The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-03-30
RECONSTRUCTEON
The supplementary RecOnstruc-
lfon EsIIl as Passed.

The great interest taken by all of
our readers in the development of the
Congressional scheme of recOnstruc-
ton, induces us to publish the supple
mentary bill in the shape in which it
has become a law. The reader is adj
vised to file this paper for reference:
AN ACT supplemental to an act en-
titled an act to provide for the more
efficient government of the rebel
States, passed March =, 1867, and to
facilitate restoration
Be it enacted, etc, That before the
first day of September, 1867, the Com
handing General in each District de
fined by an act entitled an act to pro
vide for the more efficient government
of the rebel States, approved March
ID, 1867, shall cause a registration to
be made of the male citizens of the
! United States, twenty-one years Of
age. and upward, resident in each
county or parish in the State or States
InCIuUGU III HIS DISJTICJ, WHICH regis
! tration will include only those persons
who are qualified to vote for delegates
by the act aforesaid. and who shall
have taken and subscribed to the fol
! lowing oath or affirmation:
lido solemnly swear, or
affirm, in tie presence of Almighty
| God, that l a citizen of the State of
-; that 1 have resided in said
State for-months next preceding
this day, and now reside in the county
Of, or the parish Of, in said
State, as the case may be; that l am
81 years old that | have not been dis
franchised for participation in any re
| bellion or civil war against the Uni
! ted States, nor for felony committed
against the laws of any State, or of the
! United States; that / have never been
a member of any State Legislature,
nor held any. executive or judicial
Office in any State, and afterwards en-
gagged in instruction or rebellion
against the United States, and given
aid or comfort to the enemies thereof;
| that | have never taken an oath as
member of Congress of the United
States, or as an officer of the United
States, or as a member of any State
+ Legislature, or as an executive or iu-
dicial officer Of any State, to support
the Constitution of the United States,
and afterwaId engaged in instruction
/ or rebellion against the United States,
+ or given aid or comfort to the enc
mics thereof; that | Will faithfully
support the Constitution and obey the
laws of the United States, and will, TO
the best OF my ability, encourage 9th
ers so to do. So help me God" which
oath, or affirmation, may be admins
tered by any registering officer.
Sec. 2 That after the completion
of the registration hereby provided for
/ in any State at such time and places
/ therein as the Commanding General
shall appoint and direct, of which at
least thirty days of public notice shall
/ be given, an election shall be held of
delegates to a convention for the pur-
/ pose of establishing a Constitution
| and civil government for sach State
| loyal to the Union; said convention
| in each State, except Virginia, to con
/ sist of the same number of members
1 as the most numerous branch of the
State Legislature of such State in the
year 1860, to be proportional among
/ the several districts, counties or
+ parishes Of such State by the Com
handing General, giving to each rep.
/ resentation in the ratio of voters reg
istered as aforesaid, as nearly as may
/ be. The convention in Virginia shall
! consist of the same number of men,
bers as represented the territory now
constituting Virginia in the most nu-
1 merous branch of the Legislature of
/ said State in the year 1860, to be ap-
portioned as aforesaid
Sec. 8 That at said election the reg
! istered voters of each State shall vote
1 for or against Il convention to form 4
Constitution therefor under this act
/ Those voting in favor of such a con-
vention shall have written or printed
on the ballots by which they vote for
! delegates, as aforesaid, the words '.for
a convention and those voting
against such a convention, shall have
written or printed the words against
a convention" The persons appoint
ed to superintend said election, and to
make return of the votes given there
at, as herein provided, shall count and
make return of the votes given for and
against a convention and the com
handing General, to whom the same
shall have been returned shall ascer-
tain and declare the total vote in each
State for and against convention. If
a majority of the votes given on that
question shall be for convention,
then such convention shall be held
SIS herein provided; but if majority