The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-12
OFFICIAL.
Headquarters Second Military District,
CHARLESTON, s. c., August l, 1867.

I. Registration shall commence Immediately
upon the PRONUNCIATION OF this order.
/ IL. Post Commanders win be superintendent
of registration within their respective commands,
exercising in addition to the functions hercinaf
ter.pecially conferred, O general supervisory au-
th6rfty, 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 malfeasance in
Office neglect of duty, or incompetency, prompt
ly reporting their action, with the reasons there
for, to these Headquarters.
Ill. The Boards of ofRegistration empowered
and required to suppress all disorders interfering
with the execution OF their duties, to cause the ar
rest and confinement of all persons falsely taking
the oath prescribed, all persons committing any
breach of the peace or conducting themselves in
manner tending thereto, and all persons who
shall threaten otherwise attempt to o1ntimidate
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, eonstables, 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. a7
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 l5, 1o67, from
these Headquarters, and any civil officer or citi
failing to respond to the call OF the Board for
assistance will be 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-
ton, in addition to any penalty prescribed by
law for the offence, damages shall be awarded to
the injured party against the perpetrator, upon
his conviction; and in case of default in payment
of the same, or of the escape OF the offender ifit
shall appear that the wrong WAS countenanced, or
the offender harbored or concealed by the neigh
Dorhood, 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
guised as blacks, being of frequent occurrence
ry, is directed to the device, as one adopted to
escape detection, and to cast unmerited obloquy
upon the colored people, In all cases, when re-
sort thereto shall be shown, tine fact will be taken
into consideration as aggrayating 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
agreement to the contrary notwithstanding.
VII. The Act of Congress entitled can 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 Congressof July I'd,
1862 entitled IAN Act to prescribe an oath of OF.
tice," (see Appendir, 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, ,4,
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.
X. Each Board shall determine the order in
which the registration shall take place in the
eral election precincts, that may be assigned to
il by the Post Commarder, 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
thereofte 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 Tin no case less than two,) and
the hours of the Gay the Board will remain in
session at each place for the purpose of registra
ton; and inviting all persons qualified to vote
under the provisions of the Act of Congress
passed March I'd, 1851, entitled IAN 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 registra-
ton. .s..g....--.,. ,.- ...--. --.-.-...
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
81 hall hao 4I,o rI
shall be separated by a 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
lister, upon any of the grounds of disqualification
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
,tantiate or disprove tile cause of challenge, and
shall have power to summon and compel the at
of witnesses and administer oaths in
any case OF registration. .f-s ..,-.s-
XVI. In registering, the names of white and
,olored citizens shaflbe entered alphabetically,
IN separate columns of the list.
XVII. The following shall be The process of
registering: /
First Every citizen presenting himself for reg
stry shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed
1y law, (see Appendix, form ~ which shall be |
by member of the Board, and such 4
path 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. .-... - |
Third! Any challenge made shall be noted in
he proper column, opposite the name, with the |
ause thereof. . |
Fourth. 1t is recommended to Boards to deter |
he hearing and decision of contested cases until |
be session tor revision provided tor in paragraph
XIX. ff - -
Fifth. Whether OF not there be any challenge, /
he Board must ascertain upon such facts or it,
ormation as can be obtained that the applicant
entitled to be registered before marking his
anne as 'accepted'--tne oath not being conclu-
i've.
Si1th Section z of the Act of July 10Th, 1867,
eclares that no citizen shall be entitled to be
egistered by reason OF any executive pardon or.
mnesty for any act or thing which, without such
ar on or. amnesty, would disqualify him from
egistration. Fa4. sf-
Seventh. Boards will take notice that it is enact
d by Section of the Act Of July 10Th, 1867, that
he true intent and meaning Of the oath prescribed
D 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,
rhether he has taken an oath to Support the Con-
titution of the United States or not, and wheth-
r he vas holding such Office at the commence
lent of the rebellion, or had held It before, and
tho has afterwards engaged in insurrection or