, 1866-12-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
akr. stevens nill for n : crrItorinl G.

| nr,,e o - @eNA>%'s nu4 al $1,000 On LAC
CONGRESSIONAL.
mr. eenenl n.t 1a4 ssrsa sS5
tn the House, on Thursday last, Nr, Ste,
ems introduced n bill to re-estallish civil 20
clntneGt in North Carolina, and enable Il
resume its former relations Us ouc OF III
constituent States of the American Unto,
request OF rcrtain gentlemen Of Noftl Can
ltpa- Referred 10 the Committee On Trrr
| tories. ~ A~'4
Ths following Is the bill as reported,
Gtat,. SLas - csfahFsh c1.4 government IN No.t
G2to'tnt, aud 70 enable Il 10 r.-unae It's farmt
T.,iDts !m a. one efthe constituents Of Tie Arae
WnERsAs, On The soth dar Of May, 1851. tbe c1
itc1s q North Caroli1a, bus o: 4hr S;acs al an,e
tEs, DID y bel a.stEsuLc Gcrcrn.acut oi Inc UnItc
s:se nal On hr naid aoh dns Of Ma ins1
CANNED coo.li:uuonal government oI the Ae ~, =
nlstc, nnt crgace With dthcrs in armed hoslfllic
ina xG WaI1!e M,se 10 naintiea !he1r said action:
for: yccIs, the uEi,c4 states. by force ri sr,n,
1aEsvins taeeeedea in cncI.!ne sasd rebellion ar
piat,iet iosr1l nsn eiizsns did na4 Il
ea,n,a< cn,,:as< no tn.csnnsDt ofraniztd. os oficc,
T,is = , Y ,e 'equIrrEents Of Tho Con
| 60 c.Ao MlI1iAs, Tie President OF tie Uu!tc
,"G., nas :, g! tE1ce q his poWc. as Commaudgs.Iu
nt ~ ~ aItny s1d AaFy. under ibt operation
". t'aI 1at IAw 1or rue nurrotf u preserving nr,e
and order. and oE relieving his erbord!1ais Mil
tnr5 thnecis Eem e<ccu:ins the de,a:is of civi
Salucs Ii ihe Oistsjct did under 10; n,s and RI,
y LIN Ttes escEbed. authorize certain c,iizens :,
,a. s ~ ".es 10 ar+ume tho execution OF said rur
.u.s u Preservation Of Ieaec and ostlo- u3tdey
INC pro'cc'iau and esncdty ol tho military uuiauT
Asp wurrrA-, Al IT Is the au,v cf tho co,
E1css Of the United Suites 10 prestrre IN, Il,
h.i11sSh aEa The loyal eisisens ihereof % one q
ns iIndG dGrite3 sa,t., and BY isr csusc 10 be osau
1a,i1 npon tic civil and iawmasins poTsr Q; IL
.nlhnzronz (sEcz7oy j, B. RI Er.e1r, sc
1Ea1 on the Twentieth day Of NAV, l5j7. Al fsT
EoEr oI tnPlvc O'Clock ntr1dian, there rhalj bn
sies a. IL 'ss o n1Hs oys, y ths
utsu:G& formerly cn11tEialns the Etsie or E,tI:,
sa,oliEa. composed Of on. hu,.iled ana twenty
hereinafter prorid d. nnd rach county in saii tiss
:slet shall be entitled 10 seua 10 said Ct,nyartfnn
.es a1St 20 Es 1;ossa e + .nas Il W. ea:d
Meth Carolina. Elior to the a1lh day Of Mar.
!s!; ard ,na!o3ly Of the delegates elected 9
.sia f Isnr,Tlion .a ~ taail constitute quorum to
cftLe district, 70 fremc State constisauo ~ Which
shall bc submitted 10 tic Congress OF the United
71sl assto1y IL she rrcstab,ishn,ent OF sa3 Slatc
srQ tho tcnye. ting Of It's loyal citizens with oil lie
I.sh1, privileges ard imnannltis7 sppeEtaintas t2
~ to 10 ali other acts whlcn tJ tie recognized
privileges of leIablscan government SOVEREIGN
oi light GO; pso7f3ed. thsi il ca.r D" aaoTaa
shail assemble on thr .0,h Of May, my less nnal
her Ct delegates assembled may ndloarn iso,a day
20 day. until SUCH time Us quorum 17ay assemble
| f0r the t5areLc:lou Of btsiats3. ..
| skc = Tlai III tie .ltc ien Of delegates TO satd
Se;saton lhsse shall BE- allowed t. tols all n:lc
iuE the Stale oI Aor.ll Iz.cl!Ea 1I i.Ye1tY-sne
:.ars OF es- Without ai*tiretou Of rec o. col II
e.ta;r x The ns.cs&rd va,a. Of one hunl! I'd dol.
o:o:e ,he r!9ai 0: Suffrage in sad dis
:t'ct sla L. GisQralia.d i.olu voting in SAID ee:-
ton.
