The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-18


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 anf
Arkansas. and whereas n 10 nacassory tba,
noooa and good ordar shonId 10 an for1oo5 /,
FL Cto+oa 9nn+;l IoS,oI - ..a,,,s1,1; 81.
s",u a To- ii}E, toIlI; S.aSt
RoNeIniilonV' Gan po ieSaiiy eSoaoiisneu
ther iore, a.
BE u enacteu, @c, Inat said rebel states
snail DC uNlueu lhto military districts ana
made suoJectto the military authority OF the
Uhlteu STATES, us nerelnaiter prescribed; ana
lor that purpose Virginia snail constitute IN
nfst dlstrict, NORM GaroIina ana SCUM caro-,
INA tne second discricc, Heorgla, Alabama ana
FLORIDA the tnlTu uls.Ilct' Mlssisslppl ana Ar
kans,.s tMe I;l Aouisiaa anu leA
40 Soy so ~ rhat II shall ho tho d,ty Of Tho pros
ident 70 ossicn to The command ~ zach Of se;J
districts an officer Of the army not below the
rank of brigadier general, and to detail 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. y. That It shall De the duty OF eacn ON
ger asslgnea as aforesaid 10 protecC az persons
IN .neir iiSnos " Snr ANU ~ sup
- ',,;sh o. co,,sa to he a,,r;had aii ,;inrh
ers of the neoce and criminals and to this and
hemay allow local civil tribunal. TO take illris-
dictiof. of and try offenders, or, when in his
Judgment it may be necessary for 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
WIN tne exercise OF mihIary autnofity uhder
's act sl That DC 81, nun anu yo, t ni,;toru
orrost H., I nntv i t tr;ad ,uith
ont nnnecessarv DELAY and no crnel or mn
sual punishment shall be inflicted: and no SEN
tence of any military commission or tribunal
hereby authorized, effecting the life or liberty
ofany person, shall be executed until it is APP
proved by the officer in command of the dis
trct ana inc laws and regulations Tor the gov
ernment OF the army snail not De erected by
unis act, except IN so lar us they may connict
Sac < P That whsn tho noonlo Of onvono of
4t "a ,ai,I So Wy iii Ito 49, say on9 y
ono sau io0n 0.aSeS snat n%Vo
,'iti, ~ Tnnoti tt%t;on Of tbo Ifn;tnd Stntcys
VIII III v ,no,,oots faod ~ Yno .t; ou"'os
dolnl.a 80 aInoto,1 Nv ~ 49, o;t;aona ofa,;d
State two,,tv.o,,, ANS IA and ,,Jn,ord ~
,D%"ta,,o. ~ ~ 90 ~ ,' "n~ a;4; -
i iaoo' oooi ~ VouiOiC On,
no Dn ~ tp a. '" f , ny'o ~
tion co. 0no,, w vno ICY d;af,;SoJ
f az s,aII;o,, - fon fo1"
ior parOicipaVioii III Che iepeliion' OF lor ieio-
my at common law ana wnen sucn constl-
IntlonS snail proVlue tna1 Ine electlVe ran
Inlso snaii peGngoyeu Wy an suoh pelsohs as
nave inc 9uanneaCions nereln staCed' lor
eiecCion Vi dslegates ana when ucn CON
s SUI snall pc ratlneu ny majority OF
1he persons Vo1ihg on tne quesIion VI raUin-
catlon VINO are qualined as electors 1or dele
gates and when such constitution shall nave
Deen submitted to Congress Tor examination
ana approval and Congress shall have APP
proved tne same and when said state, by
a vote OF its Legislature elected under said
constitution, 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