Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-31
PrOclamation.
To tie OfFeers Of Elections

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, ExEcU-
TIVE DEPARTMENT, FRAYKFoKr, KY.,
July l9, l565.-The purity Of the cleo
tive franchise can only be preserved By
faithful enforcement of the laws gov
erning thesam For their enforcement
the officers will be held responsible.
Every free white male citizen, 2l years
Of age, who has resided in Kentucky
two years, and whose residence has been
in the district where he offers to vote for
so days next preceding the election; and
each white male citizen who, nos haying
two years residence in the State, but has
resided one year in the county, and sixty
days il the precinct where be offers to
vote, next preceding the election, is en-
titled to vote; provided he has not expa-
triated himself and lost the elective
franchise BY coming within the provis-
ions of the following act:
CHATTER 509.
An ACT to amend chapter IS of the Re-
vised Statutes, entitled Citizens,
Expatria'ion, and Aliens"
SIC l. Be IL enacted By the General
Assembly Of the CommoHUedlth Of Ken
lucky, That any citizen of this State
who shall enter into the service of the
so called Confederate States, in either q
civil or military capacity, or into the ser.
vice OF the so-called Provisional Gov
ernment of Kentucky, in either a civil
or military capacity, or having hereto
fore entered such service of either the
Confederate States or Provisioaal Gov
ernment, shall continue in such service
after this act takes effect, or shall take
up or continue 10 arms against the mill
tary forces of the United States or the
State of Kentucky, or shall give volun-
tary aid and assistance to those in arms
against said forces, shall be deemed to
have expatriated himself, and shall no
longer be q citizen Of Kentucky; nor
shall he again be citizen, except by per-
mission of the Legislature, by general
or special statute. -4sa5 as
SEC. 2. That whenever person at
tempts, or is called on, TO exercise any
of the constitutional or legal rights and
privileges belonging only to citizens of
Kentucky, he may be required to mega
tive, on oath, the expatriation provided
in the first section Of this act; and upon
his failure or refusal to do 30, shall not
be permitted to exercise any such right
or privilege.
SEC. 8. This act to be of force in
thirty days from and after its passage
All persons challenged as coming
within the provisions of this law, should
be required to take the following oath,
prescribed by my predecessor, and which
ia in conformity with the law: 8E
You do solemnly sUeGr that you
hare not, since the 10Th day Of April,
1862, been in the service of The so called
Confederate States, or in the 'Prouis
ioHGl Government Of Kentucky, in
either a civil or military capacity, and
that you haze not SiUen, directly or in
directly, VOLUNTARY AID AND
ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN ARMS
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OR THE
STATE OF KENTU KY, or those who
s0ere Intending TO .jot'. the armed forces
ofthe so called Con federGte States. and
that you sOiH bear true and faithful al,
LegiGnce to said Governments Of the
United States and State of Kentucky,
so help you GOD.
Absence from the place of residence
in the service of the country, or from
any other cause, where no intention ex-
listed to change the residence, will not
| exclude from voting, if present at the
election precinct where his residence is,
on the day of election. .s.
Absence without any purpose OF
changing the residence, keeps the resi-
dence Of such person in his voting pre-.
cinct.
Loyal men throughout the State are
requested to report to the Governor any
disregard of the expstriation law, either
upon the part of officers or citizens;
giving the names Of the offenders-thst
they may be proceeded against for such
violation. The officer who shall fail to
discharge his duty, as prescribed by law,
or the citizen who, not being entitled TO
vote, shall do so in violation Of law,
should be promptly reported, that the
proper steps may be taken for bis pun.
ishment. These plain words are spoken
that none may act upon the suppositiou
that they viii be permitted, with i'm
punity, TO disregard the laws made to
guard aud protect the purity of the elec'
tive franchise, CT override the lawfully
established sovereignty Of the people.
The military authorities will assist the
civil officers in the enforcement of these
instructions, if any attempt be made to
violate them, upon application TO the
/ officer nearest in com mand.