The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-07-11
0ongress-.--Supplemental Reconstruction

Bill.
Mi. Trumbull, from the judiciary Com
mittee, reported the following bill, which.
after some objection from Mr. Sumner. was
read second time and ordered printed:
A bill to give effect to an act to provide
for the more efficient government cf the
rebel States, passed Mach 26 1867.
Be it enacted &C., That tho true intent and
meaning of the act to provide for the more
etficie ut government Of the rebg States,
passed March 2 1867 was, is and shall se
construed to be that the military authority
of the United States i'll said fcbtI States. As
provided in said act was and is parauount
to,any civil Government existing therein !;
makes all such civil Governments subord
nate to such military authority, and pro
hibits them from interfering in any way
with the exercise Of such military authority
SEQ. That the commander of any dis
trict named in said act shall have power,
subject to the approval of General of the
armies of the United States, 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 Performance of official duties, and ex-
ercise OF all official powers, any officer or
person holding or exercising or protesting
to hold Or exercise. any civil or military
office or duty in such district under any
power, election, appointment or authority
derived from or granted by or claimed un-
der any so called State or the Government
thereof, or any municipal or other division
thereof, and upon such suspension OF renov-
al by such commander, subject TO the ap-
proval Of the General aforesaid, shall have
power to provide from time to time for
the performance of said duties of such off
Ger, or person so suspended or removed. by
the detail of some competent officer or sol
der OF the army, to perform the same.
SEC 3. That the General of the armies Of
the United States shall be invested with all
powers OF suspension, removal and detail
granted In the preceding section to district
commanders.
SEQ. 4. That the acts Of the officers Of
the army already done in removing in said
districts persons exercising the functions of
civil officers, aRd appointing others in their
stead are hereby confirmed.
SEC. 5. That the Boards OF Registration
provided for in the act, entitled '.An act
supplementary to an act entitled an act for
the more efficient government Of the rebel
States" passed March 2, 1867, and to IA
ellitate restoration, passed March %, 1867.
1T shall be their duty befoE@ allowing the
registration OF any person, to ascertain up
on such facts or information as they can OBJ
tain, whether such person is entitled 70 be
under the said act. aud the oath
required by said acts shall uot be conclusive
on such question:, Sach Board shall also
have power to eXamiRe, under an oath to
oe administered by any member % such
board. any one, touching the qualifications
Of any person claiming registration
SEC. .. That the true iptent and mean
ing Of the oath prescribed IN said supple.
mentary act is, among other things. mat
no person who has been a member OF the
Legislature of any State, or who has held
an executive or judicial Office in any State
whether he has taken an oath to support
the Constitution of the United States, or
not, and has afterwards engaged in insur-
rectlon or rebellion against the United !
states or given aid aud comfort to tive
enemy, is not entitled to be registered o. 10
vote; and the word, executive or indicia
,ffice, in any State in said oath. m-ulioned ,
shall be construed TO include all evil off
,ers created by law for the administration
# the general laws Of the State
SIC. 7. That the time for completing tia
,riginal registration provided for ia said
.ct, may at the discretion of the comnsu- /
Ter of any district be extended to the Iss
lay of October 1867, and the Boards OF
Registration shall have power and it shall
We their duty, commencing twenty DAYS
,rior to any election under said at, and up
IN reasonable public notice of time aud
,lace thereof, to revise Cor a period # three
lays the registration lists, and upon being
atisfed that any person not entitled there
o has been registered, to strike out the
lame of such person from the list, aud such
,erson shall not be allowed to vote and
uch Board shall also, during the same pc
iod, add to such registry the names of all Z
,ersons who at that time possess the QUAIL
ications required by said act who have !
lot been already registered; and no person
hall at any time be entitled to be. register
d or vote by reason of any executive par +
on or amnesty of any act or thing which a.,
fithout such pardon or amnesty, would dis +
ualify him from registration or voting Z