Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-03-21
THE SUPPLEMENTARY BILL.

targoR the act ssTo lnovide far the moreIi
offiiieien4 governaaent Of the rebel States = 1
sBe itsnaetedby TIE senatsAand House,
Of Representatives, Of the Gnited States Of
America in Congress assembled, Ihatthe
commanding general in each district defil-
ED py,the oct epsitlleshss1 act tg provide
for the more efficient government Of the 1
rebel STATES" passed March second, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-seyen, shall cause
a registration tb Sc made 1bsfofa the first
Gay Of September, eighteen hundred and
Sixty seven, in each county or parish in
the several States included. in his district,
of the male citizens ofthe United States
twenty ore yesersrof age and upwards res
ident-in each county or parish, which reg
istration shall inclade only those persons,
who are qualified to vote fors1leleaates BY
the said Act to provide for tt}hc more ciii-
cient government Of tie rebel States, and
who shall have taken and subscribed the
following oath Or afflflnation:t' II, Of,
in the county oraparish off,. in the State
Of, do hereby solenlnly swear,( or affirm
that I am not excluded from the right to
vote by the provisions Of the fifth af1d2six+h
sections OF the act passed March two, eigh-
teen hundred and Sixty seven, entitled An
act to provide for the more Efficient gov
eminent of the rebel States that I am sin
.cerely and earnestly attached to the Union
and governments of the United States, that
, [ will steadfastly support the Constitution
and obey the laws of the United States,
and that viii, to the best Of my ability,
engage all others to such support and ODE
dicnce. So help nc God y ~''..-'. ''''' -
Sec 2. And be It further enacted That
whenevefnh e'fes istHafida liefcby provided
shall be completed, and copies thereof re-
turned t0thc commanding general, he shall
cause to be held III each State Of Ills dis
trict, on 4 day not less than thirty days
from the date Of lis Proclamation t|'aars6if,
IN election of:delegates to. a conNentiofr fer
the purpose offraming' s.. constitution for
said State, and of firmly, re-establishing a
civil governmrntlloyal to tie anionthena-
in, and eff passing all needful ordinances
for putting said constitution ind govern
nent into operation.
Sec. 8 And be 1t further enacted, That
the convention in each State shah consist
Of the number of members of the most
numerous branch of the Legislature.o of such
States under the Constitution thereofexist-
ing January one,- eighteen hundred. and
sixty; and the election districts existing on
the said first day Of January shall be OBJ
served in the elections and the assignment
Of Delegates. The, commanding general
to each military district shall assign, as
near as may be-, TO. the several electienydis-
tricts in;each State within his jurisdiction,
the number ofdelegatcs to which.itmay be
entitled according to the mum Der of reg
tered voters within its limits Provided
That each district shall be entitled to at
least one delegate. 5.a}. lt;#;: IL.
See 3. And be it further enacted. That
the commanding general of. each district
shall appoint such. loyal officers or persons
as may be necessary, not exceeding. three
in each election district, to make and com
plete'a registration, 70 preside 1t the elec,
i0n to receive, sort, and count. and TO
make return, to him Of the, votes, Ists Of
voters. land Of the peraaFfs elected as. dele
gates by a plurality Of tie votes cTst at
said ELECTION; and upon receiving said re,
turns, I've S Esse!l open the same, ascertain the
persons elected as. delegates according to.
the returns Of the !; officers who .eond ated
said election, and IMAGE proclamation there
Of, and within sixty days from the date Of
election. he shall notify the delegates to, as
serhle., at a time and place to be men-
toned in the notification, to proceed to the
oE2Eg5aaization Of a convention and when
the said convention shall have a constitu-
ton. In accordance with said "Act to pro-
vide for the more efficient governments Of
the rebel States" said constitution shall
be submitted by the; convention. to. the
persons registered under the provisions of
this actla at an election to be, conducted By
tile officers as hereinbefop provided, and
to. be held after the expiration OF, thirty
days from the date of Inotice thereof, to be
given by said convention :. and the returns
thereof shall beimade to the commanding
general Of the district al ..,.......a..,! ...,.
Sec s. And be itfurther enacted, That
if according to said returns, the conStitu-
zion snall pc faSluea}Dy q masoFaty OF the
votesfofi the electors qualified as herein
specified, the president of the convention
shall transmit a. copy Of the same, duly GER
tilted, to the. Presidents Of the. United States,
who shall forthwith transmit the same, to
Congress, # then in session, and if not in
session, them diatelyl upon its next as
sepiling lard il the said constitution shall
be declared by congress to be, in. conforni-
ty with the fifth section Of the act entitled
IAN actlto provide for the mere efficient
government of the. rebel States and the
other provisions of, the said act shall !. have
been complied lwith.. the State shall be de-
clared entitled to representation, and SEN.
ators and Representatives shall be admit
ted therefronl as therein provided. s4e.5
haSec. 6. And be it further enacted That
adj elections in the States mentioned in the
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