The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-05-10
The Military Government Bin.

WHEREAS, No legal State governments O
adequate protection for life or property nov
exists in the rebel States of Virginia, Nortl
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Missis
sippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas ant
Arkansas; and whereas, it is necessary thai
peace and good order should be enforced in
said States until loyal and republican State
governments can be legally established
Their fore,
Be it enacted, &C., That said rebel States
shall be divided into military districts and
made SUBJECT to the military authority Of the
United States, as hereinafter prescribed; and
for that purpose Virginia shall constitute the
first district, North Carolina and South Caro-
lima the second district, Georgia, Alabama and
Florida the third district, Mississippi and Ar
kansas the fourth district, Louisiana and Tex
as the fifth district.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty Of the Pres
ident to assign to the command OF each OF said
districts an officer of the army not below the
rank of brigadier general, and to detail q suf-
ficient military force to enable such officer to
perform his duties and enforce his authority
within the district to which he is assigned.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of each Off
Ger assigned as Aforesaid to protect all persons
in their rights of person and property, to sup
press instruction, disorder and violence, and
to punish or cause to be punished all disturb
ers of the peace and criminals, and to this end
hemay allow local civil tribunal, to TAX juris-
dictioL of and try offenders, or, when in his
judgment it may be necessaryfor the trial ofof-
Tenders, he shall have power to organize military
commission or tribunals for that purpose; and
all interference under color of State authority
with the exercise Of military authority under
this act shall be null and void. g.r
Sec 4. That all persons put under military
arrest by virtue of this act, shall be tried with
out unnecessary delay, and no cruel or unu-
sual punishment shall be inflicted; and no sem
tence of any military commission or tribunal
INV NTH i1ad no or ihartu
of any person, shall be executed until it is ap
proved by the officer in command of the dis
trict and the laws and regulations for the gov
eminent of the army shall not be effected by
sact, except in SO far as they may conflict
with its provisions. III 9tf NJ ftrrs ss
Sec. S. That when the people ofany one of
the said rebel States shall have formed q
constitution of government in conformity
with the Constitution of the United States
in all respects, framed by convention of
delegates elected by the male citizens of said |
State twenty-one years old and upward, of
whatever race, color or previous condition,
who have been residents in said State for
one year previous to the day of such cleo
tion, except such as may be DISTINGUISHED
for participation in the rebellion, or for felo-
ny at common law and when such consti-
buttons shall provide that the elective fran
chise shall be enjoyed by all such persons as
have tho qualifications herein stated, for
election of delegates and when UGH con-
stitution shall be ratified by majority of
the persons voting on the question of ratifi-
cation who are qualified as electors for dele
gates, and when such constitution shall have
been submitted to Congress for examination
and approval and Congress shall have APP I
proved the same and when said State, by ;
a vote of its Legislature elected under said
shall have adopted the amend |
ment to the Constitution of the United ]
States proposed by the Thirty-ninth Con-
gress, and known as article Ia, and when
such article shall have become part of the
of the United States, said State !
,hall be declared entitled to representation
n Congress, and Senators and Representa-
ives shall be admitted therefrom, on their {
,aking the oath prescribedlby law, and then
md thereafter the preceding sections of this h
lct shall be Imperative. l''' iTt II /
Provided, That no person excluded from $
he privilege of holding Office by said pro- t
,osed amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, shall be eligible to election as a
member of the convention to frame con | a
titution for any of said rebel States, nor :
hall any such person vote for members of !
aid convention. E III
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That E
until the people of said rebel States shall be a
y law admitted to representation in the Ii
'ohSAoco VI Uuo OhlDCu DtdOcot tuf OANt1 BON-
which may exist therein, shall be
eemed provisional only, and in all respects
ubject to the paramount authority of the
United States at any time to abolish, modify,
ontrol or supersede the same and in all
lections to any office under such provision
l governments, all persons shall be entitled
0 vote under the provisions of the fifth sec h
ion of this act and no persons shall be eli Fl
ible t ny Office under any such provision s
| government, who would be disqualified u
rom holding Office under the provisions Of y
he third article of said constitutional !, y
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