Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-07-20

such officer la accordance herewith
shall be- lccmci valid.
Srr. .. That the boards IT regis
lralion Of the several military dis-
tricts, established 10y the nets 10
which this is supplementary, shall
admit to registration only such per-
sons as they deem cnlitled In be
registered by the acts aioresaid,-
They shall not regard the taking of
tho oath prescribed in the act ut
March %, 1867, as conclusive evil
dencc of the right of the person
taking il to be registered, but PT'md
fdcid evidence only, aud may re
ccivo such evidence under oath ro-
lating thereto as they may deem
proper, either from the person ap-
plying TO be registered or others,
and either OF the members OF said
boards il hereby authorized to ad-
minister oaths or ailirmations aud
examine witnesses touching tho
right Of any person to be registered.
Said boards of registration may
strike from the list of voters the
name of any one registered who, in
their judgment, improperly took
the oath prescribed in the acts to
which h is is supplementary or
was not entitled by said acts to he
registered. Record evidence shall
not be required by said board TO
prove participation in the rebellion,
but parole evidence shall be suflic-
lent to establish the fact Of such par
ties petition, and said boards of reg
istration shall not bc bound or gov
crncd in their action by any opinion
of any officer of the United States
Government.
Sec. 4. That no civil court Of the
United States or Of any State shall
have jurisdiction of any action or
proceeding, civil or criminal, against
any such district commander, orany
officer or person acting by his au-
thority, for or on account Of the dis
charge of tho duties imposed upon
him by this act or the acts to which
it is supplementary.
Sec. 5. That no district comman.
der shall be relieved from the com
mand assigned to him under the
aforesaid acts, unless tho Senate
shall have first advised and consent
cd thereto, or unless by sentence of
court martial he shall be cashicrcd
or dismissed from the army, or un-
less he shall consent to be so rclicv-
ed.
SEC. G. That the time for the com
pletion Of registration of persons
properly qualified to vote may be
extended by order Of the said scvc-
raj district commanders to any day
prior to the first of October A. d.
| 1867.
Mr.. Stevens accepted the follow
ing additional sections:
Any person who shall attempt to
prevent tho execution of this act,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
on conviction shall be liable to a
fine of $4,000 or Imprisonment for
one year. The right Of'any person
to be registered as legal voter,
shall in no respect be changed or al-
fected or changed by The Presidents
pardon for participation in rebel
lion.
Mr.. Stevens moved the previous
question, and the House votes to-
morrow at o'clock. Adjourned.
NASHVILLE, July S,-Brownlow' S
expected proclamation appeared this
morning. 1t commands Commits
sioners of Registration TO appoint
clerks and judges of election com
mands Sheriffs to open and hold
elections on the first Thursday in
August and to make returns as
vouched for by said clerks and; al
so instructs clerks and judges to
make out separate roll books and
records of voters and send them to
the Executive and State Depart
mcnts as provision against neglect
of duty on the part Of Sherilfs, and
concludes by ordering the comman-
dcrs of State guards to arrest Judge
Cant, chairman of the Conservative
Central Committee, or any of the
said committee, or its agents, if they
shall persist in efforts to defeat the
execution of the franchise law as
construed by him, and also to break
and dispere all assemblies having in
view holding illegal elections or the
defeat of any regular elections.
Judge Cant and the Central Con
scrvative Committee had, previous
to the appearance of this proclama-
ton. withdrawn their recommenda-
ton to the county courts to appoint
iudpes and clerks of election, and
advise all TO conform to the Govern
or's construction of the franchise
law. though believing it wrong.
No collision is likely TO grow out
of this subject. None of the wound
ed at Franklin have died. Conserv-
ativcs from that place declare that
the shooting was commenced by col
ored loyal leagucrs, and that this
/ fact will be proven. General Corlin
has gone there and will have the af-
fair investigated.
| WASHINGTON, July Sex Gov
ernor King of New York is dead.
1t is stated that General Heron,
ofLouisiana, is an applicant for the
Mexican mission.
The defence in the Surratt trial
commenced the examination. Three
witnesses testify, including an actor
named Hess, and a theatrical Gus
toner named Caarlin, that Hess,
who was to sing, asked the time
Carlin replied "ten minutes past
ten" Hess exclaimed, "Ten min
utes past ten, Ill be wanted soon.
I The witnesses knew Booth well. lie
was not in front of the theatre, and