The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-12-26

j Mr.. Stevens (Rep., Pa Introduced a billion the
18th inst, reiustating Givif Government n North
Carolina, to enable it to resume lis former rela-
American Union. He stated that be did SO at the
request of several gentlemen from North Caro-
lima Read twice, referred to the'C Committee on
Territories, and ordered to be printed
The following is the bill: .sez Sa.sg
A Bill to establish civil government In
North Carolina, and enable it ito resume
its former relations as one Of the con.
stituent States of the American Union.
WHEREAs, On the 10th day of May, 1851, the
citizens Of North Carolina. one of the United
States Of America, did rebel against the Govern
mentof the United States, and on the said Goth
day of May and thereafter did violently set aside
ment of the said State and did engage with Others
In armed hostility and warfare to maintain their
said action; and ss es,4
WHEREAS, After the lapse Of more than four
years the United States by force of arms, having
succeeded in quelling said rebellion and disarm-
ing such insurgent citizens, did find in said dis
trict formerly comprising the State of North
Carolina, no government organized or officers
qualified according to the requirements of the
Consultation of the United States; and
WHEREAS, The President of the United States
by virtue of his power as Commander-in-Chiefo of
the Army aud Navy under the operation of mar
tial law, for the purpose of preserving peace and
order and of relieving his subordinate military Off
GERS from executing the details of civil regulations
in the several and widely separated localities in
the district, did, under forms and rules by him
prescribed, authorize certain citizens of the dis
Atrict to assume the execution of said purpose of
preserving peace and order under the protection
and sanction of the military authority; and
WHEREAS, 1t is the duty of the Congress OF
the United States ito preserve the said district,
and the loyal citizens thereof, as one OF the Uni
ted States of America and by law to cause to be
organized therein a government republican in
form, based on the civil and law making power
OF the nation; therefore,
Be il enacted, ETC., That on the Goth day of May,
1867, at the hour of ~ o'clock, meridian, there
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 100 delegates to be chosen
by voters qualified as hereinafter provided; and
each county in said district shall be entitled to
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 Goth day of May, 1861; and a 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 a State Constitution, which shall be
submitted to the Congress of the United States
torv tn the re- estahlishment of the said State and
tbe re Investing its loyaI 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 powerand an,
thority to do all other acts which by the recog-
nized principles of republican government SOW
ereign Conventions of the people of the States
may OF right do; provided that in case no quorum
shall assemble on the sud 20th day OF May, any
less number of delegates assembled may adjourn
from iay day mill Suph time : a
assemble for the transaction of business.
S,oond. That in the election of delegates IN
said Convention there shall be allowed to vote ali
male resident citizens of the district formerly
comprising the State of North Carolina, of the
age of twenty-one years, without distinction OF
race or color, who can read or write, or may own
In tee real estate OF the assessed value OF Sl0O or
more: PROVIDED, That no one VINO mas heretofore
e 'i tnc tn. el sanIase III s9 u.s.lic'
shaii oe usquaueo iioii, wing IL eaiu oie'.ion'
Third: That the qualifications for the dele
gates to the SAID convention Shall De the same as
were required for members OF the house OF Com
mons OF the state OF North Caronna, immediate
" previous to the 2oth OF May, 1851 upon the
taking and subscribing, before the Judge of the
District Court OF the United States for the Dis.
trict OF NOTWITHSTANDING, or some other officer OF
1.-THE United States authorized to administer oaths
the following oath, to witt
do solemnly swear on the Holy Eyangelists of
hWiglity God Cor affirm as the case NAV bel that
IN the fourth day of March, 1854 and at all times
hereafter, would willingly have complied with
be requirements of the Proclamation of the Pre-
dent of the United States issued on the eighth
" of December, 1863 had safe opportunity of
- Ing SO been afforded me That on the said
T. I was onnosed to the contipuanee of the
ii,i,,r una t. tn; establishment of the social
ikCoAfedcratc Government, and voluntarily gave
~ aA or encouragement thereto but earnestly
Jsfred 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 the States Hereunder
And no person shall he allowed to sit mr. not az
adeIeoate in said Convent;on or hold an n.s;o NC
ar snno;ntrent fbarennda,, nnt;i ny Lii
have taken and snhscribed the ohnra oath IN tha
manner and form as above nrov;ded ~ - CIV
m,
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VI tne Dis.lct Ooui., VI o,her oihcer before whom
euen oatn IS proposed 10 De taken, Whenever he
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person, 10 put 10 such person any question under
a.a' anu 20 ne.. ~, any otner evloence Inat may
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i;ui ~ .ns oniteu otaIes, Iieid 10 tle
for the crime of nerinrv and ' mon onnv;ot;on,
thereof shall he sentenced to and rece;,o s,,oh
nunis,,pent as now attaches 70 The or;,na Is 49,
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