The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-11

TO DO received py TAX cOnectors, NOT viii tney
be received at the treasury In lieu Of money
collected for taxes.
by order Of Maj Gen. Meade.
R. Q. DnUn,
A si.tant Adjutant General.
HEApa'ns Firm MILITARY DrsrRIcr, I
NEW ORLEANS, La, March II. 1858.
Special Orders, No: &c.
.. Tho appointment Of W. D. Smith as reg.
lister for tho parish Of Jefferson, and Of L. M.
Brownson for the parish Of Union, Louisiana,
made by Special Orders No. 81, current ssriss,
from these headquarters, are hereby revoked,
said persons being absent from the State.
8. The following named persons are hereby
appointed as members Of tho boards OF regis.
tratiou for the parishes and distri T. respsc-
lively named:
Baton Rouge, CASTS. wrotnowski.
Calcasieu-Geo. X. Bell.
Claiborne-Wm. York AtLee.
Jeaerson-Fred. Frye.
Madison-Robert Harris.
Orleans, First district-J. J. Hebert.
Orleans, Second distriot-Geo. p. Fields.
Orleans, Third district-C. lizard.
Orleans, Fourth district, Thso. Brown.
St. Charles-J. d. Bostock. e..
St. John Baptist. Elmundston, Laurent
Martin.
by cOmmhDu OIL oenerhi hhncock.
GEoRoE L. HARrsUFr,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Official: NATHANIEL BURBANK,
Second Lieut.. 37th infantry, Brsvet First Lieut..
U. S. Army, A. A. A. @.
HEApo'Rs FRru MILITARY DIsrRIcr,
NEW ORLEANS, La, March Is, 1868.
Special Order, No. 81.
l. The following appeals from decisions
made by boards Of registrars Of the last 70.
vised registry in the State Of Texas, having
been forwarded to these headquarters, arc
hereby decided and announced as follows:
l. J. NJ. Ma1ey, Walker county, rejected
| by the board. Claims right to be registered
because ora pardon. Section ofthe supple
mentary reconstruction act, passed July ~,
1867, expressly forbids any registration DO.
cause Of a pardon, II the applicant would have
been disqualified without any pardon. APP
peal rejected. Decision Of the board sus-
,ainod.
., John c. Easton, l. G. searcy, H. II.
Boone, D, +, Davis, and Ben Goodrich, oil Of
Grimes county. rejected because they were
notaries public prior to 1861. This Office may
be considered q State Office, under general
laws, but the having holden State or Fed
eral Office before the late war does not, Of
itseLf, disqualify one from registration; he
must 'aftsrward have engaged In insurrec-
ton or rebellion against the United States. or
given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof"
Section G, act of July 10, 1867.
The applicants state that they were never
at any time afterwsrd engaged in rebellion,
&c, against the United States. Tho decision
OF the board is reversed, and the applicants
will be admitted to registry.
8. james A. Baker. Walker county, rejected
because be held the office Of alderman. This
is not an office under q general law. Appeal
sustained. The applicant will be admitted
registry
I. DR.. +. Campbell, Walker county, rejected
because ho was 4 councilman Of q village.
This |, not an office under q general law. Ap.
peal sustained. Applicant will be admitted
to registry.
s. J. D. Cunningham, Walker county, re-
jected because he was county commissioner,
an ONCE under 4 general law OF the State, and
as such, applicant would not be entitled to
register, II he had afterward engaged In rebel.
lion, &c. But in the absence Of proof Of the
fact he would be entitled to register. The re-.
port Of the board Of registrars states that "he
was rejected by 4 former board for the reason
that he was a county commissioner, and the
present board rejects him without eIamins-
ton" This decision was wrong. The appli-
cant is entitled to registry, II II Is shown that
he did not Afterwards engage in Insured.
tion," dc.
9. John J, Davis, Richard Bass, John Hill,
Samuel L. Kelsey, Green II. Wood, all Of Wal
ksr county, rejected by board. These easel
are similar In principle to the case Of j. D.
Cunningham, above cited. and tho sams actor
will DO taken therein.
T. Edward Dougherty, Victoria county, Ant
M, G. Rogers, Huntsville county, rejected b.
the board en- the ground that pardon did mol
qualify him to register. These cases are thu
same as that Of J. NJ. Nancy, above cited
and the decision Of the board Is sustained
They are not entitled to registry.
8. J. r. Snesther and 7. W. Robinson
Walker county, and George +. Rodgers. Vic
toria county. and James Sorien, Galveston
county, rejected by board, because they hav
held the Office Of aldermen similar In prin
cipls to the case Of James A. Baker, allow
cited. The applicants are entitled to registry
Q. W. D. Kemp, Faystte county, was 70
jeoted by the board because he was lisutsn
ant Of militia before the war, and then wen
into the rebellion. Ho Is not disfranehiss'
BY the acts Of Congress. An officer 10 th
militia Is not an executive or judicial ofhoer
His appeal Is sustained. and he Is entitled Il
registry.
10. W.F.C. asilispis, Lafayette county
rejected by the board His case Is similar Il
principle to that Of W. B. Kemp, above cited
and the same action will be taken.
II. J. ". McKenney, Cameron county, VA,
rejected because he was sergeant In IN
ranging service Of the United States prior to
February, 1861, and afterwards took part In
the rebellion. Ssrgsants In the army are no
Officers" in tho sense ofths acts Of Congress
and tho applicant 10 not disfrsuohised BY
them. The decision ofths board 10 reversed
+ The applicant will be admitted TO registration
: IL. John Sutherland. Jackson county, he'll,
1 both judicial and executive once and after
. ward voted for the ordinance Of secession, an,
was 10 the Confederate army. lie was prop
srly rejected. The decision Of the board /
: sustained.
IS d. Y. Moss, LavaoeA county, was 70
Iseted bscsuss he was . member Of the con
vsntion which voted secession. He 10 not en-
brsesd In any class disfranchissd By the acts
He nay BE- Isgistsrsd II be can take the oatl
prescribed By The set Of March 70, 1857.
IA. George W, Gisseoek, Trsyis county, re
isetsd bsesuss hs hiss been ID the oonfedsrat
army. ne n entitled 10 registry II he 90
tsLs tbs cath prsscribed By the acts OF Marc