The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-05
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Order from Gen. schoGeId.

After quoting the reconstruction Act
rs to who are DISTINGUISHED, including
executive, judicial and State officers;
he says no one is DISTINGUISHED for
participation in the rebellion, unless
he previously held some one of the
Offices above named.
The following will be regarded as
executive and judicial officers of the
State of Virginia, within the meaning
of the law, viz: Governor, Lieute-
nant-Governor, Secretary of State,
Auditor OF Public Accounts, Second
Auditor, Register Of the Land Office,
State Treasurer, Attorney General
Judges of the Supreme Court of APP
peals, Judges of the Circuit Courts.
Judge of the Court OF Hastings,
Justices of the County Courts, Mayor,
Recorder end Aldermen of any city
or incorporated town, who are er-
oDScio justices, coroners of towns and
counties, escheators, inspectors of
tobacco, flour and other commodi-
ties.
All persons who voluntarily joined
the rebel army and all persons in that
army, whether volunteers or con-
scripts, who committed, voluntarily,
any hostile act, thereby engaged in
lnsurrection or rebellion. Any per
son, however, who was forced into the
rebel army, but avoided, as far rs
possible, doing hostile acts, and
escaped from that army as soon as
possible, cannot be said to hnve en-
gagged in the rebellion.
All who exercised the functions of
any Office under the Confederate Go
vernment, or the Government of any
one of the Confederate States, which
functions were Of nature to aid in
prosecuting the war or maintaining
the hostile character of those Govern
ments, and all who voted for the
ordinance Of secession, engaged in
the rebellion or gave aid and comfort
to the enemy.
Those who voluntarily furnished
supplies of food, clothing, arms, am
munltion, horses or mules, or any
other material of war or labor. or
service of any kind, to the Confede-
rate army or naval forces, or money,
by loan or otherwise, to the Confede-
rate Government, or aided in any
way the raising, organizatic or
equipment of troops, gave al. and
comfort to the enemy, and partici-
pated in the rebellion and civil war
against the United States.
10 give individual soldiers food or
clothing enough to relieve present
suffering, or to minister to the sick
or wounded, are simple acts of cha
rlty or humanity, and do not consti-
tute giving aid or comfort to the
enemy. A parent may give his son
who belongs to the hostile army food
and clothing for his own use; but if
he give him a gun, horse or other
thing to be used for hostile purposes,
nc thereby gives aid and comfort to
the enemy.
Whenever, after the examination
required by paragraph IL of the re-
gulations of May 13, the board is still
in doubt as to the ri ght Of the appli-
can't to be registered as voter, and
he IS then willing to take the pre-
scribed oath, the board will give to
that oath its full weight, and register
the applicant as voter.
In the lists of those who are rcpis-
tered after challenge and examina-
D ton, and those who are rejected upon
challenge, the board will state in
each case what Office OF Offices the
person filled previous to the late war,
and what insurrectionary or rebel
hous acts he committed, and what
kind of aid or comfort he gave to
those engaged in insurrection or re-
bellion.
The challengers, provided for in
paragraph y OF the regulations OF
May l3, will be selected by the board
from the most respectable and intell;-
gent voters of the district OF ward
those who have the most extended
acquaintance with the people; those
who are interested in securing fair
and just registration, and who will
be most likely to detect and expose
any attempt mt fraudulent registra-
tion. The cha'l ngers may be changed
at any time, mt the discretion of the
board. They will not be entitled to
any pay for their services. Register
ing officers are hereby empower
ed to administer oaths to witnesses
who may be summoned by the board
in any case of contested registration.
The registration will be commenced
III every county and city without m
necessary delay after the receipt of
this order.
Schofeld issued another order, as
signing commanders to the military