The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-01
RECONSTRUCTION,


jSuppl enientary bill, as 1t pass
i ed both Houses: f5gTs0
SEC. l.. Be at enacted By the Senate an
House Of Representatives, Of the. 0hatea STATE
of America IN, Congress- assembled, That 1T Ii
hereby declared, to have been the true inten
land meaning of the act OF March 2d, AID
User. entitled an act to provide for the more
efficient government of the rebel States
and of the act supplementary thereto, passed
on the 23d day of March, in the year 1867
that the governments, then existing in the
rebel States of Virginia. North Carolina
South Carolina, Georgia. Mississippi, Ala
| bama, Louisiana Florida, Texas and Arkan
sas, were illegal and void, and thereafter the
same governments, if continued, were to be
continued subject in all respects tn the Mill
tary Commart lers of the respective Districts
and to the authority of Congress. I,.
SEC. 2. sAnd be 1t further enacted. That the
commander OF any 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 iii the opinion of such COM
mander,, the proper administration OF sald
act shall require it, to suspend or re-
move from olSce, or from the performance
of official duties and the exercise OF official
powers, any OlllCcT oI oSISOu VI
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 such officer or person, so suspended or re-
moved, by the detail Of some competent of
ticer or soldier of the army or by the ap-
pOintmcnt of some other person to perform
the same, and to fill vacancies occasioned by
death, resignation or otherwise.
SEC. 3. Ind be 1t 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. -.a- >..-..
SEC. 4. Ind he it further enacted, That
the acts Of tie officers of the army already
done in removing in said districts persons
exercising the functions of civil officers and
appointing others in their stead, are hereby
confirmed provided that any person hereto
fore or hereafter appointed by any district
commander to exercise the functions of any
civil office 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
flee, 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 or ObStruct the due
and proper administration of this act, and
the acts to which this is supplementary.
SEC 3. 4nd be it tunher 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
Statcs,' passed March 2. 1867, and to faciii-
tate restoration" passed Mar.h 3D. 1867,
shall have power, and it shall he their duty
before the allowing the registration OF any
person, to ascertain, upon such facts or in
formation as thcy can obtain. whether such
person is entitled to be registered under
said act, and The oath required by said act
shall not be conclusive on such question,
and no person shall Lc registered unless such
BOARD shall decide that he is entitled there
%; and such board shall also have power to
examine under oath Ito be administered by
my member Of such board) any one touch
NC the qualification of any person claiming
registration. But in every case of a refusal
)y the board to register an applicant, made
n every case hereinafter provided, the board
shall make a note or memorandum, which
hall be returned with the registration list to
he commanding Generals of the Districts,
setting forth the ground of such REFUSAL or
uch striking from the list Provided, that
10 person shall be disqualified. as Il member
If any board of registration, by reason of
ace or color
SEC. 6. 4,d be it FURTHER enncte.7, That
I, of
crihcd in said supplementary act is, (amcng
'ther things,) that no person who has been
member of the Legislature Of any State,
II who has held any executive or judicial
,ffice in any, State, whether he has taken an
,ath to support the Constitution of the Uni
ed States or not, and whether he was hold
ng such office at the commencement of the
cbellion or had held it before. and who has
ftcrwarls engaged in instruction or rebel
ion againstthe United States, or given aidor
omfort to the enemies thereof, is entitled to
,e registered or to vote; and the words Eek
cutive or judicial office in any State" in
aid oath mentioned shall be construed to
include all civil offices created by law for the
administration OF the general law of the
state, or for the administration of justice.
Sec. 7. Ind be 1t further enacted, That the
inc for completing the original registration
provided Tor IN SAID act may, IN the QlScrc- |
ion of the commander of any district, be
xtended to the list day of October, 1867;
nd the boards of registration shall have
ower, and 1t shall be their duty, commenc-
ng fourteen days prior to any election under
aid act, and upon reasonable public notice
f the time and place thereof, to revise for a
eriod of three days the registration lists;
nd upon being satisfied that any person not
ntticd thereto has been registered. to strike
he name of, such person from the list. And
UGH board shall also, during the same peri
d. add to such registry the names of all
ersons who at that time possess tho qualiti-
ations required by said act who have not
cen. already registered, and no person shall
t any time be entitled to be registered or to
ote by reason of any executive pardon OF
mnesty, for any act or thing which, with
ut such pardon or amnesty, would disqual-
y him from registration or voting.
SEC. s. Ind be it further enacted, That
&C. 4 of the sad last-naned act shall be con-
trued to authorize the commanding general
AIMED therein, whenever he shall deem it
eedful TO remove any member of a board
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