The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-11

pursuance of any law of this State, or
under any ordinance or bylaw of any
municipal corporation, no person shall
be deemed qualified voter who has
ever been in armed hostility to the
United States or to the lawful authori-
ties thereof, or to the Government OF
this State; or has ever given aid, COM
fort, countenance or support to persons
engaged inanysuchh hostility; or has ever
in any manner adhered to the enemies,
foreign or domestic of the United States,
| either by contributing to them or by
unlawfully sending within their lines
money, goods, letters or Information
or has ever disloyHlly held cOmmunica-
ton with such enemies or has ever adj
Vised or aided any person TO enter the
service of such enemies; or has ever
| by act or word manifested his adhe-
renee to the cause of such enemies, or
his desire for their triumph over the
arms of the United States, or his SYM
pathy with those engaged in exciting
or carrying on rebellion against the
United States or has ever, except UNI
der oYerpOwering comPulsion, submit
ted to the authority, or been in the SER
vice of the so-called confederate States
of America; :" or has ever left this State,
| and gone within the lines of the armies
of the so-called Confederate States OF
America, with the purpose Ofadhering
to said States or armies; or has ever
been "A member of, or connected with
any order, society, or organization, in
imical to the Government of the United
States, or to the Government OF this
state; or has ever been engaged in
guerrilla warfare against loyal inhabi-
tants of the United States, or in that
description of maurauding commonly
known as "bushwhacking;" or has ever
knowingly and willingly harboured,
aided or conntenanced any person so
engaged; or has ever come into, or left
this State for the purpose of avoiding
enrolment for or draft into the military
service of the United States or has ever,
with a view to avoid enrolment in the
militia of this State, or to escape the
performance of duty therein, or for any
other purpose enrolled himself, or an-
thoriZed himself to be enrolled, by or
before any officer, as disloyal, or MS a
southern sympathiZer, or in any other
terms indicating his disafTection to the
Government of the United States in its
contest with rebellion, or his sympathy
with those engaged in such rebellioIi:
or, having ever voted at any election
by the people of this State, or in any
other of the United States, or in any of
their territories, or held Office in this
State, or in any other of the United
States, or in any of their territories, or
under the United States, shall thereaf-
ter have sought or received, under claim
OF aienage, the protection of any for
eign government, through any Consul
or other officer thereof, in order to Sc
cure exemption from military duty in
the militia of this State, or in the army
of the United States: nor shall any
such person he capable of holding in
this State any Office of honor, trust, or
profit, under its authority; or of being
AN otncef, councilman, director, trustee,
or other manager of any corporation.
public or private, now existing or
hereafter established by its au-
thorlty; or of acting as pro-
lessor or teacher in any educational
institution, or in any common or other
school: or of holding any real estate or
other property in trust for the use of
any church or religious society or con-
gregation. But the foregoing provi-
slons in relation to acts done against
inc Ohlted States, shall not apply to
any person not a citizen thereof, who
shall have committed such acts while
| IN the service of some foreign country
Mt war with the United States; and who
has, since such acts: been nnturaliZed.
or may hereafter be naturalized. under
the laws of the United States; and the
oath of loyalty hereinafter prescribed.
when taken by any such person. shall
De considered as taken in such sense. :"
Section four of the same article pro
vides for a registration of voters, and
"Until such n system of registration
shall have been established, every. per-
son shall at the time of offering to vote
and before his vote shall be received, take
| an o0thfn the terms prescibed in thenext
succeeding section. After such n svs
tenn shall have been established. the
said oath shall be taken and subscribed
by the voter at each time of his regis
tration. Any person declining to
take said oath, shall not be allowed
to vote, or to be registered as IA qualified
voter. The taking thereof shall not be
deemed conclusive evidence of the right
OF the person to vote, or to be registered
as voter; but such right may, not
withstanding be disproved.
Section prescribes the oath refer
red to in the foregoing which is called
the "oath of Loyalty" and is in the fol-
lowing terms;
II, a: B., do solemnly swear that /
am well acquainted with the terms oF
the Third Section of the Second Article
OF the Constitution of the State of Mis-
souri,, adopted in the year 1865, and have
carefully considered the same thar +
have never, directly or INDIRECTLY. done
any OF the nets in said section specified
that have always been truly
and loyalty on the side of the
United States against all enemies
thereof, foreign and domestic; That
1 viii bear true faith and al
leglance to the United States, and will
support the constitution and laws
Lhereof, as the supreme law ofthe land.
any law or ordinance of any State 10
the contrary Notwithstanding; TINT /
VIII, 10 the best of my ability, protect
and defend the union of the United
SSIates, and not allow the same to be |
broken up and dissolved, or the gov
eminent thereof to be DESTROYED or
0SNVeertnfoWn, under any circumstances, |
II IN my power to prevent IL: that 1 |
VIII support the constitution of the |
otate OF Missouri, and that take this |
oath without any mental reservation
OF OF evasion, and hold it to be binding on
Section requires incumbents in
Office to take the foregoing oath in 60
days after the constitution becomes one
rative; and failing, their Offices are
vacated.
SEC. 8: No vote in any election by
the people shall be cast up for. nor
snaI any certificate of election be
grained 70 any person who shall not,
within 10 days next preceding suclI
eiection, have taken, subscribed and
filed said OATH"
Inc same oath is required of all off,
GERS not elected by vote of the people;
OF all attorneys and counsellors at law,
after sixty days from the constitution
becomes operative; of every bishop,
priest, deacon, minister, elder, or other
clergymen, of any religious persuasion,
sect, or denomination, before he is per-
mitted to teach, preach, or solemnize
marriages, and Of every grand or petit
juror. And any person holding or exer-