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OUrH IIOIVEES; THEN OUR STATE; FINALLY THTJE NATION; THJ*;SE CONSTITUTE OtJJ* <3eWTOY~?%
VOLFME1; : SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1867. _ . ] I . NUMBER 26
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PUBLIC OFFICERS.
ORANGEUURG DISTRICT.
Ohimnahv?P. A. McMichael.
Commissioner is Kijrirv?V. D. V. Jamison.
Clerk of Court?Joseph F. Robinson.
, Slii:rurr--J. W. It. Dukes.
Coroner?C. B. Glover.
Tax Collectors.?Orange Parish.?P. W. Fairy.
St. Matthewa Parish.;?W. II. Dontzlcr.
Asst. Assessor U. S. Revenue.?George \v.
Sturgeon.
A or. nt run Stamps, &c;?f. V. Dibble.
M.vnisTitATKs?Thomas P. Stokes, W. II. Tread
well, A. J. Uaskins, F. W. Fairy, David L. Connor,
J. II. Felder, Levin Argoe, R. V. Dannclly, E. A.
Price, W. L. Ehney, J. D. Pricket, Samuel E. Moor
er, C. B. Glover, E. C. Ilolman, P. Ci/Buyck, F. M.
Wannamakcr, D. 0. Tindnll.
Commissioners to Approve Securities?J. 0.
Wannamakcr, James Stokes, D. R. Burton, Adam
Smoke, A, D. Frederick.
Commissioners or Public Buii.oi.nos?Wm. M.
Hutsou,-Harpin Riggs, E. Ezekiel, Joseph P. Ilur
Jey, F, II. W. Briggmann.
Commissioners or Roads?Orange Parish?West
ley' lfonscr, F. W. Fairy, Samuel M. Fairy. Samuel
fi. Fairj'T. Livingston, 'W. S. Riley, Westloy Culler,
II- C: Wftimnmakor, N. E. W. Sistiunk, II. Living-.
Sto?; Jhmfli SI ok es, J: D. Knotls, R. Pi Antley. John
S. Bowman, 3. L. Moovcr. W. C. Moss, Lewis (ia
ritftf, B."A? Y?h, J. II. O'Cain, Ellison Connor, .lohn
Brodio, J. O.' Guignardj Jacob Cooner. George.
Byrd.'J. T. Jennings. David Dannelly.
commissioners of RoAns?St. Matthews Parish?
C. S. Darby, W. 'C. Haue, M. K. Ilolman, Andrew
Ilouser, J. A. Parlour, E. T. Shular, J. L. Parlour,
Owen Shnlav,' T. G. Shulnv. Vi. L. Pou, .T. w. Sei
ler?, It. W. Bales, J. W. Bnrbour, Augustus Avin
gcr, P. W. Avinger, J. D. Zciglcr, M. J. Keller, J. j
C. Ilolman.
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CommisAIuHSKs op Free Schools?Orange Parish
^aviu; L. Connor, J. R. Milhous, Henry N. Snell,
John Jordan, N* C. Whetstone, John Inabinpt, Dr.
O. N. Bowman, Samuel Di'jv'''?
CoMMissioNr.ns oF-FsBf: Smipots?-St. Matthews
Parish?Peter Buyck, J. II. Keller. West ley Ilouser,
John Riley, J. II. Felder, Adam Ilolman.
Commissioners of the Poor.?Orange Parish.?
W. It. Treadwell,,John Grabbling, W. II. Izlor, j.
D. Morrow, S. 15. Sawyer.
:Post Offices in Oraiigcmirg District.
or kicks. Postmasters.
?Orangebnrg.Thaddens ('. Ilubbell.
?>St. Matthews..:.Mrs. Sally j. Wiles.
Vance's Ferry.It. M. K. A vinger.
Brahchviltc.Mrs. Amy Thompson.
Fori Motte.lohn llirchrhorc.
Schedule South Carolina Raii Road.
Down Pt?MHffcr.
Leave Columbia at. 0.510 A. M.
" Orangebnrg at. 10.80 A. M.
Arrive at Charleston. ?1 P. M.
