St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-07-19
The Supplemental Reconstruction
Bill.

As We have before stated. the senate
and the house each passed a separate
reconstruction bill, and
then proceeded TO appoint a committee
of conference This committee reported
on Saturday. and each house concurrel
in their report. 1t is anticipated that
the president will veto it, and he has i'll
timated that he will do it forthwith. Be-
low we give the bill entire
Sec. |. That ii Is hereby declared TO
have been the true intent and meaning OF
the at of the second day OF March. 1867,
entitled An act 10 provide for the more
efficient government of the rebel states,
and of the act supplementary thereto,
heretofore passed on the 2}d OF March.
1861. that the governments then existing
in the rebel states of Virginia. North
Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia. Mis-
sissippi. Alabama, Louisiana. Florida.
Texas ami Arkansas were not LEGAL stale
governments. and that thereafter said
governments. if continued. were To- he
continued subject u all respects TO thc
Military commanders of the respective
districts and to the paramount authority
of congress.
Sc. , That rba commander Of any
di,tric, named in said net shall bay,.
power. subject TO the diSarproyal Of the
General ot the amy OF the niteI State.
ami to hav, effect mill di,appruy,-l.
whenever in tie opininn of such com
,uapJer the. nro,.r administration IF ..;j
a,.t shall r,c,;r,. :, to .,,.,,,.nJ ar r.,un,..
from o,'i,.,. .r .r,,n ,,.. ,..,.,..,,n,r.. q,
official duties and the cx,.r,.i., Of the Of
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tin. powers 81 .p.nan--,,, removal .,,-
uointm,nt AMI detail ..,,,,,s.l IN H.. pr,.-
ccliu- >,,.t!an 10 III, district commanders
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OF tn. army already ! ,u., IN ,,..no:iu, i,
>aid districts persons rN.r,->;n., IN, iii,l,-
lions OF civil ",'i,.r- AMI arnniuiinr n,ii-
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provided that anv person h,rei aiore "r
hereafter appointed hv any district COM
mandcr 10 tie exercise 81 TN, functions
of any civil officer lnav hc removed. ciih-
CT hv the military officer IN command ui
the district or hv the general Of the army /.
and it should bc Tie duty al such com
man,lcr t. remove from uiiic,. - atnr,.-
>aid. all persons who arc di>loyal Ia the
government ut TIN. mitcsi States. or who
Use their official influence In any manner
10 hinder. DELAY. prevent or oll>iruct til,
doe and proper administration of this act
and the acts t. which !, !, ,rpplement-
ary.
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rion nroy;,l,I IN H.. -, entitled An "a;
sunnIsm.n,arv n IN ~, entitled IN aci f.
prnyiJ. Tor tI, NOR, ,.,,i,.ient Government,
Of III. r.b.I STATES messed NI,r.ha Is,5.
and +, t,.;I;,,t,. registration n.s.al
March u IsG- shall b,x,. nowrr and
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b;s NAM. fran thu. l;s, -. b,r.;n,,i.r mr.
s,.r;haJ the hoard s,,,lI ,p,L,. E, p,,a -,
memorandum. which shall l.. r.;urn,,I
with the registration list ,o ,L,. command
mo General. for the .,r,,,uJ -; su,.b r..,,,.
sal or such S;rikinr from the list rroyi,l-
81 that mn nar.on sI,,II Il. ,I;.,,oI;t;.I -.
= member Of any board of registration LIZ
reason of rsce or color.
See. L. That the trle intent and
meaning of the oath prescribed in sad