The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-14
or amnesty would disqualify him
from registration.

from registration.
Seventh. Boards will take notice
that it is enacted by Section 9th
of the Act Of July 18th, 1867, that
the true intent and meaning ofth
oath prescribed in said supple
mentary Act is, (among. other
, thin gs), that no person who has
been a member, Of the Legislature
of any State, or who has held any
executive or judicial Office in. any
-State, whether he has taken an
| oath to support the Constitution
of the United States or not, and
whether he was holding Office at
| the commencement OF the rebellion,
or had held it before, and who has
afterWards engaged in insurrection.
or rebellion, against the United
Estates, or given aid or comfort to
the enemies thereof, is entitled to
be registered or to vote and the.
words ':executive or judicial Office
in any State" in said oath men
I toned. shall be construed to in
IcIude all civil Offices created by.
| law for the administration Of any.
general law of,a State, Or for the
administration ofjustice. - =
EsahtR. If there be no challenge.
|Eier.nf the. challenge be fnaliy over
ruled, and the Board determine
that the applicant is entitled to be
Registered, the Board shall mark,
opposite the name OF, the applicant,
in the proper column, excepted"
and he shall thereupon be deemed
legally registered. - e..
Ninth. # the fnal decision. of
the Board be that the applicant is
not entitled to be registered, the
Board Shall mark in the proper
column, opposite his name, "Re-
Elected. ~ >'.-, - -. '.'' .
Tenth. In1eFery case Of a rejec-
ton, the Board shall make a, note
or memorandum, setting forth the.
ground. Of such rejection, and re-.
turn it, with the registration list;
mentioned-in paragraph N.,. :.
XVIII. The registration, con;
kddcted as provided in Paragraph
XVII, shall be made in. triplieate-
lists; two of which. shall, after the
conclusion of the first session, be
exposed for public: Inspections at
Fcenxenient' places, for FIVE days; !;
and the thiirdsshaI be retained IN
possession Of the Board! till after
the ~cofnpletion of reglsthation at
the meeting provided for in: para.
| graph XIX, when the three having
| been compared and verified, shall
be eertifedin the form prescribed
| and printed at the end Of the blank
Registration list. - -
7 XIX. Sessions for revising the
,lists-shaH; be held in each; election
precinct, after said five days Tex-
posure Of the lists, upon notice as
provided in paragraph XII, and
! the Boards of Registration. shall
have poweE and It shah be their
duty, to revise the same fer a
period of two days; J; and upon
T being satisfied that any person not
Eentitled thereto has been register
ed, to Strike the name Of such
person from the. list. And the
Boards shall also, during the same
I period, add to such registry the
names of all persons who at. that
time possess the qualifications re-
1'euired by said Act; who have not
1 been already registered and who
J shall then: apply to be registered:
Xxx, One of the said lists shall
then be Immediately delivered to
! the. Post Commander, who will
forward the same. to these Head
4 quarters.
XXI. Each Board shall, at O.
before the conclusion of registra-
ton forward through the Post
Commander to these Headquarters
a recommendation Of three suit.
/ abe persons for Inspectors of Elec:
: Etions in each election precinct
stating the name, occupation and
postofice address of each person
recommended.
XXI. 1t is enjoined upon al
Boards of Registration to explain
carefully, to all citizens who have
not hitherto enjoyed the right o.
suffrage, the nature of the <priVil
eyes which have been extended te
them, and the Importance OF ex
ercisin ng with intelligence the new
and honorable franchise with
which they have been invested
by the Congress Of the United
States.
XIII. Boards will take notice
that according to Section 10, o
the. Act of July 19, 1867, they arr
!, not to be bound in their action by
any opinion Of any civil officer O
the United States.
XIV. Boards are instructed
that all the provisions Of tn
, several Acts of Congress cited, ar
to be literally construed, to tn
, end that all the intents thereof b.
! fully and perfectly carried out.
XIV. The attention Of all con
f cerned is directed to the require
, ments of Section 4, Of the sal
: Act of July 10, 1867, by which i
Q is made the duty ofthe Command
!. ;n. Gnnaral TO remONe from OftiC