Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-12-29


form of Government to States in rebellion
and to provide for the recognition of new
State Governments in such States:
Section first provides for tho appointment
by the President, by and with the advice
and consent Of the Senate, for States in re-
bellion, of Provisional Governor, whose
nay and emoluments shall not exceed that
of a Brigader. General of volunteers. who
shall be charged with the civil administra-
tjsn of such State until State Government
therein shall be recognized, rs is provided
in this act.
Section second provides that, until the
United States shall have recognized repub
lican form of State Government for such
State, the Provisional Governor shall see
that this act and the laws Of the United
States, aud the laws Of the State in force
when the State Government was overthrown
by the rebellion, are faithfully executed; but |
no law or usuage recognizing slavery shall
be recognized or enforced by any court or |
officer in such State, aud the laws for the |
trial and punishment Of white persons
shall extend to all persons, and jurors
shall have the qualification of voters
under this act The President is authorized
to appoint all officers provided for by all the
laws of said State, when overthrown by re-
bellion, necessary to civil administration,
who shall be entitled to receive the feesa and
smolumenti authorized by State laws for
such officers.
Section third provides that, until the
recognition OF a State government as afOre
said, the provisional governor shall cause to
be assessed, levied and collected, for the
year 1865, and every yeav thereafter,- the
taxes provided by tho laws Of such State TO
ka ,aI ,l,,. hf,
the overthrow of the State government
thereof, according to the laws ofsuch State,
as near as may be; and officers appointed as
, aforesaid are vested with all the powJr ol
, levying and collecting such tax. The pro-
, cceds Of such taxes are to be accounted for
, to tho provisional governor, and applied to
, detray the expenses Of administering the
laws Of such States, the surplus to be
deposited in the Treasury of the United
E States to the credit of said State, and to be
: paid to such State upon an appropriation
a therefor when the State government is
a recognized by the United States.
Section fourth provides for the emancipa.
d ton of all slaves in such States, and oftheii
# posterity, forever; and provides that any
n person held in bondage or involuntary ser
4 vitude shall be discharged on habec corpus
v Section fifth imposes fine Of not less thar
a
for not less than five nor more than twenty
years, upon any person who shall restrain
the liberty or reduce to involuntary servi
=, tude any person declared free under thi
!, act.
- Section sixth declares every person VIII
:. shalt hereafter hold or exercise any Office
," civil or military, except offices merely minis
: terial, and military officers below the grad
J., Of colonel, in the rebel service, State o
:, Confederate, not citizsn oil the Unite
~ States.
! ID Section seventh enacts that the Unite
y States, in Congress assembled, do hereb
~ recognize the GUveinme Of the State q
i, Louisiana, inaugurated under and by tn
:" convention OF the people Of Louisiana
:, which assembled on the 9th day of Apri
,f ~ A. d. 1864, at the city Of New Orleans, an
= - declares the same to be entitled to tn
!, guarantee and all the rights Of STAT
o. o. Government under the Constitution Of tn
- - United States.
40 Section eighth provides that so soon D
- the military resistance TO the United State
I. shall have been suppressed in any sue
;, State, and the people thereof shall hav
y, sufficiently returned to their obedience I
Nv the Constitution aud laws of the Unite
- States, the Provisional Governor sha
~ direct the Marshal Of the United States,
'oor speedily as may be, to name a suthcici
~ number Of deputias, and to enroll all ma
m ,,o citizens of the United States resident in Il
~. State, in their respective counties, and l
-, quest each one to take tho oath to suppo
':a' the Constitution of tho United States; al
=" in his enrolment to designate those VI
H., refuse to take tho oath, which rolls shall
inV forthwith returned to tho Provisional &c
wv ernment; aud if the persons taking I
Ia III, 20 tn,,k, Nf iha nj
N io sons enrolled in the State, he shall by pre-
!, IH lamaton invite the loyal people Of the Sta
u III to elect delegates to Convention, charg
@ 'nt to declare the will Of the people of the Sta
au i relative to the re establishment Of Sti
'cn' ' Government, subject to and in conform
~ with the Constitution of the United Stat
~" Section ninth designates the number
,, SO, members Of such convention and their {
NY portionment Of commissioners OF electio
!. :; Ne.
M Il Is Section ten provides that the delega
'Ws 'Ws shall bo elected by the loyal male citizens
,tan tho age Of twenty-one years, and resident
aiI, om', the time in the county, parish, or dsri
"''S in which they shall ofir to vote, and
,s. rolled as aforesaid or absent in the milit
'u'o .b service of the United States, and who sf
I,,n take and subscribe to the oath OF allegial
iui M to the United States in the form contain
.u,., IN inc act OF congress OI July, ~ loOz, U
'Lmy all citizens Of the United States who are
@ Due the military or naval service Of the Uni
P2'llo Nv States shall vote at the headquarters
,Io Io their respective commands, under ST
'"e regulations as may be prescribed by the r
;n.o visional Government for the taking and
inso nI turn of their votes. 1t excludes every
'an, 'nn. son who has held any Office, civil or militia
,sn' in the State or Confederate service un
an tho rebel usurpation, orwho has volunta
,ys Ivy, borne arms against the United States, Fl
''o'. ~; voting.
IN Section eleven prescribes the mode
me-" holding elections, tho manner Of the ret
a. of the votes, aad declaration Of pers
no- elected
roes roe, Section twelfth provides that the d
iNoe gates elected shall, by proclamation of
provisional government, be convened at
caOital OF the State, at a day not more &
three months after the selection, giving
hase least thirty days notice. In case the @
verv tai shall be unfit, he shall appoint anot
'' place. The provisional Governor shall
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