The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-07-18

S " S'hOt iOi thO poIlOtiuuHC
of said duties of such officer SO sus
pended or removed, by detail o
some competent officer or soldier
Of the army, or by appointment o
some other persons to perform th'
the same and to fill vacancies occa
stoned BY death, resignation or 9th
erwise.
"Sec 3 The General of the ar
my ol the United States shall b,
intrusted with all powers of sus
pension, removal or appointmcn
granted in the preceding section L
district commanders.
"Sec. 4. That the acts of the Of
icers Of the army already done, in
removing in said districts persons
exercising the functions of civil of
fcers, and appointing others il
their stead, are hereby confirmed
provi led, any person heretofore OF
hereafter appointed by any dis
trict commander, to exercise tn,
functions ofany civil Office, ma,
be removed either by the military
officer in command Of the distric
or by the General of the army and
1t shall be tho duty of such com
mander 10 remove from Office at
aforesaid all persons who are dis
loyal to the Government of the
United States, or who use their of
fetal influence in any manner tc
hinder, delay, prevent or obstruct
the due and proper administration
OF this act and the acts to which il
is supplementary.
Sec. B, That the boards of regis
tration provided for in the act en-.
titled an act supplementary to an
act entitled an act to provide iol
tho more efficient government ol
the rebel States, passed March 2
1863, to facilitate registration, pas.
scd March %, 1867, shall have
power, and it shall be their duty
before allowing the registration OF
any person, to ascertain upon such
facts or information as they can
obtain, whether such person is enti.
tied to be registered undorthis act, a
the oath required by said act shall
not be conclusive on such question,
and no person shall bo register cd
unless such board shall also have
power to examine under oath. TO
be administered by any member Of
such board, any ono, touching the
qualification Of any person claim.
ing registration but, in every
case of refusal by the Board to
register an applicant, and in every
case of striking his name from the
list as hereinafter prescribed, the
Board shall make a note or memo
randum, which shall be returned
with the registration list to the
commanding General, for the
ground Of such refusal or such
striking from the list: Provided,
that no person shall be disqualified
us member of any board of reg.
islration by reason Of race or col
or.
"Sec. 6. That the true in tent and
meaning of the oath prescribed in
said supplementary act is, among
other things, that no person who
has been n member OF the Legisla.
turo OF any State, or has held any
Executive OF Judicial office in any
state whether be has taken an
oath TO support the Constitution Of
tho United States or not, and
whether he was holding such office
at the tune of the rebellion, or had
held it before, and who has after.
ward engaged in rebellion against
the United States, or given aid and
comfort to the enemies thereof, ia
entitled to DO registered or vote,
and tho Executive or Judicial Of.
fee in any State in said oath men
toned, shall be construed to in.
clude all civil officers created bv
law for the administration of any
general law Of the State or for the
administration OF justice.
"Sec. z. And bo it further on.
acted that the time for completing
tho original registration provided
tor in said act may, in the discre,
tion OF the commander OF any dis.
trict, be extended to tho 1st day Of
October, 1867, and the boards of
registration shall have power and
1t shall be their duty, commencing
fourteen days prior to any election
under said act, and upon reason .
able public notice Of time aud place
thereof, to revise for q period OF
five days the registration lists, aud
upon being satisfied any person
not entitled thereto has been req.
istered, TO strike such name from
the list, and such persons shall not
DO allowed 70 votei and such board
shall, also during the samo period.
add u. such register the names OF
all persons who at that time pos.
sess the qualifications required by
said act who have not already been
registered ; and no person shall a,
any timebe entitled to be register.
ed or vote, by any reason Of any
executive pardon or amnesty for