The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-01-25

S8os wv W USvv,
asy is1ssass upos ~ Bossas a
1sgisasstsea IL tts disehsres Of The
dasiss szprsasly iapessd spos, ss1
entrusted 70 sAs. BY .Ass2 se.a Il
CosgTsss = tAsy sev sAsd. Ths
Boards Of Rsgssratiea ar Sediss
crss>s1 BY law With certain limited
bat veil defined jAdisisl powsss. Il
= ssds thsir especial dsty 70 ~.
certain, spoa sacA fsss a sasy c.s
obsais, vksthsr say person applyisr
y sautlsa y Be- registered o nader
tie ssss. rheir dscisioss spoa The
esses Of individual applieau.s ar
asal ~ TO The right, ssIsss appeals
srs tatsn. 10 tho proper for., asd
carried before co.psisnt superior
authority fos revision +; asd Ike tAe
ns.bsss Of osdisasy sos,ts, engaged
Ia he exercise Of jsdieisl functions,
u 10 Tie boundss duty Of The mem.
bsfs Of The Boards Of Registration
. decide upoa The questions y 70
he right Of asy applicant, on the
fssts before then, aad 10 obedisncs
70 ~ provisions u law.
Since The pszsags Of the act Of
Jsly 10, 1867, il Is not onl, che
right, but the solemn duty Of The
nsnbsrs Of thsas Boards, sesh for
himself, sad under The I'D Non Of
his oath Of o&es, 70 interpret tAs
provisions Of The ssts ftom which
The authority Of the Boards wss d.
rived, aad TO decide spon sash eass
according 70 The boat Of bis ovn
judgment.
The distribution Of the above
" menorasda " vas we'll calculated 70
produce he impression IL The miads
Of the msmberS Of Boards Of Regis.
tration that they constituted rules
prescribed to them for their govern.
ment in the discharge Of their Oh.
oial dstiss, which they we're required
To obey; aud il sesns certain, ffon
various communication Of facts 10
relation to the mode Of carrying out
the registration, that they arc 30
regarded BY he Boards, and that
they not only Influenced, hut, 10
poiat Of fact, contsollsd the proceed.
ings Of the Different Boards.
In Consequence Of this, asd - the
tune for the revision Of the rsgistra.
tioa il the State Of Tszas 10 now u
hand, aud the duty Of making the
revision will, Il i probable IN q
great degree, b. performed BY persons
Who ars nsmben Of the Boards Of
Registration, TO which the memo
rsnda" IL question were distributed
for their guidance, the Major Gsnsr.
81 commanding deems Il Of impor.
tsnce that the nsnbsrx Of the
Boards Of Registration, snd The
people u large, should BE- Informed
that the " nsnosanda before refer
red 10, distributed from the head
quarters Of this military district, are
null and Of 40 eject, And are not
row 70 b. regarded ~ u: Bosrds Of
Registration in making their dseis-
ioss; aad that ~ nsnbsrs Of the
Boards ~ 70 hook 70 ~ laws, aad
70 The laws alone, for the rules which
ore to govsrn them in the disehsrgs
Of We delicate aad important dutiss
imposed upoa then.
For this purpose they will Be fur.
uished with copies Of the acts Of
Congress relating 70 this subject, snd
Of tic amendment (knovn - article
XIV to tho constitution Of the
Uaitsd States.
In eass Of questions arising ~ 70
he right Of asy individua! % b
registered, the psrsos deeming him
.sif sggrisvsd Is entitled to his
lppssl from the decision Of the Board
la The Boards srs directed y make |
> full statement Of The facts II sseh
nses, asd TO forward the sane 10
IAsss hsadsuartsrs without ~sssss'-
NY aslay.
By command II
Msjos.0sa. Hsseoek
GEO. l.. HARTSUFF,
Assistant AdjutaI General.
Tnx BUaEAu.--Gen. HANCOCK, !
BY Circular 10 directs that 10 oil ca
~ Of di2culty or disagreement b.
Tween whites snd freedmen, Or b.
lwssn freedmeu themselves, The Blu
rsau Agents shall settle niaor cases,
II possible, without reisreses 10 the
sourts. Bat wherever legal qusa.
tons ars involved, "bufeau sgsnts
ars not empowered 70 make Seal dis
position Of he tans, nor to interfere
Ia any manner vhatsvsr with The
aetioa Of The civil authorities"
They ars MOI, snd never have bssn
properly authorised 70 inasct Ases
aud pssaltiss Aad I'll sueh dnss y
have bssn enacted are illegal, asd
Tie parties collecting Tie sans arc
responsible fos thsir uslawful aets.
TAe agsats ars directed TO make
proper application 10 the civil aa-
shoritiss for Tie protection Of tss
ftssdnsa in their Just rights p pro-
vidsd BY Law.
II II becomes necessary to ssiss
crops OF other property, "ths agent
will call on the civil authoritiss.'
/" II no cas- will The bureau agent
proceed 70 make sseh ssisurs, uslsss
ths civil asthorieiss fail or refuse
10 protect TIE ftssdnsa il their law
fsl rights, asd tks svidsucs that The
civil courts have failed or Refuse 70
take action must b elsar aud posi.
tive, and the agent must report q!
tho facts TO headquarters. Should
outragss b. committed on frssdmsn,
asd tks civil authorities fail to act
sssisst shs psvpstsaton, on proper
spplica tion BY he bureau agent, sit
viiD shsn b. The duty Of Tie agent 70
call upon he nearest military eon-
nsuder fop . saMcisst force 70 ar.
rsst The party or parties eon.itsiag
The outrage, but this eourss will rot
b. taken aaIsss The civil autAqisiss
have failed. or have refused 70 per.
form their duty - the Law directs"
Nrii;am d. Oaset1e.
During ~ Sssrsts Trial u Washing
n CIV. ths resosds Of ElniFa psisos
vsrs asotsd n show viii vAsl hsnaa-
" ls csss;S.s.s' = ssso ssss - ~ e.
inpsssd. inhsnsaIsiss u shs 5000.
psssoss. They wsrs naAs 70 ssow - :,
Aassiag tAs sPrisG q 1850. soso 49,
psls0uers we're eoseasd eesss y -
dns, sad thaA oaly slx dsatAs ocsssrsa
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