The loyal Georgian., 1866-03-17

to the Committee on Reconstructlon)
joint resolution to provide for the repre-
sentation in Congress of the States lately
in Rebellion, and for the resumption of
the practical relations of the said States
to the United States:
Rejol0al, By the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
IF Americ', in Congress assembled: That
either of the States of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Flori.
ia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ar
kansas, or Texas, shall be entitled to
representation in Congress, and to resu ne
complete practical relations with the Uni
ted States, whenever the said State, by
its Legislature, shall formally adopt the
following irrepealable fundamental con.
dltions, u mely: That all avs, statutes,
ordinances, rules and regulations, here's
tofore in force, or held valid in the said
States, whereby or wherein any inequality
of civil rights or immunities among the
inhabitants of the said States is recon.
lied, authorized, or established, or main
tanned by reason of, or founded upon any
distinctions or differences of color, race or
descent, or upon previous condition or
status of slavery or involuntary servitude,
be declared absolutely unll and void, aud
that it shall be forever unlawful to sti>
tute, make, ordain or establish, in the
said State, any law, statute, act, ordinance
rule or regulation, or to enfUrce or to at
tempt to enforce the same; that there
shall be no discrimination whatever in
civil rights o: immuuities among the in
habitauts of the said State on account of
color, race or descent, or previous con-
dition Of slavery or involuntary servltude;
but all tue inhabitants, without regard to
color, race or descent, or any previous
condition of slavery or involuntary servis
tude, shall have the same right to make
and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties
aud give evidence in all courts and causes,
to inherit, purchase, lease, sell and con-
vey real and personal property, and to
have the full and equal benefit of all laws
and proceedings for the protection of
person and property, and shall be subject
10 the same punishments and penalties,
aud none other.
That the right of voting for electors OF
President and Vice President of the
United States, for Representatives to
Congress, and for the members of the
State Legislature, shall be granted by
the sad State to the following classes of
persons of African descent. viz: All
males of the of 2 years and upward who
have been duly enrolled aud mustered
into service iu the Army or Navy of the
Uulted States, who pay tax on real or
personal property, and all males ef III
age whn ara nblo TO read tho Constitution
OF the United States, and possess the
qualifications required by the Constitu>
ton Of the said State not inconsistent
| herewith.
That no payment shall ever be deman.
ded by the said State of the United
States, nor be made by the said State, or
by the United States, for, or on accOuOt
Of the emancipation Of any slave, or slaves,
or for, or on account Of, any debt con-
,racted or incurred in aid of the rebellion
against the United States.
Sec 2. And be it further
Respived, That the provisions of this
int resolution shall take effect so soon
as either of the said States, for and by
its Legislature, shall, by solemn Act,
declare the assent of the said State to
the fundamental condit ons herein pre-.
scribed, which conditions shall be in said
Act declared forever irrepealable under
any circumstances whatever.
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ut the mighty cathedral there. Most
exquisite was it.with it's Melted stSne. If
needles had been taken, and stone had
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