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

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ares sith ihs delegation Of ths supreme power
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ss ase al RsRssss That tAs fcilesiue Bersess 70 WI
itt. Every white man tsehtyen sass y sss, sltl
sea u tha United States sad sitst o. ne sepsty
phssn be NAY eef his vote six aspshs eeat proved
Ing the dan uf sasiou and pgbscy kaesa 70 hare en-.
tsstaiae eASe lonal pntsa sentiments nom the out
bFvak &c the fsbeilisn uht hb present time and I'd
Every white sas ei,ilea Of the United stAtss ssa
etisa II The eeunty Wherein he may eeeF bis vote six
months asxt prSccsdag the dHy Of election, hasiag arr
we'd DE age q troRy Gee year, saee sFeh 80 Aso9
prssEaes al he has BET been NaeEoa n efnod rssci
ia fhe IaifaA State
rily: and 50. livery Shte maa of iAwfel age eomiag
fvm another State, and bsing Gifted u The Hastsd
s,stss and heisg essn Of The Vncd Stases, on pref
sf loyalty e the United States SAd eeng etsen Of ts
eoauy wherein be may ssr be yots sin montAs seat pre-
csiag he dSy sf tlsrti0n EHd ath. Every Waite man
citizen " this stass, and sisiien II The Usitsd
si.es Eeo hss ssrysa a. soiaisr y ths army o ne
United Sises, saa has tsen % hsrssfsr MAJ Be hon
orabiY discharged tbsFefEpn; saa Sth. Eyery shste
man. 81 iABfsi age and eIiifen Of the Uniled
States, and sitiFea Of The eovaty Wherein he may
slssiisa vha wss eenseYlptsa % free Into The So
eaisd Ceafslersta army, sad known % - Vuioa
pFosr Il loyalty 20 The Unite4 atas, establish
el by The tesgmesg Of two yStsrs andoF tie Prevtsss
voted ia this sias e The Presidential election IL Aeys
Der, 1884, S0sd the sed pf February, 1853,
fea toe IN 81 March. 1855, in ibis State, and al es
tiers Wbo he'd taken The oah u AsgiARSe q The uui
ted Sases and may bs known BY The Jadg et the eiee
toes have been true friends to he GJTernmsni ef the
Iuiv staes aad weld hSvc yesed IN said prSytgesy
the aos shall be snsisl the privileges Il The slee
tive franchise.
Sec IL BE- e Isrfasy stsussd, That all persons sho
sEe ~ shah hags srA OF diplomatic eosFs agents 81
tie sveSled Confederate stess shs have ie Hdielal
stations enaeT The United ststes the State e TeHses
sse "a Sid IN any way in che existing Tscsnl rsbean
Asssafe the susaty 81 ne lne9 ssses e sae ars Or
coHfssstas States sleeve the rEsk - csftsi 81 tte
Jay Lssssaut n the nsyy, whe have le seais ~
tbs Esstsa States Congress- aa1e an ne LessHFe Of
AT raf1 rrltptlion. have
signed s1Riasssns ia The army nAyy Of the Duited
States aad ssrwHTi have voluntarily given sid 10 sad
Tsssssu, es Psssess Shs have Engaged IN any way 70
reagink 0tkeTwss than lawfully RTisaBorsef PgsoHs
ssHd IN the EaitcA States service Officers, selers
sssfns, In any other eapaees, icfbohs wh5 have
been absszees from the Uaita tases fof thc Fir
pess Il siins the rssaoa, persons sho held Pfetsn
aea ocss under The goYefaept Of States IA 5sugecon
against the sed States, persona who lea ths hdnes
ztbia the jafiac0R snd protection Of the United STATES
o. aed before ths approach Of the national forces, sad
passed. beyond the Federal military liaes into the es
ca cahfssrae States ZEE the purpose Of siding the rebe
a shall be asaled and refused he rEl4Hiess o The eiss
tive franchise 10 hi State for the term Of fifteen years
fTom sad after the passage % ibis act
Sex. Ill &c y TsrtAsF ssussed Thai ali Sthet pessons
except ihsse Bsnons IN section l. pf this act are here
By and hereafter excluded and denied the s1soese " Tie
privilege q The sFs franchise IL this State Tor the
term 4 Gre years frsm tAs passage n thts set
See. ". Be Z fgfksc ssaetea, 1ba al pefssps si
brsesd M soeisn ILL., Of th act Eer the s1pfs'oh Of
said Eve yssFsay BE Tsanisied 10 the privilege Of the
elective Franchise b. petition ts The Circuit chahesTy
Court on Prosf Of loyalty The United States IN olen
C0urtgPsa testimony Of tEe OF norv lloyd citizens q the
UHilgd States.
