The tri-weekly standard., 1867-04-23
Order of Gen. Pope Providing for the
Registration OF Voters.

The Alabama papers of April II contain
General Order No. of MajorGen. Pope,
dated at Montgomery, April s. After setting
forth the provisions of the Reconstruction
law, and the oath required to be taken by
voters, the order says:
In order to execute the provisions of the
act referred to with as little delay rs possible
the Commanding Officers of the Districts of
Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, will proceed
immediately to divide those States into con-
venient Districts for Registration, aided by
such information on the subject as they have
or can obtain. 1t is suggested that the
election districts in each State which in 1860
sent a member to the most numerous branch
of the State Legislature, will be found con-
venient division for registration. 1t is de-
sirable that in all cases the Registers should
be civilians where it is possible to obtain
such as come within the provisions of the
act, and are otherwise suitable persons; and
that military officers shall not be used for
this purpose except in case OF actual nccessi-
ty. The compensation for Registers will be
fixed hereafter, but the general rule will be
observed of graduating the compensation by
the number of recorded voters. To each list
of voters shall be appended the oath of the
Register or Registers that the names have
been faithfully recorded, and represent actual
| legal voters, and that the same man does not
appear under different names. The Regis
tiers are specifically instructed to see that all
information concerning their political rights
is given to all persons entitled to vote under
| the Act OF Congress; and they are made
responsible that every such legal voter has
! the opportunity to record his name.
| AS speedily as possible, the names OF per
sons chosen for Registers shall he communi-
Gated to these Headquarters for the approval
! ct the Commanding General.
The District Commander in each of the
States comprised in this Military District is
authorized to appoint one more general
Supervisors of Registration, whose business
! it shall be to visit the various points where
Registration is being carried on {; to inspect
the operations of the Registers, and to assure
themselves that every man entitled to vote
has the necessary information concerning his
political rights, and the opportunity to re-
cord his name
y General Inspector either an officer of
the army or Il civilian, Will be appointed at
these Headquarters, to see that the proyis
ions Of these orders are carefully executed.
District Commanders may, at their dis
cretion, appoint civil officers of the United
Stctes as Registers, with such additional
compensation as may seem reasonable and
sufficient.
The Commanding Officer of each District
will give pnblic notice when and where the
Registers will commence the registration,
which notice will he kept public by the
Registers in each district during the whole
time occupied in Registration.
Interference by violence, or threats of vio-
lence other oppressive MEANS to prevent
the registration of any voter is positively
prohibited, and any person guilty of such
interference shall he arrested and tried by
the military authorities. By command of
Brevet Major General John Pope
J. F. CONYNGHAM,
Official: 1st Lieut.. U. S. Inf'y, A. A. A. G..