Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-11-28
THE ALABAMA CONVENTION.

On the 18th instant, an ordinance was passed
to third reading, appropriating $780, 900 to pay
the officers and members who are to receive SO per
diem and So mileage for every twenty miles OF
travel each way to tile capital. y: - -.
The Committee on taxation reported section to
the Constitution, providing that all taxes shall be
assessed in exact proportion to the value OF prop
erty; but the Legislature may levy poll tax 3 OF
$3.50 on each poll, to be applied exclusively to the
school fund. =, 80
MONTGOMERY, Nov. 22.-Thc judiciary article
of the Convention provides that the Governors
appoint all the Judges, Solicitors and Chancelors
of the several courts but the Senate must confirm
the appointments Magistrates are also to be ap-
pointed by the Governor. The term Of all these
officers is fixed at six years. "..., ,;... ~
The Chancellors are to appoint registrars. The
appointment of judicial officers was given to the
Governor, in order to prevent the elections being
controlled bynegroes. The black delegates opposed
it strongly. An ordinance was introduced and re.
ferred, providing that the loan Of one hundred and
twenty thousand by the State to the Alabama and
Tennessee Railroad, which was repaid in Conted-
crate money during the war, should be paid now in
good money. =,
MoNTaoMERY, Nov. 23.IFhe following is the
Article on the elective franchise, as finally adopted
by the Reconstruction Convention, as part of the
new Constitution: + ;...,,..-. ..s ......
SEo l. Every male person born in the United
States, and every male person who has been natu-
ralized, or who has legally declared his intention
to become citizen Of the United States, twenty
one years old or upwards, who shall have resided
in this State six months next preceding the elec-
ton, and three months in the County in which he
offers to vote Except as hereinafter provided, }
shall be declared an elector: Provided, That no
soldier or sailor or marine, in the military or naval
service of the United States shall hereafter acquire
q residence by reason of being stationed on duty in
this State. .. 49,. l..
SEC 2. It shall be the duty Of the General As
sembly to provide, from time to time, for the reg
istration Of all electors but the following classes Of
persons shall not be permitted to register VOTE or
hold office: l. Those who, during the late rebel
ion inflicted or caused to be inflicted any cruel or
unusual punishment upon any soldier, sailor or ma
rine, employee or citizen of the United States or
who in any other way, violated the rules of civil
lied warfare. g. Those who are or may be dis
fanchised by the proposed constitutional amend
ment, known as the 18th Article, and the Act
of Congress passed March 2, 1867, except such
persons as have aided the plan of reconstruction
proposed by Congress, and accepted the political
equality Of all men before the law; Rorided, The
disabilities incurred under this last clause. 8.
Those who shall have been convicted Of treason,
embezzement of public funds, malfeasance in Of
fee, crime punishable by law with imprisonment in
the penitentiary, or bribery. t. No idiot rinsane
person shall be permitted to register or vote IN this
State. ..,.... 49,
SEC. 3. All persons, before registering, must
take and subscribe the following oath:
"T do solemnly swear Tor affirm that will sup,
port and maintain the Constitution and laws OF
the United States, and the Constitution and laws
of the State of Alabama that am not excluded
from registering by any of the clauses OF section
of this article that / will never countenance or
aid in the secession of this State from the United
Stat, that accept the civil and political equal
Iity of all men, and agree not to attemptto deprive
any person or persons on account Of race, color or
previous condition, of any political or civil right,
privilege or immunity enjoyed by any other ciass
of men; and furthermore, that will not IN any
way iniure, or countenance in others any attempt
to nure any person or persons, on account OF past
or present support Of the Government of the Uni
ted States, the laws of the United States or the
principles of the political and civil equality of all
men, or of afiliation with any political party. "
Several branches of the Constitution were con-
sidered and adopted, involving unimportant chang
es in the old Constitution, except the creation OF
the Office of Lieutenant Governor.
The Convention will probably complete its work
this week. g. o.. .r..
1t is believed that all persons. who come within
the $4,000 clause of the Presidents Proclama,
ton and against whom proceedings were instituted
and who, on being pardoned, had to appear In
Court and enter the plea OF guilty and par
doned, are disfranchised Ii So 3O,OOO or 4OOOO
whites are disfranchised at one blow