New-York tribune., 1867-08-29
POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT.

TIE SUPPLEMENTARY RECONsTRUCTION ACT
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL AND TIE
GENERAL OF THE ARMY
We print below the text OF the supplements
ary Reconstruction act aud of the section IN the
Army Appropriation acti which limits the power OF
the President in some respects These laws are
likely to be discussed, and print them for infor
nation.
Be Enacted by me Seae aud House Of Representatives
OF me United States Of Aye,iea, ia Congress aSSenbted
and meaning OF the act OF the second day OF March, 1861
entitled An act 10 provide for the more efficient govern
ment OF the Rebel States and Of the act supplementary
thereto passed the 29d day Of March, 1885, that the
governments then existing In the Rebel states OF virginia
Alabama Louisiana, Florida Texas and Arkansas were
not legal State Governments and that Thereafter sad
Governments II continued, were continued subject IN all
respects To the nltaiy commanders Oh the IcsPeo'No
districts, and 20 paramount authority OF Congress A.,
'SEC a. Aud be further enacted That the commander
of any district named in said act shs have power So
jeet 10 he dsdpDrord Of me Generai o. NE Army me
ever in the opinion OF such commander the proper al
mnisrHon Of said act shall require H. In suspend Of re-
move from office, from the performance OF Official
duties and the the of official powers. any officer
person holding exercising or proiesslng 70 hod or
exercise, ciV or military once or duy III sucn us
trct under any power, election appointment or author
ity derived FROM granted by, or claimed under any
municipal or other division thereof; and upon
such suspension removal such commander Spcct 70
NE disdprOrdi Of Hs General GOeSdd sha nave power
10 provide from time for the performance Of the
said duties OF such officer or person 40 suspended or re-
Of the army 10y the appointment Of some other person
perform the and 10 1 vacancies oceaOned by
"sTc Ind 6c u htrihc, enaeied That me General Of
ne dr1nrs Of me Utcd suites Shat 6e 'ncested ~m an
the DOrers Of suspension, ro0rd, appointment ana dc
tail gr0ited ia the piteed"g stco" 10 d'SDe command
es ,.,,. o,.,,s. ,,,o,,,d ,r,s, rho ac,s a, the
officers of the army already done IN removing IN sad
districts persons exercising the functions OF cyli officers
aud appointing Others III their stead are hereby con
frned PrOrided that any person heretofore OF mere
after appointed by amy district commander TO eAerese
.af civ sflH he
%e ~ tas 6s,erai 91lst Sst fs G1a :" 'O''''0 '
Registration provided for in the act entitled Al act sup
Elementary 10 an act entitled An act To provide lor te
more efficient government OF the Rebel states, passed
March 1857 and 10 facilitate restoration passed March
& 1851 shall have power and 1t shall be ther auty pe
fore allowing the registration OF any person, to ascertain
upon such information as they can obtain wheh
such entitled TO bo registered under sad act
and the oath required by sald act shall not he con-
elusive on such question ana no person shai
he is entitled thereto; and such Board shall also
have power 10 examine under oath TO Oe administered
by any member OF such Board, any one touching the
ouadcaou of anv person claiming registrations but in
every Of refusal 10y the Board 10 register an app
cant and I'm every case Of striking his from the list
as hereinafter provided the Board shalt make note or
memorandum which shall " returned WIN the reglslI
ton list TO the Commanding General Of the district SET
ting forth the ground Of such refusal OF striking from the
list PrOrided. that person shall he disqualified as
member OF any board OF registration by reason OF race
"sEc g. And belt CU&er Nocicd That the true intent
ort f. mong other things that no person who has been
member OF the Legislature OF any state or who has held
has-aken nm oath 10 support the Constitution OF the
United states or not and whether he was holding sue1
office the commencement OF the Rebellion or hau nelu
il before and has afterward engaged ia nsurreeton
rebellion against the United states or sVen au & Hr
comfort 10 the enemies thereof - entitled 70 pe
tered or TO vote and fhe words executive ahd ueia
officers IN any state in said oath mehuoneg' sIam pe
construed 10 include all cvil officers created Dy law Tor
be administration OF any general law OF State or or
the administration OF justice, or ior the keeping Vi te
pavg 1nd be nUiLer ,ndeted That the time for
completing the original registration piOV9eu loT III ou
act may In the discretion Of the COMMANDER Oh any ats
trict be- extended the rst day OF OctoOel 1877 ahd
the boards OF registration shall have power ana sna
be their duty commencing IL days prior 10 any eeSi0n
under said and upon reasonable public NOTICE OF the
time and place theeo: 20 9evse to Peto ., nSe % "aSs
the registration lists; an upon being Saushea that any
person not entitled thereto has been registered 10 strike
ibe maine o such person from the list aud such person
shall not be allowed To vote Ana such boau shal aso
during the period add 10 surh registry lhe kHihes
OF m persons who at that time possess the qualifications
requcd y SAID act who have not been alrady rcgS,ee
Aud no person shall at any time De entitled 10 be regis
amnesty for any act or thing which, without such piuon
amnesty, would disqualiy MN iiom Ee8sNa'i'n ="
"srC s. and be II n,rthcr ENACTED That section of
slid asnamcd act shall be construed 10 authorize the
Commanding General named therein, Whenever he snai
deem il ncedful, TO remove any member OF boar, W
registration aud O appoint anOor lh Ms sIeau dhu 10
Mi any vacancy in such board
SfC . I,dbf Il Grtler ea0eicd, That all members OF
said boards OF registration, ana all persons hereafter
elected or appointed to once m SSu Hltf,y m h
detail or appointment the district commanders, shall
be required TO and subscribe the oath ot ohce pre-.
scrlbed by law for officers of the United states
"SEC ~. Ad be Hfiufhcy e"ared ma 30 DiSric Com,
,oodcy or usrbe,. OF me BOdd ~ Registrations nty of
INC Officers or Oppoics defg 1'dcr HsW saon be bound
iu hiS aciioH ny dHy oin'0h ~ n'y r'rH or'ccrV me
FRifcd States. -
'' SIC II. l,I bc 6uther enacted, THAT all the pro-
visions of t, ic and he acts 70 which This u Snppe
meutary shall ne construed literally the end that an
the utens thereof may be fully and perfectly carried
out"
IHE GENERAf oF IIiE ARMY.
Section ot the Army Appropriation aet. appr"Vt1
by the President March ?, st under protest j. ~ 'oi
lows: -,
"Src. , Apd h ~ rUih'r riaci'd THAT me headPhar-
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