The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-24
APPENDIX.
(FoRM l..
Oath Prescribed for Members of Board
of p pUi iSfPafiOn.
APPENDIX.
of RegistratiOn.

of Registration.
l. of ...... County of........ and
State of . do s0lemnly swear (or affirm)
that have never voluntarily borne arms against
the United States since l have been citizen
thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid,
couutenance, counsel or encouragement to per-
sors engaged in armed hostility thereto; that
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 a voluntary support to any pretended
government authority, power, or constitution
within the United States, hostile or inimical
thereto. And Go further swear (or aftirml that,
to the best of my knowledge and ability, l Will
support and defend the Constitution or the
United States against all enemies, lorelgn OF
domestic; that will bear true faith and allegl-
ance to the same; that take this obligation
freely, without any mental reservation or pur-
pose of evasion and that viii well and faith
fully discharge the duties OF the once on Wnlcn
am about to enter: So help me God.
..... Carolina,
Subscribed and sworn to before me, a..:.....,
this ........ day Of ......., one thousand eignt
hundred and siXty-seVen.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
NorE.-Registers will be required to 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 II
any person shall falsely take and subscribe such
oath or affirmation, such person so offending
and being duly convicted thereof, shall De
subject to the pains, penalties and disabilltles
which, by law, are provided for the PUNISH
ment Of the crime of wilful an corrupt perjury:
CFoRM 2)
Oath Prescribed for Voters.
do solemnly swear (or affrml, in
the presence of Almighty God, that am citizen
of tLe State of ..; that have resided IN
said State for , months next preceding this
day. and now reside in the county OF ....:..,or
the parish of ......, in said State, las the case
have not been disfranchsed for participate IN IN
any rebellion civil war against the United
States nor for felony committed agaiDstthe laws
of any State or of the United States that 1
have never been member of any state ieg1sia-
ture, nor held any executive or judicial ONCE IN IN
any State and afterwards engaged in ihsurrecuon
or rebellion against the United States, or gwen
aid or comfort to the enemies thereof; tnat I
have never taken an oath as member Oh congress
of the United States or as an Ofcei OF the Unlteo
States. or as a member of any State Legislature,
oras nm executive or judicial officer OF any State,
TO support the Constitution OF the United Statess
and afterwards engaged IN lnsurrectlon :s " T. u
comfort to the enemies thereof; that Will
faithfully support the Constitution and obey the
laws of the United States, and will, to the pest
of my ability, encourage Others so to do: 30
help me God.
.s.sss'''
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
... day of ........, 1857.
August 9th, 1857 toI-a.