Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-10
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Char lestoh, IS o. August !, 1861, &
4 efehsral Ofaeys se5,1 Sssssi E5s
RIG 1AT1o oNs ron REG IsTlsATfoN
4 4. Registration shall commence Immediate
/ ly3upon tho PRONUNCIATION of this ORDER 2tS+.
1 IIsE Post Commanders will be Superinten.
! deptssof registration within their respective
com6s shds, exercising in: addition to the funo
tionsE Hereinafter specially conferred, a gene
raj alSsgpervisory authority, lookingto tho faith
l ful Execution of the several Reconstruction
Acts ,fthe maintenance Of order, and the pro-,
tcctlap Of, political rights. They will suspend
Registers for nialfeasanoe in Office, neglect Of
dpty3s$o incompetency, promptly reporting
theifSaction, with the reasons therefor, to these
Headquarters .rs
/ The Boards of. Registration are en-
t,poSYsSed and required to suppress all disorders
/ Iinterfering with the execution of their du
i tiesSto cause the arrest and confinement Of all
i persons falsely taking the onth prescribed, all
persons, committing any breach of tho peacc
Cor conducting themselves in a manner tending
Il stheseto and all persons who shall threaten or
soth6rWise attomptsto intimidate, or corruptly
4 or Improperly influence any citizen offering to
i ;regster ; and for this purpose they may ap.
|sply fpr aid to the. Post Com mandor, aud may
rec.$re THO attondunoe and services of sherffs,
Il theE deputies, constublos, policemen, and also
tlIf Any citizen; and all State, district, county
and Town officers Charged with the prcserya-
.tiohIof thepdblic peace, as well as all citi
|5seRs, are required to obey the orders of said
4 IIl3oafds, given in pursuance of the authority
afogesuid, and to perform all such acts and du
j tieSas may be requisite therefor
8l58sAl arrests nude as herein provided will be
4 |nfob,ptly reported to thc@Post Commander to
\ whanl also the prisoners will be turned over
with charges for trial by u Post Court, to be
orghnizcd as provided in Circular Of May Is,
El8q7, from these Headquarters, and any civil
4 officer or citizen failing to respond to the call
i Of The Board for assistance, will be dealt with
4 IN. @, manner
1 Nv. Whenever any citizen shall suffer in
|jug5 in person, family or property, while cx-
Eerclsing or seeking to exercise, tho right Of
re9stration, in addition to any penalty pre-
|}scrbed by law for the offence, damages shall
4 be awarded to the injured party against tie
| perbctraton upon his conviction and in case
4 Of default in payment of the same, or of tho
osc}pe Of the offender, if i. shall appear Tint
tfP wrong was countenanccd, OF. the offender
haR o,cd or concealed by the nciShborLe od
or that tho civil authorities failed to employ
proper messurcs to preserve the peace, the
damages shalsHbe assessed against and paid by
! thctown, county or district.
| ~ Offonccs peipntratcd by white persons
! disguised rs blacks, bena Of frequent occur
renee, the attention of all auth ,rit;es civil
l.andsmlitary is directed to the DEVICE, as mo
adopted to escape detection, and to cast un:
merited obloquy upon the cclored people ] a
all cascs when resort theretp sl!all be shown,
the fact will be taken into consideration ps ag-
grhyating the olfeuce.
f.YI Depriying a, citizen of anytright ben
hltissr adyantageof hire or employment, to dis
Il cQt,tage htlr fro.n- ro,iotorinS; or OH account
OF h's having registered, ar having sought to
register, shall be deemed an offence punAha.
bic by the Post Court, and shall cnttle the
injured party to damages against the offender,
apy cause in any contract or d agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding.
4 WI. The Act of Congress entitled " An
Act for the more efficient government of the
rebel Stntes,' and the several Acts supple
mhhtary thereto, will be carefully observed by
all Boards Of Registration
Will Each Board shall, after having ta-
ken the oath prescribed by the Act of Con-
gress of July I'd, 1862, entitled /" IAN Act to
prescribe an oath of Office" (see Appendix,
form l,) choose one of it's members as Chair
man who shall preside at all sessions of the
Board, preserve order at his meetings ior reg
stratiop, and represent inc Board, and an
! nounce its action in all matters coming before
it.
! TX. The places of session of tho Boards
shall be the voting places established by law
f'or custom in each election precinct, unless Tor
good causo otherwise directed by the Post
ComWander.
! X.s Each Board shall determine the order
in which the registration shall take place in
:hs several election precincts, that may be as
signed t6itiky the Post Commander and the
time which shall be allotted to each--bearing
in mild that'th whole work is to be finished
before tke first day of October.
XII; Bach Board shall forthwith upon no.
ticc capitalization Of this order, and at least
five days before commencing registration, give
notice thereof to tho Post Commander, and
the Sheriff, and she Mayor of the city or the
Intendant of the town, and shall cause writ
ten orPrinted notices to be posted iu fivc of
the most public places in each election pre-.
1 cinet, ,announcing the time when and the place
where sts sessions will be held; the number Of
days n no case less than ,two) and the hours
Of the nay tho Board will remain in session
at each place for tho purpose of registration,
and inviting altpcrsons qualified to vote un.