The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-07-31
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by reason Of race or color. - ; Fl, =
Sec. s.. And bet further enacted,
That the true intent and meaning
Of the oath prescribed in said Sup
Elementary act is (amopg other
things) that no person who has
been a member of. the -Legis-
lature Of any State, or who has
held any :. executive or judicial
office in any State, whetherhe has
taken an oath tossupport the Con-
stitution Of the United. States or
not, and whether he was. holding
office at the commencement Of the
/ rebellion orhad held it before, and
who was afterwards G;engaged in,
nsurreetion or rebellion against:
: the, United States, or given aid or.
comfort to the enemies thereof, is
entitled to- beregistered orto vote;
and the words, executive or; judi:
eiai office in, any State" i'm said
oath mentioAed shall be construed
to include: all civil Offices Tereatea'
by law for the administration of
any general law ola State, Or for
! the: administration Of justice, Or
for the keeping Of the public. peace:
I Sec T.. .4nd 5eit faB'tAesseaacted,
That the: time for completing the,
original registration PROV yhed for
in said act may in,1hes discretion
T of The comm andie of any. district;
be extended. to the first daysef
October, 1867, and the Boards sof
Registration shall have;power and
it Shall Be their duty, commencing
fourteen days prior to any election
under said act,s and Snpens sreason-
able public noJiee Of ttiae- time and
place thereof; TO revise: fora period
of five days, The registration lists,
and upon being satisfied that any
person not entitled thereto has
been registered, to strike the name,
ofsnch person from the LIST, and
I::such person shall not Be allowed
Fto vote, And such board shall
also. during g-the same period, add
to- such registry the names of all
tpersons who at that time possess
the qualifications required by said
act who have not been, already,
registered, and no person shall at
any time be entitled to be register
ed or to vote by. reason OF any
executive pardon or. amnesty for
any act OF thing which without
such pardon on amnest would
disqualify him from registration
or voting. "
Sec. 8, Andbe-it hrtheraenacted,
That section foar of said lastnamed
act shall be5eenstrued to authorize
the Commanding General named
therein, whenever he shall deem
it needfal, to remove any member:
of a. Board of Registration and to
appoint anethersin his stead and
to,fll any, vacancy in such board. !:
Sec. 9, And .be,ittusther enacted,
That, all members OF. said Board -ef
Registration, and all persons here
after elected Or appointed to Office
in said militarySdi districts, under
any so-canieead State Hor municipal
authority or by detail .of appoint
ment Of the District Commanders
shalt be required to take and 5snb.:
scribe the oath of Office prescribed
| Eby aw:far officers of. the /: United
States. 80
Sec. 10. Ind be it further enacted,
That no District Com mander or
member of the Board of Registfa-
ton, or any of the officers or APP
pointees acting under thefrl,l shall
be bound in his action by any
opinion of any civil officer Of the
United States. 49, i: ..-~%@.
Sec. II. And be 1t further enacted,
That all the provisions of this act
and the acts to which this'is sup
Elementary, shall be construed
literally to the end that all the
intents thereof may be fully..and
perfectly carried out. ~, -