The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-03-02

iEe Secf5oa l. Be e euRstesab7 tae. Genera
zssPsmhly 0f fhe Stfte. Cf tsaaassesl Iilst
every mdls. znhabisaRtp pf shis State. ot tae
ags Of twenty-one years. eitizap of the
-Iaitsd States, end geai5elst q theSs0uEty
zgheReia he. may oseg- his veszes siE 5nontha
neXt pgeeediug the day ulgetectlOn, shall be
entitled g the privilege Of the elective fran
cGiae, subject 20 the fsIIoaiag exceptions
aFsa GaaiiE5asi0Hs, 60 aisz = stis
First-Said voter shah Hassr have hOrae
arms ugaiTEst siIe Government Of the United
States, Tor the posposs 5f aiding the ate re-
bellion5 nor havo isssnntaEiiyH yyiisen cid,
cgHfoFt eouutenaacea caanRel or encourage
Bent % any reeeiiion against the authority
II Of the Uaited States tioVernment, nor aided,
4 countsGaaeed O encouraged acts Of hostil-
ity thessso. g1sss@ -aa
Fl ssepnd-Thas said voter shall haEes snegsr
aoaEhs OF vOieutasily leeeptsd any osass.
civil o. military, or attempted 70 exercise
the functions 81 any Office. eiyil OF military.
undsF Tie aHsAOFsty or pretended authority
+ Of the so-ealTed 't5ohFsdeFa6e sStases 5f
America, or Of any insurrectionaFy State
whatever, hostile or opposed 70 the author
& isy 1tde Unised States tE5vSFnmeat, with
4 thsinse6t and desire 60 aid said rebeliioH OF
4 EnsuEEseti0Rary authority. iptee.iss1i &.
l4irsl--That ssl1 voter shah have never
Voluntarily supposed any pfsbendsd gov
oEEEseEt, pSvg6f o. authority, hostile or in-
By cShtEi5atioh in money or property, BY
/ persuasion or ihflaehcs, or IN any s0sheF way
1 whatever. Provided, thai the foregoing re-
I stsietions and disaUali6cati6Hs SHAH not
i apply 60 any citizen who may haVs served
ard been ahOnogably discharged from the
'armyoF navy Of the Uaited States, since the
first day Of january, 1862. nor TO those Who
vosed ia the Presidential election in No
Y yembers 1864 OF voted "a the election for
I ratification or rel jectioH, IN February, 1868,
Il or voted "a the election held on the 18th Of
+ March Of the same year, for Governor and
members Of the Legislature; nor. 60 those
who have been appointed to any civil or mil
itary Of1ee By Andrew johnson, Military
4 Governor. orr W iEiiam @. Br0Wniov, G0y-
j ern0F. Of Tennessee prior 90 Juae .5ths 1853,
ell Of whom ere hereby declared 20 be Qual5-
lied voters, upoa their complying with the
Requirements lOf this act Provided, that
this latter clauss BhslEzst apply 30 say c0m-
snissioE issued upon any YeiectioR which may
have been held. - i. ss.sf. E
SEQ. IL. Be il further enacted, That the
GOV6FHoF2 oE the Ssste shall, within sixty
/ days after the paasags Of this set. ispP0int s.
Commissioner Of Registration, for each and
every county IN the State, who -shail, wish-
. cut delay, entsET upon ths discharge of his.
duties, and who shall have full power 70 Rd-
minister tbs necessary QathS provided by
tais act The said COmnissioner, before en-
teFing upon the duties Of his Office, stall
take .aad sEhsoFibe an esthI 20 support the
4 COaefitusiGu of the United States, and the
1SOnsstntisa Of the State asfI TenBessee, and
Z. g faithfally disebaggsthe 6uties,6f hisoflce,
viaHd elso 4hs cath RFesgFjhed an SectI6R ! I
Il OF tAis act, which oath shall9e Asiea g she
4 oiEes Of the SegEetaFT sQe StetP.5rsfK ~
st5zs tas sid COu1TzissieneTs af7GIA keSH ID
i 9lzcs at the c0unt7 .ss e ele .oseEtga 9Es s.
