The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-20
REORGANIZATION.

18th inst, reinstatng Civil Government in Nor.h
Carolina, to enable it to resume lis former ro,a
tions as of the Constituent States of -.
American Union. He stated that he did So ot tho
request of several gentlemen from North Caro-.
lima. Read twice, referred to the Committee on
Territories, and ordered to be printed.
The following is the bill:
A Bill to establish civil government, :,
NOrth-Carolina, and enable it to respma
its former relations as one of the co..,
stituent States of the American ITn;o
| WHEREAS, On the Goth day of Nav 1871 a.
citizens of North Carolina, one OF the Ifn;t tas
States of America did rebel against the co niied
ment of the United States, and on the said oGi
day of May and thereafter, did violently set aiS
and destroy the organized Constitutional Goyerp
ment OF the said State, and did engage with OH
in armed hostility and warfare to maintain III:
said action and
WHEREAS, After the lapse of more than FAM
years the United States by force of arms, havu',
succeeded in queling said rebellion and disars
ing such insurgent citizens, did find in said d;a
trict formerly comprising the State of NORTH
Carolina, no government organized or officers
Constitution of the United States; and
WHEREAS, The President of the United State.
by virtue of his power as Commander-in-C hirf NJ
the Army and Navy under the operation of M
tial law, for the purpose of preserving peace an
order, and of relieving his subordinate miiita
officers from executing details of civil regulations
in the several and widely separated LOCALITIES -;
the district, did, under forms and rules bv Li,
prescribed, authorize certain citizens of the d;
trict to assume the execution of said purpose of
preserving peace and order under the protectio,
and sanction of the military authority; and
WHEREAS, 1t is the duty of the Congress q,
the United States to preserve the said district
and the loyal citizens thereof as one OF the I'M,
ted States of America, and by law to cause TO he
organized therein government republican in
form, based on the civil and law making Downr
OF the nation; therefore,
Be enacted, etc., That on the Goth day of Nav.
oft hfa hnn of DbnTn
shall be assembled at the State House in the CITY of
Raleigh, Convention of the loyal citizens of The
district formerly comprising the State Of North.
Carolina, composed OF 12O delegates to be chosen
| by voters qualified as hereinafter provided and
each county in said district shall be entitled tn
| send to said Convention the same number of del
egates that it was entitled to send members to the
| House of Commons of the State of North Carroll
! ma prior to the 10th day of May, 1861; and ma
jority of the delegates elected to said Convention
shall constitute quorum, and be invested with
| the sovereign power of the people of the district
to frame o State Constitution, which shall be
| submitted to the Congress of the United States
| for approval, modification rejection, prepara-
tory to the re establishment of the said State and
the re-investing its loyal citizens with all Of the
rights, privileges and immunities appertaining to
| the citizens OF the other States of the Union;
and the said Convention shall have power and au,
| thorlty to do all other acts which by the recog-
nized principles of republican government SOW
reignsConventions of the people of the States
may of right do provided that in case no quorum
shall assemble on the said Goth day of May, any
| from day to day until such time a quorum may
| assemble for the transaction of business.
Second: That, in the election of delegates to
said Convention there shall be allowed to vote nil
male resident citizens of the district formerly
comprising the State of North Carolina, of the
aye of twenty-one years, without distinction of
race or color, who can read or write, or may own
in fee real estate of the assessed value of $780,
more Provided, That no one who has heretofore
exercised the right of suffrage in said district
shall be disqualified from voting in said election
jr1 inf no
gates to the said Convention shall be the as
were required for members of the House of Com
mons of the State of North Carolina, immediate
ly previous to the Goth of May, 1861 upon the
taking and subscribing, before the Judge of the
District Court of the United States for the Dis
trict of North Carolina, some other officer of
the United States authorized to administer oaths
the following oath, to wit:
1 do solemnly swear on the Holy Evangelists of
Almighty God Tor affirm as the may beg, that
on the fourth day of March, 1864, and at all times
thereafter, would willingly have complied with
the requirements of the Proclamation of the Pre-
sident of the United States issued on the eighth
day of December, 1858, had a safe opportunity of
doing so been afforded me. That on the said
fourth day of March, 1864, and al all times there
after, was opposed to the continuation of the
Rebellion. and to the establishment of the social
led Confederate Government, and voluntarily gave
no aid or encouragement thereto, but earnestly
desired the success of the Union and the suppress
sion OF all armed resistance to the Government OF
the United States and that will henceforth faith
fully support the Constitution of the United
States, and the Union of States Hereunder.
And no person shall be allowed to sit or act as
delegate in said Convention, or hold any office
or appointment Hereunder, until he shall
have taken and subscribed the above oath in the
manner and form as above provided.
Fourth: That it shall be the duty of the Judge
of the District Court, other officer before whom
such oath is proposed to be taken, whenever he
may suspect it is about to be taken falsely by any
person, to put to such person any question under
oath, and to hear any other evidence that may
tend to satisfy him as to the propriety of admin
istering it. And if, in his judgment, the person
cannot truthfully take the OATH he may refuse to
administer it. And should any person falsely take
the Circuit Court of the United States, held in the
district in which the offense may be committed,
for the crime of perjury, and upon conviction
thereof shall be sentenced to and receive such
punishment attaches to the crime of per-
jury. And in the trial fsuch indictment, no per-
son shall be qualified TO sit npon the jury until
he shall have taken said oath, and the Court may
require any juror to take it, unless he swear that
he cannot truthfully do SO.
Fifth: That it shall be the duty of the Presi-
dent of the United States to direct and require
the United States Marshal for the District of
North Carolina TO appoint for each county in said
district one Deputy Marshal, and the Deputy Mar
shall so appointed shall, each in his respective
county, appoint keepers and inspectors of polls
and other necessary assistants and on the first day
of May, 1867, the said Deputy Marshals shall each
open polls in their respective counties for the
election of delegates TO said Convention at such
places, and shall conduct the election and give
certificates of election, under such rules and reg
were prescribed for the election of members of
the House of Commons by the laws OF the State
of North Carolina Immediately previous to the goth
day of May, 1861 and any person who shall be
appointed Deputy Marshal, or Inspector, or In
spector or Keeper of the Polls, sa aforesaid, and
shall refuse or neglect to perform the duties
equired of him under this act, shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
before the United States Circuit Court, he'd IN
the districtof North Carolina, shall be lined such
sum, or imprisoned for such time as the Court in
its discretion shall fix.
Sirth. That the said deputy marshals, keepers
and inspectors of polls, and other necessary as
sistants shall receive the sum of five dollars per
day, for every day they may be engaged in the
dsclarge>of their duties under this act, to be as,
certained and paid by the United States Marshal
of the district under the order of the District
Judge. And the United States Marshal in ad-
dtion to his present salary and fees, shall receive
such compensation for the discharge of his duties
under this Act, as Congress may hereafter allow;
and the Treasurer OF the United States shall pay
to the United States Marshal of said District, upon
the order or requisition OF said Judge, out ofaDy
moneys in the Treasury not otherwise approprl-
ated, such sums of money from time to time, as
nay be necessary for carrying out tie forego-
ng provisions