FRO. 3, That tic Qualification 1or tho delegates
IL .be satt convention shall b. 'tlt Ezmc ~ We're
q! tie Ssssc oi North Catplrn, l1:ulsalatclJ pre-
,ieSt 70 TAG IL day ofAay. Gi,npou their taxing
aEG scbscIlhtnr before tho Judge u thc ui,rs1ct
ttuik Gt Moth Ca:osl11, eor.c other n!]icer OF
tsc Tni;cd sta;ce authol zed 10 administer o1ihs,
ttt iottuwin oath, 10 Wit, .
c Alsaish,s God or asm, Is Is thc y etso nay Sn9
sha, III e 4lh day Of Each, 1861, and At llllsoe.
lherrasse=, would have wiilipgay complied viii
idsl ii lie Unted sia;ta, issued IN tss M 81 az
o. Iteen1eer, ,sia h.d fasc opportunity Of d.
y: 20 tscn t't;ryd ne; Tint III The i'd aay Of
posed 10 tie turusu3Erc or tic 1cbell!op, u thc
tssahliel II It tlr sGstyictl Confederate Goy-
e'Emes; and so!,Ho;astly ,; EEvs 20 aid o. cncour-
q tEc Tnion. ard lie sun,,r,srion ~ ~,
lr,arcr lo ,he Goyci.iaett Of 1hs uniis Siatss
| Ln' th=t yi!theEce!us1h enIpon tho Constitution
oi Ire United slates and he GnioD Of States
| l'cteeI.is"
ard 70 person shah be allowed to act "a dele.
ssie in ne sn5d convention. q hold any ofic: or
aIl subscribed J., 1hc shove Ia Tic manner and
&c. II: a. alove n.ori'l,d.
s. H., t., Gan i sa @ " the an'y o. " Jadse Of
snsh s:;h + rtrra'ed TO Le taken. ~hsa hc mar
Sapee' ,nas M y + : a"oItto BE- nke. fakcls oy any
ra't. rrd 10 hrar any otter evidehee Which may
tcnt 70 s1'isty E.Sa as 70 The propstety Of admin
i-iHte II. ard II Ia Lis judameEt Hnch person
ss:hs; ;u:!I;s9ir tats ;he oah be may refuse 10
, .Is ssn' sh1a o. !n14e1ed anu prosecuted n the
,e a.e IN ~ wSieb he eaeSe s!etes ZEE IL II
een,ed for ,he cine Of pe.ur e hi upoS ay o.
1ssIcn ,ne;eof shall bt Sepic1ceo to aud ret. i've
,sE pln'st17sn' r as noT attaches to the Grim. et
epcr ta bs sesa 20 q Il nos son ,osme1is &; 'e1 nn
~ ,oan sIass taEsn tee sald 9*th, md ts coan
NJ r5siFS =. iar!man to take II unless he HAL
saeSr 'sst r. enhp.i M Mt.n,htnl!y 90 81.
q u.s Crit,d sta'es tv dlrect and 1cuul7c thc
SLlten s'a'e. NaHlal fos the Dis,-ie- oI Nor,A
s,st oT, - aneG,nn laF eaeh ronni5 IN ts.d dis,
&c 1 4llethltt ttall each IN bis respective conn-
atGon1 hcvFcFs aud irfpcc oss OF polls,
H. Jaw sSet :, nWeeesy Was ess,slsnss; and % he
:asl stall e.eh open The pulls In tht,r fespec.
.Hf esMs:lcs for ne election Of sle'c;2te to ihc
'hc .ltsf:o1, and slvc cesttaeatta Of e:rcion uu-
ssF .Esh ralss nad regulations Except = heselu
?sr.'l1 y WIS NosaSo as SsIc .Tescahe1 ior .uo
rtnr Il Slate 4 Moth .rojrs ie,ro 9. SoI,,
] p't'hEs to tEc s0:.1 day OF Sav. IA i. snt sny
insrsis; istSss wfo sse b. 8
nd who sI,al fte c. aele1t To- .sfa =, :So 40.
t!"- lcsricd Of lin urlcf ihis act sts:h: eitr