St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

convention shall transmit a copy of the
same, duly certified, TO the president OF
the United States, who shall forthwith
transmit the same to congress, II then III
session, and if not in session, then lmme-
diatelv upon its next assembling and II
it shall moreover appear to congress tlat
the election was one at winch all 'le
registered and qualified electors IN the
state had an opportunity to vote freely
and without restraint, fear, or the infu-
epce of fraud, and if the congress shall
he satisfied that such constitution meets
the approval of majority Of all the
qualified electors III the state, and if the
-aid constitution shall be declared by
congress to be in conformity with the
provisions of the act to which this is
supplementary, and the other provisions
Of said act shall have been complied with,
and the said constitution shall be APPROX
ed BIZ congress. the state shall be declar
ed entitled to representation. and sena-
tors and representatives shall be admitted
lhereirom as therein provided.
Sec. 6. And be It fi0ther 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
subscribe the oath prescribed by the act
approved July second, Ell ghtcen hundred
and >ixtv-two, entitled ''An act to pre-
scribe an oath of Office: PiOrNled, That
if any person shall knowingly and falsely
take and subscribe any oath i'll this act
prescribed, such person 50 offending and
being thereof duly convicted shall be sub
jcct to pains, penalties, and disabilities
which by law are provided for the pun
ishment OF the crime of wiltul and cor
rupt PERJURY.
Sec. !. AND be It tmtier enuctcd. That
all expenses incurred by the several COM
manding generals, or by virtue of any
orders issued, or appointments made by
them, under or by virtue of this act shall
be paid ont of any moneys in the trcasu-
~ not otherwise appropriated.
See. 8. And be It tWtht7 enacted, That
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scribe the fees, salary, and compensation
to be paid to all delegates ard other Off
GERS and agents herein authorized or nee
eSSary to carry into effect the purposes OF
this act not herein otherwise provided
fer, and shall provide for the levy and
collection of such taxes on the property
i'll such state rs may be necessary to pay
the same.
Sec. Q, lm be il Jiotie, enacted, Thai;
the word ''articlc," i'll the sixth section
of the act to which this is supplementary,
Shall DC construed to ncan section"
SCHUYLER COLFAN,
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
b. +. WADE.
President OF the Senate pro temporc.
II THE IIOU,E or RErREsENrA-l
lives, l. s., March %. 1867
The president Of the United States
having returned 10 the house of reprcsen-
tatiye>, i'll which it originated, the bill
entitled An act supplementary to an act
entitled An act to provide for the more
efficient government Of the rebel states.
passed March second. ci 4Etccn hundrc /
and ,IXty-Scvcn, and 10 facilitate restora-
tiVn," with his COLLECTIONS thereto, the
house OF representatives proceeded, i'll
pursuance OF the constitution. to recon-
slider the same; and
ReSohel. That the SAID bill do pass,
two thirds of the house of representatives
agreeing TO pass the same.
Attest. EDwp. MCPHERSON,
Clerk II. T. l. S.