The board is authorized to employ one clerk, and such other assistants as the commanding general may approve. Every male citizen of the United States, twenty-one years of age or over, of whatever race, color, or previous condition, who has been a resident of the State of Mississippi for one year prior to the date at which he presents himself for registration, and who has not been disfranchised by act of Congress or for felony at common law, shall, after having taken and subscribed the oath prescribed in the first section of the act herein referred to, be entitled to be, and shall be, registered as a legal voter. Pending the decision of the Attorney General of the United States upon the question as to who are disfranchised by law, registers will give the strictest interpretation to the law, and exclude from registration every person about whose qualifications to vote there may be a doubt. Any person so excluded, who may, under the decision of the Attorney General, be entitled to vote, will be duly informed of such decision by the registers, and be permitted to register at any time prior to the first day of September, at which time the registration of the State must be completed. * IV. By virtue of the authority vested in the commanding general of the fourth military district by act of Congress, it is hereby directed that all proceedings taken or had under the laws of the State of Mississippi, or account of a deed of trust for money due for the purchase of negroes, with a view to the sale of the estate known as Bonhamton," situate in the county of Issaquena of the State aforesaid, and belonging to Mrs. Mary Bonham, be and are hereby suspended until such time as the decision of the Attorney General of the United States, on the subject of sales, may be communicated from these headquarters to the sheriff of said county. By command of Brevet Major General Ord: Official : O. D. GREENE, Assistant Adjutant General. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, July 8, 1867. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General. [Special Orders No. 27.] HEADQUARTEPS FOURTH MILITARY DISTRICT, (MISSISSIPPI AND ARKANSAS,) Vicksburg, Miss., May 1, 1867. In accordance with the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act supplementary to an act entitled An act to provide for the more efficient gov. ernment of the rebel States,'" the following named citizens of the State of Mississippi are hereby appointed registers under the act, and will constitute the boards of registration for the counties of Adams and Madison. For the county of Adams: H. M. Sellers, T. P. Sears, James Dixon. For the county of Madison: A. Warner, Thomas Shackelford, Benjamin A. Lee. The appointments will continue in force until revoked by the commanding general. Each member of the board will, prior to entering upon his duties, subscribe and file in the office of the assistant adjutant general at these headquarters, the following oath of office : I, do solemnly swear that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have neither sought, nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority, or pretended authority, in hostility to the United States; that I have not yielded a voluntary support to any pretended government, authority, power, or constitution within the United States, hostile or inimical thereto, And I do further swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and ability, I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God. The board will conform in its action to the general provisions of the first section of the act herein before mentioned, and to such special instructions and orders as it may from time to time receive from the commander of the fourth military district. The board will select a suitable office and commence at once the registration of the legal voters of the county, which, for the purpose, will be divided into the number of precincts most suitable for complete registration and the convenience of voters in the subsequent elections. The board will visit each of the precincts thus established, giving at least five days' notice thereof, and will remain in each sufficiently long to enable all qualified voters to register. Each registered voter will be furnished with a numbered certificate of registry of the following form, signed by each member of the board : No. We, the undersigned, registers for county, State of Mississippi, certify that has this day been by us found qualified and is registered as a legal voter in said State, under the first section of the act of Congress supplementary to " An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States." Said is registered and will vote in precinct of the said county. Registers. The list of voters, as registered, will be kept in duplicate, in books provided for that purpose. Opposite each voter's name will be entered the number of his certificate, in order that when he votes, his number may be checked off or cancelled, to prevent more than one vote being given on the same certificate. The board will determine (subject to the approval of the commanding general) the order of precedence for registration of the various precincts of the county, and will, without delay, by printed handbills and otherwise, spread throughout the limits thereof information of the exact date at which it will visit each precinct-the length of stay therein, and the place where its session will be held. Office hours for registration will be from 8 o'clock a. m. till 12 o'clock m., and from 4 o'clock till 7 p. m. The board is authorized to employ one clerk and such other assistants as the commanding general may approve. Every male citizen of the United States twenty-one years of age or over, of whatever race, color, or previous condition, who has been a resident of the State of Mississippi for one year prior to the date at which he presents himself for registration, and who has not been disfranchised by act of Congress or for felony at common law, shall, after having taken and subscribed the oath prescribed in the first section of the act herein referred to, be entitled to be, and shall be, registered as a legal voter. Pending the decision of the Attorney General of the United States upon the question as to who are disfranchised by law, registers will give the strictest interpretation to the law and exclude from registration every person about whose qualification to vote there may be a doubt. Any person so excluded, who may, under the decision of the Attorney General, be entitled to vote, will be duly informed of such decision by the registers and be permitted to register at any time prior to the first day of September, at which time the registration of the State must be completed. By command of Brevet Major General Ord: O. D. GREENE, Assistant Adjutant General. [Special Orders No. 28.] HEADQUARTERS FOURTH MILITARY DISTRIct, (MISSISSIPPI AND ARKANSAS,) Vicksburg, Miss., May 2, 1867. In accordance with the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act supplementary to an act entitled An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States," the following named citizens of the