The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-14
The supplemental Reconstruction
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The following is copy Of the bill which
ra>sed the House on Monday, supplement
,ary Of the act ito provide for the more
efficient government Of the rebel States"
Il will be seen that the oath and various
other features have been somewhat changed
since the first appearance Of the bill:
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House of
REPRESENTATIVES Of The United States of
41r-tcq in Congress assembled, That the
commanding general in each district de-
fined hy the act entitled tan act TO pro-
vide for the more efficient government Of
the rebel States" passed March second,
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, shall
cause a registration 10 be made before the
first day Of September, eighteen hundred
sad SiSty-Seycn, in each county or parish
IN the several States included in his dis
.ict, of the male citizens of the United
safes twcnty-one years of age and up
wards, resident in each county or parish,
which registration shall include only those
PERSONS who are qualified 10 vote for dele
gates by the said "act to provide for the
more efficient government of the rebel
States" and who shall have taken and
subscribed the following oath or affirma-
ton al, -, of -, in the county
or parish of -, in the State of --,
do hereby Solemnly swear Tor afiirm) that
! am not excluded from the right to vote
lv the provisions OF the fifth and sixth
sections Of the act passed March two,
eighteen hundred and SiXty-scven, en-
titled AN act TO provide for the more eff
fcient government of the rebel States
that ] am sincerely and earnestly attached
IL the Union and Government Of the
United States, that will steadfastly sup
port the Constitution and obey the laws of
the United States, and that | will, to the
best of my ability, engage all others to
such support and obedience. So help me,
God"
SECTION 2. Ind be IL further enacted,
That whenever the registration hereby
r-ovidcd shall be completed, and copies
thereof returned TO the commanding gene
raj. he shall cause TO be held in each State
of Lis district, on day not less than thirty
DAYS from the date of his proclamation
thereof, an election of delegates to a con-
vontlon for the purpose of framing Con-
s.itution for said State, and of firmly re-
establishing q civil government loyal to the
Union therein, and of passing all needful
ordinances for putting said Constitution
and government into operation.
SECTION 3. Ind beH further enacted, That
the convention in each State shall consist
Of the number of members of the most nu-
mcrouS branch of the Legislature Of such
State, under the Constitution thereof eX-
i>ting January one, eighteen hundred and
sixty; and the election districts existing
On the said first day of January shall be
ob, rived in the elections and in the assign
men. of delegates. The commanding ge-
neral to each military district shall assign,
IS near as may be, TO the several election
districts in each State within his iurisdic-
ton the number of delegates to which 1t
NAV be entitled, according to the number
Of registered voters within its limits: Pro-
vI.d, That each district shall be entitled
u at least one delegate.
SECTION 4. and be Il further enacted,
That the commanding general of each dis
trlct shall appoint such loyal officers or
persons as may be necessary, not exceed |
iug three in each election district, to make |
and complete a registration, TO preside at the
election, 10 receive, sort, and count, and |
10 make return TO him of the votes, lists |
Of voters, and Of the persons elected as
by plurality of the votes cast
at said election and upon receiving said |
returns be shall open the same, ascertain |
the persons elected as delegates accord
ing to the returns OF the officers who
conducted said election, and make procla-
marion thereof, and within sixty days from
the date ofelection he shall notify the dele
gates TO assemble al q time and place TO be
mentioned in the notification, to proceed
% the organization Of a convention; and
when the said convention shall have
framed a Constitution in accordance with
said act to provide for the more efficient
government of the rebel States" said
Constitution shall he submitted by the
convention TO the persons registered under
tie provisions of this act at an election to
be conducted by the officers or persons
appointed by the commanding general as
LerciubefOre provided, and TO be held after
the expiration Of thirty days from the date
o. notice thereof, to be given by said con-
yr,riuu; and the returns thereof shall be
made 10 the commanding general OF the
district.
SECTION 3. and be IL further enacted,
Tia; if, according TO said returns, the Con-
s,itu,ou shall be ratified by majority of
tie votes fthe electors qualified as herein
specified, the president of the convention
Shall transmit copy OF the same, duly
certified 10 the President of the United
States, who shall forthwith transmit the
same 10 Congress, If then in session, ano II
not in session, then Immediately upon It's
next assembling; and if the said Constitu-
ton shall be declared by Congress to be
in conformity with the fifth section of the
act entitled "au act to provide for the
more efficient government OF the rebel
States" and the other provisions OF said
act shall have been complied with, the
State shall be declared entitled to repre-
Scnlaton, and senators and representatives
shall be admitted therefrom as therein pro-
ydcd.
SECTION G. And be Il further enacted,
That all elections in the States mentioned
in the said act TO provide for the more
efficient government Of the rebel States "
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, take and SUBJ
scribe the oath prescribed by the act APP
proved July 2, 1862, entitled san act to
prescribe an oath of office"
SECTION I. And be II further enacted,
That all expenses incurred by the several
gebarals, or by virtue of any
orders issued, or" appointments made by
them, under or by virtue OF this act, shall
be paid out Of any moneys in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
SECTION s. Ind Be 1t further enacted,
That the convention for each State shall
1.rrscrihn thn fees salary. and COmpenSa-