Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-12-16
Virginia Legislature.

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The whole section now reads
Every white male citizen OF the Com
monweslh of The age Of tweniy'one years
who has been a resident Of the Stale Tor
Iune wear, and of the county town or city,
where he offers TO vote for six months
next preceding an election, and who has
paid all taxes assessed TO hlD, alter me
adoption of thus Constitution, updet me
laws Of The Commonwealth, alter The re-
organization OF The county, town or cl'y
where he offers TO vote, SHALL be qualified
TO vote for members OF the General AS
sembly and all officers elective by the
people Provided. hO'Cerer, That no
one shall he allowed 10 vote who when he
offers to vote, shall not thersuPon take. or
shall not before have taken I've following
oath i do solsmnly swear Tor silrm)
that will support The Constitution OF The
United States and The laws made ID Pur-
susnce thereof as The supreme law oil The
land, anything in the Constitution and
laws of the State Of Virginia 10 The con-
trary notw outstanding; and that will up.
! hold and defend the Government OF The
Stale OF Virginia as restored by the con.
venlion which assembled al Wheeling on
the eleventh day Of June (le6I) eighteen
hundred and sixty one.
mo person shall hold any office under
rhis' Conslirulinn who shall not have taken
the oath aforesaid, before he enters upon
The discharge OF his duties.
mo person in The military, naval or
marine service OF the United States shall
he deemed resident Of this Stale by res.
son Of being stationed therein; but citizens
Of this Stale, when in the military service
Of the United States, shall be permitted
to vote, under such regulations as may be
prescribed by the General Assembly,
wherever they may be staiioned,the same
as if they were in their respective cities,
counties or districts. No person shall
have the right TO vote who is OF unsound
mind, OF pauper, or who has been con-
vcled Of bribery in any election. or OF
any Infamous offence.
This act shall be in force from 's
passage
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
TIE following joint resolutions were
offered, which lie over one day under The
rules
BY Mr.. Dulany.-Thats joint commit
lee OF three Oh HE part OF The Senate and
five on the part o! The House be appoint
ed, whose duty il shall be to report such
action as NAV be deemed. nnder existing
circumstances, most appropriate and judi
rious on The part Of tie Legislature TO se.
cu,e. ii trsciIrahle, The Gsli-ase 81 JeGef-
sen Davis and all other Pohucal prison
ers, and The restoration Of HE privileges
or the writ Of hahtnS coyEUS, as addIu"n-
al menus Of restoring uu'uaI good Viii
ant renewed pledges at reciprocal conn
denre to and among HE people and STATES
under the restored Union, at the same
lime demonstrating 10 foreign Powers
l,s, sc can be mSgnanlmUus as well as
just.
By Mr.. Meade. THAT a copy Of the
ac, passed on Eereuber 5, 1868, having
fer 1T. ol jecI lie withdraw al OF consent TO
The annexation Of certain counties, therein
mentioned. III the Slate OF Ntsl Virginia,
be communicated to HIS EXreIIency the
Governor Of this Commonwealth, with
request that lie will. as soon as practical
ble, communicate the same 10 the pIesl-
ding officers 10 the two Houses OF The
United States Congress, 10 be laid before
their respective bodies, and also to The
Governor of West Virginia.
Mr. Hurst, of Norfolk county, offered
the following
Whereas, it's currently reported and
generally believed, that the celebrated
iiuGbrsstic General, B. +. Butler. is
about TO take charge of This Military De-
partment, with powers extraordinary ::
Therefore. resolved, That whatever mon.
sy may remain in the Stale Treasury be
Immediately divided among The widows
and orphans of the deceased soldiers, aud
that courers be dispatched 10 the various
counties, requesting The people 10 secTeie
or bury their plate.
Richmond, Dec. ia bill was intro.
duced IN the Senate to-day repeating all
acts relative to slaves and free negroes,
and allowing them to testify in The courts.
Mr.. GiImor, OF Richmond city, advocated
the immediate passage Of The bill, but il
was laid on The table and ordered 10 be
printed. A resolution was offered con.
filming the ratification of the anIi-slavery
amendment al Alexandra, which was re.
ferred TO The committee on Federal rea-
lions.
Last week, in Richmond, a case came
up before The Mayor, in which white
man was charged with ASSAULT upon a ne