" Augusta. f? P. M.
l.p Pttsseng'er.
LcaVc Augusta at.. 7 A. M.
.?? Charleston at..,. H A. M.
V Orongeburg at. j.SlOP.M.
Arrive at Columbia at. 5.20 P. M.
Down Freight,
Leave Orangebnrg at.10 A. M.
Arrive at Charleston at.? ti.lt) p. M.
Up Frciglit.
jLeavc Orangebnrg at.1..18 P. M.
Arrive at Columbia at.ti.iJO P. M.
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POETRY.
TlTq'Soutii.
Land of tho gentle and the brave!
Our love is us wide us thy woe,
It deepens beeide every grave
"Where the heart, of a hard lies low.
Lnnd of the brightest of skies !
Our love glows the more mid thy gloom,
Our hearts, by the saddest.of tics,
Cling close:'; to theo in thy doom.
Land where the desolate weep!
In n sorrow too ilcep to console;
Our tears tire but streams making deep.
The ocean of love in our soul.
Lnnd where the victor's flag waves
Where only the dead are the free,
Each link, of die chain that enslaves
Shall bind us the closer to thee.
Lnnd whore the sign of the cross.
fts shtidow of sornhv hnth'slicd,
Wc measure our love by thy loas?
Thy loss?by the graves of our dead.
SELECTED STORY.
A Rift in the Cloud.
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A STORY FOR MARRIK1) FOLKS,
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Andrew T.ee came home from his simp where
he had worked all da)', tired and out of spirits;
came home to his wile, who was also tired and
out of spirits.
"A smiling wile ami a cheerful home?a
paradise it would he !" said Andrew to himself,
tis he turned his eyes from the clouded face of
Mrs. Lee, and sat down with knitted brow.-; und
moody aspect.
Not a word was spoken by either. Mrs. Lee
was getting supper, and she moved about with
aweary step.
"Come," she said at last, with a .-'nie glance
at her husband.
Andre?,- arose and went to the table, lie
was tempted to speak an angry word, but con
trolled himself and kept silent. Ho Could find
no fault with the chop nor tho home-made
bread, nor the fragrant tea. They would have
cheered his in\vard mau if there had been a
gleam of sunshine on the face of his wife. He
noticed she did not eat.
"Areyou not well. Mary?" The words were
on his lips, but he did not utter thorn, for the
face of his wife looked so repel hint, that he
feared an irritating.rcply. I
And so, in moody silence, the twain sat to
gether until Andrew had finished Iiis supper
As he pushed his chair back, his wife arose and
commenced clearing oil' the table.
? This is purgatory ?" said Lee to himself, as
he commenced walking the floor of their little
breakfast, room, with Iii.-, hands thrust despe
rately away down into his trow.scrs' pockets,
and his chin almost touching his breast.
After removing all the dishes and taking
them into the kitchen. Mrs. Lee spread a green
[ cover on the table, and placiug a fresh trimmed
lamp theieou, went out and shut the door after
her, leaving her husband nlonc with his un
pleasant feelings. He took a long deep hr< nth
as ho did so.' panned in his walk, stood stilj fV>f
sonic moments, and when drawing a paper from !
his pocket s-st down by the table, opened the
sheet, and commenced reading. Singularly
enough, (he words upon which his eyes rested
Were "Praise your wife." They rather tended
to increase tho disturbance of mind from which
he wns suffering.
'?I should like to Gud some occasion for prais
ing mine." IIuw quickly his thoughts ex
pressed that ill-natured sentiment. But his
eves were on the lingo before him. a"-1 *_;1
10 k , ??m ic read
on.
'-Praise your wife, nan ; for pity's sake give
her a little encouragement; It won't hurt
her."
Andrew Lee raised hi.-i eyes from the paper
and muttered. '<>. yr<;; Mint's all very well.
Praise is cheap etfougli! But praise her fof
what? For being sullen, and making hoi"
home the most, disagreeable place in the
world ':" His eyes fell .again to the paper.
