The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-10
OFFICIAL.
Headquarters Second Military District,
CHARLESTON, s.. c., August 1, 1867.
GENERAL ORDERS, e.r~

upon the PRONUNCIATION OF ii order.
II. Post Commanders viii be SuperintcndentS
of registration within their respective commands
exercising, in addition to the functions hereinaf-
ter specially conferred, general supervisory au-
thorty, looking to the faithful execution of the
several Reconstruction Acts, the maintenance OF
order, and the protection OF political rights.
They will suspend registrars for malieasance in
Office, neglect OF duty or incompetency, prompt
y reporting their action, with the reasons there
Tor, to these Headquarters. #
Ill The Boards of Registration are empowered
and required TO suppress alldisorders interfering
with the execution OF their dutles to cause the
rest and confinement OF all persons falsely taking
the oath prescribed, all persons committing any
breach of the peace or conducting themselves in
a manner tending thereto, and all persons who
shall threaten OF otherwise attempt to intimidate
or corruptly or improperly influence any citizen
offering to register; and for this purpose they
may apply for aid to the Post Commander, and
may require the attendance and services OF sher-
ifs, their deputies, constabies, policemen, and
also of any citizen and all State, district, county
and town officers charged with the preservation
required to obey the orders of said Boards, given
in pursuance of the authority aforesaid and to
perform all such acts and duties as may be re-
quisite therefor. ...
All arrests made as herein provided will be
promptly reported to the Post Commander, to
whom also the prisoners will be turned over with
charges for trial by Post Court, to be organized
as provided in Circular of May 15, 1867, from
these Headquarters, and any civil officer or citi
zen failing to respond to the call of the Board for
assistance will he dealt with in like manner.
". Whenever any citizen shall suffer injury in
person, family or property, while exercising or
seeking to exercise the right of registra
tion in addition to any penalty prescribed by
law for the offence, damages shall be awarded to
the injured party against the perpetfator, upon
his conviction; aud in case 6f default in payment
of the same, of the escape of the offender, ifit
shall appear that the wrong was countenanccd, or
the offender harbored or concealed by the neigh
borhood, or that the civil authorities failed to
employ proper measures to preserve the peace,
the damages shall be assessed against and paid
by the town, county or district.
V. Offences perpetrated by white persons dis
guiscd us blacks, being of frequent occurrence,
the attention of all authorities, civil and militia
ry, is directed to the device, one adopted to
escape detection, and to cast unmerited obloquy
upon the colored peoplG. In all cases. when re-
sort thereto shall be shown, the TACT will be taken
into consideration as aggravating the offence.
VI. Depriving citizen OF any right, benefit or
advantage of hire or employment, to discourage
him from registering, or on account of his having
registered, or having sought to register, shall be
deemed an offence punishable by the Post Court,
and shall entitle the injured party to damages
against the offender, any clause in any contract
or agreement to the contrary notwithstanding.
VII. The Act Of Congress entitled ''An Act for
the more efficient government of the rebel
States," and the several Acts supplementary
thereto, will be carefully observed by all Boards
of Registration.
Viii Each Board shall, after having taken the
oath prescribed by the Act Of ofCongressofJ July I'd,
1862 entitled "An Act to prescribe an oath of Of
tice," (See Apl'e'adi1, form ~ choose one Of its
members as chairman, who shall preside at all
sessions of the Boards, preserve order at its
meetings for registration, and represent the
Board and announce its action in all matters
coming before it,
TX The places of session OF the Boards shall be
the voting places established by law or custom
in each election precinct, unless for good cause
otherwise directed by the Post Commander
Y. Each Board shall determine the order in
which the registration shall take place III the
eral election precincts, that may be assigned to
il by the Post Commander, and the time which
shall be allotted to each-bearing in mind that
the whole work is TO be finished before the first
day of October.
XII Each Board shall, forthwith upon notice
of publication OF this order, and at least five days
before commencing registration, give notice
thercoftx the Post Commander, and the sheriff,
and the mayor of the city or the intendant of the
town, and shall cause written or printed notices
to be posted in five of the most public places in
each election precinct, announcing the time when
and the place where its sessions will be held, the
number of days lin no case less than twO,) and
the hours of the Cay The Board will remain in
session at each place for the purpose of rcgistra
ton; and inviting all persons qualified to vote
under the provisions of the Act of Congress
passed March 3D. 1867, entitled can Act to pro-
vide tor the more efficient government of the
rebel States, and the several Acts supplementary
thereto, to appear before the Board for registr;l
ton. ..s.ta
XII. On the day and at the hour designated in
the notices, for commencing registration, the
Board shall, at the place announced, convene and
enter upon its duties, and shall then and there
also post notices Of the time of final sessions
provided for in paragraph XIX.
XIII. The room used for registration, which
the chairman shall have previously provided for
the purpose, shall be so arranged that the Board
shall be separated by bar from all other persons
who may be assembled, and those to be registered
shall be admitted within the bar, one by one, and
their ingress and egress so arranged as to avoid
confusion.
XIV. Two citizens shall be admitted within
the bar as challengers, whose duty it shall be to
challenge the right OF any citizen offering to reg
in the Acts of Congress before cited;
but the general right of challenge shall be con-
ceded to all citizens present.
XIV. If any challenge be made, the Board shall,
before final decision, examine the person pre-
senting himself for registration, in reference to
the cause of disqualification alleged, and shall
hear any evidence that may be offered, to sub
stantiate or disprove the cause of challenge, and
shall have power to summon and compel the at
tendance of witnesses and administer oaths in
any case of registration.
XVI. In registering, the names of white and
colored citizens shall be entered alphabetically,
in separate columns of the list.
XVII. The following shall be the process OF
registering: ,.
First. Every citizen presenting himself for reg
istry shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed
by law, (See appendix, .Jo111 e. which shall De
by member of the Board and such
oath shall be preserved with the lists
Second. His name shall then be entered in the
proper column of the list, and called out by the
chairman.
ZHiTd. Any challenge made shall be noted in
the proper column, opposite the name, with the
cause thereof.
Fourth. 1t is recommended to Boards to deter
he hearing and decision of contested cases until
he session for revision provided tor in paragraph
XIX. .----.....- g..
Fifth. Whether or not there be any challenge,
he Board must ascertain upon such facts or i'll
ormation as can be obtained, that the applicant
5 entitled to be registered before marking his
lame as ''accepted"-the oath not being conclu-
i've. ~ -
.Sirth. Section z of the Act of July 10Th, 1867,
leclares that no citizen shall be entitled to be
mnesty for any act or thing which, without such
,araon or amnesty, would disqualify him from
egistration. .-,.-t .. .......
ScOe,eth Boards will take notice that it is enact
ID by Section of the Act Of July 19th 1867, that
he true intent and meaning of the oath prescribed
u said supplementary Act is, (among other |
hings,) that no person who has been member |
# the Legislature of any State, or who has held |
ny executive or judicial Office in any State, |
titution of the United States or not, and wheth- |
# he was holding such Office at the commence
nent of the rebellion, or had held it before, and
Who has afterwards engaged in insurrection or |
ebellion against the United States, or given aid |
# comfort to the enemies thereof, is entitled to |