Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-06-13

THE ATTORNEY GENERALS oPININIoS NOT FOLLOWED.
The following has just been published
at military headquarters
HEADQUARTERS F.asr Murray DrsrR -cr.)
STATE OF VIRGINIA
RICHMOND, VA, June Sd. 1867.
GENERAL ORDERS.
The following instructions for the GOV
ernElent OF Boards of Registration are
published as an appendix to the regula-
tons prescribed in General Orders No. %.
of May 18th, 1867:
l. All male citizens of the United
states fwenty-one years of age and upward,
OF whatever race, color or previous condi-
tion, who have been resident in the State
1or one year, except such as may be dis
franchlsed for participation in the rebellion,
or for felony, are entitled to be registered
as voters, upon their taking and subscrib-
ing the oath or affirmation prescribed by
the act of Congress of March Odd, 1867.
Z All those who were at any time mem
bers of Congress, or officers of the United
States, civil Or military, and as such Of
Ulcers took an oath to support the Constitu-
ton of the United States, and all who were
at any time members of any State Legisla-
ture, or executive orjudicial officers Of any
State, and afterwards engaged in insurrec-
ton or rebellion against the United States,
or gave aid or comfort to the enemies there
of; and all who have been convicted of fell
ony against the laws of any State or of the
United States, are DISTINGUISHED.
3. No one is disfranchised for participa-
ton IN rebellion, unless he previously held
some one Of the officers above named
4. The following will be regarded as ex-
ecutive and judicial officers of the State of
Virginia, within the meaning of the law,
viz:-Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary of State, Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts, End Auditor, Register of the Land
Office, State Treasurer, Attorney General
Judges Of the Supreme Court of Appeals,
Judges Circuit Courts, Judge of the Court
Of Hastings, Justices Of the County Courts,
Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen of any
city OR incorporated town, who are er
o?Dicio Justices, Coroners of towns and
counties, Escheators, Inspectors of tobacco,
flour and other commodities
D. All persons who voluntarily i5ined
the rebel army, and all persons in that
army, whether volunteers or conscripts,
who committed voluntarily any hostile act,
thereby engaged in insurrection or rebel
lion. Any person, however, who was
forced into the rebel army, but avoided, as
far as possible, doing hostile ats, and es-
s ssRSd5 bs sd A t. lave sasaed p6 d
bellion.
q. All who exercised the functions Of
any office under the Confederate Govern
ment, or the Government of any one of the
Confederate States, which functions were
OF nature to aid in prosecuting this war,
or maintaining the hostile character of
those governments, and all who voted for
the ordinance Of secession, engaged in the
rebellion or gave aid and comfort to the
enemy
Z. Those who uozuntarily furnished sup
plies of food, clothing, arms, ammunition,
horses or mules, or any other material Of
war, or labor or service Of any kind, to the
Confederate military or naval forces, or
money, by loan or otherwise, to the Con-
federate Government, or aided in any way
the raising, organization, or equipment Of
troops, gave aid and comfort to the enemy,
and participated in the rebellion and civil
war against the United States.
8. 10 give individual soldiers food or
clothing enough to relieve present suffer-
ing, or to minister to the sick or wounded,
are simple acts Of charity Or humanity,
and 90 rot constitute giving "aid Or COM
fort to the enemy" A parent may give
his son who belongs to the hostile army,
food and clothing for his own use; but if he
give him gun, horse, or other thing, to
be used for hostile purposes, he thereby
gives aid and comfort to the emmy
3. Whenever, after the examination re-
CURED by paragraph II, Of the regulations
of May 18th, the Board is still in doubt
as to the right Of the applicant to be regis
tered as voter, and he is then willing to
take the prescribed oath. the Board will
give to that oath Its full weight, and regis
ter the applicant as voter.
10. In the lists of those who are Greg
istered after challenge and examination, y
and those who are rejected upon chal-
lengc," the Board will state in each case,
what Office, or Offices the person pre-
vious to the late war, and what insurrec-
tionary or rebellious acts he committed,
and what kind Of aid or comfort he gave
to those engaged in Instruction or rebel
lion.
II. Challengers provided for in para
graph II ofthe Regulations Of May 18th,
will be selected by the Board from the
most respectable and intelligent votors of
the District or ward, those who have the
most extended acquaintance with the peo-
pie, those who are interested in securing a
fair and just registration, and who will be
most likely to detect and expose any at
tempt at fraudulent registration The
challengers may be changed at any time,
at the discretion of the Board; they will
not be entitled to any pay for their servi-
ces 500 a
Ia Boards of Registration will adhere
strictly to the regulations published for
their government, and will spare no pains