"She has made your home comfortable, yViur
heart bright and shining, your food agree
able; for pity's sake tell her you thank her, if
nothing more. She don't expect it; it will
make her eyes open wider than they have for
ten years; but if will do her good for all that,
and you too."
It seemed to .Andrew as if this sentence was
written just for him, and just for the occat ion.
It was a complete answer to his question.
? Praise her for what?" and he felt it also a
rebuke. He read no further, for thought came
too busy and in a new direction. Memory was
convicting him of injustice to his wife. SI e
had always made his home as comfortable for
him as her hands could make it, and had he
offered the light return of praise or commenda
tion? Had ho ever told her of the satisfac
j lion he had known, or the comfort he had ex
perienced? lie was not able to recall the
lime or occasion. As he thought thus. Mrs
Lee euiue in from the kitelien, und taking her
work-basket from the closet, placed it on tho
table, and, sitting down without Speaking, be
gan to sew. Mr. Lee glanced almost stealthily
at the work in her bauds, and saw that it was
the bosom of a shirt, which she was stitching
neatly. He knew that it was for him that she
was at work.
? ['raise your wife." The words were be
fore the eyes of his mind, and he could not
look away from them. But he was not ready
for this yet. lie still felt moody .and unfor
giving. The expression of his wife's face ho
interpreted to mean ill-nature, for which he
had no patience. His eyes fell upon the
newspaper that lay spread out liefere him. and
he read tho sentence:
F4A kind, gentle word, spoken in a gloomy
house, is the little rift ill the cloud that lets
'.he sunshine through."
Lee struggled with himself a while longer.
His own ill-nature had to bo conquered first;
his moody, accusing spirit had to be subdued.
Ho thought of many things to say, yet he
feared to say them lest his wife should meet
his address with a cold rebuff. At last, lean
ing toward her, and taking hold of the shirt
bosom upon which she was at work, he said in
a voice carefully modulated with kindness;
"You are'doingthe work beautifully. Mary."
Mrs. Lee made no reply. Bilt her husband
did not fail to notice that she lost almost in
stantly that rigid erectness with which she
had been -Utting, nor that the motion of her
needle ceased.
??My shirts arc better binde, and whiter than
those of any man in tho shop," said Lieo, en
couraged to go ou.
"Are they ?" Mrs. Lie's voice was low, and
had in it i -flight liuskiucss. She did turn
her face, b?t her husband saw (hat she leaned
a little towards him. Ho had broken the ice
of rcscivc, and all was easy now. His hand
was among the clouds and a feeble ray was al
ready struggling through the rift it had made.
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"Ye*. Mary." he answered softly ; "and I've
hoard it more than once what a good wifo An
drew Leo mi ist have." Mrs. Lee turned her
face towards her husband. There was light in
it, and Iijjht in her nyn Uui ihoru sruiu.
thing in the expression of the countenance
that a little puzzled him.
''Don't you think so she asked, quite so
berly.
"What a question !" ejaculated Andrew
Lee, starting up, and going round to the side
til" the table where his wife was sitting.
'What a question. Mary !" he repeated as he
stood before h. r.
??Do you ':" it was all film said
??Yes, darling,'! was bis warmly spoken an
swer, and he stooped down . ml kissed her.
"How strange that you should ask me such a
question !*'
"If you would only tell me so n< vv and then.
Andrew, it would do mb good." Mrs. Lee
arose, and leaning her face against tho manly
breast of her husband, stood and wept.
What a strong light broke in upon the mind
of Andrew Lee. lh had never given his wife
even the small reward of praise for the loving
interest, she had manifested dally, until doubt
of his love had entered her soul, and made the
light around her thick darkness. No wonder
that Lcr lace grew clouded, nor what he con
sidered, mpodiuess and ill-undue, took posses
sion of hoi spirit.
!;You are good ami true. Mary, my own dear
wife ;, 1 am proud of you?I love y:;;i. and nn
first desire is for your happiness. O, if I could
always see your face in sunshine, my home
would bo the dearest place on earth."
