The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-09
SunpIementary to the Stevens-Sherman

Shellabarger Bill.
AN ACT suppiemcntal to an act entitled an act t
provide for the more efficient government
! tbe rebel States, passed March :, 1867, and Il
facilitate restoration.
Be it enacted, &c, That before the hrst Gay o
Spntembe:, 1867, the commanding general IN eaci
district defined by an act entitled an act 10 pro
ida far Ihr more efficient government Of the rebc
States approved March :, 1867, shall cause reg
istration 10 he made of the male citizens OF ih'
United States, twcnty-one years of age, ana up
wards resident in each county or parish IN thi
State or States included in his district which reg
istration will include only those persons who arr
qualified to vote for delegates by the act aiorc
| said and who shall have taken and subscribed tnl
following oath or atfirmaton:
| al -, do solemny swear, or affirm, IN the
presence of Almighty God, that am citizen OF
| the State Of, that have resided i'll said State
for - months next preceding this day, AND
row reside in the county Of, or the parish
| of E, in said State, the case may be tliat
am p years old; that have not Dcen dlsfraii,
cliscd tor participation in amy rebellion or evil
war against the United States, nor for teiony
| committed against the laws of any State or OF
the United States; that | have never been 4
member OF any State Legislature, nor held any
executive judicial office in any State, ana al
forwards engaged in insurrectiop Or reoelion
against the United States, and given ald OF com
fort to the enemies thereof; that have never
taken an oath as Il member OF Congress OF inc
| United States, or Us an of1lcer OF inc Cnlted
| States, or member of any State Legislature
| or as an executive judicial officer OF any State
to support the Constitution OF the United States,
| and afterwards engaged i'll Instruction or re-
hclion against the uited States, or given ;uo OF
comfort 10 the enemies thereon that VIII liiiIi
| fully support the Constitution and obey the laws
of the United States, and Will, to the best OF my
ability, encourage others so 10 do. SO help me
| God
| Which oath or affirmation may he administered
| by any registering officer.
Sec. ,. That afterthe completion Of the regis
| tration hereby provided for in any State ut such
| time and place therein as the commanding gen
! eral may appoint and direct, Of which at least
thirty DAYS 3,ubic notice shall be given, an ccc-
! ton Shall be Held of delegates to Il convention
for the purpose of establishing constitution
and civil government for such State loyal to tie
Union; said convention III each state, except
Virginia, 10 consist OF the same NUM- ol iiH
hers rs the most numerous hfaAch oi tie ela'c
Legislature of such State i'll the year looo, 10 be
apportioncd among the several ulStrlciS, coun-
ties, or parishes o! Such Stite 10y tlie coniilii-
N general Sl' M ~ .'i 40 !r
l''t" Va WY ~EI,,,,,tinn j., Nir,,;,i, SInil
o,,.i:+ Of rho same number of members rs rem
r..n,-t'.I tLn trrritOry now CONSTITUTING Vir-
.rn, in fine most numerous branch of the Leris-
IT., rt s,iJ S,atr in fine wear 1850 to he onnnr
,;',,, -, :, c,r.s.,;i
So. > trfat rt Sail election tIc rc,ristcrcd vo
t.,s If each STATE shall vote for or AGAINST con-
,.,,,i,o tn f,ry, -, constitution undrr this oct -
. ti,r ~, t,vnr Of sII,h a conv.ntion Sh,u
i.,v with, mr. nriutrd or, th hoIIntS Inv which
t%cI- rot,. .n, H. ;rratrs thr wCris ..fnr = cnn-
y.nIiion ~ and thSsp yotinu AGAINST such , con-
,.n,,tin, sInI hoy,. written or rrn+r1 on s,..b
tiit ,l ,.orI' ..t,,i,.st . coI,yrnti,,, ,,:i,n
,,..,,s a1,,,n;nt1 tn SIncriT,t,nI III ,I,.ti,,
49,, ~ ,,,5L rat,,rn of HE yutrS ,ivrn tirc.t'
-, ii ,,r,,,i,tnd -b.II ,ourt MI mol. .,tI,r '
Nf t} vn,r rLrT for o,,,! aorai,Isi rnnvrnIinn.
o,,d tGn ,,,I,n,.iiinr O., neral f., L,h,, ti .r |
SiaI n,, been, r'r,fr?rl shah asrrrt;,i,' md in.
Ira thr total van. in each Stat,. for and ,aiHS,
= S',I,vr,tfnm II = i.1inrity If ,h. Viz r;y..n
~, ,tr,. ,,.+i,,, .tr.II 10 far , rnIv.r,inn -
c.1ci no;,,..,,,'inn hill he MA nr,r,.r nh, ,t
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S''' III! 'oie 'l' liz 'l"'s'''' Vi hoIUi!lS Sucn
co,!N|H,I":
sec l. u MI iAe commanding general OF each /
oiS'!'F' N''ali 'F"t sue" ~ al "i'Ct'S or per
Hon> - ''l't ne necessary H"t tAcCcuh- iiE"c III
each election district III any state, to make ana
complete tAc registration, sUpCrlntcnd the clcc
ton. and make return to him OF the votes, lists
of voter, and of tflt. rcr.ui,, rrct,l ~ d,.Irr,t
by plurality Of the votes cast at said election: !
and upon receiving :; id returns he SHALL omen .
lie same ascertain the persons elected rs drlr-
rates according To tlc returns O: the officers
who conducted said election ::;d nal orocl;ula-
tio;l thereof; and ifa majority ofiic VOTES given
1n That question shall hr t.? 4 e,u;cntion the
commanding ceuCrai. within eiXtv DAYS from the
late of ,r..riC.l shall notify the 4, lcitrS TO a..
,cmbc in convention AT It time and I,lar,. to IL.
mentioned IN the Notifications and said CoIy,n
ION Irh,, pr,~1uiyll :, all 1lrDcrrI tn tr,,,,,, ,