The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-08
RECONSTRUCTION
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An ACT supplemental to am act entitled an art ..
provide for the more efficient governnoa'.t 10
? the rebel States, passed March 2, 1857 and t 1i
facilitate restoration. II 70 anu 10
BE IL enacted by The Senate and House of Beon.
sentati0es of the United States Of America il,
qreSs assembled, That before the first Do, .O'',
September, 1867, the commanding general ny. 0i
district defined by act entitled an act to '1
videfor the more efhcient government of the rebel
States, approved March 2, 1867, shall cause ras
istratinn To be made of the male citizens of AZ
United States, twenty one years of age and rne
wards, resident in each county or parish in tp
State or States included in his district which re%
stration will include only those persons who as
qualified to vote for delegates by the act afnr,
said, and who shall have taken and subscribe ~.
following oath or affirmation: ~ Tue
81, -, do solemny swear, or affirm IN A.,
presence of Almighty God, that am citizan 'ne
the State of--.that have resided in said Stotl
for months next preceding this day "ng
now reside in the county of -, or the avn ,a'S
am 81 years old; that L have not been DIST sh".
chised tor participation in any rebellion or o;'
war against the United States, nor for to1oni
committed against the laws of any State nv
the United States; that l have never been
member OF any State Legislature, nor held an'
executive or judicial Office in any State and Al" ny
forwards engaged in insurrection or rehnIIia d.
against the United States, and given aid or cnn1
taken an oath as a member of Congress Of tSr
United States, or as an officer of the Tnitss
States, or as member OF any State Legislaturreu
or as an executive judicial officer of any State'
to support the Constitution of the United Stat
and afterwards engaged in insurrection or w.
belliOn against the United States or yiycn ola
comfort to the enemies thereof that will rH W.
fully support the Constitution and obey the Ia,r.
OF the United States, and will, to the best of n
ability, encourage others to do. So helm my
God. - '..' ----.--- ip HE
Which oath or affirmation NAV be adminis,o.o,
by any registering officer.
al tpr ha 1N1ofin
tratfon hereby provided for in any State at SSI
time and place therein as the co1nmandinm @
erai may appoint and direct of which af ieent
thirty days public notice shall be given an nIao
ton shall be held of delegates to a convrrti"n
for the purpose of establishing a constitmti
and civil government for such State loyal to tin
Union; said convention in each State 80
Virginia, to consist of the same number of mnd
bers as the most numerous branch of tbc ST.,
Legislature of such State in the wear 1870 ~ nc
apportioned among the several districts com
ties, or parishes OF such State by the commo,,d
ing general, giving to each representation in ~
ratlo OF voters registered aforesaid as nr,riU
as may be. The Convention i'm Virpinia SHY
consist OF the same number of members as rem.
resented the territory now constituting Viz.
ginia in the most numerous branch of thc eris
ature OF said State in the year 1860 to be amor.
toned as aforesaid fP't
Sec 3. That at said election the registered W.
tiers OF each State shall vote for or against con-
yentlon to form a constitution under this act -
Those voting in favor of such convention shall
have written or printed on the ballots by which
they vote for delegates, the words s.for a con
vention; and those voting against such a con-
ventlon shall have written or printed on snch
ballots the words against convention'' The
persons appointed to superintend said election
and to make return of the votes given tbereat
rs hereln PROVIDED, shall count and make return
Of the votes given for and against convention
and the commanding general, to whom the same
shall have been returned, shall ascertain and de-
clare the total vote in each State for and against
convention. If a majority of the votes given
on that question shall be for a convention then
such convention shall be held under this act.
ItOuided, That such convention shall not be held
unless a majority of all such registered votes
shall nave voted on the question of holding such.
convention.
Sec. 4. That the commanding general of each
district shall appoint such 10 al Officers or per-
sons as may be necessary, not exceeding three in
each election district. in any State to make and
complete the registration, superintend the cleo
ton, and make return to him OF the votes lists
of voters and of the persons elected as Delegates
by plurality OF the votes cast at said election;
and upon receiving id returns he shall omen
the same, ascertain the persons elected al dele
gates according to the returns of the officers
who conducted said election and make proclana-
ton thereof; and If majority of the votes given
on that question shall be for convention, the
commanding general, within sixty DAYS from the
date OF election shall notify the delegates to as
Semble in convention at time and place to be
mentioned in the notification, and said Conven
Constitution and civil government according to-
the provisions OF this act, and the act to which
It Is supplementary; and when the same shall
have been SO ffamed said Constitution shall be.
submitted by the convention for ratification to.
he person registered under the provisions of this
lct, at an election to be conducted by the Off.
GERS, or persons appointed by the commanding
general as hereinbefore provided, and to be held
after the expiration of thirty DAYS from the date
Of notice tAereo to be given by said copveu-
ion, and the returns thereof shall be made to-
ihe commanding general of the district
Sec. D. That if, according to said returns the
shall be ratified by majority of the
votes of the registered electors qualified as here
n specified, cast at said election, at least one
lalf OF all the registered voters voting upou the
question of such ratification the president OF the
shall transmit a COPY of the same.
July certified, to the. President of the United
States who shall forthwith transmit the same to-
ion, then Immediately uponits next assembling:
md If it shall moreover appear to Congress that
he election was one at which all the registered
ma aualifed electors in the State had an oppor-
Dr. the influence Oh fraud, and if Congress shall
DC satisfied that such constitution meets the ap-
proyal OF majority of the qualified electors In
.he State, and if the, said constitution shall be
declared by Congress to be in conformity with
the provisions OF the act to which this is supple
nentary and the other provisions of said act
snail nave been complied with, and the said con-
stitutlon shall be approved by Congress, the
State shall be declared entitled to representation,
and Senators and Representatives shall be admit
ted therefrom as herein provided.
Sec. 3. That all elections in the States men
toned in the said t'Act to provide for the more.
efficient government of the rebel States,n shall,
during the operation of said act be by ballot;
and all officers making the said registration OF
voters and conducting said elections shall, before
entering upon the discharge of their duties, sub
scribe an oath faithfully to perform the duties OF
their said effce, and the oath prescribed by the
act approved July 2, 1862, entitled "An act TO
prescrbean oath of Office - Provided, That lfany
person shall knowingly and falsely take and sub
scribe any oath in this act prescribed, such per
son SO offending, and being thereof duly convict
ed, shall be subject to, the pains, penalties and
disabilities which by law are provided for the
punishment of the crime of wilful and corrupt
perjury.
Sec. z. That all expenses incurred by the sever
III commanding generals, or by virtue of any or
ders issued or appointments made by them uDder
or by virtue of this act shall be paid out OF shy
moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated. -.4- - --. .. ne. .-.
Sec. 8. That the convention for each State shall
prescribe the fees, salary and compensation W
paid to all delegates and other officers and agehe
herein authorized or necessary to carry into enecI
the purposes of this act, not herein otherwise
provided for and shall provide for the levy ana
collection of such taxes on the property IN SUCH
State as may be necessary to pay the same.
] Sec. 9. That the word ..article'' in the sixth
section of the act to which this is supplements
cd to me- StSRetion, -