Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-07-01

der. and that ! with like manner
abide and taithfully(upport all laws
and proclamations Mich have been
made during the exiting rebellion.
with reference to + emancipation
Of slaves, 80 help meEod."
The following clakes Of persons
are excepted from til, benefits Of this
proclamation
First-All who al or shnll have
been pretended civil or diplomatic
officers or otherwise domestic or for
eign agents Of the pretended Confed-
crate government.
6econd-All who left judicial
stations under the United States,
to aid the rebellion.
Third-Al who shll have been
military Or general ofrers Of said
pretended Confederate government,
above tho rank Of cclont in the army
or lieutenant Z. 'ns gsty.
in the Congress Of the Uniio,. s toss
to aid the rebellion. '.
Fifth-All who resigned or tender
der designations IF their commissions
in the army Or nivy Of the United
States to evade t$ty in resisting the
rebellion.
Sixth-All wIo have engaged, in
any way, in treding, otherwise than
lawfully, as prloners of war, per-
sons found in TIN United States ser.
vice as officers, pldiers, scamen, or
in other capacits.
Seventh-All persons who have
been absentecs from the United
/ States q. for the pulose Of aiding the
rebellion.
/ Eighth-All ilitary and naval
officers in the rebdservice, who were
educated by the gterament at West
| Point, Or the Uaed States naval
academy. y
Ninth-AIl perins who held the
pretended Office Governors Of
4 States in ,insurreaon against the
II United States. 4
4 Tenth-All perses violet homes
i within the jurisdidgnl hnd ptotec-
j ton of the United SteS and passed
) beyond the FederaImi4 tary lines.
into the so-called Celebrate States,
: for the purpose of ding the rebel
lion.
Eleventh-All pfons who have
been engaged in Z destruction Of
; the commerce of III United States
upon the high sea4nd all persons
: who have made raisinto the United
States from Canaa or have been
: engaged in destroyg the commerce
: Of the United Stat upon the lakes
: and rivers that seltte the British
provinces from theInited States.
;, Twelf,h-All pebns who, at the
! time when they sci to- obtain the
benefits hereof, bHking the oath
= herein prescribed{re in military,
: naval or civil conf hent, or custody,
9 or under bonds off civil, military
s or naval authoriti,er agents of the
9 United States, as fisoners Of war,
u or prisoners detaip for offences of
y any kind, either bre or after con-
3 viction. ~ iH
a voluntarily part ated in said rebel
J lion, and the esti> led value OF whose
d taxable propertylover $4,000.
3, Fourteentll-Apersonss ho have
81 taken the oath o(mnesty as pre-
N scribed in the PAdsnt's proclama-
ies ton of Dec. sth, y. l$3, or an
I'd oath 81. allegiance 1.-THE Z vernment
e. of the United Stan, siI the date
i, Of said proclamasiol and who have
ID thenceforward keplnd haintained
the same inviolate |
Provided, That stci&ppllcati0n
;! may be made to tie tsldent for
pardon by any perAn longing to
the excepted classes dsuch elem
oil ehcy will be libera offended as
: may be consistent withe facts Of
i. the case, and the peace Il dignity Of
IL the United States.
The Secretary s will estab-
=, lish rules On regala.iYor admins
"a Ittring and reeordingIsaid amnes-
e;r ty oath, SO z.ss..o insufs benefit to
itv the people, and enlightenment
~ against fraud.
=, In testim0nJ "var,ll have here
~ y 9-t my hand, | caused the
fixed. % - " 81
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