"IIoW precious to me are your word- of We
and ,>^;;;2J Andrew," add Mrs. Lee, sibling
up through her tears into his face. '-With
them in my cars, my heart can never iio in
shadow "
How easy had been tie; work for Andivw
ljc.\ lie had swept his hand across the cloidy !
horizon, and now the bright sunshine ms
streaming tV wn. and Ubodhtj' thai home wih ;
j6y and beauty. !
Oi'M'IC 1 A Ij
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HVq'ijs., l!!>. Mii.nuuv Disritii r.
Charleston, S. ('.. Aligns! 1. l^t'-T.
|Y/,??,;,/ Order AV 05] j
KKtil I.ATIONS FOlt IUK.I.sTU ATi(>N
I. (legistratiiiii shall coiiiiueuce iinniediatolyl
upon the promulgation of this Order.
I! I'osl CVuninauders will he Superinten
dents of registration within I heir respective
commands, exercising, in addition to this func
tions hereinafter specially conferred, a general
supervisory authority, looking (<? the faitiful
execution of tlr* ?''vbriil Itcconstruction AHs,
tin maiiitenam rdcrnnd th<' protectio| of|
political rights. uoy will suspend rcgisirnrs
for nialfeasance i ollicu, neglect of duly, O'.Jn
competency, promptly reporting iheir nctliii,
with the reasons ihcrclbr, to these hcndqiir
tore.
III. The Hoards of Registration areempKuJ
ercd and required to suppress all disorders)'
te'rfering with the execution of their dut ies, to
cause the arrest ami confinement of all persons
falsely taking the oath prescribed, all persons
committing any breach of the peace or con
ducting themselves in a manner tending there-1
to, and all persons who shall thronten or other
wise attempt to intimidate, or corruptly or im
properly influence any citizen oHering to regis
ter; aud lor this purpose they may apply for
aid to tho Post Commander, and may require
the attendance aud services of sheriffs, their
deputies, constables, .policemen, and also of
any eitizen ; and all State, district, county aud
town officers charged with the preservation of
the public peace, as well as all citizens, are re
quired to obey the orders of said Boards, given
in pursuance of the authority aforesaid, and to
j perform all such acts and duties as may be re
quisite lllcroiui*.
All arrests made as herein provided will be
promptly reported to the Post Commander, to
whom also the prisoners* will he turned over
with charges fdr trial by a Post Court; to bo
organized as provided in Circular, of .May 1,5,
{?St?7. from these headquarters, and any civil
officer or citizen failing to respond to the call
ofthc Hoard for assistance will 1?- dealt with in
j like manner.
! LV. Whenever any citizen slmll suffer injury
j in person, family or.propcrty, while exercising
I or Kcekiui; to exercise the rijrbt of registration.
iii addition to any penalty prescribed by law
I for the Rence, damages shall be awarded to
! the injur? d parly against the perpc traitor', upon
j his Convii n : and in cause of default in p:iy
i inont of the same, or ofthc escape ofthc offen
| der, .i' it'.shall appear that the wrong was c?uti
j i- minced, >?;? the offender harboured or conceal
ed by the neighborhood, <>r that the civil au
I thorities failed to employ proper measures t>>
, preserve the peace, the damages shall be asses
sed again.' t :?.nd paid by the town, county or
. district.
V. Offences perpetrated by white persons
j disguised as blacks, being of frequent occur
rence, the attention of all authorities, civil and
military, is directed to the device, as one adopt
ed to escape detection, and to east unmerited
obloquy upon tlie coloured people. In all
cases, when resort, thereto shall be shown, the
?.TWnvlTrb?"TaK~cn into consideration as aggra
vating tho offence.
VI. Depriving a citizen of any right, benefit
or advantage of hire or employment, to dis
courage him from registering, or on account of
Iii.? having registered j or having sought lo reg
ister, shall be deemed an offence punishable by
the Post Court, ami shall entitle the injured
party to damages against the offender, any
I el 'use in any contract or agreement to the cdn
j tiary nbfwiihstamliug.
j V 11 'J'ho Act of Congress entit led -An Act
j for the more tdlieient government ofthe rebel
I .Stales," and the several acts supplementary
j thereto, will be carefully observed by nil Hoards
! i i' I legist rat inn.
