Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-10

administer oaths in Ianys case Of, registration.
I XYI.&In registering, the names Of white
aud colored citizens shall be- entered jalpl.s
betioally, in separate columns OF the list. 8 s.
SsXVlI. The following shall be the process
Of registering: 3 Is.i 4..y& 81. 2$ ~ 3'
First. Every5citizen presenting himself for
registry shall take and sabsaribe the oath pre-.
|soribed by law, (scc Appendix, form 3d.)
which shall be, administered by member Of
l}the Board, aud such oath shall be preserved
with tue lists. }St
! Second. His name shall then be entered in
the proper column Of tho list, and called out
by the chairman 1.
Third; ,Auy challenge made shall be noted
in the proper column, opposite the name, with
| the cause thereof. q
Fourth. tisrccommendedto Bo I'd t, defer
J. he hearing and decision Of contested cases
until the session for revision provided for in
paragraph NIX.
lcnge, the Board must ascertain upon such.
| factstor information us eau be obtained that
| the applicanti is cntitled to be registered be-
fore making lis name as /" accepted -the
oath not being conclusive.
Sixth. Section 7 of the Act Of July 10Th,
1867, declares that no citizen shall be enti-
tled.to be registered by reason Of any execu-
tive pardon or amnesty for any act or thing
which without such pardon or amnesty would
disHualify him from registration.
/ Seventh. Boards viii take notice that it is
enacted by Section 9Th of the Act of July
| 18th, 1867. that the true intent aud meaning
of the oath prescribed in snid supplementary
Act is, (among other things,) that no person
who has been member of the Legislature of
any State, or who hns held any executive or
judicial office in any State, whether he has Ia
ken an oath to support the Constitution of the
| United States CT not and whether he wns
holding Office at the commencement Of the
! rebellion or had held it before and who has
afterwards engaged in insurrccion or rebel
! lion against the United States, or given aid
or comfort to the enemies thereof, is entitled
to be registered or to vote and the words
executive or judicial o(lico in any State in
said oath mentioned, shall be G. nstrucd to iu.,
clude all civil Offices created by law for the ad.
ministration Of any general law of State, or
tor the administration of justice. H
| Eighth. If there be no challenge or if the
challenge be finally overrulcd, 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,
Z" Accepted" aud he shall thcreupon be doom
ed legally registered"
Ninth. Ii the. final decision Of the board
be that the applicant isnot entitled to be reg
| istercd, the Board shall mark in the proper
column, orpositchis maine, " Rejected"
Tenth In every case of rejection, the
:oarS shall make note or memorandum, sell
ing t"rthth the ground of such rejection, and
/ return I, w,ththe registration list mentioned
insparagraph &X n s.' |3
/ IL: The rcglstrNian, conducted ns pro
yidedIin Paragraph XVII, ehnll be in tripli.
cato lists, two of which shall, after the con.
clusion Of the first session, be exposed for
public inspection at convenient places, for
! i've days; aud, the third shall be retained in
possession of the Board till after the coMplc-
ton Of registration at the meeting provided
form paragraph XIX, when the three having
been compared and verified, shalt be certified
IN the torn prescribed aiitl printed at the end
of the blank regstratioa list.
! NlN. Sessions for revising the lists shall
be held in cach election precinct. after said
five dayseKposure Of the lists, upon notice
as provided IN paragraph XII and the, Boards
of Registration shall have power. and it slan
be their duty, to revise tho same for period
OF two days. and upon being satisfied that
any person not entitled thereto has been reg
! istered, to strike the name Of such D; rson
from the list. And the Boards shall also du
ring the same period, add to such registry tile
+! names of all persons who at thatsim posses
| ne qualifications required by said Act
who have not been already registered aud who
shall then apply to & registered. -
| XIX. One of the said list shall then be i'm
mediately delivered to the Post Commander,
who will forward the same to these Hoadquar.
| tcrs
| XXI. Each Board shall, at or before the
conclusion of registration toward through the
Post Commander to these Headquarters, a REQ
ommendation Of three suitable persons for In
spcctors of Elections in each election precinct
stating the name, occupation and post Office
address of each person recommended.
! XXI, It is enjoined upon all. Boards Of
Registration to explain, carefully, to all citi.
zens who have not hitherto enjoyed tho right
suffrage, the nature Of the privileges which
have bcen extended to them, aud tho impor-
tance of exercising with intelligence tho new
and honorable franchise with which they have
been invested by the Congress of the United
States.
XIII. Boards will take notice that ac-,
cording to Section 10, Of the Act Of July 10,
1867, they are not to be bound in their action
by any opinion of any civil officer Of the Uni.
ted States. : ,a,,
XIV. Boards are instructed that all tho
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