New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-15
APPE&Bs FROM REGISTRATION
DECISIONS.

DECISIONS.
iFEkr d lRTERs FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT
Nsw Orleans, La, March 10, 1858. J
Special ora Sa-'''r .r.,..o,.l
I. The blowing appeals from decisions
made by boards Of registrars of the last re.
vised registry in the state of Texas, having
been forwarded to these headquarters, are
hereby decided and announced as follows:
L. J.. M. Maxey, Walker county, rejected
by the board. Claims right to be registered
because of pardon. Section seven, of the
supplementary reconstruction act, passed
July Is, 1867, expressly forbids any regis
train because of a pardon, if the applicant
would have been disqualified without any
pardon. Appeal rejected. Decision OF the
board sustained.
2. John G. Easton, /. G. Searcy, H. H.
Boone, B. F. Davis, and Ben Goodrich, all of
Grimes county, rejected because they were
notaries public prior to 1861. This Office
may be considered state Office under gen
eral laws, but the having holden a state or
federal Office before the late war does not Of
2tself disQualify one from registration; he
must "afterward have engaged in insur-
rection or rebellion against the United
States, or given aid or comfort to the enc
mics thereof" Section six, act of July 10,
1867.
The applicants state that they were never
at any time afterward engaged in rebellion,
etc, against the United States. The decision
of the board is reversed, and the applicants
viii be admitted TO registry.
8. James A. Baker, Walker county, reject
ed because he held the Office of alderman.
This il not an Office under a general law.
Appeal sustained. The applicant will be
admitted to registry.
4. DR.. f. Campbell, Walker county, re-
jected because he was q councilman of a
village. This is not an ofiace under general
law. Appeal sustained. Applicant will be
admitted to registry.
s. J. d. Cunningham, Walker county, re-
jected because he was county commission
er, an office under a general law of the
state, and as such applicant would not be
entitled TO register if he had afterward en-
gagged In rebellion, etc. But in the absence
of proof of the fact he would be entitled to
register. The report Of the board of regis
trars states that "he was rejected by a
former board for the reason that he was a
county commissioner, and the present board
rejects him without examinations This
decision was wrong. The applicant is en-.
I titled TO registry ii it is shown that he did
not "afterward engage in instruction, etc.
- 9. John J. Davis, Richard Bass, John
Hill, Samuel L. Kelsey, Green Fl. Wood, all
Of Walker county, rejected by the board.
These cases are similar in principle to the
case Of ]. d. Cunningham, above cited and
Z the same action will be taken therein.
: y. Edward Doughterty, Victoria county,
aud al. O. Rogers, Huntsville county, re.
1ected By the board on the ground that a
pardon did not qualify them to register.
These cases are the same as that Of J. NJ.
Maxey, above cited, and the decision of the
board Is sustained. They are not entitled
10 registry.
8. J. z. sneether and W. T. Robinson,
Walker county; and George f. Rogers, Vic.
toria county; and James Sorlen, Galveston
county, rejected by board because they have
held the Office Of aldermen; similar in prin-
ciPle TO the case Of James A. Baker, above
cited. The applicants are entitled to reg
istry.
8. ". b. Kemp, FaJeite county, was re.
jected BY the board because he was a lieu.
tenant of militia before the war, and then
went into the rebellion. He Is not disfran-
chised by the acts Of congress. An officer
In the militia is not an executive or judicial
officer. His appeal is sustained, and he is
entitled to registry.
10. W. F. Gellispie, Lafayette county, re.
jected By the board. His case is similar in
principle to that Of w. B. Kemp, above
cited, and the same action will be taken.
III. J. w. Mckinney, Cameron county,
was rejected because he was q sergeant In
the ranging service Of the United States
prior 70 February, 1861, and afterwarl took
part in the rebellion. Sergeants in the
army are not ''oficers,H In the sense Of the
acts Of congress, and the applicant Is not
diafranchised BY them. The decision of the
board is reversed. The applicant will be
admitted to registration.
u. John Sutherland, jackson county,
h4ld both judicial and executive office, and
ailerHard voted for the ordinance of seces-
sicns and was In the confederate army. He
was properly rejected. Tbs decision Of the
IA n y No. I ..,.,.. 49,, - - =
Jecsed because he was q member Of the con.
Fentoh which voted secession. He Is not
embraced In any class DISTINGUISHED by the
sets. he may be registered, ifha can take
1 1ee oath prescribed By the set Of March Is,
IL. George ". Glasscock Travis countv
EeJectea beeauge he has been In the confed.
crate army. he & entitled TO registry II he
can take ne oath prescribed by the acts Of
Is. :. R: Petfus, Fort Reno county re-
1ected BY the board because he had heen
rejected py Previous board on account 81
his having been an alderman u 1aso Thf1
esge y the same ia principle as tha9 II lance
A. Baker, previously cited. The applicant
identified 20 be registered under the acts q
congress.
rs. James A. Jourdan and John n. Br,nes
Rusk county, were refused reeiesration 5n
the allegation that they wore disioysi.
ny APNNA MNA4 8A A4AAlN Vi ANY MtWU.
HeEa oace registered, but their nnnfes had
peaa st4iekeR from the registry on the
sqpa 81 di1loyalty. They had taken the
zt4alfed Gath. Appeal sustained. Thev
ara nsll,e6 40 registry.
~ p. q Waiting, Grimes county, joseph
1oo1es AoAle1E1try county, /. r. ROberfs,
eegzln county q. W. gsrsgher, Galveston
eoaas q en4 Mslllsm r. Calender, Victoria
cQuui8s wN11 14fIlscf racIEfratio1 IN fhe
sreand has they hsd been clegks 81 eiec.
5leEA xhls biting 50 cites under q general
MNs W. decision 81 the teaff ia sustained.
Aes sPPlieaAie are not eos'tle1 70 reelstra.
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aesAeeE q ne boaF0 o. aldermen al the r.Itr
q New Orleans vice G. Schaei1ef fs-iece5.
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