Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03
REGISTRATION.
IMPORTANT ORDER FROM GEN. s1cKLrs
IIEADon'rEns 2D MILITARY DIsTn1cr,
Charleston, S. c., Nav 8. 1867.

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Charleston, S. G., May 8, 1867.
General Orlcrs No. 1871
|. On tie third Monday of Jnly next, in obed;.
passed March 23d. 1867, Commanding Gonerni
will proceed and cause to be made Rcgistra-
tion Of the male citizens of the United Stntes
twcnty.nnc years of age and upwards, residents
of North and South Carolina not disfrancl,ised
for participation in tho rebellion, or for felony
ut cnm,uun law.
H. One or more Boards Of Registration. con-
sisting of three discreet and qualified persons
to he appointed by the Commanding General
will be organized in each countynr city to mako
and complete the Registration, superintcnd tho
election to he held thereafter for Delegates to n
Convention tn iamen Constitution. and mako
rcturns tn him of the voters. list of voters. and
of the persons elected us Delegates by Il plural.
ity ni the votes east at such election.
ILL., The cnnntics in North Carolina. tho
&c ,;,rnphirnl districts in South Carolina, will
for the purposes Of registration. bo divided into
cnnvc,icn, Registration Precincts. In cnch
! Registration Precinct Board of Registers will
II nrac'cnb!c. he organized. Several places
will be designated in each l,rgiStration Precinct
where tho Board will meet and citizens eligible
to registration will rcniaiu in scssinn two days.
lrh'n SunriSr t" sunset at cnch place Of meeting.
On tho adi,nrnm"nt Of the Beard n copy of tho.
list of persons registered will he deposited in /,
sn''hh!" place wThin hc'prccipct seven DAYS
tor nnblic information. Aud thereafter tho
ii"hr'i MIL again visit every precinct, aud ro-
v's" 'h" list "i vA''S. hiAt objections from cit
Hrns as I" any adjudication made. aud register
any r"r."n who may havs been unable, by rrn.
son "f illness or other gnSil and sufficient cause
| t" attend the first session Of the Board.
~. All persons appointed 10 mike the said
vrT;S'rni"n oi rntr:s mn to rrn,nct said clca-
''"n VIII hH ,,eH"'rct hci"rc cn'rr'"g"l"n their
duties. I" take and subscribe thc oath prescribed
hy Tie Ar' nunr, c'l j.l, ~, l%G2 entitled An
;'rt 10 prescribe an oath OF office" And ifuny
person shall talScsy take a,.l subscribe such oath
~ affirmation. snrh person oirn;ny and lie.
ing duly convicted thereof. Shall bc subject to
IN" pains. penalties and disabilities which hy
! law, a;c provided for tho punishment of tho
erin" "i wiiiu' and ,rrnrt "o,inrv. Thr farm
"I The oath is herewith published ny fellows:
~ y. H., do Sn'emniy yswcnr (nr afirn,) that
hay" never Voluntarily bnrnc arms against
III" tni'cl STATE, Since have bcc1, ~ citizen
thereof; that have Voluntarily given no aid
c"nn'"r"nrc, cannscl. .: cncosva.cmcnt to ycr-
sons ca ,ag"d III mr.nrl hostility thereto; TINT
have neither sunnht norncrrricl. nor aticmn-
, t'd t" exercise ia. !unrt;uus uf amy office what
ever under any authority or prctcudcd uutlor-
ty p hostility, To thu United States: thar havo
not yielded v4iumtary suppnt 10 any rretcn.
d"d g"v"rnmrn'. authority. y wrr. or cousti,n-
ti"n within the ta,'r, S.a'es hostile or ;,,;m.
cal thereto. Arl d. farther swear lnr a(;i,mh
hat t" the lest If ny Ennwlc,i - All ability,
!wiii support nh'.>'nnd t.ic Cen >;iu:iiT &c The
United States, ngni"S' nj cromirs rnrr;rn .r
domestic: ,hA, wiH hear t,,un fai;! and ale.
gi"nrc t" tn. "nnin; that ! ta,:t This obligation
freely, without any mental reservation or pur-
rnMr "i. evasion; md ihn, will well mn, faith
,"''y d;sehnrS" 'i'e 'in';S 1t thc Office on which
! am about t" enter. S. 'cln ne G,a"
'. Members - ,lc'P ard; nc Nc-:s.ra,:nn
will 10 allowed IS c.,'"-"H"a'; j. r,ur !!.r> ~
day Tor cnrh day nctnnlly and .:crcsen."v ON
r'"Nr', IN ihc no.! "i''N""" nf ,h"ir Au'ics nnl