The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-11-13


| Special Orders No 81
For tho advice and assistance 81
/ the Board of Res .s,rars, appointed
10 conduct the revision of tho regis
4 ,ration list prior to the election, or
dcrcd by Special Order No 80, Cur
ront Series, from this headquarters
and for the like assistance to board
Of registration a, al revislons ,lu,I
may be had in this Military District
the following information il pub
/ hshed
70 be entitled % register the sp
pieant must be male inhabitant
over twenty one years of age, and
have been a resident of the State one
year previous to the day Of election
Any person who had already become
citizen Of Texas although he may
have been absent for one, two, OF
three ycars next preceding the re
vision, may bs registered If ho never
abandoned or intended TO abandon
his residence IN the State.
Tho applicant, with age aud resi-,
desco sufficient, (unless disiranchlrcd
for crime, may pcrcgis,erod on taking
the prescribed oath, If he has never
held Office, Federal or S'aie, and
thereafter engaged in or gave aid
and comfort to the rebellion.
In order to exclude irom registra
ton because the applicant hold some
! Federal Office, civil or military, three
questions Of fact must be settled
l.t. That tho party held such of
fee.
ID That such person took the
oath to support the Constitution OF
the United States (fhis will be
presumed by the board If nothing ID
tho contrary appears)
Sd. It must appear that ai'el
taking such oath aud office, such
persons engaged in rebellion or in
suroetion against the United States
or gave aid and comfor, to the enc
mics thereof
La case the Office which the sppli
cant has held was State oihce, it
does not matter in what state hs
may have held i, nor docs II matter
whether he took nn oath TO support
the Constitution of the United states
or not. IT he afterwards engaged 10
| insuroetion or rebellion against tbe
I United rtates, or gave aid and coz
fort To the enemies thereof, he should
[ be rejected
The exact effect which should be
given 10 the words engaged in and
" given aid and comfort TO by the
boards of registrars cannot be def
| iuitoly prescribed ba. the board
should procure any and all iniorma'
ton upon the subject within thoil
reach, and then decide whether the
applicant may register
Engaging in instruction, and
giving aid aud comfort, should be
held to apply to those persons who
acted freely and with the wish ent
desire to destroy the old and bull
up new government, and not t'
those who acted through fear or un
der duress, and who continued then
at,atehmenont TO tho United statci
Government.
The boards of registration eau
easily determine whether a person in
attempting to perpetratc fraud by
falsely pretending to have been 60
creed, as his noighbors will generally
be in possession of his acts aud Ut
teranoes, showing his sympa'h'es al
times when 40, called upon to speak
or act ms we'll NV when compelled SC
to do. They should reject all per
sons who may apply to register
claiming to have been eoereei to on
gage in, or give aid and comfort ie
the rebellion, If 1t appears that SUI ell
persons sought, held, or exercised
any Office or position Of profit Of
honor under the Confederate 'state'
or either Of the States in rebellion
No amnesty or pardon entities tbs
applicant to register
Removal Of disability By Con
gross entities the applicant 10 regis
ter, (unless disfranchiscd for crime.
The following is a partial list o
Office. under the United States
which may have been held BY per
sons who are now reziien,s Of Thu
State
United States Senators and Repro
septatiyes, State Electors Of Presi
dent and Vice President, U. :
Judge of the Circuit aud Distrie
| Court. T.. <. Marshals md theii
DEPUTIES Clerks Of Circuit aud Dis
,riet Courts; Circuit court Commis
siopcrs, District Attorneys, Collcc
tors of Ports and their Deputies
SURVEYORS Of Ports Naval Officer
and Navy Agents, Foreign Minis
tiers Secretaries of Legation hm
bassadors Consular Oihcers Post
masters aud Deputy Pos'mas'erS
Commissioned Oihcets OF HeYenu'
Cutters Indian Agents nlso al
commissioned officers OF the Are.
| Navy, or Marines.
Tho following list Of positions re
coanizod by las Ms Offices In th
State Of Toxas IL substantially col
rect
Governor aud Lieut. Gov, sena
tors aud Representatives. secfetar,
Engrossipg and Enrolling Clerk
Sergeant alarms. and Doorkeeper
Senate, (see constitution art. 81, se'
IL, of Pasehnl, page 52j Chief cler'
Assistant Clcrk, Engrossing an
Enrolling Clerks, sergcan, at Arm
and poorkccper Of House Of Repre-
> sentatiye-, (Pnschal, same as last
Secretary of State, State Treasure
:. comptroller, Chief Clerk in Conn
,rollcr's Once, 5s.;3. A',csns
: General, Commissioner Of Gener'
Land Office, Chief Clerk IN do
au.,. .r,-zifh Clerk ia do, 400