VI If. Kaeh Board shall, alter having taken
the oath prescribed by the act of Congress of
.f?ly 2d, 1802j entitled -An Act to prescribe
5:11 oath of office (jxec .!/>? mli.r.. \j'urm 1), choose
one of it.s members as chairman, who shall pre
side sit sill sessions of the Hoard, preserve order
it its meetings for registration, .and represent
the Hoard, and announce its action in all niat
t >rs eoniiug before it.
IX. The places of session ofthe Hoards shall
lite voting places- established by law or elis
ion: in each election precinct, unless for good
isitse otliciwise directed by the Host Cohiuian
oer.
X Each Hoard shall iletcviuiuo the nnlei in
which the registration nhi\l take plaee in the
several election precincts, that maybe assigned
io it by the Post Commander, and the time
Vtiiicn ?hall be allotted to each?bearing in
mind that the whole work is to be finishod bp
fore the first day of October.
XI. Knob Hoard shall, forthwith lipon notice
of publication of this order! and at least five
days before commencing registration, give iio
live thereof to the Posit Commander, and the
sheriiV, and the mayor of the city or. the iutuiu]
atit of the town, and shall cause written, or
printed hotici - I > be posted in fi\c of the niosf
public plaee-. in each election precinct, an
nouncing the lime wbeii ami the place where
it.-- sessions will be held, the number of'daysfin
no case less t hau two), and tin' hours ofthc
day tin' Hoard will remain ill session at each
place I"'.- the purpose of registration ; and invi
tii> :ili persons qualified to vote under the
provisions ofthe act ol'Congress passed March
2d. !-'C>7. eiiiitled "An Act to provide for the
!:,. re eflicicni govoriiniehl ofthe rebel State.-." j
ai 1 the several acts supplementary thereto, to
aipesir beforo the Hoard !'??;? registration.
Nil. On the day aiid at the hour designated I
ij tlie notices, for coiiinieiieiiig registration,
lie Hoard shall, at the place announced, eon
\riic and enter upon it. duties, and shall then
tiul there also p< >t notices ofthe time of final
i'ssions ]?rovidcd for in Paragraph XIX
XIII. 'flu-room used for registration, which
t^o chairman shall have previously jn*ovided
I?) tllti purpose, shall be >o arrange,1 that the
Hoard shall shall be separated by a bar from all j
o,'.er persons who may be assembled, ami those j
lo be registered shall lie admitted within the
bar, one by ouc, nod tboir ingress and egress
so arranged as to avoid confusion.
XIV. Two citizens shall bo admitted within
tho bar as challengers, whoso duty it shall be to
challenge the right of any citizen ottering to
register, upon any of tho grounds of disqualifi
cation enumerated in the Acts of Congress be
fore cited ; but tho general right of cludlcngo
shall he conceded to all citizens present.
XV. If any challenge bo made, the Board
shall, before final decision, examine the person
presenting himself for registration, in refer
ence to the cause of disqualification alleged,
and shall hear any evidence that may be.offered,
to substantiate or disprove the cause of chal
lenge, and shull have power to summon and
compel the attendance of witnesses and admin
ister oaths in any ease of registration.
XV f. In registering, the names of white and
coloured citizeus shall be entered alphabetical
ly, in separate columns of the list.
XVII. The following shall be the process
of registering:
First. 10very citizen presenting himself for.
registry shall take and subscribe tho oath pro
scribed by law (ncc Apnulix) f?rm. 2), which
shall be administered by a member of the
Hoard, and such oath shall be preserved with
the list'.
Second. His name shall then be entered in
the proper column, of the list, and called out
by the chairman.
Third. Any challenge made shall be noted
in the proper column, opposite the name, with
the cause thereof.
Fourth. It is recommended to Boards to de
fer the hearing and decision of contested cases
until the session for revision provided for in
Paragraph XIX.
Fifth. Whether or not there be any chal
lenge, the Board must ascertain upon such
facts or information as can be obtained, that
the applicant is-entitlcd to be registered before
marking as ''accepted,"?the oath not being
conclusive.
