The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-07-24
The "Adiitionar' Reconstruction Bul


as it passed both Houses:
Be tten1cted by the Senate dn5 House
+ Representatives ofbe UaiteR Si,tes Of
America, an Congress assembled, Tha, It
ls,hereby ; declared TO have bean the true
intent and meaning Of he Act of2 March,
1867, entitled, An Act to provide for the
more efficient goSernment Of the rebel
States" and Of the Act supplementary
thereto, passed on the 23 i of March, 1867,
that the governments lhen existing 10 the
rebel States OF Vrginis, North Carolina.
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, lou;
siana, Florida, Texas and Arkansas, we're
not legal State governments, and that
thereafter the said governments, IL con-
tinued, were continued subject in ali re
epects to the military commanders of the
respective districts, and to the paramount
authority Of Congress.
SEC. 9, That the commander OF anv
district named in said Ac, shal. have pow
or, subject to the disapproval of the Gem
ersl OF the Army Of the United States. to
have effect Till disapproved; whenever, in
the opinion Of such commander, the pro
per administration Of said Ac, shall re-
qn're II, TO suspend'oi remove from office
or from the performance of official duties
and the exercise Of Official powers, .any
officer or person holding or exercising. or
presum'ng to hold or exercise, any civil or
military office or duty in such district.
under any power Of election, appointment
or authority, derived from or granted by
or claimed under any so called STATE, or
the government thereof or anv municipal
or other division Thereof; and upon sns
pension or removal by such comnan,ler
subject to the disanproval Of the General
OF the Army. as aforesaid. shall have the
power to provide from time to time for
the Performance OF the said duties of such
officer or person so suspended or removed,
bv the detail Of some competent officer or
soldier OF the army, Or hv the appoin,,
mant OF some other person TO perform the
same, and 10 I'll vacancies ocrasioned by
death, resignation or otherwise.
SEC. g., That the General OF the Army
OF the United States shall be invested with
all the power Of suspension, removal. an
pointment and detail granted in the pre-
Ceding section to district coin nauders.
SEC. 4. Ind be IL further enacted. Tha,
the acts Of ihe officers of the army already
done, in removing in said districts person,
exercising the frncr;ons Of civil office, and
appointing others in their stead. are here.
by confirmed: Propided, That anv per,
son heretofore or hereafter appointed bv
any DISTRICT commander to exercise the
functions OF any civil office, NAV be re
moved either by die military officers in
command Of the district, or bv the Gen.
eral of the Army; and it shall I've the
duty Of such commanders to remove from
office as aforesaid. all persons who are dis
loyal TO tie Government, OF the United
States, or who use their official influence
in any msnner to hinder, delay, prevent
or obstruct The due and proper admins
tratIon OF this Act, aud The Acts TO which
il is supplementary.
SEC. 3. That the boards OF registration
provided for in the Act supplementary 70
an Act to provide for the more efficient |
government Of the rebel States. passed |
March 23l, 1867, shall have power. and |
1t shall be their duty, not TO allow the |
registration Of any p4rsoa; to ascertain,
upon such facts or Information as thev can |
obtain, whether such person IS entitled to |
he registered under SAID Act: and the |
oath required by said Ac, shall no, be
CONCLUSIVE on suca question; and no peri
sou shall be registered unless such board |
shall decide that he is entitled there,o.-
And such board shalt also have power to |
examine, u1der oath, to be administered
by any member Of such board, any one
touching the qualification Of aur person
claiming registration. But in every case
OF refusal by the board to register an
applicant, and in every case OF striking his
name from the list, as hereinafter proyid,
ed, the board shall make a note or mem
orandum, which shall be returned. with
the registration list 10 the Commanding
General OF the district, setting forth the
grounds Of such refusal or such striking
from the list: Provided, ha, no person
shall be disqualified as membar Of any
board OF registration by reason of race or
color.
4. Sh-Ss os luaL tIl6 true intent and mean
ing Of the oath prescribed in said supple
mentary Act is, among other things. rha.
no person who has been a member Of the
Legislature OF anr State, or who h as held
any executive or judicial Office in any Stat,
whether lie has taken An oath to supper,
the Consti u,ion Of the United States O,
not. and whether he was held in such
office at the commencementof the rebel
lion, or had held it before. and who was
afser~ards engaged in, insarrection or re
bellion against the United States, or Civ
ing aid and comfort to the enemie. there
OF, is entitled to be registered or 10 vote.
and the words. "execntive or irdicial office
in any State" in ssid oath mentioned.
shall be construed TO include all civil Off
ces created by, law for the administration
of any general law Of a State, or for the
administration OF Justice. '
SEC 7 Tbst the tune for completing