The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-07-22
a. Proclamation of Coz. Brownlow.
STATE or TENNkssEE, Ex. DEpT.
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sS@ n Nashville. June 10, 1865.
Whereas, 1t has been made known to-
me that in many parts OF Middle and'
Western Tennessee, those who have
been lately in rebellion against the Uni
ted States, with friends and sympathiz.
css-- and with hands yet rod with tho
blood Of our loyal people---are either
openly defying, or indirectly setting at.
naught, an important law Of the land. n
And Whereas, It Is made the duty of
the Governor, by the Constitution and
his oath of Office, "to take care that tho
laws be faithfully executed" SIX
Therefore, I, William g. Brownlow,
Governor of the State Of Tennessee, do
proclaim that the act of the General AS.
semblN passed on the 5th day Of June,
1866, entitled can act to limit the Elec.
tive Franchise" having been deliberate.
ly passed under an express authority
delegated to said General Assembly by
the Convention of the 9th of January
last which delegation Of power was
solemnly ratified by the people at the
ballot box, and proclaimed by the Mill.
tary Governor, on behalf of the United
States, as the organic LAWS the su.
preme law of the laud, and will be rigid
ly enforced and all who shall band
themselves together for the purpose of
defeating the execution of said law will
be declared in rebellion against the
State of Tennessee, and dealt with as
rebels
AndI do proclaim that no person is
entitled to vote at any election by the
people Of this State, unless he shall first
actually prove by testimony, under oath,
that he comes withiu the provisions of
the first section of said law and
shall obtaina certificate of registration
as prescribed in said law, upon such
proof in fact made. And that the votes
ofall persons and all counties contrary
to the strict provisions Of this law, will
be thrown out, and will not be taken in
to account in this Office Of the Secretary
of State: q.
Z And I do further proclaim, thai said
law requires that every candidate for
office shall take the oath prescribed by
the Seventh section Of said act /; and no
person is or can be candidate until he
shall have properly taken and subscribed
said oath; and / do declare that any
person pretepding to be a candidate for
Congress, or other Office, who shall fail
to take and subscribe said oath, and file
the same in tho Office of the Seere,a. j
ry of State, or before the third day Of
August next, viii not be treated as a
and all votes for such person
will not be taken into account. ,,.,.
And / call upon the civil authorities
the State to arrest and bring
to Justice all persons who, under pre-
tence ofbeing candidates for Congress or
other Office, are travelling over the
State ,denouncing and multiplying the
Constitution and laws Of the land. and
spreading sfdition and o spirit ofrebel.
lion. t'H ~ II f'3g@
j also command all clerks ofthe
County Conrts, and Judges of elections.
faithfully and strictly to perform and not
10 evade the responsible trust confdetI
to them by said law; and 1 solemnly
warn them that they will be held TO u
strict account for any failure in this re.
spect.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and caused the
l.. 8. seal OF the State to be affixed.
at the Department in Nashville, this
10th day Of July, IA. d. 1855.
WIZ. G. BRowSLow.
By the Governor I.
A. j. FLETcnER, Secretary Of Satet.,
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