Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-07-19
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGR APH.
Supplemental Reconstruction BiIl as Passed
by both Houses of Congress, July 18th,

BE enacted by the Senate and Hoase of Re- +
of the United States Of America IN
Congress assembled, That it is hereby declared to
nave been the true intent and meaning Of the act
OF the aecoad day of March, one thousand eight /
hundred and sixty seven, entitled " act to pro-
vide for the more efficient government of the re-
bel States, and of the &C. supplementary thereto,
passed ON the twenty-third day of March, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty seven, that the /
governments then existing in the rebel States of
Virginia. North Carolina, Eouth Carolina, Geor
gia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Texas and |
Arkansas, we're not legal State governments and |
that thereafter said governments if continued, |
were continued subject, in all respects. to the
Military Commanders of the respective districts,
and to the paramount authority of Congress.
Sec. 2 That the Commander of any District
named in said act shall have power, subject to the
disapproval Of the General of the Army of the
United States, to have effect till = disapproved
whenever, in the opinion OF such Commander, the
proper administration of said act shall require it,
to suspend or remove from Office, or from the per-
Torrance of official duties and the exercise CT Of
fetal powers, any officer or person holding OK
ercsing, protesting to hold or exercise, any
civil or military Office or duty in such district,
under any power, election, appointment or authori
any so-ealled State, OF the Government thereof or
any municipal or other division thereof, and upon
snch suspension or removal, such Commander,
subject to the disapproval of the General afore-
said, shall have power to provide, from time to
time, for the performance of the said duties Of
such officer or person SO suspended or removed
by the detail of some competent officer or soldier
of the army, or by the appointment of some other
person to perform the same. and to fill vacancies
occaaoned by death, resignation or otherwise.
Sec. ;. That tho General of the army of the
United States shall be invested with all the pow
ers of suspension. removal, appointment and de-
tail granted i'll the preceding section to District
Commanders.
Sec 4. 4ndbe Il further enacted, That the acts
of the officers of the army already done in remov-
ing i'll said districts persons exercising the func-
tons of civil officers and appointing others in
their stead, are hereby confirmed. Provided,
That any person heretofore or hereafter appoint
ed by any District Commander to exercise the
functions of any civil Office may be removed either
by the military officers i'll command Of the dis
trict or by the General of the army, and it shall
be the duty of said Commanders to remove from
Office, as aforesaid all persons 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 ad-
minstration of this act, and the acts to which it
is supplementary.
Sec g. 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 et
Gent government Of the rebel States" passed
March 23rd, 1867, shall have power, and 1t shall
be their duty before allowing the registration of
any person, to ascertain upO such facts or lntor-
nation as they can obtain, whether such person Is
entitled to be registered under said ect, and the
oath required by said act shall not be conclusive
on such question, and person shall be register
ed unless such board shall decide that he is en-
titled thereto and such board shall also have
power to examine, under oath, to be administered
by any member of such board, any one touching
the qualification of any person claiming reglstra-
tion but in every of refusal by the board to
register an applicant, ana in every case OF striking
his name from the list as hereinafter provided the
board shall make note or memorandum, which
shall be returned with the registration list to tho
Commanding General of the District, setting forth
the grounds of such REFUSAL or such striking from
the list. Provided, That no person Shall be dis
qualified as member of any board Of registration
by reason of race or color.
Sec. 6. That the true intent and meaniog of the
oath prescribed in said supplementary act Is,
among other things, that no person who has been
a member of the Legislature Of any State, or who
has held any executive or Judicial office IN any
State, whether he has taken an oath to support
the constitution of the United States or not, and
whether he was holding such office at the COM
mencement of the rebellion, or had held 1t before,
and who was afterwards engaged in instruction
or rebellion against the United States, or given
aid or comfort to the enemies thereof, is entitled
to be registered or to vote, and the words execu-
tive or judicial officer in any State in said oath
mentioned, shall be construed to include all civil
Offices created by law for the administration OF
any general law of State or for the administra-
ton of justice.
Sec 7. That the time for completing the origi-
nal registration provided for in said act may, in
the discretion of the Commander of any District,
be extended to the LIST day of October, 1867, and
the boards of registration shall have power, and
it shall be their duty, commencing fourteen days
prior to any election under said act, anG upon
reasonable public, notice of the time and place
thereof, to revise, for period OF five days, the
registration lists and upon being satisfied that any
person not entitled thereto, has been registered,
to strike the name of such person from the list ;
and such board shall, also, during the same peri
Cd add to such registry the names of all persons
who at that time possess tho qualifications re-
CURED by said act, who have not been already
registered, and no person shall at any time be
entitled to be registered or to vote by reason OF
any executive pardon or amnesty for any act or
thing which, without such pardon or amnesty,
would have disqualified him rom registration or
| voting.
Sec s. That section four of said last named act
| shall be construed to authorize the Commanding
General named therein whenever he shall deem it
| needful to remove any member of d board OF re-
gistraton and to appoint another in his stead and
| to fill any vacancy in said board.
| Sec 9. That all members of said boards of re-
gistraon and all persons hereafter elected or APP
pointed to office in said military districts under
any so-called State or municipal authority, or by
detail or appointment of the District Commanders
| shall be required to take and to subscribe the
oath of Office prescribed by law for officers of the
| United States.
| Sec. 10. That no District Commander or member
of the board of registration, any of tn officers
or appointees acting under them shall be bound