The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-28
OFFICIAL.
Headquarters Second Military District,
CHARLESTON, s. c., August %, 1867.

..r.r. 1,r CHARLESTON, b u, august 70, 1907.
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFICERS OF REGIS
TRATIoN, FOR THEIR INFORMATION IN REyIs-
ING THE LISTS OF VOTERS. T.
r. l. AN citizens entitled to be registered, un-
less disqualified for the acts and offences set forth
in the rules and regulations for Registration,
published in General Orders No. Us.
No citizen is disqualified unless, having held
Office under the United States, or having been q
member of the Legislature OF any State, or hav-
ing held some executive or judicial office under
general law of the State, he afterwards engaged
in the rebellion, or ave aid and comfort to per-
sons SO engaged or unless, by the decree of
competent judicial tribunal, or by an act oil Con-
gress, or law ot Stato, he has been disiranehised
for rebellion against the United States, or for
felony. '
Disqualified persons are of several classes for
example: r .a.I9-t -l.in = .a ia L@"ic
4 lst. Any person not twenty-one years ofage.
!, I'd. ANY person who has not acquired resi-
dence in the State. .... 80. nd
Sd. Amy person otherwise qualified by age and
residence, who, having held office under the
United States, afterwards engaged in rebeliion,
or gave aid and comfort to their enemies. $40
4th. ANY pers II otherwise qualified by residence
and age. who, having been member of egisla-
;ture, or having held executive or judicial Office
under a general law of State, afterwards engag-
ed in rebellion against the United States, or give
aid and comfort to their enemies. ,. -. ssd
5th. Any person otherwise qualified by resi-
sentence of competent judicial tribunal for
felony. Do . at ...3r',. .-.-.f.f --,r,I
9TH Any person otherwise qualified by resi-
DEUCE and age, who has ber4l disfrapcnsed by law;
r example, Il citizen OF Tennessee, dfsiranc hised
by the constitution and laws Of fiat State, Tor
participation in the reiciion, WHO ilas become
rusident OF North or South Caruiila. Ei..o yitt
II. citizen, not included within either of the
above specified classes, although he may have
voluntarily taken part in the rebellion, is qualified;
SO citizen included within the Sd or 4th class,
whose acts in aid of rebellion were not voluntary,
is qualified ..... rl.t.-, -ft a.EtFT
In general, officers of mere municipalities,
towns or Villages are not embraced in the 3t and
4th easses of paragraph /; for example,: police
man or member of town guard, appointed by
town Or city authorities: local health officers,
wcighers, mcasurers and inspectors of nerchan-
dizc and produce: persons holding deputations
from civil officers, such deputy sertfs, and the
like: clerks and assistants appointed or employ
ed by civil officers: und-masters, jailors np-
pointed by shcriffs, etc: these are not offices
created by law for the administration of general
law of State, or forthe administration of justice.
There are, however, certain municipal or town
officers within the intent and meaning of the Acts
OF Congress, and who by subsequent acts in aid
of the rebellion, would be disqualified. For ex-
ample, mayor of city, or intendant of town,
who may have been, by virtue OF his Office
magistrate, having authority by law to hear and
determine complaints for petty offences, and to
impose punishment by fine and Imprisonment
upon offenders: or to arrest, commit or hold to
bail persons charged with crime. >.--....., =
Municipal or town officers, having authority
to enforce mere local ordinances in the nature of
police regulations, for the preservation of order,
the regulation OF trade, and the abatement of nu-
isances, or other strictly corporate matters, are
not within the DISTINGUISHING provisions of the
Act.
The circumstance, nevertheless that the duties
of an officer were performed within prescribed
locality, for instance, either District, Coun-
ty, Parish, City or Town, does not screen him
from the operation of the disqualifying clauses,
=, l,,ks. L,l hon,,
eraf law for example, Sherifs of Counties, and
Constabes of Towns, fill offices created by law
the administration OF general laws of the State.
tue of q law of the State, and compensated by a
salary fixed by law, and raised by general Tux,
an cfficc; for example, teacher in a Public
State; physicians and attendants employed. in
State AsyIums for the Deaf and Dumb or for Lu-
nat cs do not hold offices, although these persons
are in the public service. -.
