Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-05

/ IN Nhsh'ilo' TINS l1th uay ol JuhoI Iooo'
| by inc uoVerhor' W. ", bhoWNLo"'
a, j. fLEICHkR Secretary ol state
| THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE BlLL As II PAssED
BOTH HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE.
wurpr,s Tho Gr. .rtio. and tbe G,., scctor of the
loiara,ian ~ piLts Il, H. C,s,,,,,ion ac ho Stoto ol
Tennoasc r. All no,sSr T. inberont in ,bs
noanIo ana al g. 'o'a,ont, ar .,omnJed an ,hoir
$40 ' tos o. o. III sce, snd han
tie, e. ,b d,,a, - hoso ar5s ,ho,' have at Il
ies o iaIionahin ,I inS,"satIo h, 70 ala, no
Cn Nv 49, bii"h ,ha onr,ou, IN S'h s'anner ~ ,bey
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c'nan,,nn c H. fo and Ival naonio ~ tho statc of
Tonnass"" ,nn, IN ,ho oi,u t Sabilio an the ON dav
Of Jnnrsrv Issb and nyoDa.od coroan Alterations and
Iy III, , %'s r t,i,pti S th S.ta 81 Tnnnass
Seo r ro,",;on ~ r,;Scsan hv ,ba ysl neo,lc an tho
oS1 ~ Ehr,os, ~ cio'stn,' ~ Ga ia;a .,nand
man, apd schoHlo war oiomrlv ra,i6ea With crcnI ma
nimv nv thc autbo,i,ativc yo,ns ~ The nea,,o 80
1rr1s The 9Th Section of said schedule provided for the
election Of Governor and members of the Legislature
the 4th day Of March, 1865 and who in accordance there
WITH were elected by the ballots Of the loyal people and
hercds the same authoritative voice in section 9th OF the
schedule deegatedto TO the General Assembly meeting Erst
under The amended constitution tho right to fix the qua6
cation of voters and the limitation of the elective fran
chise therefore acting faithfully under and in accord
ance with the delegation Of the supreme power
Section l. Be 4 enacted Jy The General Assembly OF
the STATE Of Tennessee That the following persons wit
lst Every white man twenty ono years Of age cti
zen of the United States and a citiSed of the county
wherein he nay offer his vote six months next proceed
Inc ho day of election and publicly known to have en-
tortaned nditiona Union sentiments from the out
break of the rebellion until the present time and Id
Every white man. citizen of tho United States, and a
citizen Of the county wherein ho may offer his vote six
months next proceeding the day of election, having arr
we'd a, the age o. years. since March lh 1862
provided that ho has not been engaged armed rebel
lion against the authority Of the United States voluna
rily; and 3D. Every white man of lawful age, coming
from another State and being citizen of the United
States, and being citizen OF the United states, ON proof
OF loyalty TO the United States and being citizen oi the
county wherein he may offer his vote six months next pre-
ceding the day OF election; and lth Every white man
citizen OF this State and citizen OF the United
States, who has served as soldier IN the army oil the
United States, and has been or hereafter may be non
orably discharged theretrom and 5th. Every white
man. OF lawful age, and citizen oil the United
states, ana citizen oil the county wherein ne may
ofer his vote, SIX months next preceding the day oil
election, who conscripted by furce into the SO.
called Confederate army, and was known to boa Union
man ON proof Of loyalty to the United aes, establish
cd by the testimony of two voters under the previous
clauses OF this section and 9th Every white man who
voted in this State at the Presidential election in Noyem
Der, 1861 voted on the 22d of February 1862 or vo
ted on the ith OF March, 1862 in this State and all 9th
ers who had taken the Oath of Allegiance to the nj
ted States and may be known by the Judges OF the elec
ons TO have been true friends to the Government OF the
United States, and would have voted in said previously
mentioned elections, If the same had been holden within
their reach shall be entitled to the privileges of the cleo
tive franchise.
Sec II. Be ayanhcr enacted, That all persons who
arc OF sha nave cvl or diplomatic oeers OF agents OF
the called Confederate Staes who have left judicial
stations under the United Staos, the State Of Tenne
see to aid in any way in the existing or recent rebellion
against tho authority OF the United States or who are or
shall have been military or naval officers Of the socaed
Confederate States above the rank Of Captain in the
my or Lieutenant in the navy, who have left seats In
the United States Congress or seats in tho VI
signed commissfons III th8 Array or navy of the Uucd
rebellion, or persons who have engaged in any way in
treating otherwise than lawfully prisoners of war persons
found in the United states service as officers soldiers
seamen or in any other capactes or persons who have
boen or arc absentecs from tho United States for the pur
pose of aiding the rebellion or persons who held preten
ded ces under the government of States in nsurrecton
against the United States or persons who left their homes
within tho jurisdiction and protection Of the United States
or fled before the approach of the national forces and
nassed beyoud tho Federal military lines into tho social
ed Confederate States for the purpose Of aiding the rebel
lion sha he denied and refused The privilege Of the eec
live franchise in this State for the term of fifteen years
from and after the nassage of this act
Sn M ri Be II f',Jas ,,ac,eJ Thai all other pe1sons
r, those mentioned in section + of this act are here
by apd hereafter excluded and denied the exeocso Of the
ny;vec of the elective franchise in this State for tho
ior,n HT svc veors from tho MASSAGE of this net
so, u w n" u nrli,r cnac,ed That all persons en-
hca in ec,;on III of This not after the expra,ion of
sa;S 60 49, au h ,.adi,tea 10 ,be nrivsge of the
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su,n nisauos, ioSieI s ~ .ham onsn n,d Hi bo
sviuers' wnSeSei M 81 III; aaaor com
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