The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-07-10
to the StevensSharman
Bill.

AN ACT supplemental t. m Act entitled
An ct to proviir frr tho more cf7i,ir.
government ~ tbs ub-l Strtss, pissed
March ,, 1867, and to facilitate Trsrorl
ton.
BE it tenactcd. &c. That before the first
dav Of Sept"mb"r, 1867, 'he commanAing
general ir each d.>,-ict defined bv tie ~Art
to provide for TIE more efficient COVE n
rcn' of the rrb.l States, ?Sprovrd March
.. 1867. ShalI cause a registration 10 he
rnadr # the male citizens of She United
States, twenty, orc verrs Of age. and IN,
wards, resident IL each rountv or parish in
the State or SintrS Included in hi- district,
which registration will include only tho-"
persons who are qualified 70 vote for dele.
gates hv the Act aforesaid and who snail
have taken and subscribed the following:
i do -"l"mn'V swear or affirm in ,he pre-,
ence of Almighty God, that | am n citizen
Of the state oc -: that have rrsi1rd
in said State for - m0rihs ncSt pra.
cediHg this d,v. and nav res de in the cnun
tv Of -. or the parish Of -, ir said
State, ~ the case NAV be that am tween
ty.oue yearS old; 'ha' have not been lis
francni-ed for participation in snv rebellion
or civil var against the United States. nor
for f'"nyscommittrd ag.ins, the laws of
anv State or Of the United States; that |
aGve never been m'mber Of any State
Legislature, or held any Executive or Judi
cial O'hce 10 anv State, and afterwards en-.
gagged in in.nrrec.i"n and rebellion again Il
the United Staes. aud given aid or comfort
10 the enemies thereof; that have nevo
taken an oath as n member OF ongrpss Of
the u y, or ar officer Of tie Unit-d
mr. n har IF I
lnture: or IA an Executive or Iuirrirl fjth
eer cf any state. to support tho Cans'itu.
ti"n Of the United States, and afterwards
engaged in instruction or r. beIlion against
| the United Stses or given aid or cnmfo-t
i to iiIe enemies itefruf that ! ~ e. r
| fullV support the. Constitution md Obey The
laws of The URiied States. and viii. TO the
best of nv ability. encourage sthers so to
90. So help ne God"
which oath or affirmation may bo admins
tered b. any registering officer.
See ? That after the completion II the
registration hereby provided for in apV
State at such tiins and place therein ~ tie
commanding general shall appoint aud di
rect, OF which at hast thi'ty dIv's public
notice shalI be given. an ele :tion shall he
! held for delegates to a convention for the
purpose OF e-tab'ishing u constitution and
civil gagernm, nj for such State. ioyal 10
the Union said convention in each Slate.
except Virginia, to consist Of the same nun
Der Of m3mbgrs as the most numerous
branch Of the St1te Legislature of such
| Stale in the ear 1850, to be spportioned
among the several districts, counties. or
parishes Of such State by tho commanding
general, giving 10 each, representation in
the ratio Of voters registered ~ afoI esaid
ne nearly ~ may be. The convention in
Virginia in the most numerou, b,anch Of
ue Legislature Of .aid STATE in the year
1850. to be appcrtion-d as aforesaid.
Sec 3 Th,t at sr:h election the regis
tere' voters Of each State shall vote for or
against convention to form constitution
thereof upder this act, Those voung 10