Sixth Section 7 of the Act of July 19th,
1SG7. declares that no citizen shall be entitled
to be registered by reason of any executive
pardon or amnesty for any act or thing which,
I without such pardon or amnesty would disqual
ify him from registration.
Scventfi. Boards will take, notico that it is
enacted by Section G of the Act of July 19th,
IStiT, that the hue intent and meaning of the
oath prescribed in said Supplementary Act is
(among other things'), that no person who has
been a member of the Legislature of any State,
or who has held any executive or judicial office
j in any State, whether he has taken nil oath to
support the Constitution of the United Suites
or not, and whether he was holding such office
at the commencement of the rebellion; or liad
held it before, and who has afterwards engaged
in insurrection or rebellion against the United
I States, or given aid or comfort to the enemies'
I thereof, is entitled to be registered or to vote;
: and the words -executive or judicial office in
j any State" in said oath mentioned, shall be
j construed to include all civil offices created by
law for the administration of an)' general law
of a State, or for tho administration of just ice.
Fii/hth. ,If there be no challenge., or if the
challenge be finally overruled, and the Board
determine that the applicant is entitled to be
registered, the Board shall mark opposite the
name of the applicant, in the proper column,
'Accepted ;'' and he shall thereupon be deemed
legally ngistercd.
Ninth; If the final decision of the Board * >
mat t:io applicant is not entitled t > he register
ed, the Board shall mark in the proper column,
opposite his name, uJifJccted.,}
Tenth. In ever)' ease of a rejection, the
Board snail make a note or memorandum, sot
ting forth the ground of such rejection, and re
turn it, with the registration list, mentioned
in Paragraph XX.
XVIII. The registration, conducted as pro
vided in Paragraph XVII, shall l*r marie fir
triplicate lists, two of which shall, after the
conclusion of the first session, be exposed for
public inspection at convenient places, for five \
day*; and the third shall be retained in posses- i
Sinn of the Board till after the completion of;
registration at the meeting provided for in
Paragraph XIX, when the three having been
compared, and verified, shall be certified in the
form prescribed and printed at the end of the
blank registration lists.
XIX. Sessions for revising the lists .-ball bb
held in each election precinct, after said five
days exposure of the lists, upon notice as pro
vided in Paragraph XII. and the Boards of
I legist ration shall have power, and it shall be
iheir duty, to revise the same for a period of
two days ; and upon being satisfied that any
person not entitled thereto has been registered,
to strike the name of such person from the list.
And the Hoards shall also, during the same pe
riod, add to such registry the names id'all per
sons wln>. at that time, possess the qualifications
required by said Act. who have not been al
ready registered and who shall then apply to
be registered.
XX. One of the said lists shall then be im
mediately delivered to the Post Commander,
who will forward the same to these headquar
ters.
NM "Knell Board shall at or before the
conclusion of. Registration forward through tho
Post Commnnder, to tp^^?^UU&xj^i te- ^
commendation of tlirec 'suitable persons for In
spector* of Elections in each election 'precmct,'
stating the name, occupation and postolBcc Ad
dress of .each person recommended.
XXII. It i:s enjoined upon all Boards of
Registration to explain, carefully j to all citi
zens who have not 'hitherto enjoyed the right
of suffrage, the nature of the privileges whibk
have been extended to them, and3' tho import
ance of exercising1 with intelligence the new
nnd honorable franchise w ith wTiioh tKey TiaVo
been invested Tjy!tlio 'Con'?rW^tlic United '
Ws.. . ;/ v '
XXIII. Boards will take notice that accord
ing to Section TO, of the Actof July 19, 1867,
they arc not to be bound in their action by any
opinion of auy civil officer of the United
.States.
XXIV. Boards are instructed that all the
provisions of the several Acts of Congress'
cited, arc to be liberally construed, to the end L
that all the intents there?f be fully aud per
fectly carried out.
