The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-11
Another RcconGtruction Act.


Tho following is the full text of the Bill
agreed upon by the House judiciary Commit
tee, and offered by Mr.. STEVENS on Monday
last: '''' '." ''..'.'. '.-'
As, Acr supplementary TO mn Act entitled an
Act to provide for the more efficient govern
ment Of tho rebel States, passed March .,
loo!, anu the Act supplementary thereto,
passed March %, 1867
Bc Il enacted 6yfhe Senate and House Of Pcpre-
sentGtices Of the United Sfpfs. Of hmrriea in Con-
gress assembled, That it is hereby declared 10
have been the truo intent and meaning of the
Acts Of March anu March %, 1867, 10 which
this Act is supplement, that governments
then existing in the rebel States of Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Mis-,
sssippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Texns
and Arkansas, were illegal and void, and that
thereafter said governments were to be CON
tinued subject in all respects 10 the military
commanders of the respective districts and 10
the authority Of Congress only.
SEC. =. indie ii further enacted, That said
acts, to which this is supplement shnll be
construed to authorize the officer assigned to
the command Of any military district under
said acts, whenever lie shall deem il necessary
to the duo performance of his duties under
said acts, to remove or suspend from Office any
municipal or State officer, or person exercising
authority under or by virtue of any SO called
State Government existing in his district and
TO appoint another person instead of the officer
or person SO. removed, if he shall deem proper
SO TO do. and 10 authorize the officer assigned
to the command of my military district under
said acts, whenever no may deem il necessary
as aforesaid, TO prohibit, suspend or set aside,
any act or proceeding Of any such State or
municipal government, or any act or thing
done under or by virtue of it's authority it
being tho intention of said act tkat during lis
llaI
Of the Rebel States shall be allowed TO continue
only as subordinate to, and subject to the con-
troll of the officers assigned to the military dis
triots aforesaid respectively, and to Congress
and all acts heretofore done by any such Of
hcer in accordance herewith shall be deemed
Wild.
SEC. 8. And be il further enacted That the
boards OF registration Of the several military
districts, established by the nets to which this
Is additional, shnll admit 10 registration only
such persons as they deem entitled to be regis
tered by the acts aforesaid They shall not re-
gard the taking Of the oath prescribed in The
act of March %, 1867 conclusive evidence of
the right Of the person taking II 10 he register
ed, but prinra Jdeie only; and may receive such
evidence under oath, relating thereto, as they
may deem proper, either from the person ap-
plying to be registered or .others, and either of
the members of said boards arc hereby author
examine "%iH9sseS ibbs SE aetfiirmhtions, eti and
person TO be registered. Said boards Of regis
tration may strike from the list Of voters The
name of any ono, already mentioned who, in
their judgment, improperly took tho oath pre-
scribed in the net, to which this is additional,
or was not entitled by said nets 10 be register
ed, and shall not be bound or governed. in their
action by any opinion Of any officer of the Unit.
cd Stntes Government. Record evidence shall
not be required by'said boards to provo parti-
cipatton,in the rebellion, but parole evidence
Of fact of such participation shall be deemed by
said boards sufficient to effect the dsfrnnchisS-
ment provided for by tho acts 10 which This is
additional a,..g#
SEQ. 4. And be IL further enacted, That no
civil court of tile United States, or any State,
shnll have jurisdiction Of my action O. pro-
ceeding, civil or criminal; ngainst any such
District Commander, or any officer or person
acting by his authority, for or on account Of
any act done by him I'm his official capacity
under. this oct, or under the acts 10 which it il
supplementary, 10 wit, the net named in the
first section Of this act, and tho not of March
70, 1867, supplementary thereto. s.:
Sgc. 70. And, be Il further enacted, That nt
District Commander shall be relieved from: The
command assigned to him under the Aforesaid
acts unless the Senate shall have Grst advised
| and consented 10 his removal, or unless by sen.
tenco of court-martial he shall be oasbiercd o,
| dismissed from the army, or unless he ahal
consent TO be so relieved. ...., ~ Eart
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