The Daily clarion., 1867-04-24
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do so. So help. me Cod Which oath or af.
firmation may be administered by any reg
| istering officer.
See. =. That after the completion of the
| registration hereby provided for. in any
State, at such time and place therein as the
| commanding general shall appoint and di-
rect, of which at least thirty days public
notice shall be given. an election shall be
I held of delegates to a convention for the
! purpose of establishing a constitution and
/ civil government for such State loyal to the
/ Union Said convention in each State, ex-
| cept Virginia, to consist of the same number
/ of members as the most numerous branch of
/ the State Legislature of such State in the
+ year 1860, to be apportioned among the sev
| eral districts, counties, or parishes of such
/ State by the commanding general giving to
each representation in the ratio of voters
| registered as aforesaid, as nearly as may be
I The convention in Virginia shall consist of
! the same number of members as represented
the territory now constituting Virginia in
| the most numerous branch of the Legisla-
ture of said State in the year 1850 to be ap-
portinued as aforesaid
Sec. 3. That at said election the registered
voters ofeach State shall vote for or against a
convention to form constitution therefor un-
der this act. Those voting in fayorof such con-
VentIon shall have written or printed on the
ballots by which they vote for delegates as
aforesaid, the words s1for a conventions" and
those voting against such a convention. shall
have written or printed on such ballots the
words against convention The persons
appointed TO superiutend said election, and TO
make return Of the votes given thereat, as
herein provided, shall count and make return
Of the votes given for and against a convention:
and the commanding general, 70 whom the
same shall have been returned, shall ascertain
and declare the total vote in each state for and
against convention. If a majority of votes
given on that question shall be for conVen-
ton, then such convention shall be held, as
hereinafter provided; but if a majority of said
votes shall be against convention then no such
convention shall be beld under this act: Pro
| yided, That such convention shall not be
held unless a majority Of all such registered
voters shall have voted on the question of hold
ing such convention.
See. 4. That the commanding general of
each district shall appoint such loyal officers
or persons may be necessary, not exceed
ing three in each election district, in any
State, to make and complete the registration,
superintend the election, and make return
/ to him Of the votes, lists of votes and Of. the
/ persons elected as delegates 10y plurality
! of the votes cast at said election; and upon
1 receiving said returns he shall open the
I same. ascertain the persons elected as dele
gates according to the returns of the officers
[ who conducted said election. and make
proclamation thereof; and ii a majority of
, the votes given on that question snail be for
7 a convention. tllt CDnHltUUlN2 general NIttl-
in sixty days from the date Of election,
shall notify the delegates to assemble in
convention at time and place to be men
toned in the notification, and said conyen-
tion, when organized, shall proceed to frame
a Constitution aud civil government accord
ing TO the provisions Of this act, and the act
to which it is supplementary and when the /
same shall have been so framed, said Consti /
tuition shall be submitted by the convention /.
for ratification to the persons registered un- /
der the provisions of this act at an election (
to be conducted by the officers, or persons /
appointed by the commanding general as (
hereinb before provided, and to be held after /
the expiration of thirty days from the date .
of notice thereof to be given by said con- /
yentiOn and the returns thereof shall be .
made to the commanding general Of the
district
See 3 That if, according to said returns,
the Constitution shall be ratified by
ioritv of the votes of the registered electors
qualified as herein specified, cast at said
election, at least one half of all the register
ed voters voting upon the question of such
the President of the convention
shall transmit copy of the same, duly GER
titled to Il e President of the United States,
who shall forthwith transmit the same to
Congress, If then in session, and if not in
session, then immediately upon its next
assembling; and if it shall, moreover, appear
to Congress that the election was one at
which all the registered and qualifi~' Hlec-
tors in the State had an opportunity t. vote
freely and without restraint, fear, OF the in
hueuce of fraud, and if Congress shall be
satisfied that such constitution meets the
approval of majority of the qualified cleo
tors in the State, and if the said constitution
shall be declared by Congress to be in con-
formity with the provisions of the act to
which this is supplementary, and the other
provisions of said act shall have been
complied with, and the said constitution
shall be approved by Congress, the State
shall be declared entitled to representation
and Senators and Representatives shah be
admitted therefrOm as herein provided.
Sec t. That all elections in the States
mentioned in the said Act to provide for the
efficient government of the rebel States"
shall, during the operation of said act, be by
ballot; and all officers making the said regis
.ration ofvoters and conducting said elections
hall, before entering upon the discharge
y to perform the duties of their said office,
md the oath prescribed by the act approved
July ,, 1862, entitled An act to prescribe an
oath of Office" Provided, That if any per-
,on shall knowingly and falsely take and
any oath in this act prescribed
uch person so offending, and being thereof
luIy convicted, shall be subject to the pains,
penalties and disabilities which by law are
provided or the punishment of the crime of
vilful and corrupt perjury.
Sec. Z That all expenses incurred by the
several commanding generals, or by virtue
Of any orders issued or appointments made
BY them under or by virtue of this act, shall
De paid out of any moneys in the Treasury
lot otherwise appropriated.
Sec 8 That the convention for each State
shall prescribe the fees, salary, and compen-
,ation to be paid to all delegates and other
officers and agents herein authorized or ne
,essary to carry into effect the purpose of
his act, not herein otherwise provided for,
md shall provide for the levy and collection
IF such taxes on the property in such State
Is may be necessary to pay the same.
Sec 9. That the word article" in the sixth
section of the act to which this is supple
nentary, shall be construed to mean ''sec-
ion"