The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-08-21
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Headquarters
Regulations for Registration.
SECOND MILITARY DISTRICT, J
CHARLrsroN, :. c.. August |, 1857. (
GENERdk DRDERS No. G6

GENERdh T. DRDEI!S No. G5
Regulations for Registration.
l. Registration shall commence nmcdiatclv
upon the promulgntiom of this Order
Ii. Post Commanders will be Supcrintendrnrs
! of registration within their respective com.
! mand-, exercising, in addition to the mucti Jns
hereinafter specially conferred Y general super:
viSory authority. looking to the faithful exccu.
ton. of the several Reconstruction Acts, the
maintenance Of order, and the protection oi po-
! litcal rights They will suspend registrars for
| malicaSnnce in Office, neglect Of duty, or ia
conipetency- promptly reporting their action,
| with the reasons therefor, to these HradCl;ar
ters
III. The Boards o' Registration are capow-
cred and required to suppress all diS0r drrs in.
torierirg with the execution OF their duties to
| cause the arrest and confinement of all pc-.ous
| falsely taking the oath prescribed all persons
! committing any breach Of the p"nC" or conduct
| ing themselves in manner tending thereto,
| and all persons who shall threaten or Otherwise
| attempt t. fntinidate or corruptly or imp oper.
~ iuiiuenc. any citizen oifiing to register; aud
| !or this PURPOSE they may apply Tor aid t0 the
! Post CoiHmsnder, aud NAV require the a;ten
| dance aud services OF sheriff. their deputies.
| sonstahles, policemen, and also Of anv citizen
| and all State, district county and town Officers
charged with the preservation of the public
obey the ordcrs of said Boards. given il pur.
sua nee of the authority aforesaid and 10 per.
fhrm all such acts aud dues as may be requs.
ite therefor.
All arrests made as herein provided will be
promptly report ed TO the Post Commander, TO
whom also tic priSOne will I've TUNED over
wish charges for trial by a Post Court, to he
| organizet az provided in Cirrnlar Of Nav Is,
1867, from these Headquarters and any civil
| officer or citizen falling to respond t" the cnll
Of The Board ior aSsista ce vii bc dealt with
| in like manner.
| ~. Whenever ANY citizen shall suffer iriury
In person, family o. property while exercising 2
or seeking to exercise The right OF registration,
IN addition to any penalty prescribed hs law for
| the offenre. damages shall he awarded To the
| injured party against the perprtrat'r, upon his
conyici'on aud in case of default IN payment
| OF the same or Of the escape Of the offender,
il it shallsppear that tho wrong was counteu
ancpd, or the offender ha,bored or concealed
by the heighbo'hood. or that the civil nuthori.
ties failed to employ proper measures To pre-.
serve the peace the damagca shall be as.csSe ed
against and paid by o. G town, county or district
V. Offences perpctratcd by white persons
disguised as hacks being al frequent oecurr
renee, the attention Of all authorities. civil and
military, S drecte 10 the device as one ADOPT
ed to escape detection and to cast uurncrited
obloquy upon the colored people In all cases,
when resort thereto shall he shown, the fact
will5bc tikeniBto consideration as aggrayating
the offence.
VI Deprivirg citizen Of any right. benefit
or advantage OF hire or employm en: 10 Ills
courage him from registering, or on account oi
his having re istered. or having sought TO reg
ister, shall be deemed an offence punishabl. 10y
the Post Court, and shall entitle the injured
party to damages against the offender any
clause in any contract or agreement u the con.
trtrv Y Notwithstanding.
VII. The Act OF Congress entitled IAN Act
for the more efficient government &C the rebel
States" and the several Acts supp lemenrary
thereto, will be carefully observed by all Boards
OF Registration. I'D
VII Each Board shall. after having tax en-
The oath prescribed by the Act of Congress Of
July I'd 1862, entitled "An Act 70 prescribe
an oath Of office" (ssc App.nd;r form, {, !
choose one OF IT,. members az chairman. who
shall preside at all sessions oi the Board. pre-.
serve order at its meetings for relistrarion, and
| represent the Board and announce its action
In oil matters comirg before it,
TX. The places OF session Of the Boards
shall lie the voting places established Ivy law or
custom in each eectr n precinct unless tor good
cause otherwise directed By the Post Comman.
| der.
| A. rsaIn NlaH Oetefrnine the Orner IN
which the registration shaH take place in u g
several election precincts. that NAV be assigned
TO IL by the Post Iommander and th. time
which shall be allotted 10 each-besrinc in
mind that the whole work is TO be finished be-
| fore the first day of October
| XII Zach Board shall, forthwith upOn notice
OF publication Of this order, ard at least FIVE
days before commencing registration. give no.
ice thereof 10 the Post Commander, and tie
sherif and the mayor Of th, city or the inteh
| dant Of the Town, and shall cause written or
printed notices 10 be posted in We of the most
public places n each election precinct, ahnoun.
cling the tlnns when and the place where its ses.
sions siil he held the number Of days (in no
case iesa than twob and the hours of the day
the Board viii remain In session at each place
for the purpose Of registration; and invi ing all
persons qualified 70 vote under The provisions
OF the Act Of Congress passed March Cd, 1857,
entitled IAN Act 10 provide for the more eff.
Gent government df the rebel States" end the
several Acts supplementary thereto, to appear
before the Board for registration.