The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-12
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Civil Government in NOrth-CarOlina.
Mr.. Stevens rep, Pa. introduced bill on the
18th inst, reinstating Civil Government in North
Carolina, to enable it to resume lis former rela-
tions as one of the Constituent States of the
American Union. He stated that he did so at the
request of several gentlemen from NortIl-Caro-
lima. Read twice, referred to the Committee on
Territories and ordered to be printed.
The following is the bill:
A Bill to establish civil government in
North-Carolina, and ena bic it to resume
its former relations as one of the con-
stituent States of the American Union.
WHEREAS On the Goth day of May, 1861, the
citizens of North Carolina, one of the United
States of America, did rebel against the Govern
ment of the United States, and Oh the said 10Th
day of May and thereafter did violently set aside
and destroy the organized Constitutional Govern
nent OF the said State and did engage with others
in armed hostility and warfare to maintain their
said action and
WHEREAS, After the lapse of more than four
years the United States by force of arms, having
succeeded in quelling said rebellion and disarm-
ing such insurgent citizens, did find in said dis
trict formerly comprising the State of North
Carolina, no government organized or officers
qualified according to the requirements of the
Constitution of the United States; and
WHEREAS, The President of the United States
by virtue of his power as Communicating Chief of
U
tial law, for the purpose of preserving peace and
order and Ofrelievng his subordinate military Off
GERS from executing the details of civil regulations
in the several and widely separated localities in
the district, did, under forms and rules by him
prescribed, authorize certain citizens OF the dis
trict to assume the execution of said purpose of
preserving peace and order under the protection
and sanction OF the military authority; and
WHEREAS 1t is the duty of the Congress of
the United States to preserve the said district
and the loyal citizens thereof, as one of the Uni
ted States of America, and by law to cause to be
organized therein government republican in
form, based on the civil and law making power
of the nation; therefore,
Be it enacted, etc., That on the 10Th day of Nav.
1867, at the hour of II O'clock, meridian, there
shall be assembled at the State House in the city of
Raleigh, Convention of the loyal citizens of the
district formerly comprising the State OF North
Carolina, composed of 10 delegates to be chosen
by voters qualified as hereinafter provided; and
each county in said district Shall be entitled TO
send to said Convention the same number of del
egates that it was entitled to send members to the
House of Commons of the State of North Carroll
ma prior to the 10th day of May, 1861; and Il ma
Jority of the delegates elected to said Convention
shall constitute quorum and be invested with
the sovereign power of the people of the district
to frame a State Constitution which shall he
submitted to the Congress OF the United States
Tor approval modification rejection, prepara-
tory to the establishment of the said State and
the re-investing its loyal citizens with all of the
rights, privileges and immunities appertaining to
and the said Convention shall have power and an
thorlty to do all other acts which by the recon-
nized principles of republican government soy
ereign Conventions of the people of the states
may of right do provided that in case no ouorum
shall assemble on the said Goth day of Nav anv
less number of delegates assembled NAV adjourn
from day to day until such time as quorum NAV
assenble Tor the transaction of business
Second: That, in the election of DELEGATES to
said Convention there shall be allowed to vote ali
nlale resident citizens of the district formerly
comprising the State of North Carolina of the
age OF tWenty-one years, without distinction of
race or color, who can read write or NAV own
In Zee real estate of the assessed value of SOO or
more: frovided, That no one who has heretofore
exercised the right of suffrage in said district
snail be disqualified from voting in said election
1hafd: That the qualifications for the dele
gates to the said Convention shall be the same as
were required Tor members of the House of Com
mons OF the State of North Carolina immediate
y previous to the Goth Of May, 1861 upon the
taxing and subscribing, before the judge of the
District Court of the United States for the Dis
the United States authorized to administer oatbs
tne following oath, to wit:
40 solemnly swear on the Holy Eyangelists of
Aiinlghty GOD Tor affirm the case NAV bel that
on the fourth day of March 1864 and ny ali 3ia
thereafter, would willingly have complied with
tne requirements of the Proclamation of the Pre-
da ut Oh ane Snted States issued the eighth
A.! VI DecenDer, 1868, had safe opportunity of
aolng SO been afforded me- That on fine Soid
iourth Gay of March, 1864 and at ali times there.
was oPposcu 10 the continuance of the
neosHlon. and to the establishment of the so-coI
leu G9nlederate Government, and voluntarily gave
no ald or encouragement thereto INT ear1eSStIv
eon e the success Of the Union the suppress
th " an armed resistance to the Government of
fE ohIed states; and that will hepcefortb fa;tI
S xly support the Constitution of the Tnitad
S'a.es' and the Union of the States tberenndnr
deea mo person shall be allowed to sit OF act as
or IN said Convention, or hold anv ofice
have tp as thereunder until Ie e sniI
manner ond ana subscribed the above oath in tha
bh,,th ana r form as above provided '"'n III tne
se9 et'a D That it shall be the dufu A.,
such oat ia court or other officer before who
suspect is about to be taken se1v M nc
PERSON. 10 Pu. 10 such person any auest;oy py any
oath ana 10 near any other evIdddu uestioh under
tend to satisfy him as to the nronr;n. lnat may
easno gFn AnG e the pe2aon
administer It, And should anv nar e may refuse to
said OATH he shall be indicted and falsely take
the Circuit Court Of the United Statp prosecuted in
tSs n Which b, the nse be II the
ithereof shall be scnteHccd to and .1JnVlctlon
punishment as now attaches to the cri eoNe such
jury. And In the trial ofsuch indictmnlet OF per-
son shall be qualified 10 sit npon the nrV NO n pef