The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-17
APPENDIX.
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Oath Prescribed for Members of Board
of Registration.

Odtn Prescribed LOT members Oh BO9rO
of Registration.
l. .. of .... County of ..., and
State of ........ do solemnly swear (or afirm)
that have never voluntarily borne arms against
the United States since have been a citizen
thereof that I have voluntarily given no aid,
couutenance, counsel encouragement to per-
engaged in armed hostility thereto; that
have neither sought, nor accepted nor attempt
ed to exercise the functions of any Office what
ever under any authority or pretended authority
in hostility 10 the United States; that have not
yielded voluntary support to any pretended
government, authority, power, or constitution
within the United States, hostile or inimical
thereto. And co further swear (or affirm) that,
to the best of my knowledge and ability, will
support and defend the Constitution of the
United States against all enemies, foreign or
domestic; that will bear true faith and allegi-
ance to the same; that I take this obligation
freely, without any mental reservation or pur-
pose of evasion and that will well and faith
fully discharge the duties of the Office on which
am about to enter: So help me God.
...... Carolina,
.................
Subscribed and sworn to before me, a........,
this ........ day of ........, one thousand eight
hundred and siXty-seven.
....................
NoTE.-Registers will be required to take the
oath prescribed by the Act of Congress APPROX
ed I'd july 1862. Blank forms of this oath
will be furnished to Post Commanders, and
turned to the Post Commander, who will for
ward them to District Headquarters. And if
any person shall falsely take and subscribe such
oath affirmation such person SO offending
and being duly convicted thereof, shall be
subject to the pains, penalties and disabilities
which, by law are provided for the punish
ment of the crime of wilful and corrupt perjury.
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Oath Prescribed for Voters.
I,., do solemnly swear (or afirm), in
the presence of Almighty God, that am citizen
of the State OF f........; that nave resioed IN
said State for ....... months next preceding this
day, and now reside in the county of ........, or
the parish of ., in said State, (as the case
may be); that am twenty-one years old; that
have not been disfranchised for participation in
any rebellion or civil war against the United
States, nor for felony committed against the laws
of any State or of the United States that I
have never been a member of any state legisla-
ture, held any executive or Judicial office in
any State and afterwards engaged in insurrecton
or rebellion against the United States, or given
aid or comfort to the enemies thereof; that
have never taken an oath as member OF Congress
of the United States, as an Officer OF the United
States, or as q member of any State Legislature,
oras an executive or judicial officer of any State
to support the Constitution of the United States,
and afterwards engaged in insurrection or re-
belion against the United States or given aid or
comfort to the enemies thereof; that / will
faithfully support the Constitution and obey the
laws of the United States, and will to the best
of my ability, encourage Others so to do: So
help me God.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
........ day of ........, 1857. y
August 9th, 1867. 57-H