The New Orleans crescent., 1868-01-12
Another Admirable Order 4. ON General
Hancock.

The following order from General Hancock ex
plains itself, and is its own best commentary:
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT, {
New Orleans, La, Jan. IL, 1865.
Special Orders No 81
Printed memoranda of disquali6cations for the
guidance of the board of registrars under the mill
taIy bill passed March 2, 1867, and the bill sup.
Elementary thereto" and Questions to be an
swered by persons proposing TO register" :" were
distributed from these headquarters in the month
OF May, 1867, 20 the members of the boards Of
registration, then in existence in the States OF
Louisiana and Texas for the registration of "the
male citizens Of the United States" who are quail
fled to vote for delegates under the act entitled
''an act to provide for the more efficient govern
ment of The rebel States"
These memoranda" and questions" are as
follows;
Memoranda Of disqualifcations for the guidance
of the boards OF registrars, under the military bill
passed March 2, 1867, and the bill supplementary
]. Every person who has acted as United States
senator CT representatives
2. All who have acted as electors of president
CT vice president.
3. Every person who held any position in the
army or navy of the United States.
4. All persons who held any position under the
United States, in which they we're required TO take
an oath before they entered upon the duties of
Office: such as officers In the Custom House, Post
Office, Mint, judges, and all officers of the United
States court, United States mershsls and deputies
D. All who have been governor of the State
state senator or representative, secre .ary of
state, treasurer and Gl officers provided for in the
Constitution, of the State, made in Is45 and IS52
including judges of courts, justices of peace
clerks of courts and deputies, sherlffs and depu.
ties, constables and deputies, tax collectors.
assessors, eorcners, police jurors, auctioneers,
pilots, harbor masters, recorders of con,
veyanee and mortgages, parish recorders
notsIes public. aud all commissioned officers In
the State militia. Every person who has acted
as mayor OF the city, treasurer, controller, re-
c)rder, alderman, assistant alderman, assessor
tax collector, administrator of the Charity Hospi.
til. member Of the Board Of Health, a comni
sloner Of elections and his clerks chief of police
Lieutenant OF police, and all who have served on
the police force. Wardens and under wardens of
the Parish Prison and Workhouse, board of school
directors, city surgeons and deputies, street com.
missioner aud deputies city attorney aud assistant
attorney, superintendent OF public schools, in
spectors Of tobacco, -four, beef and pork and
weights and measures, managers Of the asylums
for the deaf and dumb aud blind, and sections of
cemeteries.
All who in 1862 and 1854 registered themselves
as alters, or who obtained protection papers
from the representatives of foreign powers.
Any person who, az any time, held any of the
above Offices, and who afterwards engaged in re-
belion against the United States or gave aid and
comfort TO the enemies thereof, is disqualified
from voting.
QUESTIONS TO De ANSWERED BY PERSONS PROPOSING
TO REGISTER.
l. Have you been United States senator. repre.
sentative, or elector Of president or vice presi-
oent, az any time before January 26, 1861?
q. =. DID you hold any Office under the United
S.aIes government Of any kind, whatsoever, be.
8. Did you hold any office under the government
OF this State, of any kind whatsoever. TO which
you were elected or appointed, prior to January
26, 1861? :" "aHuAiJ
4. Didyou hold any office under the citr govern.
ment, OF any kind whatsoever, TO which Won were
elected or sppointed, prior to January %, 1887
8. Did you in 1862 or 1864 register yourself as
an alien, or did you obtain protection papers from
The representatives Of any foreign power,
In case any Of the preceding questions are en-
sSered Yes or should you know they ought TO
be SO answered it would be proper to ask the fol.
lowing: '
6. We're you in the Confederate service. mill.
tIy, psval or civil, or did you give aid snd com.
Tort TO those engaged in hostility TO the Unitsd
States! If answered "Yes,r or If you know n 10
be so, they must not be registered
Grave differences Of opinion exist among the
best informed and most Conscientious citizens of