State of Mississippi are hereby appointed registers under the act, and will constitute the boards of registration for the counties of Monroe, Attala, and Lowndes : For the county of Monroe: John Walker, J. B. Woodmansee, Frank J. Tedford. For the county of Attala: J. M. Thompson, Oliver M. S. Simpson, C. H. Foster. For the county of Lowndes: Early Hendricks, A. P. Keesecker, jr., Lem. S. Powell. The appointments will continue in force until revoked by the commanding general. Each member of the board will, prior to entering upon his duties, subscribe and file in the office of the assistant adjutant general at these headquarters the following oath of office: I, do solemnly swear that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, counteuance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have neither sought nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority, or pretended authority, in hostility to the United States; that I have not yielded a voluntary support to any pretended government, authority, power, or constitution within the United States, hostile or inimical thereto. further swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and ability, I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God. And I do The board will conform in its action to the general provisions of the first section of the act hereinbefore mentioned, and to such special instructions and orders as it may from time to time receive from the commander of the fourth military district. The board will select a suitable office and commence at once the registration of the legal voters of the county, which, for the purpose, will be divided into the number of precincts most suitable for complete registration and the convenience of voters in the subsequent elections. The board will visit each of the precincts thus established, giving at least five days' notice thereof, and will remain in each sufficiently long to enable all qualified voters to register. Each registered voter will be furnished with a numbered certificate of registry of the following form, signed by each member of the board : No. We, the undersigned, registers for county, State of Mississippi, certify that has this day been by us found qualified and is registered as a legal voter in said State, under the first section of the act of Congress supplementary to "An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States." Said is registered and will vote in precinct of the said county. Registers. The list of voters so registered will be kept in duplicate, in books provided for that purpose. Opposite each voter's name will be entered the number of his certificate, in order that when he votes his number may be checked off or cancelled, to prevent more than one vote being given on the same certificate. The board will determine (subject to the approval of the commanding general) the order of precedence for registration of the various precincts of the county, and will, without delay, by printed handbills and otherwise, spread throughout the limits thereof, information of the exact date at which it will visit each precinct, the length of stay therein, and the place where its session will be held. Office hours for registration will be from 8 o'clock a. m. till 12 o'clock m., and from 4 o'clock till 7 p. m. The board is authorized to employ one clerk and such other assistants as the commanding general may approve. Every male citizen of the United States, twenty-one years of age or over, of whatever race, color, or previous condition, who has been a resident of the State of Mississippi for one year prior to the date of which he presents himself for registration, and who has not been disfranchised by act of Congress or for felony at common law, shall, after having taken and subscribed the oath prescribed in the first section of the act herein referred to, be entitled to be, and shall be, registered as a legal voter. Pending the decision of the Attorney General of the United States upon the question as to who are disfranchised by law, registers will give the strictest interpretation to the law and exclude from registration every person, about whose qualification to vote there may be a doubt. Any person so excluded, who may, under the decision of the Attorney General, be entitled to vote, will be duly informed of such decision by the registers and be permitted to register at any time prior to the 1st day of September, at which time the registration of the State must be completed. By command of Brevet Major General Ord: O. D. GREENE, Assistant Adjutant General. [Special Orders No. 29.-Extract.] HEADQUARTERS FOURTH MILITARY DISTRICT, I. In accordance with the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act supplementary to an act entitled 'An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,"" the following named citizens of the State of Mississippi are hereby appointed registers under the act, and will constitute the boards of registration for Clark and Yazoo counties: For Clark county: Cornelius S. Jackson, C. W. Onthank, E. W. Evans. For Yazoo county: A. G. Gale, L. M. Loewenberg, J. W. Bourne. The appointments will continue in force until revoked by the commanding general. Each member of the board will, prior to entering upon his duties, subscribe and file in the office of the assistant adjutant general at these headquarters, the following oath of office: I, do solemnly swear that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have neither sought, nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority, or pretended authority, in hostility to the United States; that I have not yielded a voluntary support to any pretended government authority, power, or constitution within the United States, hostile or inimical thereto. And I do further swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and ability, I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God. The board will conform in its action to the general provisions of the first section of the act herein before mentioned, and to such special instructions and orders as it may from time to time receive from the commander of the fourth military district. The board will select a suitable office, and commence at once the registration of the legal voters of the county, which, for the purpose, will be divided into the number of precincts most suitable for complete registration and the convenience of voters in the subsequent elections. The board will visit each of the precincts thus established, giving at least five days' notice thereof, and will remain in each sufficiently long to enable all qualified voters to register. Each registered voter will be furnished with a numbered certificate of registry of the following form, signed by each member of the board: No. We, the undersigned, registers for county, State of Mississippi, certify that has this day been by us found qualified, and is registered as a legal voter in said State, under the first section of the act of Congress supplementary to "An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States." Said is registered and will vote in pre cinct of the said county. Registers. |