Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-18
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Instructions 10 Boards Of kegistra-
ton in Virginia. 4

eralsot this District are published Tor the in
formation Of Boards OF Registration: &
|. All persons who were at any time mem.
bers of Congress, or officers Of the L. s., civil
or military, and as such officers took an cath
70 SUPPORT the Constitution Of the u. s., and
all who were at any time members OF any State
Legislature, or executive or judicial officers Of
any State, and afterwards engaged in insurroc
| ton or rebellion against the Il. 5, or gave aid
or comfort to the enemies thereof, and all who
have been convicted ri Ieony AGAINST the laws
of any State or vi tI,e /. D., are disrahchsed.
.. The following are considered executive
and judicial officers of the State Of Virginia,
within the meaning OF the iaw; Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary OF State, Au-
ditor of Public Accounts, Second Auditor,
Register of the Land Office, State Treasurer,
Attorney General Sheriff. Sergeant OF a City
or Town. Commissioners Of the Revenue,
County Surveyors, Constables. Overseers o! the
| Poor. Commissioners OF the Board of Public
Works. Judges of the Supreme Court, Judges
of the Circui; Courts, Judge of thc'C0urt Of
Hastings, justices of the County Courts,
Mayor Recorder and Aldermen OF City or
| Town, CoroneIs, Escheat0rs, Inspectors OF 10
bacco, Flour, &C.. Clerks of the Supreme,
District, Crc1it, and County Courts, and OF
| the Court Of Hastings, and Attorneys Tor the
| Commonwealth.
8 Executive Oh judicial olliocis OF any
State" are construed to be all offices created
by law for the administration OF any general
law of tho State, or for the administration oil
Justice" This includes county officers, but
does not include deputies of county officers.
| The latter are not subject to dislranchisement
It also includes such city or town offices as are
created for the administration OF justice,
but does not include any others.
i. No ono is disiranchscd for participation
in rebellion unless he previously held some one
of the Offices above named.
:. Officers of the u. S. whose appoint
ments are not otherwise provided Tor IN the
Constitution, are appointed By the President,
by the Courts of Law, or by the heads Of De.
partments. Persons who derive their author
itv from any source inferior to those above
named, such as clerks, deputies or agcnts are
not Officers" OF the United Siates, and are
not subject to 'disrancblsamon Tor pllticpa'
ton IN rebellion.
| G. Being in The military service OF The i. s.
does not, per Sc. disqualily an officer of the
armv either regular or volunteer, from obtain
ing a residence in and becoming citizen OF
this or any other State. Residence is a matter
or intention, as well as OF actual domlcll. a
person in the military service Stationed IN IL
State NAV acquire a residence there as woil 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 intcn
lion of making it his permanent home. On
the other hand, without such intention, no res
dence can be acquired By being stationed IN Il
State, no matter how long the person may re.
main stationed there. Deserilon from the
army Of the I. s. (volunteer or resular) works
distranchi,ement, sunless the person Is relieved
By an unconditional pardon, or h. CONCESSION
al action
:. No person is "ii-raDch.,cl Tor rartlri-
: nation in rebellion by the Constitution or
laws OF Virginia. But n person Is diatranchi5
ed for participation in rebellion by the laws Of
any State where lesa! State Government
now exists, provided he has been citizen OF
such State at any time daring tho cZ,7tenrH u
such dstranchising law,
5. All persons who voluntarily ioinod the
rebel army, and all persons in hat army,
whether volunteers Or c1nscfipt3, who com
mitted Voluntarily any hostile act thereby en-
paged In resurrection OF rcbelioa ANY per
sdn, however, who was forced into the rebel
army but avoided, az far as possible, DOH
hostile acts, and escaped irom that army Is
soon rs possible, cannot bo said to have en-
gagged in the rebellion.
q. All who exercised the functions OF any
: office under the Confederate Government, or
the Government of any OF the Confederate
States, which functions were OF nature 10
aid in prosecuting the war, or maintaining the
hostile character OF those governments, en-
qared in the rebellion or gave ald AID comfort
to the enemy
| 10 voting, in convention Tor the ordinance
Of secession, or. at tie election for lls ratica-
, ton, like any other act OF engaging IN rebel
lion TT adhcring to the enemy, u tone rot
anfi,ijg, works Acknowledgement OF the person
who had prrvious'y held one of the specified
Offices; but II the Let was committed involun-
tariIy, through fear or force, II does not work
disirancLisement Any act is assumed to have
been voluntary unless the contrary is shown by
satisfactory evidence In reference to this and
other questions the oath of the person apply
ing for registration Is to be given such weight
as, in the opnian of the Board, it is entitled TO.
/ II. 1hose.who Voluntarily 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 Con!eder-
ate military or naval forces, or money by loan
or otherwise, to the Confederate Government,
or aided in any way the raising, organization,
or equipment OF troops. gave alu anu comfort
to the enemy, and participated in the febe lion
and civil war against the u S. --
L. To give individual soldiers food or cloth.
ing enough to relieve present suffering, to
minister to the sick or wounded, arc simple
acts oil charity or humanity, and do not con-
stitutc giving aid or comfort to the enemy y
A parent may give his son who belongs to the
hostile army food and clothing for his own use
but if he give him gun, horse, or other thing,
to be used for hostile purposes, he thereby
gives aid aud comfort to the enemy.
Is. Executive pardon or amnesty does not
\ remove the di~fraIchismcnt under the Acts Of
Congress; but removal OF political disabilities
by joint resolution Of Congress removes the
disability when the oat. Of July II, 1865, has
been duly subscribed. Thisoath' IL in the fol-
lowing words: .-,--,
e., DO solemnly swear Tor at
irn} that will SUPPORT aud defend the Con
s(ilution Of the L. s. against all enemies, for
eign and domestic; that | will hear true faith
and allegiance to the same; that take this OBJ
legation freely, without any mental reservation
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