XXV. The attentionof all eoncotiied.is di
rected to the requirements or.Sccti6nr4 of tho
said Act of July 10.1867. by Which ItMsTnade
the duty of the Commanding General to rc^
move from office all persons who aro disloyal to
the Government of the dated States, or who
use their official influence in any manner to
hinder, delay, prevent or obstruct the due and
perfect administration of the Reconstruction
acts. The names of all such, offenders will bo
reported through the .Post Commanders; and
all persons in this Military District are called
upon to aid and facilitate the execution in
good faith of* the said Acts and; the orders
issued in pursuance thereof.
XXVI. The Major-Gcnoral Commanding '
in the exercise of au ultimate revisory auLhori- i
ty, will, in due season, beforo the holding, of.
any election, entertain and determine questions
assigning errors in the registry, and will, upon
inspection of the comploted lists, cause correc
tions of the same, that the true design and pur
pose of the laws be faithfully answered, and
that all the rights thereby guaranteed be fully
and fairly enjoyed.
By command of Maj. Gen. P. E. Sicktes.
J. W. CLOUS,
Captain 3Sth U. S. Infantry,
A. D. C. and A. A. A. G.
Official: J. W. CLot;s,.Cant.'8Stb Iufaunr,
A. 1). C. and A. A. A G.
APPENDIX.
(Koior 1.)
I,-of-County of ~? and State
of-, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that 1
have never voluntarily borne anus against tho
United States since I have been a citizen
thereof; that I have Voluntarily'given no aid
countenance, couttscl, or encouragement toper
sons engaged in armed hostility thereto ; tlinfc
I have neither sought nor accepted, not at
tempted to exercise the functions of any office:,
whatever under any authority or pretended au
thority in hostility to the United States; that
I have not yielded a voluntary support to'any
pretended government, authority,' power, or
constitution within tho United States, hostile
or inimical thereto. And I do further swear
(or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge ,
aud ability. I will support nnd defend the Cohr
slitntion of the United States, against nil ene
mies, foreign or domestic; that I will bear truo
faith aud allegiance to the same; .that 1 take,
this obligation freely, without any mental jrc--^
servation or purpose of evasion"; and that'.J
will well and faithfullydischarge the duties of
the office foil which 1 am about; to enter. 8o
help mo God." ..?!!
-Carolina, L
. *
Subscribed and sworn to before me, a ?._,
this ?? day of -?, one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-seven. _
Notk.?Registrars will be required to take
the oath prescribed.by the Act .of Congress ap
proved 2d July, 1S62. Blank ''forms, of this
oath will be Turnisticd to Posl 'Commanders;..
and'when duly subscribed and nworrt; wiK 1 bo *
returned to the Post Commander, who v*il? for
ward them to Dist rict Headquarters. A ad if
nny perron slmll fnlsely toko anjj subscribe such
oath or affirmation, stich, porson so offending
and b?ing duly convicted thereof, shall be Bub- 1
jeet to the pains, penalties nnd disabilities
which, by law. aro provided for tho punishment
of the crime of wilful and corrupt perjury.
[form 2.]
I,-. do solemnly swear (or affirm,) in tho
presence of Almighty Cod, that I am a citizen
id' the State of -; that I have resided in
said State for- months next preceding,this
day. and now reside in the ebnnty of-1?L, or
the parish of ?:?. in said State (ns tlic case
may be); that I am twenty-ono ycaraold;
that 1 have not been di-IVanchiscd for partici
pation in any rebellion or civil war ngainst the
United States, nor for felony committed against
tho laws of any State or of the United States;
that I have never beeti a member of any State
Legislature nor held any executive or judicial
office in any State, and afterwards engaged in
insurrection or rebellion against tlic United
States, or given aid or comfort to tho enemies
thereof; that I have never taken on oath ns a
member ff Congress of the United States, or
as an officer of the United States, or ns a mout
her of any State Legislature, or as an execu
tive or judicial officer of any State, to support
the Constitution of tho United States, ana af
terwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion
against (he United States or given aid or com
fort to the enemies thereofthat T will faith
fully support the Constitution and obey thb
laws of the United States, and will, to the host
of my ability, encourage others so to do. So
help me God. -/
Sworn to and .subscribed beforo ")
me. this ? day of ?, 1867. j