The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-12
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Proclamation by the Governor
STATE OF TENNESSEE. }
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, :
NashvilIn Inlv 10 lss1 |

WHEsEAs, Il has been inside Known u me that in
many paTtI OF Middle and West Tennessee, those
who have been lately 10 rebe 0n aga MT the United
States, with their friends and sympsth zers-aod
With hsnus yet red with the blood Of ourlOJal reo.
ple---are st1er openly defyng, or indirectly setting
ct naugnt, an important law Of the land
AsU, WaEREAs, il is made t1e duty Of the Coy
eIncr, by tee Const futon and his oath Of Office
"O take care that the laws be IA thiallv executed;
Therefore. ], WILLIAM G BROWNL0W, GOV
erDOr OF state Of 1enLessee, do proclaim that
the act If the G 4nera Assembly, passed IN the hth
day Of Jure 1865 entitled IAN Act - limit the
Elective Franchise" having teen deliberately
passed under an express authority delegated 10
said General Assembly by the Convert on the
9th Of January last; which delegation Of power was
solenny ratified by tue poop al the Uallot-b5x,
and p ,oclnme1 BY Ia Military Governor, on be-
halt o the Uaited states, as the orRanlc law %
THE sUPREME law OF TIE LAND, and will be riyidly
enforced, and sll who shsll han1 them elves geth-
eT for the purpose c. dc eating the eention OF
8 id lsw WI he dec aied in reb Ifn agsinst ihe
state OF Tennessee and oeslt " { as ret els.
Ard do proclaim that no person u entitled TO
vote at any election by the people If this State I'M
les he shall first setuslly rove by testimony
under oath THAT be comes WITHIN the Provi ions
OF first secton Of sa d law; snd s1ali obtain =
Certificate Cf Regs'rat o as pre- eribed IN said
law, upon such proof ~ fact made. And that the
votes o. fl pc sons and all counties cont airy 10 the
strict provisions Of this law, will be thrown out
and viii not te taken into account IN the office Of
the Secretary of Sta G.
Aud do flrt prOc m, hat said law requires
IN c every candid te Tor once nAli lake tnc oatn
pre- scribed by the Seventh seetoo Of aid act; ard
10 person il or can be a candfate u Ill be shall
have pcousaly taken d subscribed u said ostt
aud do declare tlst any per on pretending TO be
csnd dst Tor Congress- or other Ollie, who shall
fai to take and sub crlbe said oatn, and file the
anne in the office Of the secretar, OF state, on or
before the third day II AUGUST next, viii not be
treated as a caud1date, aud votes for such per
son VIII net be taken into account.
and ] call upon the civil tnorties throughout
the state 70 ARE bring 10 justice all PEI Sons
who, under preience Of beng candidate for Con
eress, or other office are trav ling over he State
/ den 0uncing end nu fying the Const tutioa and
laws Of the laad, Hnd spresoing se3iton and a
/ spiT OF rebellion.
| 1 also command all Clerks Of the County Courts
and judges of elections, faithfully and strely 10
/ reriorm AND NOT EvADE he responsible trust con-
! ided 10 them by said law; rnd | solemnly warn
them that they viii be held TO str.ct account for
any failure in respect.
| In testimony whereof hsve hereunto sub
| 81 scTibed my me and aused the great
Us. seal OF tte State % be affixed. at the De
l--J parts ext in Nashville, this the ION day
| Of Jelly, A. D., lS65.
WILLIAM BRoWNLoW.
/ BY the GcvernoS;
A. }, FLEroHER, Secretary Of State.
The Nashville Pfess and Tines iii publis daily
and the Onion, pispatch, Memphis rullet n, Knox.
/ vile Wing, GfeeAville New Era, and Jnnesboro'
| 3 lag, weekly, unui the election, aud present ac-
counts to Tins Office.
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