Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-07-14

OF allegiance to the United States 10 the form above pre-
scribed
Sec T. Ind be IL further enacted, That the convention
shall declare behalf of the people OF the state 'nen
submission to the Constitution and laws oil the onsod
States and shall adopt the following provisions hereby
prescribed by the United States 10 the execution OF Inc
constitutional duty to guarantee republican form Oh gov
eminent to every State and incorporate them IN ho oon
sttuton of the State that is TO say;
First, No person who has held or exercised any onie
civil or military, except Offices merely ministerial anu
military Offices below the grade of colonel State OF cone
crate, under the usurping power shal So'0 io = =
member of the Legislature or governor.
Second Involuntary servtude is forever proniped ana
the freedom of ali persons guaranteed In SAID otalo
Third No debt State or confederate created by or I'M
der the sanction of the usurpng DO
or paid by the State.
Sec g. And be it further enacted, That when the con-
yenon shall have adopted those provisions 1t SHAH pro-
coed to reestabsh republican form OF government ana
ordau constitution containing those provisions WINCH
when adopted the convention shall by ordinance provide
for submitting to the people of the State entitled 70 vote
under this law at an election to be held in the manner
prescribed by the act for the election of deiegaes but al
time and place named by the convention, at which cleo
ton the said electors and none Others shall vote directly
for or against such constitution and form OF State govern
ment and the returns Of said election shall be made 10
the provisional governor who shall canvass the same In
the presence of the electors and if majority OF ne votes
cast shall be for the constitution and form OF government
he shall certify the with copy thereof 70 inc "
sden of the United States who after obtaining the assehi
of Congress- shall by proclamation, recognise the govern
ment established and none other as the consttuIona
of the State and from the date OF such recog
nion and not before senators and representatives. and
electors for President and Vice President may be elected
fbaIa of thaS tatA
United States
Sec g. And be further enacted That If the convention
shall refuse to reesabsh the State government on the
conditions aforesaid the provisional governor shall declare
it dissolved but it shall be the duty of the President
whenever he shall have to believe that suhcent
number of the people of the State entitled to vote under
this act in number not less than majority OF those en-
rolled aforesaid willing to re-estabsh state gov
eminent on the conditions aforesaid to direct the prov
sona governor order another election of delegates TO
convention for the purpose and in the manner prescribed
this act and to proceed in all respects as herenbeioe
provided either to dissolve the convention or TO certify
the State government established byt to the President
Sec 10 And Be IL further enacted That until the United
States shall have recognised republican form OF state
the provisional governor each of said States
shall see that this act and the laws OF the United States
and the laws of the State force when the State govern
men was overnthrown by the rebellion faithfully e1
ecuted within the State but law usage whereby any
person was heretofore held in involuntary servude shall
be recognised enforced by any court or officer IN such
State and the for the trial and punishment OF white
persons shall extend to all and jurors SHAH nave
the qualifications OF voters under this law for delegates 10
the convention The President shall appoint such officers
provided for by the laws Of the State when its
wac overthroWn he may find to the CIVIL ad-
mnistraton of the State all which officers shall be entitled
to receive the fees aud emoumens provided by the State
laws for such officers.
Sec H. And be further enacted That until the recog-
milton Of State aforesaid the provisional
SHALL under such regulations he may prescribe
cause to be assessed levied and collected for the year
eighteen hundred and sixtyour and every year therea
ter the taxes provided by the laws of such State to be
levied during the sca year preceding the overthrow OF
the State government thereof in the manner prescribed
by the laws Of the State nearly as may be- and the
officers appointed aforesaid vested with all powers
OF evyng and collecting such taxes by distress or SALE as
were vested any officers or tribunal Of the State govern
ment aforesaid for those purposes The proceeds OF such
taxes shall accounted for to the provisional governor
and be by him applied to the expenses of the adnnisra
ton of the laws such State subject to the direction of
the President and the surplus shall be deposited IN the
Treasury Of tho United States to the credit Of such State
to be paid to tho State upon az appropriation therefor to
be made when republican form OF government shan be
recognized therein by the United States
Sec 10 Ind be further enacted That all persons held
to involuntary serytude labor in the States aforesaid
are hereby emsncpaed and discharged therefrom, and
they and their posery shall be forever free And if any
such persons their postery shall be restrained of lib
erty under preence Of any claim to such service labor
the courts Of the United States shs hsbeas corpus
discharge them.
Sec 49, And be further enacted That If any person
declared free By this act any Law Of tie United States
or any proclamation of the President be restrained OF lib
erty with intent to be held in reduced to involuntary
serytude or labor the person convicted before court Of
competent jurisdiction Of such act shall be punihed BY fine
of less than fifteen hundred dollars and be imprisoned
not Iess than FIVE than twenty years.
Sec H. lind be IL further enacted, That every person
who shall hereafter hold exercise any Office civil or
military except Offices merely ministerial and military
Offices below the grade Of colonel in the rebel service
State Confederate is hereby declared not to be c
gen Of the United States.