Officers OF Militia, employed in the execution
of the Patrol Lars or other laws having relation
to the domestic order Of the State and the gove,7set
Of the slase population therein, and who after
wards engaged in the rebellion, are disqualified;
such offices, although military in name, are civil
and executive in their duties.
Certain employments, licensed by authority of
State laws, having relation to the administration
of justice, are not officers within the meaning OF
the acts for example, lawyers. I
All officers auxiliary to Courts, such as Clerks
of Courts, Master in Equity, etc. ETC., created by
general laws, for the administration of Justice,
are within the meaning of the Acts of Congress.
A Notary Public, being mere ministerial Off
Ger, and performing no executive or judicial du
ties, is not within the disqualfying clauses of the
Acts of Congress. .., vi - t...a sr@-..
Local officers, having executive powers and
duties defined by general laws, and embraced
within the civil pOlity of the State, although
chosen or appointed by the people of the
vicinage, are disqualified, if after Holding such
offices, they. voluntarily engaged in the re-
bellion, or afforded aid and comfort to the per- |
sons so engaged for example: overseers of high
ways, land commissioners, overseers OF the poor,
Captains of Beat Companies. ti.- |
Naturalized citizens, having abjured allegiance |
70 all sovereignty other than that of the United
States, and having taken upon themselves the
obligations and duties belonging to citizens, and
thereby the rights and privileges of cit
zenship, who afterwards renounced voluntarily
heir allegiance to the United States, and ac-
allegiance to and became citizens of
he pretended government of the Confederate
States of America" and voluntarily took up
rms against the United States, or gave aid and |
comfort to the enemies thereof, have ceased by
heir own act to be citizens of the United States,
md will be deemed aliens until again naturalized
IS citizens of the United States. ...-.-,,.....
The cases of all such persons will however, be
peciaIly noted on the Books of Registration,
or further consideration before the final revision
,rior to an election. or: g--. l..ttz- --l,.r.. g.
Ill Applications for registration, whether ac
epted or rejected, and whether the oath is ,ad
or not, are required to be recorded IN
he books furnished and when the applicant is
eemed by the Board to be excluded from taking
he OATH a brief memorandum OF the grounds of
uch decision will be entered for future revision
". All citizens believing themselves qualified
honld apply to be registered: attention is called
O the following extract from the published reg
ations for registration. III. hi nas.-us
'tThe MajorGeneral Commanding, in the exer
Use of an ultimate revisory authority, will, in
ne season, before the holding of any election,
ntertain and determine questions, assigning or
ors in the registry, and will upon inspection of
he completed lists, cause corrections, of the
AVIS be faithfully answered, and that all the
ights thereby guaranteed be fully and fairly en-
oyed.pa ~ = .t.... u ...g-z q! f.-iJ
.. PAY AND EXPENSES. .-..-sst-.5 rs |
v. The pay of Registrars will be four dollars
er day for each day actually and necessarily en-
loyed in the perfoI nance of their ofhciaf duties
VI. No allowance for clerk hire will be made
VII. Tue allowance for the rent of q room for |
be meetings Of the Board. including furniture |
I'D fixtures win not exceed the rate. OF fifteen 1
Sl5) permonth. t--Ht -. AZ -
VIII. The. actual cost of such stationery as |
hall be actually and necessarily consa,netl;f Of
Ella business. will be allowed. yTilua following
rticies, and no others, will b., deemed, station
ry, viz: pens, ink. paper and envelopes |
TX. mileage will be allowed to Registrars in |
leu of transportation, at the rate of ten cents |
er mile for each mile actually and necessarily |
ravelled on dnty, by the shortest practicable |
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