The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-10

Brownson for the parish Of Union, Louisisna,
made by Special Orders No. 81, current ssries,
from those headquarters, are hereby revoked,
said persons being absent from the State.
8. The following named persons are hereby
appointed as members Of the boards OF regis.
tration for the parishes and distri to rsspse-
lively named:
Baton Rouge, casts wro,nowskL
Calcasieu-Geo r. Bell
CiAiborne-Wm. York AtLso.
Jeaerson-Frsd. Frye.
Madisou--Robert Harris.
Orleans, First district-J. J. Hebsrt.
Orleans, Second district-Geo. P. Fislds.
Orleans, Third district-C. lizard.
Orleans, Fourth district, Thso. Brown
st. Charles-J. b Bostock
St. John Baptist Eimundston, Laurent
Martin.
By command Of Major General Hancock.
GEoRGE L. HARrsUFB,
Assistant Adjutant General
Ofieial NATHANIEL BURBASK,
Second Lieut.. 37th infantry, Br.vet First Lieut..
U. S. Army, A. A. A. @.
HEADo'Rs Firm MILITARY DIsrRIcr, 4
INV ORLEANS. La. March 10, 1868.
Special OTderS No. 81.
l. Tho following appeals from decisions
made by boards Of registrars OF the last TO.
vised registry in the State Of Texas, having
been forwarded to these headquarters, are
hereby decided and announced As follows:
l. J. NJ. Mazey, Walker county, rejected
by the board. Claims right to be registered
because Of pardon. Section the supple.
mentary reconstruction act, passed July 10,
1867, expressly forbids any registration be-.
cause Of pardon, If the applicant would have
been disqualified without any pardon. Ap-
peal rejected. Decision Of the board sus.
tanned.
2. John c. Ea.,on, I. @. searcy, II. IL.
Boone, i. 7. Davis, and Bon Goodrich, all Of
Grimes county, rejected because they were
notariss public prior to 1861. This Office may
be considered a State office, under general
laws, but the having holden a State or Fed.
sral Office before the late war does not, Of
SseT disqualify one from registration; he
must ''afterward have engaged in insurrec.
tion or rebellion against the United States, or
given aid or comfort to tho enemies thereof"
Section Q, act Of July 10, 1867.
The applicants state that they were never
at svy time afterwArd engaged In rebellion,
dc, against the United states. The decision
Of the board |, reversed, and the applicants
will be admitted to registry.
3. James A. Baker, Walker county, rejected
because he held the Office Of alderman. This
Is not an Office under general Law. Appeal
sustained. The applicant will be admitted
registry.
I. DR.. r. Campbell, Walker county, rejected
because he was q councilman Of . village.
This Is not an Office under general law. Ap-
peal sustained. Applicant will be admitted
to registry.
s. J. d. Cunningham, Walker county, 70.
jeoted because he was county commissioner,
an Office under q general law OF the State, and
As al l.. Ill A.
register, II he had afterwnrd engaged In rebel
lion, 40. But In tho absenes Of proof Of the
fact he would be entitled to register. The re-.
port Of tho board Of rcgistrars states that she
was rejected by former board for tho reason
that no was county commissioner, and the
present board rejects him without exainina.
ton" This decision was wrong. Tho appii.
cant Is entitled to registry, If 1t is shown that
he did not Afterwards engage in insurroc.
tion," dc.
8. John J Davis, Richard Bass, John Hill,
Samuel L Kelsey, Green II. Wood. all Of VOL.
ker county, rejected by board. These case,
are similar in principle to the case Of J. D.
Cunningham, above cited. and the same action
will DO taken therein.
Z. Edward Dougherty, Victoria county, and
NJ G. Rogers, Huntsville county, rejected by
tho bodfd en- the ground that pardon did mol
qualify him to register. These casos are the
same rs that Of J. NJ Maxey. above cited
and the decision Of the board Is sustained
They arc not entitled to registry.
8. j. II. sneether and 7. W. Robinson
Walker county, and George y. Rodgers, Vic
toriA county. and James S1rien. Galveston
county, rejected by board, because they hav'
held the Office Of aldermen; similar Ia prin
cipis to the case of James A. Baker, abov,
cited. The applicants are entitled to registry
.. W. d. Kemp, PAystte county, was re
jected by the board because he was 4 lieuten
ant Of militia before tho war and then wen
into the rebellion. He 10 not disfranchise,
by the acts Of Congress. An officer In tn
militia is not an executive or judicial officer
isappsal Is sustained, and he h entitled L
registry.
10. WI C. Gollispio. Lafayette county,
rejected by the board. Ills case is similar il
principle to that Of W. d. Kemp, above cited
and the same action will be taken.
II. J. W. MoKennsy, Cameron county, wa.
rejected because he was sergeant In thu
ranging service Of the United States prior to
February, 1881, and Afterwards took part In
the rebellion. Sergoants In the army are no
"oiiieers" in the sense oftho acts Of Congress
and tho apple ant 10 not disfranchised by
them. The decision 0fthe board 10 reversed
The applicant will be admitted to registration
IL. John Sutherland, Jackson county, hell
both Il judicial and executive Office. and after
ward voted for the ordinance Of secession, an,
was in the Confederate army. lie was prop
erly rejected. The decision of the board i
'ust"'heai NJ -
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