The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-22
APPENDIX.
Oath Prescribed for Members of Board
of Registration.


I,... of ...... County of f....... and
State of ........ do solemnly, swear Cor atfirm)
that have never voluntarily borne arms against
the United States since l have been citizen
thereof; that have voluntarily given no aid,
couutenance, counsel or encouragement to per-
sors engaged in armed hostility thereto; that l
have neither sought, nor accepted, nor attempt
ed to exercise the functions of any office what
ever under any authority or pretended authority
in hostility 10 the United States; that have not
yielded voluntary support to any pretended
government, authority, power, or constitution
within the United States hostile or inimical
thereto. And Go further swear (or affirm) that,
to the best of my knowledge and ability, will
support and defend the Constitution of the
United States against all enemies, foreign or
domestic; that will bear true faith and allcgi-
ance to the same; that take this obligation
freely, without any mental reservation or pur-
pose of evasion and that will well and faith
fully discharge the duties of the office on which
1 am about to enter: So help me God.
...... . Carolina,
Subscribed and sworn to before me- a.....,
this ........ day of ........, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-seVen.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
NoTE-Registers will be required tn take the
oath prescribed by the Act of Congress approx
ed I'd July, 1862. Blank forms of this oath
will be furnished to Post Commanders, and
when duly subscribed and sworn, will be re-
turned to the Post Commander, who will for
ward them to District Headquarters. And if
any person shall falsely take and subscribe such
oath or affirmation, such person so offending
and being duly convicted thereof, shall be
subject to the pains, penalties and disabilities
which, by law, are provided for the punish
ment of the crime of wilful and corrupt perjury.
CFoRM g.
Oath Prescribed for Voters.
I do solemnly swear (or affirm), in
the presence of Almighty God, that am a citizen
of the State of f........; that have resided i'm
said State for ........ months next preceding this
day, and now reside in the county of $4,000, or
the parish of in said State, Gas the case
may be); that am twenty-one years old; that
any rebellion or civil war against the United
States, nor for felony committed againstthe laws
of any State or of the United States; that I
have never been q member of any state legisla-
ture, nor held any executive or judicial office in
any State and afterwards engaged in lnsurrectlon
or rebellion against the United States, or given
aid or comfort to the enemies thereof; that
have never taken an oath as member OF Congress
of the United States or as an Officer ofthe United
States, or as member of any State Legislature,
or as an executive or judicial officer OF any State,
to support the Constitution ofthe United States,
and afterwards engaged in insurrection or re-
bellion against the United States or given aid or
comfort to the enemies thereof; that I will
faithfully support the Constitution and obey the
laws of the United States, and will, to the best
of my ability, encourage others so to do: So
help ME God.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
........ day OF f........, 1857
August 9th, 1867. 57-tf.