ssc y b. Il Jartke, s,ass,d That 50 iozg A. aay VI
The White cssns Of the State Of Tennessee whe BY this
as Es entitled exercise the elective fsnOhlse sha be
soHneaa with tie array Il The United hAte % vita TIE
iliia force q The State in sstaal service the GsFernoT
shall Issue Writs Of election hs commanding seers Of
sch briRa3ss, reRnsats desAShmeats Il TsnHssses
sodvrs wherever located shs fhau open aud held the
slse;on, and receive the votes u hsf respective CEN
al
and Ekich shall b ssuasi h shs way aaa anAHHsT
ssd votes bad bssH in EBy o. tbs counties Of
the State to which ths soldiers belonged,
See VI. Be q fsTthsF sssetsd, That II shAl be the
datY o. the Cpuhty Court Clerk Ia each eOunsy spen
ana keep registration Of voters end before whom prcei
ga3sT oAh that the voter falls within the ProVisens u
srtioe Of this set shall be made PseFtasd, No Han
Of publicly known Union sentiments shall BE- Required to
snake oath In doing the same and said Clerk shal re-
eeiys saoh egmISnss&oa the County Court IN each
soany uaay dean proper aha also said geFk saah issue
% all said parsons certificate Of rora,oH and ne one
hs Be permitted by the judges Of elections 10 vote an
less registered.
ss.. VII. Aaa D. Jsrl4sr .aastsa. Thai sny ss'sr
his act on ssrsF bis vote and thsEeupan the judges d
elections sha ysFnmpsoEy, 70 he person shailengsd
bsere permitting HIN 70 rots, administer ths following
eandiistc for Of5ee.
II solsuanly swear shst viii hsnossofh appOrt the
consttaieu Of The Unitci Etsses aud aefsBd Il against
tbs asssnlis Of al u chemist that an 40 active friend
u ths GeyeTn1eat Of the United stsiosi thai VII
heartily aid asa ast the isyal people n whatever aeas
rs ay be adopted uhdef the Gsnstiaion Of The United
gtstos and aaser an Laws zsd pFoeamatieas made n
pursuance thereof establish the National authority
ever al the people Of every State and Territory sbEAesd
IL the National Union snd thai will faithfully and
assi heartily sspReh and aeend the CohstahSh OF hs
State II Tennessee and the amendments and sehsduis
,ksaso apsnds1 and adopted by The people on the s2d
sy n February 1885, sad also all Acts u the General
Assembly assembled IN aeseFdahee thsEyEihi and mat
tste tits oath freely Voluntarily sed without any iae
tai Fsssfssfisn. Sc help ms 8oa8
See VII Sad De TsSthss saSrtca, That any ReFFsh
taking this aath falsely shs be guilty Of p9aly ead
ssai ssf al hs pains sid penalties attached TO nat
eFms.
See TX, Aad ., n faftAsr sHeies That lhs ponet y
reserved % alter, AHsnd % change the pTefionH o. ms
at q any tine when 80 he sPIhi0n Of sss 8eHsr Is
ssaabiy " tss state Il u iEht aad proper.
see :, This b. take eject from and altar ifs pas
sage WILLIAM HEIsKELL,