The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-03-20
A Bill

A Bill ..r
SUPPLEMENTARY TO AN ACT ENTITLED AN
ACT TO PROVIDE FOR TIE MORE EFFICIENT
GOVERNMENT OF THE REBEL STATES, !"
AND TO FACILITATE RESTORATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the, United State OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
commanding general in each district de-
fined by the act entitled "an act to. pro-
vide for the more efficient government of
the rebel States," shall cause registration
to be made before the first day Of Sep
tember, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven,
in each county or parish in the State or
States included in his district, of male ci-
tizens of the United States twenty-one
years of age and upwards, resident i'll each
county or parish, which registration shall
inclpde only those persons who are quail
fed to vote for delegates by the ''act to
provide for the more efficient government
of the rebel States,' and who shall have
taken and subscribed the following oath or
affirmation:
81, of -, in the county or
parish of -, in the State Of f--,
do hereby solemnly swear Tor affirm) that
l am sincerely and earnestly attached
to the Union AID government OF the United
States, that | will steadtastly support the
Constitution and obey the laws of the
United States, and that will, to the best
of my ability, engage all others to such
support and obedience, so help me God" )"
Sec. 3 And be it further enacted, That
whenever the registration hereby provided
shall be completed, the commanding gen
eral shall cause to be held in each State
Of his district; on day not less than thirty
days from the date of proclamation there
of, an election of delegates to convel.-
tion for the purpose of amending the ex-
listing or framing q new constitution for
said State, and of firmly re-establislling a
civil government loyalto the Union there
in, and OF passing all needful ordinances
for putting said constitution and govern
ment into operation.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That
the conventions herein provided tor shall
be called on the basis Of the representa-
ton of the House of Representatives of
each State.
Sec. t. And be it further enacted, That
the commanding general of each district
shall appoint such loyal officers or persons
as may be necessary to make and complete
the registration, TO preside at the election,
to receive, sort, and count, and to make
returns to him of the votes and ofthc per-
sons elected rs delegates; and upon re-
ceiving said returns he shall open the same,
ascertain the persons elected as delegates,
and mike proclamation thereof, and, with
in sixty days from the date Of election, he
shall notify the delegates to assemble, at
time and place to be mentioned in the
notification; to proceed to the organization
of convention; and when the said con-
vention shall have amended the existing
constitution, or framed anew constitution
in accordance with the "Act to provide for
the more efficient government of the rebel
States" said constitution shall be submit
ted by the convention to the persons reg
istercd under the provisions of this act, at
an election to be held after the expiration
of thirty days from the date OF notice
thereof to be given by the SAID convention.
Sec. S. And be it further enacted, That
if the said constitution shall be ratified by
majority of votes of the electors quail
fed as herein specified, the resident of the
convention shall transmit q copy of the
same, duly certified, to the President OF
the United States, who shall forthwith
transmit the same to Congress, ii then in
session, and ifnot in session, then imme-
diatcly upon its next assembling; and if
the said constitution shall be declared by
Congress to be in conformity with the
fifth section Of the act entitled Gan act to
provide for the rebel States" and the
other provisions of said act shall have been
complied with, the State shall be declared
entitled to representation, and Senators
and Representatives shall be admitted
thercilom as therein provided.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That
the duties hereby imposed upon the com
manding general Of each district, and the
powers conferred, may, with his consent,
be performed and exercised by the acting
Governor of any State, who shall take an
oath or affirmation faithfully to keep and
perform the same.
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