The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-05-18
Registration.
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HBADauARTERsl 2p. MfLiTAEY .D1srR1cr,
Charleston, Sc. May 8, 1867.

;ss[ Gsaerol Orders, No. ISL / fs -tr
Il: On the third Monday of July next, in
obedience to the requirements of thc Act Of
Congress, passed March 28d, 1867, the Com
*ilanding Gcncrai will proceed and cause to bo
mado Registration of the male citizens of the
United States, twenty-one years of age and
upwards, residents Of North and South Caro-
lina, not disfranchised for participation in the
rebelli6h,tor for felony at common law ,.:.'
II. One OF moro Boards of Registration,
consisting oft6rec discreet md qualified per
sons to be appointed by the Commanding G en-
eral will be organized in each County or City,
to make and complete the Registration, super
intend the election to he held thereafter for
Delegates to n Convention to frame d Constitu-
tion, andmake returns to him of the votes, list
Of voters and Of the persons elected as Dele
gates by plurality of the votes cast at such
election sslg .'as :. ! 49, n
III. The Counties in North Carolina and
the Geographical Districts in South Carolina,
will for the purposes of registration, be divided
into convenient Registration Precincts In
each Registration Precinct Board Of
Registers will, if practicable, be organized.
ganixed. Several places will be designated in
each Registration Precinct, where the Board
will meet; and citizens eligible to Registration
may, 60 and be registered, The Board, Of Reg.
istration will remain in session two days, from
sunrise to sunset Mt ench place of 1aeeting.
On tho ADJOURNMENT ofithc Board q. copy of
tho list Of persons registered will be deposited
in suitable place within the precinct seven
days,ifor public information And thereafter
the Board will again visit every precinct, and
revise tho list of voters. hear objections from
citizens as to any adjudication made, and reg
lister any person who may have been unable, by
reason of illness or other good and sufficient
cause to attend the first. session of the Board
~. Allspersons appointed to make the said
Negistration Of voters and to conduct said cleo
tion will be required, before entering upon
their duties: to take and subscribe the oath
prescribed BY the Act approved July I'd, 1862.
entitled sAllsActt prescribe an oath of oflicc.
And if any porson shall falsely take and sub
scribe such ation such person So
offending and being duly convicted thereof
shall be subject to the pains, penalties and dis
abilities IS which. by law, are provided for the
punishment of the crimcsof willful and corrupt
perjury Tho form of the, oath is herewith
published, las follows:
M,A.B. do solomnly swear, Cor afirn,) that
I hnralncvers voluntarily borne arms against
thel United States. since have been n .citi-
ann ri hot Hl Lo,,
poa aid, .eountenanoe, counsel, or encourage
mentfo persons icngagcd in armed hostility
theretoI thatiI have neither sought, nor ac-
cepted, nor. at tempted to4exereise the functions
ofeny Office whatever under any authority, DR.
prctehded Authority. in hostility to tho United
statns; that haSc not yielded voluntary
supporttosany pretended government, author-
tyipowerr Or eonstitntionsw within the United
States, hostile or inmical thereto. AndI do.
further swear Cor afirnDi that to the best of
my knowledge and ability, will support and
defend the Constitution of tho United States,
againstall ehcmies, foreign or domestic; that
I will bear true faith and allegiance to the
same; that Itdke this obligation freely, with
outany alEreservationso purpose of ova-
sion; that Twill well and faithfully discharge
the duties of the caico on which nm about to
enter.f So help, mo GodH s
'V.F'hIembcrs Of the Board of Registration
will be allowed ms compcnsatioa four dollars a
day for each day actually and necessarily en-
ployed in the performance of their duties, and
ten cents mile for each mile travelled On duty.
Officers'of the army detailed for such duty,
will be paidtho per diem and mileage allowed
for attendance on Courts Martial ~
wi. Any citizen desiring to serve as mem
ber Of y Board Of Registration may forward Ills
application to these Headquarters, addressed
tofCaptain Alexander Moore. A. d. G. No
application will be considered unless accom-
panied BY d written recommendation signed
by either the Provisional Governor of the
State, Judge Of the Circuit or District Court
of tho United States, Collector or other prin-
cipai officer Of Customs or of Internal Rcvcn,:c.
tic Assistant Commissioner of the Frccdmcn's
, Bufoa,i, Or the Commanding Officer of the
Military POSE within which tho applicant re-
sides, certifying tile applicant to be fit and