Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-06-29
8. M1iary officers of any State, prior to
the rebellion, arc not subject to Disqualified

! 10. Muatcipal o0iccrs, that is to say off,
GERS of incorporated cities, towns, and villages,
such as mayors, alderman, town council, po
lice, and other city or town officers, are not |
subject to disqualification.
IL. Persons who have, prior to the rebel
lion, been members of the Congress of tho
United States, or members of State Lcgis- |
laturc, arc subject to disqualification. But
those who have been members Of convention !
framing or amending the Constitution of
State, prior to the rebellion, are not subject to
disqualification.
II. All the executive or judicial olliccrsof any
State who took all oath to support the Consti
tuition of tho United States, arc subject to
disqualification, and in these include county
officers, MS to whom made a reservation in
the opinion heretofore given. After full con
sidcration have arrived at the conclusion,
that they arc subject to disqualification, if
they were required to take as Il part OF their
official oath. TIE OATH TO SUPPORT THE CON
srlTuTloN OF THE UNITED STATES.
,13. Persons who exercised mere agencies
or cmploymcnts under State authority, arc
not disqualified F; such as commissioners to
lay out roads, commissioners Of public works.
visitors of State institutions, examiners of
banks, notaries public, commissioners to take
acknowodgcme Of deeds and lawyers.
ENGAGING IN REBELLION.
Having specified what Offices held by any
one prior to the rebellion, come within the
meaning Of the law, it is necessary next to set
forth what subsequent conduct fixes upon such
person tho ,ffcncc of engaging in rebellion.
repeat, that two things must exist as to any
person, to disqualfy him from voting; first,
the office held prior to tho rebellion, aud af-
forwards, participation in the rebellion.
: IL. An act to fix upon person the offence
Of engaging in rebellion under this law, must
be an overt and voluntary act, done with an
intent Of aiding or furthcring tho common u,-
lawful purpose \ person forced into the
rebel service by CONSUMPTION, or under par.
amount authority which he could not safely
disobey, and who would not have entered such
service if left to the free exercise of his own
. viii, cannot bo held to be disqualified from
= voting.
@ IS. Nero acts Of charity, where the intent
is to relieve tho wants of the object of such
: charity, and not done in aid of the cause in
c which he may have been engaged, do not dis
: qualify But organized contributions Of food
o and clothing for the general relief of persons
s engaged in the rebellion, and not Of a merely
0 sanitary character, but contributed TO enable
It them to perform their unlawful object, may
G Dc CIi'SScu Wltu actS WI1lCn 90 ulSUu1HtS.
Il Forced contributions to the rebel cause, il
the form of taxes or military assessments
C which person may be compelled to pay o
e contribute do not disqualiry. But vountar,
$, contributions to the rebel cause, even sucl
f. indirect contributions as arise from the volun
tary loan Of money, to rebel authorities, o
n purchase Of bonds or securities created to al
$, ford the means of carrying OH the rebellion
ID will work disqualification.
r. lG. All those who, in Legislative or othe
IS official capacity, were engaged in the furthc,
81 81 ance of the common unlawful pnrposssu ~n ,.i,
Sn 20 tnc support Of the rebellion, such n
:" p's W the rebel conventions; CONGRESS
r 20, "''o legislatures, diplomatic agents If ~
~ 'one' n eohtedcracy, and other officials Who's
u, oirlces were created for the purpose Of NOR
III 1,'lee1ual'y carrying on hostitles, or who's
o"'ies appcrtancd to the suppoft Of the rcbo
& sc cause, must be held to be Disqualified
- Dut olllcers who, during the rebellion. dis
u o''arSco olnc'ai duties not incident to war bu
o"'y such duties as belong even to q stotc .
;. pe'cc, ana were necessary to the prescryatio,
- ~ o!"e' ana inc administration of law ar,
= o' hoH 20 DC considered as thereby engaged in rc
oe:no" OF as disqualified Disloyal sentiments
bpt "ons ,.'s or sympathcs would not disprlrinis,
"";t"n H"G %1ero pers;SSn so s iii rebellion, Io
y v. 80 como under the disqualification
: Il, The duties ot' The Joam uppDiah1 10
r $Mprrintcna he cicrtions
This board having the custody Of the list
OF registered voters in the district for which
: 1t is constituted, must see that the name of
the person offering to vote is found upon the
registration list, and if such proves to be the
tact, it is the duty Of the board to receive his
vote. They cannot receive tho vote of any
person whose name is not upon tho list, though
he may bc ready to take the registration onth,
and although he may satisfy them that he was
] unable to have his name registered at the
proper time, in consequences Of. absence, sick
ness, or other cause '
Ehc board cannot enter into any enquiry AZ
to the qualifications of any person whose name
s not on the lists, or as to the qualifications
OF any person whose name is on the list
|. IL. 7hc matte c/' eating is provided in tho
Act to DC by bai1ot. The board will keep
record and poll lhook of the election showing
the votes, list Of voters, and the persons cleo
ted by a..plurality of the votes cast at the cleo.
t'on, and make returns of these to the com
manding general Of the district.
| 10; The board appointed for registration
,and for experimenting tho elections, must
take the oath prescribed by the Act Of Con.
grcss, approved July g 1862, entitled, "An
| Act to prcScribe nm oath of Office -