The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-03
Who Can Register.

!. Nj rnrSons who were atany time men,
berS of Congress, or officers of the United
States, civil or military, and as such officers
took an oath to support the Constitution of
the United States; and all who were at any
time members Of any State Legislature, or
executive or judicial officers of any State,
and afterwards engaged in insurrection or
rebellion against the United States, or gave
aid or comfort to the enemies thereof; and
all who have been convicted of felony against
the laws of any State, or of the United
States, are disfranchised.
3 The following are considered executive
and judicial officers Of the State Of Virginia
within the meaning of the law: Governor,
Lieutenant-Govcrnor, Secretary of state,
Auditor Of Public Accounts, Second Audi
tor, Register of the Land Office, State Trea-
surcr, Acknowledgement, Sheritfs, Sergeant
Of 4 city or town, Commissioners of the
Revenue, County Surveyors, Constaoles,
Ovcrseers of the Poor, Commissioners of
the Board ofPublic Works, Judges ofthe Su-
preme Court, Judges OF the Circuit Courts,
Judge of the Court of Hastings, Justices of
the County Courts, Mayor, Recorder, and
Alderncn-of q city or Town, Coroners, Es-
chcators, Inspectors of Tobacco, Flour, &c,
Clerks Of the Supreme, District, Circuit,
and County Courts, and OF the Court oil
Hastings, and Attorneys for the Common
wealth.
3. "Eyecutive or Judicial Offices of any
State" are construed to lie all ''otfices Gre
atcd by law for the administration Of any
general law of the State or for the admins
tration of Justice" This includes " county
Offices" but does not include "deputles"
OF county officers. The latter are not SUBJ
jcet to disfranchisement. 1t also includes
such city or town offices as are created for
the " administration Of justice" but does
not include any others. "'-
f. No one is disfranchised for participa-
ton in rebellion unless he previously held
some one of the offices above name d. .-.r.r
). :. Officers OF the United States" whose
appointments arc not otherwise provided
| for in the Constitution are appointed by the
President, by the courts of law, or by the
heads OF departments. Persons who derive
| their authority from any source inferior TO
| those above namcd-such as clerks, depu-
ties. or agents-are not g 'sotficers" of the
United States, and arc not subject to, dis
franchisement for participation In rebel
lion."
6. Being i'll the military service Of the
| United States does not, per Sc, dsqualify an
officer of the army, either regular or volun-
teer from obtaining Il residence in, and be-
coming citizen of, this or any other State.
! Residence is matter of intention rs we'll
as Of actual domicil. \ person in the mill
tary service, stationed in State, may ac-
uuire q residence there as any other citizen,
provided he has resided in the State the
| length Of time and otherwise complied with
the requirements specified by the laws OF
the State, with the bona tide intention of
making it his permanent home. On the
other hand, without such intention, no resi-
dcnce can be acquired by being stationed in
State, no matter how long the person may
| fo4; thp
army Of the United States (vol,lnteer Or
reglilar) works disfranchisenent, unless the
person is.relieyed by an unconditional par
don, or by congressional action. rr - .
| :. No person is - DISTINGUISHED for par
ticipation in rebellion" by the Constitution
or laws of Virginia. But a person is dis
! franchised for participation in rebellion by
the laws Of any State where legal State
Government now exists provided that he
has been citizen Of such State at any time
during the existence of such DISTINGUISHING
law. ..ra ..
8. All persons who voluntarily joined the
rebel army, and all persons in that army,
whether volunteers or conScripts, who COM
mitted UOIuntdrily any hostile act, thereby
engaged in insllrrection or rebellion. Any
person, however, who was forced into the
rebel army, but avoided, rs far Us possible,
doing hostile acts, and escaped from that
army rs soon rs possible, caHllOI Dc Saiu "
have engaged in the rebellion.
9.,Al who exercised the functions Of any
office under the Confederate Government,
or of the Government Of any Of the Confcd-
crate States, which functions were of na-
| tllrc to aid in prosecuting the war, or main-
tanning the hostile character of those CO.
vcrnments, engaged i'll the rebellion, or
gave aid and comfort to the enemy.
10. Voting, in convention, for the Ordi-
nance of Secession, or, ut the election, for
its ratification. like any other act of enga-
! ging in rebellion or adhering to the enemy,
! If tiOne yOIuntdriLy, works diSfranchlsement
Of the person who had previously held one
! of the specified offices; but if the act was
committed nvoluntariy, through fear or
force, it does not work diStranchiSement
ANY act is assumed to have been voluntary
unless the contrary is shown by satisfactory
evidence. Tn reference to this and other
questions the oath OF the person applying
! for registration is to be given such weight
as in the opinion of the Board 1t Is cntl-
tied to.
II. Those who roluntGrily furnished sup
plies Of food, clothing, arms, ammunition,
horses or mules, or any other material OF
war, or labor or service Of any kind, to the
Confederate military or naval forces, or mo-
ney, by loan or otherwise, to the Conicdc-
rate Government, or aided in any way the
raising, organization, or equipment OF
troops, gave aid and comfort to the enemy,
and participated in the rebellion and civil
war against the United States.
12. TO give individual soldiers food or
clothing enough to relieve present suffering,
or to minister to the sick or wounded, arc
simple acts Of charity or humanity, and do
not constitute giving ''aid or comfort to the
enemy" A parent may give his son who
belongs 10 the hostile army food and cloth
ing for his own use but if he give him gun,
horse, or other thing, TO be used for hostile
purposes, he thereby gives aid and comfort
TO the enemy. ... ..-,..,
13. Executive pardon or amnesty does not
remove the di-franchiscmcnt under the acts
of Congress but removal Of political disa-
| bilities by q Joint resolution of Congress re-
moves the disability when the oath of July
IL, 1865, has been duly subscribed. This
oath is in the following words:
II, do solcmnly swear Tor ar
firm) that will support and defend the Con
stitution Of the Uuitcd States against all en-.
cmics, foreign and domestic; that l Will
bear true faith and allegiance to the same
that l take this obligation freely, without
any mental reservation or purpose OF eva
sion: and that will well and faithfully dis.
charge the duties Of the office on which l
am about to enter So help me God"
| Official LOUIS V. CAzIARC,
Aide-dc- Camp, A. \. A. General"
The following additional canYassers have
haen aDpointe0 by the State Executive