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6th. Did you ascertain and register the name of every
white male resident in or temporarily absent from your dis-
trict preparatory to administering the oath required by law?
A. I cannot say wedid preparatory, we did It when at our
leisure, when not pressed with business.
7 the Did you enter on the seventh column th cause or rea-
son for the disqualification of all the persons whom you re-
jected as qualified voters?
A. Did not, because some came up and refused to take the
oath, and I think we (lid not enter those; simply entered
those not sworn, on the second column.
8th. Were those who refused to take oath, all whom you
did not so enter?
A. I am not positive, but I think they were, except those
who did not apply at all.
9th. Did you enter in the eighth column the names of the
witnesses by whom the disqualifying acts were proven, in all
cases ?
A. When there were witnesses we did. We did not need
witnesses in all cases.
10th. Did not the law require the entry of the witnesses'
name or names in said column in lieu of the name of the
person applying ?
A. I believe it did, when there were witnesses.
11th. For what causes did you and your colleagues dis-
qualify any person or persons?
A. For disloyalty; one for non compos mentis.
12th. What did you and your colleagues understand by
disloyalty
A. Opposition to the lawful authority of the Government.
13th. What do you mean by opposition to the lawful au-
thority?
A. To coincide with and justify the Rebellion.
14th. What causes of disqualification are specified in the
third, fourth and fifth sections of the first article of the Con-
stitution, of which evidence by the Act of Registration was
to be produced before you ?
A. I don't think I can state the different sections
of the Constitution, but disloyalty was one of the disquali-
fying acts.
loth. What acts did you and your colleagues decido and
consider as indicating opposition to the lawful authority of
the Government ?

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