same, and to fill vacancies occasioned by
DEATH resignation or otherwise.
SEC. 5. Ind be it FURTHER enacted, That
the General of the armies OF the United
States shall be invested with all the power OF
suspension, removal, appointment and detail
granted in the preceding section to district
commanders.
SEC. 4. Ard be 1t further enacted, 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, arc hereby
confirmed provided that any person hereto
fore or hereafter appointed by any district
commander to exercise the functions of any
civil o Ice may be removed, either by the
military officer in command of the district or
by the General of the army ; and it shall be
the duty of commanders TO remove from of
hce, as aforesaid all person who are disloyal !
to the government of the United States, or |
who use their official influence in any manner
to hinder, delay, prevent obstruct the due |
and proper administration of this act, and |
the acts to which this is supplementary.
SEC. .. AnG be 1t fHrthcr enacted, 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, 1867, and to facii-
tate restoration passed March 90, 1867,
shall have power, and it shall be their duty
before the allowing the registration of any
person, to ascertain, upon such facts or in
formation as they can obtain whether such
person is entitled to he 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 is entitled there
to; and such board shall also have power to
examine under oath Ito be administered bv
any member of such boarCD any one touch
Ing the qualification of any person claiming
But III every case of refusal
by the board to register an applicant, made
IN every case hereinafter provided, the board
shall make note or memorandum, which
shall be returned with the registration list to
The commanding Generals of the Districts.
setting forth the ground of such refusal, or
such striking from the list Provided that
10 person shall be disqualified. as member
If any board of registration, by reason of
ace or color.
SEC. 6. and be 1t further enacted, That
he true intent and meaning of The oath pre-
crlbed In said supplementary act is, (among
'ther thlngs,) that no person who has been
member of the Legislature of any State,
II who has held any executive or judicial
'fhce III any State, whether he has taken an
atE to support the Constitution of the Uni
ed States or not, and whether he was hold
ng such office at the commencement of the
ebelllon or had held it before, and who has
fterWards engaged in instruction or rebel
ION againstthe United States, or given aid or
omtortt to the enemies thereof. is entitled to
e registered or to vote; and the words EEK
cutive or judicial office in any State" in
nd oath mentioned shall be construed to
lclude all civil offices created by law for the
OF the general law of the
tate or for the administration of Justice.
Sec. z. and be 1Jurtder enacted, That the
iho ioi 1oHPletlHS Tie original registration
rovlded tor in said act may, in the discre-
on OF the commander of any district. be
ztended to the 1st day of October. 1867.
nd the boards of registration shall have 4
over, and 1t shall be their duty. commenc-
lg fourteen days prior to any election under
nd act, and upon reasonable public notice
the time and place thereof, to revise for
enod OF three days the registration lists
I'D upon being satisfied that any person not
ltltled thereto has been registered, to strike
lie name OF such person from the list. And
!ch hoard shall also, during the same peri
l. add to such registry the names of all =,
'rsons who at that time possess the qualif- 9
tlons required by said act who have not S
zen already registered, and no person shall S
any time be entitled to be registered or to
tie by reason of any executive pardon or I
nnesty, for any act or thing which, with
It such pardon or amnesty, would disouaI.
him from registration or voting
SEC g. Ind be 1T further enacted. That
;. A OF the said last-named act shall be CON
ued to authorize the commanding general fl
med therein, whenever he shall deem il p