The Howard union. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-03

takes effect, he permitted % practice as an attorney
or counsellos Al law nor, after that time shall any
person be competent rs a bishop, priest, deacon,
minister, elder, other clergyman OF any religious
aston, sect or denomination, TO teach, or
preach, solcmnize marriages, unless such person
shall have first taken, subscribed and filed said
OATH l.
Sec. II. Every court in which any person
shall be summoned 10 serve as grand or petit
Juror, shall require him, before he is sworn as a
juror, 10 take said oath, in open court; and no
person refusing to take the same shall serve as
Juror.
Sec. 70. II any person shall declare that he
has conscientious scrupFes against taking an oath,
or swearing in any form, the said oath may be
changed into solemn affirmation, and be made by
him in that form.
Sec, 10. In addition to the oath Of loyalty
aforesaid, every person who may be elected or
appointed TO any Office, SHALL before entering up
on its duties, take and subscribe an oath or affirm
alton that he will, to the best of his skill and
ability, diligently and faithfully, without par
tality or prejudice, discharge the duties of such
Office according to the Constitution and laws Of
this State.
Sec. Ia. Whoever shall, after the times lIm- |
ted in the seventh and ninth sections of this Arti
Gle, hold or exercise any Of the Offices, positions,
trusts, professions, or functions therein specified,
without having taken, subscribed, and fled said
oath of loyalty, shall, conviction thereof, be
punished by fine, not less than five hundred dol
lars, or by Imprisonment in the county Jail not
less than six months, by both such fine and i'm
prisonment; and whosoever shall take said oath
falsely, by swearing or by affirmation, shall, on
conviction thereof, be sdugated guilty ofperjury,
and be punished by imprisonment in the penten-
tiary not less than two years.
| Sec. Is. Whoever shall be convicted of hav-
ing, directly or indirectly, given or offered any
bride, to procure his election or appointment TO
any Office, shall be disqualified for any Office Of
honor, trust or profit under this State; and who
ever shall give or offer any bribe to procure the
election OF appointment of any other person to
any office, SHALL on conviction thereof, be dis
qualified for voter, or any office Of honor, trust,
profit under this State, for Ten years after such
conviction.
Sec II. No person who shall make or be-
come, directly or indirectly, interested in any
bet or wager depending upon the result of any
election shall vote at such election.
Sec. 10. After the first day Of January, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, every
person who was not qualified voter prior to that
lime, shall, in addition to the other qualifications
required, be able 10 read and write, in order 10
become qualified voter unless his inability to
read or write shall be the result of physical dis
, ability
/, Sec %. Voters shall, in all cases, except
treason, felony, breach Of the peace, be priv
: ileged from arrest during their continuance at
elections, and in going to and returning from the
same.
+ Sec. %. Any person who may at any time
ha We done any act which, under the third section
of this Article, has disqualified or may dsquafy
" him therein expressed, and who shall, after tn
!, commission of such act, have voluntarily entered
y the military service of the United States, and
!. have been honorably discharged therefrom, and
: after such discharge have demeaned himself in all
q respects as loyal and faithful citizen, may be
:, relieved from such disqualification. In order
~ thereto, he shall IN person present his petition to
! the circuit court of the county of his residence
v stating specifically the act or acts which pro-
n duced such disqualification, and the grounds upor
f which he prays TO be relieved therefrom and the
# court shall set day for hearing the cause, Lo
r less than FIVE days after the presentation of the
: petition; when, if it appear by competent proof
IS that the petitioner is justly entitled to the relief
r prayed for, the court shall make decree re-
n moving such disqualification. But any act done
# by such person after the date of such decree
|. which would impose disqualification under salc
: third section Of this Article, shall make such
It decree null and void, and remit him TO his pre-.
n vious condition Of disqualification and no sucf
decree shall be granted second time in his favor
n Sec. "a After any person shall have been SC
relieved by the decree Of a circuit court, he shall
v in order to vote, oil hold any of the offices, posi-
tons, or trusts, or exercise any of the privilege!
r or functions herenbefore specified take the oath
i of loyalty aforesaid, except the part thereof
which refers TO the third section of this Article
: and to the past acts or loyalty of the persons
: taking the oath.
IL oOS' <o Alter Ine HTSt uay or january, on,
n thousand eight hundred and seventy zone, and un
j. til the date hereinafter named, the General As
l; sembly shall have power, if majority of all thu
y members elected to both houses concur therein
il TO suspend or repeal any part OF the third, fifth
IT and sixth sections OF this Article, so far as tn
d relate TO the qualifications of voters but NJ
l. farther. After the first day of January, on
st thousand eight hundred and seyenty-five, tn
lie General Assembly may wholly suspend or repes
the third, fourth fifth, sixth, eighth ninth, tentl
y eleventh and twelfth sections of this Article, G
he any part thereof If like majority of both house
ID concur therein. But no such suspension or re
4 peal shall have the effect of dispensing wit
DR. the taking, by every person elected or apponte
III TO any Office in this State, of much Of the oa
is Of loyalty aforesaid as follows the word ''dome'
lg tic,' On the passage Of any bill, suspending
repeating any of said sections, or any part Their
I'll of, the votes of both houses shall be taken
he yeas and nays, and entered the journals of Il
be houses, respectively. The General Assembl
in shalt also have power at any time, to remove al
IN such suspension or repeal, and renstate the PR
be visions suspended or repealed, in full force al
of effect as part of this Constitution. Every su
1e pension repeal made in pursuance of this Sc
be ton, shall be general in its terms and not IN ar
e. case in favor Of any named person ; but t
he General Assembly may except from the bene
of such suspension or repeal any person, or ella
be of persons, it may see fit.
o. JOHN TILLMAN. J. W, HERYFoR