The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-08-08


Board shall, before final decision, examine
the person presenting himself for regis
tration, in reference to the cause of dis
qualification alleged, and shall hear any
evidence that may be offered, to substan.
tiate or disproYo the cause of ohallenge.
and shall have power to summon and
compel the attendance of witnesses and
administer oaths in any case of registra-
tion.
XVI. In registering, the names of white
and colored citizens shall be entered al
phabctically, in separate columns of the
XVII. The following shall be the process
OF registering:
l. Every citizen presenting himself for
registry shall take and subscribe the oath
prescribed by law, (see appendix, form a.
which shall be administered by member
served with tho lists.
z. His name shall thon be entered in tho
proper column OF the list, and called ont
by the chairman.
.. ANY challenge made shall be noted in
the proper column, opposite tho name,
with the cause thereof.
1. 1t is recommended to Boards to defer
the hearing and decision of contested cases
until the session for revision provided for
in paragraph XIX. -
4, D. whether or not there be any chal-
lenge, the Board must ascertain, upon such
facts or Information as can be obtained,
that the applicant Is entitled to be regis
tered before marking his name as accept
ed,-the oath not being conclusive.
u. Section of tho Act of July 10. 1867
declares that no citizen shall be entitled
to register by reason Of any executive par
don or amnesty for any act or thing which,
without such pardon or amnesty. would
disqualify him tom registration.
z. Boards will take notice that it is en-
acted by Section 6 of the Act of July 10
1867, that the true intent and meaning of
the oath prescribed in said supplementary
Act is, among other things, that no person
who has been amcnlbcr 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 Constitu-
ton of the United States or not, and whc-
ther he was holding such Office at the COM
mencement of the rebellion, or had held it
before, and who has afterwards engaged
In lnsurrection or rebellion against the
United States, OF given aid or comfort to
the enemies thereof, is entitled to be re-
8lstered or to vote; and the words "execu-
tive or Judicial Office in any State" in said
oath mentioned, shall be construed to in
clnde all civil offices created by law for the
a. aaminlstration OF any. general law of n
state, or for the administration OF justice
g.. II there be no challenge, or il the
challenge be finally over-ruled, and the
Board dctermine that the applicant is en-
titled 10 be registered, the Board shall
mark opposite the name of the applicant,
IN the proper column, accepted" and he
shall thereupon be deemed legally regis
tered
g. If the final decision of the Board be
that the applicant is not entitled to be re-
gistcrcd, the Board shall mark, in the
proper, column, opposite his name, '.re-
jected."
10. In every case of rejection. the
board shall mako y 70
setting forth the ground of such rejection,
and return it, with the registration list,
mentioned in paragraph XX.
AIlll The registration, conducted as
provided IN paragraph XVII, shall be
made in triplicate lists, two of which shall
after the conclusion of tho 1il st. session, hl
exposed for public inspection, at conve-
nient places, for five days; and tho third
shall be retained III po session of the
Board till after the completion of regis
tratlon at the meeting provided FOR in pa
ragraph NIN, when the three having been
compared and verified, shall be certified
i'll the form prescribed and printed at the
end of the blank registration list
Mn. Sessions for revising the lists shall
be held i'll each election precinct after said
five days exposure Of the lists. upon notice
as provided i'll paragraph MI, and the
Boards OF Registration shall have power,
and it shall be their duty, to revise the
same for u 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 the qualifications required by said
Act, who have not been already registered,
and who shall then apply to be registered.
AA. One OF the said lists shall then be
Immediately delivered to the Post Com
mIandGr, who will forward the same to
MI. Each Board shall, at or before
the conclusion of registration, forward
through the Post Commander to these
headquarters recommendation of three
suitable persons for inspectors of elections
III each election precinct. stating the name.
occupation and post Office address of each
person recommended.
ANll. 1t is cnjoincd upon all Boards of
citizens who have not hitbrrto eni,o,,n1 IL,