Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-03-27
The Supplementary Bill as Passed by
CONGRESS-.

The Supplementary Bill as Passed by
Congress.
The following is copy Of the Supplement,
tary Military Bill as it passed both Houses of
Congress on Wednesday last:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
representatives Of the tM,tcd STATES Of Amer.
ica IN Congress assembled, That before the
first duy Of September, eighteen hundred and
six,y-seven, the commanding general in each
district defined BY an act entitled San act to
provide for the more efficient government Of
the rebel States" approved March second,
eighteen hundred and sixty seven, shall cause
registration to be made Of the male citizens
of the United States, twenty-one years of age
and upwards, resident in each courty or
parish in the State or States included in his
district, which registration shall iuciGde only
those persons who are qualified to vote for
delegates by the &C, aforesaid, and who shall
have taken and subscribed tie following: :"
dn s,lrmnly swear or affirm in the presence
os Almighty God, tha. am g citizen of the
Safe Of -, that have resided in said
State for - months next preceding this day.
and nov reside in the c,uoty OF - or ;hr
n4rish OF - in said State as the case may
LcJ; tha.tI Am twcnty-one years old; that
lay. not been dsiranchsed ior participation
j any rebellion or civil war against tie t.ii
ted States, nor for felony Committed agains,
the ,,ws Of any State or OF the Cnitel States :
nat have never taken an oath as a member
o. c ,neresS OF the United States or as an
Liti .er of the United States, or as member
ct any State Legislatures, or as an executive
or iu iicial Off ser of any State, - support the
Constitution OF the United States, and alter.
ward engaged in insnrrecton or rebellion
against the United States, or given aid or
comfort to the enemies thereof that will
faithfully supper. the Constitution and obey
the laws of the United States, aud will, to the
best OF my abb iiy, encourage others so 10 do.
50 help me God !" which oath or affirmation
may be administered by any registering officer
SEC. 2. And be ii further enacted, Tha,
after the completion Of the registration here
by provided for in any State, at sach time and
places therein as the commanding general
shall appoint and direct, of which 81 least thr
" days public notice shall be given, an election
snall be held Of delegates to convention r
the purpose of establishing constitution and
civil government for such State loyal to the
Union, Shlu COuNCAtiOil III SoSI SSdlSy Se(CIJI
Virginia, to consist Of the same number of
members as the most numerous branch of the
State Legislature Of such State in the year
eighteen hundred and sixty, to be apporsioned
among the several districts. counties or par
ishes of such State by the commanding gene
cal. giving to each representation in the ratio
Of voters registered Us aforesaid as nearly as
may be. The contention in Virginia shall
consist of the same number Of members as
represented the territory now constituting
Virginia in the most numerous branch Of the
Legislature of said State in the year eighteen
hundred and sixty, TO be apportored as afore-
said.
Ssc. g. And be it further enacted, That at
said election the registered voters Of each
State shall vote for or against convention
20 form constitution therefor under this act.
Those voting in favor Of such convention
shall have -rtten or printed on the ballots
by which they vote for delegates, as aforesaid,
the words - For . Convention" and those
voting against such convention shall have
written or printed on such ballots the word,
81 Against o Convention" The persons ap-
cointed to superintend said election, and to
make return OF the votes given the-eat, as
herein provided, shall count and make return
&C the votes given for and against a conven-
tion; and the commanding general to whom
rhe same shall have been returned shall ascer
tain and declare the total vote in such State
for and against a convention. If q majority
of the votes given on that question shall he
for convention, then such convention Shall
Y,e held, as hereinafter provided; but if ma
iori,y of said votes shall be against conven-
tion, then no such convention shall be held
under this act Prorided, That such conven-
.ion shall not be held unless majority of all
such registered voters shall have voted on the
question of holding such convention.
Sec /. And be it farther enacted, That
the commanding general Of each district shall
appoint such loyal officers Or persons as NAV
be necessary, not exceeding three in each
election district in any State, to make and
complete the registration. superintend the
election, aud make return to him of the votes,
list of voters, and of the persons elected as
delegates by plurality of the votes cast al
said election and upon receiving soid returns
he shall open the same, ascertain the persons
elected as delegates according to the returns
of the officers who conducted said election,
anhmake proclamation thereof, and within
sixty days from the date of election he shall
notify the delegates to assemble u convention,
1T a time and place to be mentioned in the
notification, and ssid convention, when organ.
lied, shall first determine by vote whether it
!. the wish of the people of such State to
frame constitution and civil government ac
cording to the provisions of this act, and the
set to which this is supplementary, and if so,
shall proceed to franc such constitution and
when the same shall nave been SO framed.
said constitution shall be submitted by the
convention for ratification to the persons reg
i~.ered under the provisions of this act ut an
election to be conducted by the officers or
persons appointed by tae commanding gene
raj, az hereinbefore provided, and to be held
after the expiration Of thirty days from the
date of notice thereof to be given by said
convention and the returns thereof shall be
made to the commanding general Of the
district.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That if,
according to said returns, the Constitution
shall be ratified by majority OF the votes Of
the electors qualified al herein specified cast
at said election lat least cne-half of all the
registered voters voting upon the question of
such rati6cation) the president OF the conven
tiou snail transmit q copy of the sane daily
certified, to tie President ofthe United States.
who shall forthwith transmit the same to Cot.
gress, if then in session, aud if not in session.
then Immediately upon its next assembling !;
and the said Constitution sha ! be declared by
Congress to be in conformity with the provis-
ions Of the act % which this is supplements
ry, and the othe, provisions of said act shall
have been complied With, and if Congress
shall be satisfied that the registered voters had
the unrestrained liberty to vote, and that the
Constitution so ratified meets with the appro-
val of majority Of the qualified electors in
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