Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14

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the applicant is entitled to be registered be-
fore making his name as "accepted"--the
oath not being conclusive.
!Sirth. Section of the Act of July 18TH,
1867, declares that no citizen shall be enti-
tied to be registered by reason of any execu-
tive pardon or amnesty for any act or thing
which without such pardon or amnesty would
disqualify him from registration.
Scccnth. Boards will take notice that it is
enacted by Section 9th of the act of July
18th, 1867, that the true intent and meaning
OF the oath prescribed in said supplementary
Act is, (amopg other things), that no person
who has been member OF the Legislature OF
any State or who has held any executive or
judicial Office in any State, whether he has
taken an oath to support the Constitution of
the United States or not, and whether he was
holting office at the commencement of the
rebellion, or had held it before, and who has
afterwards engaged in instruction or abe-
lion against the United States, or given aid
or comfort to the enemies thereof, is entitled
to be registered or to vote; and the words
u executive or judicial Office in any State" in
sale oath mentioned, shall be construed to in.
cluie all civil offices created by law for the
administration Of any general law Of State,
or for the administration of justice.
Eighth. If there be no challenge, or if the
challenge be finally overruled, and the Board
determine that the applicant is entitled to be
reg stored, the Board shall mark opposite the
name of the applicant, in-the proper column,
"Accepted," and he shall the.eupon be deemed
legally registered.
Ninth. If the final decision Of the Board
be that the applicant is not entitled 10 be reg
stered, the Board shall mark'in the proper
column, opposite his name, "Rgected." -
Tenth. In every case of rejection, the
Board shall make note Or memorandum,.
setting forth the ground of such rejection, and
return it, with the registration list, mentioned
in paragraph Xxx.
XVIII. The registration, conducted as pro-
vided in Paragraph XVII, shall be made in
trip!icate lists, two of which shall, after the
conclusion of the first session, be exposed for
public inspection at convenient places, forfiye
DAYS; and the third shall be retained in pos
session of the Board till after the completion
of registration at the meeting provided for in
paragraph X Y, when the three having been
compared and verified, shall be certified in the
form prescribed and printed at the end of the
blank registration list. p
XIX. Session for revising the lists shall be
held in each election precinct, after said five
days exposure of the lists, upon notice as
pr divided in paragraph XII, and the Boards
of Registration shall have power, and it shall
be their duty, to revise the same for period
of two days; and upon being satisfied that
ary person not entitled thereto has been reg
stered, to strike the name Of such person
from the list. And the Boards she'll also, du-
riag the same period, add to such registry the
names of all persons who at that time possess
tic qualifications required by said Act, who
have not been already registered and who
shall then apply to be registered.
NN. One Of the said lists shall then be
Immediately delivered 10 the Post Comman-
der, who will forward the same to these
Headquarters.
XXI. Each Board shall, at or before the
conclusion of registration, forward through
the Post Commander to these Headquarters,
a recommendation of three suitable persons
for Inspectors OF Elections in each election
precinct, stating the name, occupation and
post. ffice address ofeach person recommended.
XXI. 1t is enjoined upon all Boards OF
Registration to explain, carefully, to all citi-
zens who have not hitherto enjoyed the righ:
cf suffrage, the nature Of the privileges which
lave been extended to them, and the ilnpor-
tance # exercising with intelligence The new
and honorable franchise with which they
have been invested by the Congress of the
United States.
XXIII. Boards will take notice that &C.
coro;np to Section 10, of the Act of July l9.
lSG7, they are not to be bound in their ac-
ton by any opinion of any civil officer of the
United States.
XXIV. Boards are instructed that all the
provisions of the several Acts Of Congress
cited, arc to be literally construed, TO the end
gbat all the intents thereof be fully and per-
iectly carried oui.
XXV. The attention of all concerned is
directed to tie requirements Of Section 4, OF
rhe said Act of July 10, 1867, by which it is
made the duty OF the Commanding General
70 remove from Office all persons who are dis.
'oval to the Government of the United States,
Or who use their official influence in any man.
ler to hinder, delay, prevent or obstruct the
,lue and perfect administration OF the Recon
struction Acts. The names of all such offen-
Dlers will be reported through the Pest Com
uanders. and all persons in this Military
District are called upon to aid and facilitate
he execution in good faith Of the said Acts
and the orders Issued in pursuance thereof.
NNVI The Major.General Commanding,
IN tie exercise of an ultimate revisory au-
lhority. will, in due season. before the holding
Of any election, entertain and determine
questions assigning errors in the registry, and
will, upon inspection of the completed lis's,
cause corrections of the same that the true
design and purpose os the laws be faithfully
answered, and that all the rights thereby
guaranteed be fully apd fairly enjoyed.
By command of Major. General D. E.
SIcKLEs.
Captain 3sih U. S. Infantry, A. D. G. and
A. a. A. G..
Official: ]. W. Clors, Capt 3slh Infantry,
A. D. C. and A. A. A. G.
APPENDIX.
form I.)-Oath Prescribed for Registers.
I.................of of. f.................
County of and State off,. ........
do solemnly swear Tor affirm) that 1 have
never voluntarily borne arms against the Uni
ted States since have been citizen thereof;
that have voluntarily given no aid, counte-
nance, counsel or encouragement to persons
engaged in armed hostility thereto that
have neither sought, nor accepted, nor at
tempted to exercise the functions of any Office
whatever under any authority or pretended
authority in h,,stility to the United States;
that have not Welded voluntary support to
any pretended Government, authority, power
or Constitution within the United States, hos
tile or iuimical thereto. And l do further
swear (or afirm) that, to the best of my
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