The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-20

tfiet Under any power, election 6mtmc4ts,
orautRority derived from, Dor gtpntea lby, pf
claimed under, any so-callod Statesor Ahc gov.
crnment thereof, or any muhicipsEor 5othcr di-
vision thereof, and upon such suspensio ser
removal such commander, subject to the disap-
proval Of tho general as aforesaid, shall have
power to provide from time to time for the per-
iormanco Of the said duties, of. such officer ,or
person SO suspended or removed, by the detail
Of some competent officer or soldier of the
army, or by the appointment of some other
person to perform the same; and to fill vacan-
cies occasioned by death, resignation, or other
wise. X 4 y s
SEC. 3. Ana DC ii tareier enacted, That tho
general of the armies of the United States
shall be invested with all tho powers of suspcn-
sion, removal, appointment, and detail granted
i'll the preceding section to District Command
crs .s,t a.; ,-ryly f.sa .-fas.< -
SEC 4. Antl he 1t tmrthcr enacted; That the
acts of the officers of the, army already done
in removing in said districts persons exercising
the functions Of civil officers and appointing
others in their stead are horeby confirmed
I'rocn'ed, That any person heretofore or here
after appointed by any District Commander, to
exercise tho functions of any civil Office, may
be removed either by the military officer in
command of the District or BY the general of
the armies of the United States; and it shall
be the duty of such Commanders to remove
from Office as aforesaid all persons who are dis
loyal to tho Government of the United States,
or who use their official influence in any man,
ner to hinder delay prevent or obstruct the
due and proper administration of this act, and
the acts to which it is supplementary.
SEC. 8. And be HJdrttcr 'e,,act,,l, That the
Boards of Registration provided for i'll the act
entitled "An act supplementary to an act enti-
tied An act to provide for the more efficient
government Of the rebel States passed March
=, 1867, and to facilitate restoratien," passed
March 23, 1867, shall have power, and it shall
be their duty before allowing the registration
of any person, to ascertain, upon such facts or
information as they can obtain, whether such
person is entitled to be registered under said
act. and the oath required by said act shall not
be conclusive on such question, and no
person shall be registered unless such board
shall decide that he is entitled thereto. and
such board shall also have power to exam
inc under oath Qo be administered BY any
member of such board) any one touching the
qualification of any pcrs'i: claiming rcgistra-
ton. But i'll every case Of Il refusal by the
board to register an applicant, aud in every
case Of striking his name firm tho list as here
.n.ftc. . tiled: the board shall make note
:, , .,hrh si,..... bt returned with
such registration lists to the .u....r '''''''''ss
General Of the district, setting forth the
Srounds OF such refusal or such striking from
the list: l'rr'lld, that no person shall. be dis
qualified as member of any Board Of Rcgistra-
ticu by re lsom Of race or col9r.
Sec. G. Ind be Il ,rut'er caac;c,7, That the
true imtcm; and meaning of the oath prescribed
in said Supplementary act is (among other
thinSs) that no person who has been !; member
OF the Legislature Of any State, On who has
held any executive or judicial Office in any
State, whether he has taken an oath to support
the Constitution of tho United States or not
and whether he was holding Office at the COM
mcnoemcnt of the rebellion or had held it be-
fore, and who was afterwards engaged in in
surrcction or rebellion against the United
States, or given aid or, comfort to the enemies
thereof, is cntitled to be registered or to vote {;
and the words "cxecutivc or judicial office in
any State in said oath mentioned shall be
construed to include all OWL Offices created by
law for the administration of any general law
OF State, or for the administration Of Justice
Sec. T. Ind be 1t further enacted, That the
time for completing the original registration
provided for i'll said act may, in the discretion
of the commander of any district, be extended
to the first day of October, 1867, and the
Boards Of Registration shall have power and
it shall be their duty, commencing fourteen
days prior to any election undcr said act, and
upon reasonable public notice of the time and
place thereof, &, revise, for period of five
days, theregistration lists, and upon be;ng sat
islicd that any person not entitled thereto has
bccn registered, to strike tho name of such
person from the list. And such board shall
also, during the same period, add to such regis