ishall befhis dnty e take rs pse Eseulzez
BY this acs anG % regisssE # sfs esesca
! and every Quallaef EQtF, aaq 20 lssas ser
n tihCate that suea FateF is e8titiee 20 she pzaY-
-iegs Of the elective frasshise; aRd be shall /
4 preserve ssd keep Necessary records Of hIs
Office, and shall receive from the IreasEsry
Of the State One nsl5FedFdOllags, 20 be paid
supoa thexarrane Of the C0aptFolieF Of the
State; and said Commissioners shalhmaka p
report 60 the Gounty Conrt, Rt each quar-
terly session thereof sheWing the number OF
votes fegist5tsd previous 70 said quarterly
session as1ssa - 4s2 ti" - go
Il Sec. III Be itsFdrthsE ehz6tsd, The said
Commissioners shan issGs certificates Of reg
fsEf 5a q sserv soldier who may have
serted Is. auG bseas h0hosSs 81 9 discaa1isssq
from thessng o. navy oftae Haited States,
since che frgt day Of annasys ls6z, upon
the production of tie proper Certificate Of
such service and disch4 -, Ct legal evidences
Of the loss Of such dischaEge. said Com
missioner shall issue certificates OF EeglstTa-
tsi8s % az these vino voted IA the SAID 1So-
vember, February and March eleefi0as, dp0A
production. of the -,oll lzsoks Of the slection
e. sglsis said votes voted, or 9 te1s ed copy,
uadeF oathi Of eoch poll book in case the
voter mag. have renewed 70 enether county,
I or upOn the affidavit OF two enlranchlsee
sisizehs known to the Comm issi5ns % nave
labesn edcsndisiBaal .yai5A Essa theoa g1out
the rebellion, in case $50 pdii beoke aRay e
Z a q
l.issEtiifz 81 Ellgss Cties-S ziE58ss8ehsshe g
have been, as;aforasaid.s aPpsinted g olice
.by said militarY or civil Governors, upon the
Dr6dnCeions Of the cona5nissioh showing such
tapp6snfHsnE, OF tie pfop6E certificate 6i sfle
Secretary Of State that such conEnissi6He
were issaed, 81 czso II Aosss-Bsas-every OtheE
lPsEsah ela,EaiFslys e ba sRlislad Bo -the sEigiF
iegs Of the eseetiye franchise as pEeyided 20
khss act SHALL before he osl S1s certificate
petent pess0ns, iTs5ls9aally9 ..1nOsln 70 lt4e
Commissioners 50 asges been themselves, at ali
times, unconditional tlniaa lnen, that they
are peEsonsliY II acquainted With the psrson 20
claiming, and that they vssllY- believe that he
has not been guilty Of any of the cisqaaisli
cations hereinDeio9e specially mentioned J.
/ sghish BFsOf shalfsJs t6ksu on aiid8gig sab
soEibsd y said Witnesses fGad. Sled b said
once Of .said Commissioners; and said eupH=
cant shall take and subscribe the following
Eoash before the Cemmissicnef Of RegisEra-
aon. ~ - a..-s ....s-. +. -.
80 do s03emnly sws@F that have never
voluntarily borne arms against ths GOTeEn-
neat nf the URitsd States ipF the purposes
eF wifh the Intention of aiding the late re-
+ beilien nqF. have With slsy sqca insapt t.p5 ,
as aE.E time gwen ale, e9lalprts counsel oI
f [enesueagaH1slst % rsais rsbeilien, - - any
!. aet of hostility - tfe GoFeFnment q lfe
{ JnEted Slate9 = sulsass eEeag that ! llssfe
s reesr solsy!st. ors aeeented any o9ce, either
ciFiL y ailitaEY. under the authority, Or PEE
Z tended authority q the so-eas.ed t21i
& ssta1ee ef srss7fea. 81 of cay iRsuErecti6nary
4 gtsta hostile ersarpes = s'rg authority Of
: The United States tloyernmenk WltA she n
tent ana desire e I'D SAID feoellipn aE,e
Il that i haze never gigeh 3 yoiuel-.FY
Z to anF such G0TeFpmens oF aqsRef.ss g
: help he Sod.
. eProviSsd That ei1izeRa EeEsQFs siy , sHa5'f e
III Tf--,-.s,asr5rs1r a, have essFaVe sheen