The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-02-21

rsssntdtiUss of The United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the following be es-
tablished as post routes
MAINE.
From Kennebunk, via Kennebunkport, to
Cape Neddick.
From Biddeford to Saco Pool.
Approved, July 10, 1867.
CHAP. XXX.-An Act supplementary to an
Art entitled can Act to provide for the more
efficient Government Of the Rebel States" >"
passed on the second day of March, eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven, and the Act sup
Elementary thereto, passed on the twenty
third day Of"Mafch, eighteen hundred and
Bl4ty-seveh.
Be ii enacted By the Senate and House Of. Rep
resentatfOes Of the, UnHs5 States Of america u,
COFgress assembled; That tits hereby declared
to have been the true intent and meaning of
the act Of the second day of March, one
Thousand eight hundred and sixty -seysn, en-
titled An act to provide for the more eff
cient government Of the rebel States" and of
the act supplementary thereto, passed on
the twenty-third day uofi March, in the year
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven,
that the governments then existing in the
rebel States Of Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi Ala
bama, Louisiana, Florida, Te3as, and ArkAn-
Sas were not legal State governments and
that thereafter said governments, ,ifcOntinued,
were to be continued subject in all respects
to the military commanders Of the respect
i've districts, and to the paramount authority
of Congress.
SEC. 2. And be ii further enacted, That the
commander of any district named in said act
shall have power, subject to the disapprOval
of the General Of the army of the United
States, and to have effect till disapproved,
whenever in the opinion Of such commander
the proper administration of said act shall
require it, to Suspend 5t remove from Office,
or from the performance Of official duties
and the exercise of official powers, any Off
Ger or person holding or exercising
or protesting to hold or exercise, any civil or
military Office or duty in such district ,ip1der
any power, election or appointment or au-
thOrity derived from, or granted by, or claim
ed under any so-called, State, or the, govern
ment thereof, orang titricipal or ether diT
vision thereof and upon such suspension or
removal such commander, subject to the dis
approval of the General as aforesaid, shall
have power to provide from time to time for
the performance Of the said duties Of such
officer or person sd. Suspended or removed by
the detail of some competent officer or soldier
of the army or by the appointment of some
other person. to perform the same, and to fill
vacancies occasioned by death, resignation
or otherwise.
Sec. 3. And Be il further enacted, That the
General of the army Of the United States
shall be Invested with all the powers of sus.
pension, removal, appointment, and detail
granted in the preceding section to district
comrca Qdefs,. -, q, i,....s
Sc, I. Ana5. L }irthsr enacted, That the
acts Of the officers of the army already done
in removing in said districts persons exercis-
ing the, functions of civil officers, aud ap-
pointing others in their stead, are hereby
confirmed Provided, That any person here
tOfore or hereafter appointed BY any district
commander to exercise the functions of any
civil offlce, may be removed either BY the
military officer in command of the district,
or by the General Of the army. And it shall
be the duty of such commander to remove
from office as aforesaid nll persons who are
disloyal to the government OF the United
States, or who use their official influence in
any manner to hinder, delay prevent, or OBJ
struct the due and proper administration OF
this act and the acts to which it is supple
mentary.
SEC. 5. ARd be IL further enacted That the
boards of registration provided for in the
act entitled "An act supplementary to an
act entitled An act to provide for the more
efficient government of the rebel States"
passed March two, eighteen hundred and six
ty-seven, and to facilitate restoration" pass
ed March twenty-three, eighteen hundred
and sixty-seJen, shall have power, and it
shall be their duty before allowing the regis
tratIon of any person, to ascertain, upon
such facts or information as they can obtain,
whether such person is entitled TO be regis
tered under said act, and the oath required
by said act shall not be conclusive on such
question, and no peI9oq shall be registered
unless such board shall decide that be is en-
titled theretoj and such board shall also
have power to examine, under oath, ITO be
administered by any member OF such board, J
any one touching the qualification OF any
person claiming registration; but in every
case of refusal by the board to register an
applicant, and in every case Of striking bis
name from the list as hereinafter provided,
the board shall make a note Of memorandum
which shall be returned with the registration
list to the commanding general Of the dis
trict, setting forth the grounds Of such refu-
sal or such striking from the list Prorided,
Tha. no person shall be disqualified rs mem
Der Of any board Of registration by reason Of
race or colot.
SEC. 8. And 6s Il further enacted, That the
true intent and meaning Of the oath prescri-
bed in said supplementary act is, s,(among 9TH
er things,l that no person who has been a
member OF the legislature Of any State, or
who has held any executive or judicial office
in any State, whether he has taken. an. oath
to suppcrl the Constitution Of the Uuitec
States or not, and whether be was holding
such Office at the commencement Of the re-
bel,ion, or had it before, aud who has after
wards engaged in insurrection or rebellion
against the United States, or given AID or
aot1fort TO the enemies thereof, is entitled 70
be registered or to vote and tue words "ez-
ecutiVe or judicial Office IN any State" ia. said
oath mentioned shall be, construed 70 ine'ude
all civil Uajcsa created by Law fer The admin
istration Of any general Jaw Of State, or
for the administration oil justice.
$50. I. Apdbs h further enecfed, That the
time for completing the original registration
pfoyided for in said act may, In the disere-
Son Of the commanAtf Of any distrie. be sI-
tsadsd. on The 6ut day Of October, eighteen
hundred snd si1ly-seven and the boards o.
fegistration shall have power, aud n shall o'
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