The Howard union. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-31

are frequent. A good many Of our ex-
changes are publishing the oath in slips for
sale and distribution. Believing il would
be matter Of greater convenience and
interest to our readers we have taken the
trouble TO insert the Second Article entire,
excepting some few sections Of minor i'm.
portance.
ARTICLE II.
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.
SEC. I. All cleo tions by the people shall be bv
ballot No election shall continue longer than
one day, except as provided in the twenty-frst
sect ton of this Article.
SEC. 3. At any election held by the people |
under this Constitution, or in pursuance of any
law of this State, or under any ordinance or by
law of any municipal corporation, no person shall
be deemed qualified voter, who has ever been in
armed hostility 10 the United States, or 10 the
lawful authorities thereof, or 10 the Government
of this State or has ever given aid, comfort,
countenance, or support to persons engaged in |
any such hostility or has ever, in any manner
adhered TO the enemies, foreign or domestic, OF
the United States, either by contributing TO them
or by unlawfully sending within their lines, mon
ey, goods, letters, or information; or has ever
disloyally held communication with such enemies;
or has ever advised or aided any person to enter
the service OF such enemies or has ever by act
or word manifested his adherence to the cause Of
such enemies, or his desire for their triumph over
the arms of the United States, or his sympathy
with those engaged IN exciting or carrying on
rebellion against the United States or has ever
except under empowering compuslon, submitted
10 the authority, been in the service of the So
called "Confederate States OF America y or has
ever left this State, and gone within the lines of
the armies of the So called Confederate States of
| America" with the purpose of adhering to said
States armies or has ever been member of,
| or connected with, any order, society, or organi-
cation, inimical to the Government OF the United
! States, or 10 the Government Of this State; or
| has ever been engaged in guerrilla warfare against
loyal inhabtants of the United States or in that
description of maraudng commonly known as
"bushwhacking !" or has ever knowingly and
willingly harbored, aided or countenanced any per-
son engaged or has ever come into or left this
State for the purpose of avoiding enrolment for
or draft into the military service of the United
States or has ever, with a view to avoid en-
rollmert in the militia Of this State, to escape
the performance of duty therein, or for any
other purpose, enrolled himself, or authorized
himself to be enrolled by before any officer, as
disoyal, or as Southern sympathizer, or in
any other terms indicating lis disafectlon to the
Government of the United States in its contest
with rebellion, or his sympathy with those en-
gagged in such rebellion or, having ever voted al
any election by the people in this State or in any
other of the United States, or i'll any of their
OF OIlce III IEllS otdIe, OF IN any
other of the United States, or in any of their Ter
ritories, under the United States, shall there
, after have sought received, under claim OF
ahenage, the protection of any foreign gov
eminent, through any consul other Officer
thereof, in order TO secure exemption from militia.
ry duty in the militia of this Stae in the army
f Of the United States nor shall any such persol
be capable of holding in this State any office Of
honor, hust, or profit under its authority or o.
being an officer, councilman, director, trustee, OIL
other manager of any corporation, public or pri
/, vate, now existing or hereafter established by 1T
authority; or of acting as professor or teacher
in any educational institution, in any common
Y or other school or of holding any real estate o.
other property in trust for the use of any church
religious society or congregation. But the fore
| going provisions in relation TO acts done agalns
the United States shall not apply to any persol
not citizen thereof, who shall have committed
Y such acts while in the service of some foreig
country at war with the United States, and VIII
d has, since such acts, been naturalized, or ma.
hereafter be naturaliZed, under the laws of tn
United States /; and the oath of Loyalty herenafte
prescribed, when taken by any such person, shall
e be considered as taken in such sense.
Sec. 1. The General Assembly shall immediate
g ly provide by law for complete and uniform reg
q straton, by election districts, of the names G
qualified voters in this State; which registratio
shall be evidence of the qualification of all regis
tered voters to vote at any election thereafter helC
- but no person shall be excluded from voting at an
e election, account of not being registered, unit
the General Assembly shall have passed an act c
registration, and the same shall have been carrie
e into effect; after which, person shall vote, vi
= less his name shall have been registered at lea
J ten days before the day of the election; and til
g fact of such registration sh all be no other wis
i shown, than by the register, or an authentic cop
IL thereof, certified TO the judges Of election by Ii
n registering officer officers, other constitute
authority. new registration shall be made witt
J. in sixty days next preceding the tenth day priC
e TO every biennial general election; and after il sha
have been made, no person shall establish h
~ right TO vote, by the fact of his name appearir
S on any previous register.
. Sec. D. Until such system Of registration sha
II have been established, every person shall, at Il
e. time Of offering to vote, and before his vote shall
f, received, take an oath in the terms prescribed
TX the next succeeding section. After such syste
l. shall have been established, the said oath shall
taken and subscribed by the voter at each time
- his registration. Any person declining TO tai
IN said oath shall not be allowed to vote, or TO
registered as qualified voter The taking Their
~ of shall not be deemed conclusive evidence of Il
right of the person TO vote or TO be registered as
voter; but such right may, notwithstanding,
dsproyed. And, after a system of registratic
r, shall have been established, all evidence for
ii. against the right Of any person as qualified "
n ter, shall be heard and passed upon by the regi
. tering officer or officers, and not by the judges
DO election. The registering officer officers shs
y keep register of the names of persons rejected
a voters, and the same shall be certified TO the judg
a. Of election and they shall receive the ballot Of
= such rejected voter offering TO vote, marking Il
h' same and certifying the vote thereby given as
IS, jected; but no such vote shall be received une
Id the party offering it take, at the time, the oath
r. loyalty hel einafter prescribed.
Sec. q. The oath to be taken as aforesaid shf
10 be known as the Oath of Loyalty, and shall be
e. the following terms;
he 81, A, b., do solemhly swear that am well a
n quainted with the terms of the third section Of Il
= second Article of the Constitution Of the State
10 Missouri, adopted in the year eighteen hundr
es and siXty-fVe, and have carefully considered Il
us same; that | have never, directly or Indirect
% done any Of the acts in said elton specified; tn
~ | have always been truly and Loyalty on the 81
ol of the United States against all enemies thereC
he foreign and domestic; that will bear true fai
It, and allegiance TO The United States, and will su
an port the Constitution and laws thereof, as the S
~ preme law af the land, any law ordinance
sc any State 10 the contrary Notwithstanding; that
rs will, 10 the best Of my ability, protect and defe
mt the Union Of the United States, and not allow Il
ri. same to be broken up and dissolved, or the Go
~, eminent thereof TO be destroyed or overthrow