The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-19

Nor is every aapleynsent, although held by vir-
tue OF law of the State, and compensated by
salary fixed by law, and raised by a general tax,
am cdnce; for example, a teacher in q Public
school, or College supported or endowed by the
State physicians and attendants employed in
State Asylums for the Deaf and Dumb or for Luz
nat es, do not hold Offices although these persons
arc in the public service. 50. IL.
Officers of Militia, employed in the execution
of the Rtrol Ldsos, or other laws having relation
to the domestic order Of the State and the government
wards engaged in the rebellion, are disqualified
such offices, although military in name, are civil
and executive in their duties
Certain employments, 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. Great ed 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.
Local officers, having executive powers and
duties defined by general laws, and embraced
within the civil poity of the State, although
chosen or appointed by the people of the
vieinage, 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 oil Beat companies.
Naturaized 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 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.
copied or rejected, and whether the oath is adj
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.
s.The Major General Commanding, in the exer-
else of an ultimate revisory 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.
V. The pay of Registrars will be four dollars
per day for each day actually and necessarily ell
ployed in the perfor nance 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
($l0) per month.
VIII. The actual cost of such stationery as
shall be actually and necessarily consumed in Of
ticia business will be allowed. The following
articles, and no Others will be deemed station
cry, viz: pens, ink, paper and envelopes.
*. Mileage will be allowed to Registrars in
lieu of transportation, at the rate OF ten cents
per mile tor each mile actually and necessarily
travelled on duty, by the shortest practicable
route under orders in writing from these Head
quarters, n from the Commander of the Post or
from the Board of Registration, provided public
has not been furnished.
X. Actual expenditures tor postage, telegrams,
couriers and express charges, will be reimbursed
when necessarily incurred by competent author
ity.
XI. Payments will be made upon bills signed
and rccepted in duplicate by each person enti-
tied to pay mileage who has incurred au
thorizcd expenditures, and will be accompanied
by the affidavit of the claimant duly sworn be-
fore a Magistrate or Notary, according to the
form contained i'll the respective blanks provided
tor that purpose. Such bill will Ire made out in
detail, and will, i'll the OF expenditures be
accompanied by duplicate receipts signed by the
parties who actually received the money; and
when kilograms are charged for, with copies of
the kilograms in duplicate and viii. be delivered
to the Post Commander who will if found cor
rect, approve and forward the same to these
Headquarters; duplicate copies Of the orders
must be attached to the vouchers in the case of
claims for mileage. Post Commanders Super
intendcnts OF Registration, will carefully super
wise the expenditures incurred by all Boards and
Officers of Registration al their respective posts,
with view to the strctest economy consistent
with a iull and considerable discharge of the i'm
pOrtant public duties incident to Registration.
XII. Blanks may be obtained by Post Com
manders, from the Bureau of Civil Affairs.
XIII. Payments will made upon the order
of the MAJOR General Commanding, by BreVet
Lieutenant Colonel j. w. Nichols, Paymaster
United States Army, disbursing officer.
XIV. Officers of the army, when travelling up
on duty connected with registration of voters in
North and South Carolina, WILL under u decision
front the Second Comptroller, be paid, in addi-
ton TO their allowance for transportation, sum
to cover their actual expenses for subsistence,
not to exceed three dollars and fifty cents (3.50)
per day, provided the officer making the charge
ceftifies TO the correctness of the amount and
to the fact that his ordinary expenses at his
proper post were necessarily running on at the
same time.
By command of Major General D. E. SIcKLEs:
J. W. CLOUS,
Capt 3Sth U. S. Infantry,
A D. &. and A. A. A G.