The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-20
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NEW oRLnAss, La, Jan. ii, 1868.
General Orders No. Q.
Printed '.msmorands Of disqusIine.tions for
the guidance Of the boards Of registrars under
the military bin passed March ., 1867. aud the
bill supplementary thereto, " and Questions TO
be answered by persons proposing 10 register"
ware distributed from these hesdquarters In the
month Of May, 1867, to the members Of the
boards Of registration, then In existence In the
States OF Louisiana and Teras, for the registra.
tion Of "lhs male eitissns Of the United Statesn
who are qualified to vote for delegates under the
sct entitled IAN act to provide for the more
efficient government Of the rebel ststss."
Those Memoranda" and "Qusstionsn ars A.
follow:
Msnorssaa of disqualification, for tie euid.
snes Of ths Boards Of Rsgi,trars under the
Miiitary bih, pas,ed March 2, 1867, and the
bill supplementary thsrsto.
!. Kysry person who has acted a. United
States Senator or Representative.
2. All who have acted rs electors and president
or vice president.
3, Every person Who held any position in the
army or navy Of the United States
1. All persons who held any position under
The United States 10 which they we're required
to take an oath before they entered upon the
duties Of Office: such - ofhosrs In the custom
houss, post ONCE mi mt judges and all oficers
Of the United States courts, United States mar
shais, and deputies.
8. All who have been Governor of the State,
State Senator OF Representative, Secretary OF
State, Treasurer, and all Officers provided for In
the ooastitutions Of the State, made In lsI5 and
1881, including judges Of courts, justices Of
pescs, clerks Of courts and deputies, shsrihs and
deputies oonstables and deputies, tAx collectors,
assessor, eoroners, police juror, auetioneers,
pilots, harbor. masters, recorders Of conveyance
and mortgages, parish recorders, notaries public,
and ell commissioned oficsrs In the State militia
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treasurer, controller, recorder. alderman, assist
ant alderman, Assessor, tax collector. sdminis-
TRAITOR Of the charity hospital, . member Of the
board Of health, . commissioner Of elections and
his olsrks chief Of police, lieutenant Of police,
and al Who have served on the police force,
wardens and under wardsns Of the parish prison
and workhou'e, board Of school directors, city
surgeons and deputies, street. commissioner and
deputies. city attorney and assistant attorney,
superintendent Of public schools, inspectors Of
tobacco, hsuf, bssf and pork, and weights and
msslurss, -nanaesrs OF the asylums for the deaf
and dumb and blind, and sections Of cemsteriss.
AL Who In 1852 and 1894 registered them.
sslvos As aliens. or who obtainsd protsotion
papers. from tho representatives Of foreign
Powers.
Any person who at any time held any Of the
above Officer, and Who Afterwards engaged 10
rebsllion against the United States, or gave aid
and comfort 10 the enemies thereof, are dis
qualified from voting.
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III. Didyou hold any ofRes under the Gov
eminent Of this State Of any kind whatsoever to
Jsnuary IA 1881,
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| VI. Were you In the confederate service
mmtery, nsvA, OF oNli, OF dia you ever give
40 snd comfort 70 'noss engaged In nostiiity 70
me SnNea ststeH II anssered yes. or
you know y 70 be co. they must not Be registered.
utNe d'ne,ences ol oP'nion e.N among tne
pest iniormsd ana nPst eonscienuous oi,itens Of
me United sta,ss snd the h,gnen iuneaonarie'
OF me national government as 10 the proper con
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seribing the qusiihcation. entittns persons 70
Dc rsGstersd a. voters ana TO exercise the ngh'
Of Suffrage a. the elections TO Dc holden undsi
the sct entitled An set 70 provide for tbs NOR.
emoisnt sovsrnmsnt OF the rebel states, and
the sets supplementary thereto. such diher-
snees OF opinion are necessary Incidents TO ths
impsneetion OF human language when employed
in'ths work Of Regulating
Upon examining those acts the comma ling
general finds himself constrained to dissen'
from the construction given to them in thu
memoranda" referred to. This eonstructiOr
would necessarily exclude all Officers holding
ofhcss created under ,peeiai acts Of the Stat.
issisiatures, including all officers Of municipa
corporation,, and Of Institutions organized foI
the dispsnsstion Of charity. under the authority
Of such special laws. Snch 9 construction, IL
the opinion Of the major general commanding,
has no support In the language OF the acts Of
Congress psssed on The I'd and the Esd Of March
1857, which were tho only acts In existence
when these memoranda" were distributed
Since that time, however, what was before In
the opinion Of the commanding general. only
an error Of construction, would now be = con,
trsvsntion Of the law. - amended and defined
In the aot Of July IS, 1857.
The major general commanding also di'ssnt'
nom vsnous other points In tue eonstraetior
give. 70 me dsquehiylns clauses Of tne acts u
question, snoWn ~ tne memoraoda 70
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