The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-21
RECONSTRUCTION.
supplementary Reconstruction Bill.

The following is luC to<>e vi ehN SN
Supplementary reconstruction bill, as it pass
ed both Houses:
Src I Re At enncted bu the Senate ant
House of REPRESENTATIVES Of the United St@te
of 4,nericn in Congress 0Ssenabted, mat IL Il
hereby declared to have been the true lnten
and. meaning of the act of March "a, a. II
1897 entitled an act to provide for the more
efficient government OF the reoei States
and of the act supplementary thereto' p,sS %n1
on the 23d day of March, III the year Aoo'
that the governments, then eAis.,iS III 1'i'
rebel States of Virginia, orth-Carollna
Contb CnroIina Georgia Mississippi, Ala
hama Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Arkan
soe were ILLEGAL and void, and thereafter the
somc Governments, if continued, were to be
continued subject in all respects to the MIL
+arv Commanders of the respective Districts
and to the authority Of Congress.
Sac .. And be 1t further eltnctet, That the
commander Of any district named in said act
shall have power subject to the approval o,
the General Of the armies Of the united
States, to have effect till disapproved,
whenever in the opinion OF such com,
mander the proper administration OF SAID
act shall require it, to suspend or re-
move from ol5ice, or from the performance
of official duties and the exercise OF oiilclal
powers, any officer or person holulnS or cA-
ercising. or protesting to hold OF exercise
any civil or military office, or duty III such
district under any power, electlon, appoint,
ment or authority derived from or granted
bv. or claimed under any so-called state or
The government thereof, or any municipal or
other division thereof, and upon such sus-
nension or removal such commander, subject
20 the approval of the General aforesaid,
shall have power to provide from time to
time fol- the performance of the said duties
of such officer or person, so suspended or re-
moved. by the detail Of some competent Oh
ficer or soldier of the army or by the APP
pointment of some other person t" perform
the SAME, and to fill vacancies accustomed by
death, resignation or otherwise
Sec. 3. and be it turtd6r ehGcted, mat
the General of the armies OF the United
States shall be invested with all the power of
suspension, removal, appointment and detail
granted in the preceding section to district
commanders.
SEC. 4. Ind be it further ei1act6I, That
the acts of the officers Of the army already
done in removing in said districts persons
exercising the functions Of civil officers and
amounting Others in their stead. are hereby
confirmed provided that any person hereto
fore or hereafter appointed by any district
commander to exercise the functions of any
civil office NAV I've removed, either by the
military officer in command OF the district or
bv the General of the army and It shall be
the duty Of commanders to remove from OF
fee as aforesaid all person who are diSloyai
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 proper administration Of this act, and
the acts to which this is supplementary.
SEC. 5. Aud be it tu1fhey enacted, That
the boards of registration provided for in
the act entitled An act supplementary to
an act entitled An act to provide for the
more efficient government Of the rebel
States passed March ,, 1867, and to tacIi-
tate restoration" passed March %, 1867,
shall have power, and it shall be their duty
before the allowing the registration Of any
person, to ascertain, upon such facts or in
formation as they can obtain, whether such
person is entitled to be registered under
said act, and the oath required by said act
shall not be conclusive on such question,
and no person shall be registered unless such
board shall decide that he is entitled there
to; and such board shall also have power to
examine under oath Ito I've administered Ivy
any member Of such board) any one touch |
ing the qualification Of any person claiming
registration But in every case OF Il refusal
by the board to register an applicant, made |
in every case hereinafter provided, the board |
shall make a note or memorandum, which |
shall be returned with the registration list to
the commanding Generals of the Districts,
setting forth the ground of such refusal, or
such striking from the list Provided, that
no person shall be disqualified. as member
of any board OF registration, by reason Of
race or color
SEC. 6. AIsd be 1t further enacte1 That
the true intent and meaning of the oath pre-
scribed in said supplementary act Is (amcng
other things,) that no person who has been
a member of the Legislature of any State,
or who has held any executive or judicial
office in any State, whether he has taken an
path to support the Constitution of the Uni
ted States not. and whether he was hold
ing such office at the commencement OF the
rebellion or had held it l,efore. and who has
afterwards engaged in instruction or rebel
ion againstthe United States, or given aid or
comfort to the enemies thereof, is entitled to
be registered or to vote; and the words eek
ecutive or judicial office in any State" in
said oath mentioned shall be construed to
include allcivil Offices created by law for the
of the general law Of the
Sec. 7. Ind be it further enacted, That the
lime for completing the original registration
provided for in said act may, in the discre-
lion of the commander Of any district, be
to the 1st day of October, 1867;
and the boards of registration shall have
power, and 1t shall be their duty, commence
ng fourteen days prior to any election under
'aid act, and upon reasonable public notice
If the time and place thereof, to revise for
period of three days the registration lists;
md upon being satisfied that any person not
untitled thereto has been registered, to strike
he name of such person from the list And
UGH hoard shall also, during the same peri
I'd. add to such registry the names of all
PERSONS who at that time possess the quali-
ations required by said act who have not
,een already registered, and no person shall
It any time be entitled to be registered or to
ote by reason OF any executive pardon or
mnesty, for any act or thing which, with
ut such pardon or amnesty, would disqual-
~ him from registration or voting
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That
&c. of the said last-named act shall be con-
trued to authorize the commanding general
AIMED therein, whenever he shall deem it
eedful, TO remove any member of board
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