The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-05-11
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VGcncrhl Orders No. IS.

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1Gcnerhl Orders No. IS.
CHARLEsroE, May 9.-Gen. Sickies
has issued the following order: /! /
HEADo'Rs 2p MILITARY DISTRICT.
CHARLESTON, S. O., May 8. "''t
General Orders No. 18.
First. On the third Monday of
July next, in obedience to the re.
quirements of the Act of Congress.
passed March %, 1867, the Com
manding General will proceed and
cause to be made registration of
the male citizens of the United
States, twenty-one years OF age and
upwards, residents of North and
South Carolina, not disfranchised for
participation in the rebellion, or for
felony at common law.
Second. One or more Boards of
Registration, consisting of three dis
Greet and qualified persons, to be
appointed by the Commanding Gen
eral. will be organized in each County
or city, to make and complete the
registration, superintend the election
to be held thereafter for delegates to
convention to frame n constitution,
and make returns to him of the votes,
list of voters, and of the persons
elected rs delegates by plurality of
the votes cast ut such election.
Third. The Counties in North Ca
rolina and the geographical Districts
in South Carolina will, for the pur-
poses of registration, be divided into
convenient registration precincts. In
each registration precinct, Board of
Registers will, if practicable, be or
ganized. Several places will be de.
signated in each registration precinct
where the Board will meet, and citi-
zens eligible to registration may go
and be registered. Che Board of
Registration will remain in session
two days, from sunrise to sunset, Mt
each place Of meeting. On the nd
journment OF the Board, copy of
the list of persons registered will be
deposited in suitable place within
the precinct. seven days for public
information and thereafter tho
Board will again visit every precinct,
and revise the list of voters, hearing
objections from citizens as to any
adjudication made, and register any
person who may have been unable,
by reason of illness or other good
and sufficient cause, to attend the
! Srst session of the Board
Fourth. All persons appointed to
make the said registration of voters
and to conduct said election will be
'required, before entering upon their
1duties, to take and subscribe the
Hoath prescribed by the Act approved
July 2, 1862, entitled San Act to
prescribe an oath of office;" and if
hny person shall falsely take and sub
scribe such oath or affirmatit n, such
|.person SO offending, and being duly
| fonvicted thereof, shall be subject to
fhe pains, penalties and disabilities
(which, by law, are provided for the
of the crime of wilful
md corrupt perjury. The form of
he oath is herewith published, as
! ollows: 'I, A. b., do solemnly swear
/ or affirm) that have never volun-
| arily been in arms against the United
Ptates since I have been n citizen
hereof; that 1 have voluntarily given
ho aid, countenance, counsel or en-
Encouragement to persons engaged in
}rmed hostility thereto; that I have
heither sought nor accepted, nor at
! empted to exercise, the functions of
|$ny Office whatever under any au-
| hority, or pretended authority, in
! hostility to the United States, and
| hat 1 have not yielded voluntary
upport To any pretended Govern
nent. Nutf5rity, power or constitu-
ion, within the United States, hostile
r inimicable thereto. And do fur
her swear Tor affirm) that, to the
e pest of my knowledge and ability, I
Sfill support and defend the Constitu-
ion of the United States against all
q nepies, foreign or domestic; that I
Fill bear true faith and allegiance to
he same; that I will take this obliga-
ion freely, without any mental re-
or purpose of evasion; and
hat L will we'll and faithfully dis
harge the duties OF the Office on
|fhich I am about to enter. So help
be God" ,-..
Fifth. Members of the Boards of
Registration will be allowed, as com
IS ensation, 81 day for each day ac-
lally and necessarily employed in the
erfOrmance of their duties, and ten
bnts n mile for each mile travelled on
uty. Officers of the army, detailed
b such duty, will be paid the per
EN- and mileage allowed for attend
bee on courts-martial.