Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-04
FIRST MILITARY DISTRICT.
Order from General Schofsld-Instruction to
Roeisters-Who are DISTINGUISHED

FIRST MILITARY UIS1hlCI.
Ordor from General schofsld-Instruction to
Rogisters-Who are DISTINGUISHED.
RICHMOND, June 3.-Gcncral scholleld has
issued an order, to-day, for the instruction OF
boards Of registration. After quoting the re-
construction act as TO who arc DISTINGUISHED,
including executive and judicial State oltleers'
he says:
= NO one is dislranchiscd for participation IN
rebellion, unless he previously held some one
Of the Offices above named.
Il. The following will be regarded as rxccn-
tive and Judicial officers of tho State of Virgin
ia, within tho meaning Of the law, viz: Govern
or, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State,
Auditor Of Public Accounts, Second Auditor,
Register Of the Land Office State Treasurer,
Attorney General, judges Of Supreme Court of
Appeals, judges of the Circuit Courts, Judges of
the Courts of Hastings, justices of The county
courts, Mayor, recorder, and aldermen of any
city or incorporated town, who are eu.oBicio
justices, cOroners of towns and counties, inspec-
tors Of tobacco and other comm odities.
IS All persons who voluntarily joined the
rebel army, and all persons in that army,
whether volunteers or conscripts, who COM
mitted voluntarily, any hostile act, thereby en-
gagged in insurrectiOn or rebellion. Any per
SON however who was forced into the rebel ar
nv but avoided, as far us possible, doing hos
tile acts, and escaped from that army as soon ms
possible, cannot be said to have engaged in tho
rebellion.
&c. AL who exercised the functions Of any
Office under the Confederate government or the
government Of any one Of the Confederate
States, which functions were OF a nature TO hlu
in prosecuting tho war, or maintaining the nos,
tile character Of those governments, and all
who voted for the ordinance Of secession, en-
raIi in .hfllI n tr1N ~
to the enemy.
ST. Those who voluntarily furnished supplies
Of food, clothing, arms ammunition horses or
mules or any other material Of war, or labor or
service Of any kird to the Confederate military
OF naval forces or money, by loan or other
wise, to the Confederate government, or aided
in any way the raising, organization, Or equip
ment of troops gave aid and cnmlOr to the en-
my, and participated in the rebellion and civil
war against the United States
'S TO give individual soldiers food or cloth
ing enough to relieve present suffering, or to
minister to the sick and wounded. arc simple
acts of charity and humanity, and do not con-
stitute giving aid or comfort to the enemy. y
parent may e Ye hi: son, who belongs TO the
hostile army, food and clothing for his own use
but if he give him gun, horse, or other thing
to be used for hostile purposes, lie thereby gives
aid and comfort to the enemy.
'9. Whenever, after the examination re1ulr-
cd by paragraph ~ Of the regulations Of May
Is, the board is sill in doubt as to the right Of
the applicant to be registered as voter and he
is then willing to take the prescribed oath, the
board will give tc that oath its full weight, and
register the applicant as voter.
10 Lii the Isis of those who are registered
after challenge and examination, and those who
are rejected upon challenge, the board will
state in each cnse what Office or Offices the per,
son held previous 10 the late war, hnd what in
surrecli1nnry or rebclli1us acts he committed,
and what kind Of aid comfort he gave 10