The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-07
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RECONSTRUCTION.

| Supplementary hecOhstfuctioh Dill
The following is the text Of the Senae
| Supplementary reconstruction bill, as it pass
| ed both Houses =. .--...- .,f.. -tl
| , SEC. l. Be 1T enacted bp the Senate ana
House of Represe tatires Of the United States
of America IN Congress assembled. That 1t is
hereby declared to have been the true intent
and meaning of the act of March 2d, A. d.
1867. entitled an act to provide for the more
efficient government of the rebel States,
and of the act supplementary thereto, passed
on the odd day OF March, in the year 1867,
that tue governments, then existing in the
rebel States of Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia. Mississippi. Ala
bama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Arkan-
sas, were illegal and void, and thereafter the
same governments, if continued, were to lie
continued subject in all respects to the Mill
tary Commanders OF the respective Districts
and to the authority of Congress.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further ennctcd. That the
commander OF any district named in said act
shall have power, subject to the approval of
the General of the armies of the United
States, to have effect till disapproved,
whenever in the opinion of such conf
handler the proper administration OF sand
ct shall require it, to suspend or re-
Iove from olf;ce, or from the performance
official duties and the exercise nf official
overs, any officer or person holding or ex-
rcising, or protesting to hold or exercise
nv civil or military office, or duty in such
istrict under any power, election, appoint
,lent or authority derived from or granted
V, or claimed under any so-called State or
government thereof, or any municipal or
;hcr division thereof, and upon such sus-
cnsion or removal such commander. subject
the approval OF the General aforesaid,
Eail have power to provide from time to
me fol the performance Of the SAID duties
such officer or person, so suspended or re-
,oved. by the detail OF some competent of
Ger or soldier of the army or by the APP
ointment of some other person to perform
ne same and to fill vacancies occasioned i.y
cath, resignation or otherwise.
SEC. 3. and he 1t further enacted, That
he General of the armies of the United
,tates shall be invested with all the power OF
lspension, removal, appointment and detail
ranted III the preceding section to district
commanders.
SEC. A. And he it further enacted, That
he acts of the officers of the army already
one in removing in said districts persons
XeciSing the functions OF civil officers and
ppninting Others in their stead are hereby
ontirmed provided that any person hereto
IRE or hereafter appointed by any district
commander to exercise the functions of any
civil office may he removed, either Ivy the
military officer in command of the district or
" the General nt the army; and 1t shall he
he duty of commanders TO remove from OF
&c, rs aforesaid, all person who are dlsoyal
o the government of the United States. or
who use their official influence in any manner
20 hinder. delay, prevent or olstruct the due
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the acts to which this is supplementary.
SEC. ) Ind be 1t tnrtker ehactel, That
the boards of registration provided tor in
the act entitled " An act supplementary to
an act entitled An act to provide tor the
more efficient government of the rebel
States passed March ,. 1867, and to fucili
tate restoration passed Mar h 90. 1867.
shall have power, and ii shall he their duty
before the allowing the registration of any
person, to ascertain. upon such facts or in
formation as they can obtain. whether such
person is entitled to he registered under
said act. and the oath required by said act
shall not be conclusive on such question,
and no person shall bc registered unless such
board shall decide that he is entitled there
to; and such board shall also have power to
examine under oath Ito ne administered 10y
any member of such hnar,) any one touch
ing the qualification of any person claiming
registration. But in every case of Il refusal
10y the board to register an applicant, made
in every case hereinafter provided. the board
shall make note or memorandum, which
shall be returned with the registration list to
the commanding Generals of the Districts
setting forth the ground OF such refusal, or
such striking from the list: Provided, that
no person shall he Disqualified. as member
of any board of registration, by reason of
race or color.
SEC. g. Ind be 1t further enacted, That
the true intent and meaning of the oath pre-
scrihed in said supplementary act is, (amcng
other things that no person who has been
a member Of the Legislature OF any State.
or vino has held any executive or judicial
office in any State, whether he has taken an
oath to support the Constitution ol the Uni
ted States or not. and whether he was hold
ing such office at the commencement of the
rebellion or had held ii before. and who has
afterwards engaged in instruction or rebel
lion againstthe United States or given aidOr
comfort to the enemies thereof, is entitled to
be registered or to vote and the words lex
ecutive or judicial office in any State in
said oath mentioned shall be construed to
include all civil offices created 10y law for the
of the general law of the
State, or for the administration of justice.
Sec. 7. Ind be 1t further enacted, That the
time for completing the original registration
provided for in said act may, in the discre-
ton of the commander of any district, he
extended to the list day OF October, 1867;
and the boards of registration shall have
power, and 1T shall be their duty, commence
ing fourteen days prior to any election under
said act, and upon reasonable public notice
Of the time and place thereof, to revise tor IA
period of three days the registration lists;
and upon being satisfied that any person not
entitled thereto has been registered. 10 strike
the name of such person from the list. And
such board shall also, during the same peri
pd. add to such registry the names of all
persons who at that time possess the qualiti-
cations required Ivy said act who have not
been already registered, and no person sha |
1t any time he entitled to he registered to
rote by reason of any executive pardon or
amnesty for any actor thing which. with
nut such pardon or amnesty, would disqual-
fly him from registration ar voting.
SEC. 8. And be 1t .further enaeted, That
sec of the said last-named act shall he con-
'trued to authorize the commanding general
named therein. whenever he shall deem it
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