The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-03-30

of said votes shall be against a con-
vention, then no such convention shan
he held under this act. provided that
sueb convention shall not be held IN
less a majority of all such registered
voters shall have voted on the question
of holding such convention
Sec. 1 That the Commanding Gen
eral of each district shall appoint such
loyal officers or persons as may pe
necessary. not exceeding three IN eaeh
election district, is any State, to make
and complete the registration, super
intend the election, and make return
70 him Of the vote, list Of voters, ana
of the persons elected as delegates oy
a plurality Of the votes cast at said
election. and upon receiving said re-
turns he shall open the same, ascertain
the persons elected as delegates &C
cOrC(ing to the returns Of the officers
who conducted said election, and make
proclamation thereof: and if Il major
itv of the votes given on that question
shall be for convention, the Com
handing General, within sixty days
from the date of election, shall notify
/ the delegates TO assemble IN 3
convention at time and place
to be mentioned in the mott
fcation, and said convention,
when organized, shall proceed to frame
a constitution and civil government
according to the provisions OF THIS
act. and the act to which it is supple
mentarv, and when the same shall
/ have been so framed, said constitution
shall be submitted by the convention
. for ratification to tn persons regis
tered under the provisions Of this act
at an election to be conducted by the
officers. or persons appointed by the
Commanding General as hereinbefOr'
provided, and to be held after the ex
piration of thirty days from the dat'
of notice thereof to be given Of saiC
convention, and the returns thereo
shall be made to the Commanding
General Of the district
Sec. ;. That If, according to sale
returns, the constitution shall be rat
fled by a majority Of the votes OF tn
=. registered electors qualified as hereH
specified, cast at said election, at leas
one-half Of all the registered voter
voting upon the question OF such rat
ifcation, the president of the conyen
ton shall transmit q copy of the sam
duly certified. to the President Of tn
United States. who shall forthwith
transmit the same to Congress, if the
/ in session. and if not in session, the
: Immediately upon its next assembling
and if it shall moreover appear to Con
gress that the election was one &
which all the registered and qualifie
electors in the State had an opportu
nity to vote freely and without IT
straint, fear, or the influence Of frauC
and if the Congress shall be Statistic
that such a constitution meets the al
proval Of a majority Of all the qualifie
: electors in the State, and If the sal
constitution shall be declared by Coz
gress to be in conformity with til
f provisions of the act to which this
> supplementary, and the other pre-
visions of said act shall have bee
complied with, and the said crpstitI
ton shall be approved by Congress
t the State shall be declared entitled
- representation, and Senators and Rel
. resentatives shall be admitted Their
from as therein provided.
= Sec. 6. That all the elections in Il
e States mentioned in the said ''act
i provide for the more efficient gOver
0 ment of the rebel States" shall durir
the operation of said act, be by ballo
e and all officers making the said'regi
l. tratiOn Of voters and conducting sa
: elections shall, before entering upc
= the discharge of their duties, su
It scribe an oath faithfully to perfor
b the duties of their said Office, and Il
0 oath prescribed by the act approve
e July 2, 1862, entitled IAN act to pr
If scribe an oath of Office" Provide
b That if any person shall knowing
$ and falsely take and subscribe any oe
; IN TINS act prescribed, such person
IS offending, and being thereof duly 60
s yicted, shall be subject to the pair
u penalties and disabilities which by Ii
/ are provided for the punishment of t
crime of willful and corrupt periur
II Sec. :. That all expenses incurr
Y by the several Commanding Genera
If or by virtue of any orders issued
d appointments made by them under
G by virtue Of this act, shall he paid 0
y of any moneys in the Treasury Il
d otherwise appropriated
n Sec. 8. That the Convention f
$ each State shall prescribe the fee
: salary, and compensation to be paid
i all delegates and other officers al
d agents herein authorized or necessa
e to carry into effect the purposes Of ii
II act, not herein otherwise provided fc
=, and shall provide for the levy and ct
Il lection Of such taxes on the proper
/ in such State as may be necessary
n pay the same.
n Sec. g. That the word 'Earticle"
;; the sixth section of the act to viii,
a this is supplementary shall be co
d strued to mean section"
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