The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-08-08
shall mark in the proper column, op-

shall mark in the proper column, op-
,posite hisname, 'sRejected." =
Tenth. In every case of rejection,
the Board shall make note or mem
orandun, setting forth the ground Of
such rejection, and return it, with the
registration list, mentioned in Para
graph Xxx
XVIII. The, registration, conduc-
ted as provided in Paragraph XVII,
shall be made in triplicate lists two
of which shall, after the conclusion OF
the first session, be exposed for pub
! lie inspection at convenient places,
for five days; and the third shall be
retained in possession of the Board
till after the completion of registra-
ton at the meeting provided for in
Para graph XIX, when the three
having been compared, and verified,
shall be certified in the form pre-
scibed and printed at the end Of the
blank registration lists.
XIX. Sessions for revising the
lists shall be held in each election
precinct, after said five days expo
sure of the lists, upon notice as pro-
vided in Paragraph XII, and the
Boards of Registration shall have pow
.er, and it shall be their duty, to re-
wise the same for period of two days;
and upon being satisfied that any
person not entitled thereto has been
registered, to strike the name Of such
person from the list. And the Boards
shall also, during the same period,
add to such registry the names Of all
persons who at that time, possess ths
qualifications required by said Act,
who have not been already registered
and who shall then apply to be regis
tered.
Xxx. One of the said lists shall, then
be Immediately delivered to the Post
Commander, who will forward the
same to headquarters.
XXI. Each Board shall, at or be-
fore the conclusion of Registration
forward through the Post Commar-
der, to these headquarters, a recon-
mendation of three suitable persons
for Inspectors of Elections in eacl,
election precinct, stating the name,
occupation and postoffice address Of
each person recommended.
XII. It is enjoined upon all
Boards of Registration to explain,
carefully, to all citizens who have
not hitherto enjoyed the right Of suf:
frage, the nature of the privileges
Which have been extended to them,
!, and the Importance of exercising with
intelligence, the new and honourable
franchise with which they have been
invested by the Congress of the Uni:
ted States. .r,-..
s.r AXIII l11 BeaEqs rs 551l, wi]5 take 9 9etIss lis
Act of July 10, 1861, they are not
to be bound in their action by any
opinion of any civil officer of the
United States.
XIV. Boards arc instructed that
all the provisions of the several Acts
of Congress cited, arc to be literally
construed, to the end that all the
intents thereof be fully and perfectly
carried out.
XIV. The attention of all con-
ccrncd is directed to the require
ments of Section 4 of the said Act OF
July 10, 1867, by which it is made
the duty of the Commanding Gcner-
al to remove from Office all persons
who arc disloyal to the Government
of the United States or who use their
official influence in any manner to
hinder, delay, prevent or obstruct
the due and perfect administration
of the Reconstruction acts. The
names of all such offenders will be re-
ported through the Post Comman-
ders; and all persons in this Military
District are called upon to aid and
facilitate the execution in good faith
of the said Acts and the orders issued
in pursuance thereof.
XVI. The Major General Com
manding, in the exercise of an ulti-
mate revisory authority, will, in due
season, before the holding ofany cleo
ton, entertain and determine ques-
tions assigning errors in the registry,
and will, upon inspection of the com
plotted lists, cause corrections of the
same, that the true design and pur-
pose of the laws be faithfully an
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