The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-05-03
The Military Government Bill.


WHEREAS, No legal State governments O
adequate protection for life or property nov
exists in the rebel States of Virginia Nortl
Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia. Miss;s
sippi. Alabama. Louisiana Florida Tevas an
Artansos. and yvbaraos h l. ,,ooa,as- ~. ~.
,,aaoa ond ,,ood orJar 81 o,I5 T." ~, Yn =:
poa1S S. anu gUv I onoulu pe enIorcea II
oa,u Soaooo anu iEPupilcan o1att
governments can 10 legally estaDllsned
ther lore,
ne u enacteu, &c., Ihat said rebel States
shall be divided into military districts and
made subject to the military authority Of the
Unlted STATES, as hereinafter prescribed; and
Tor that purpose virginia Shall constitute tn e
nrst dlstrlct, Nortn Carolina and South Caro-
INA tne second dlsIrlct, georgia, Alabama and
Florida tne tnird dlstrict, MISSISSIPPI and Ar
KANSAS tne i9uttn uistric'' houisiaha ana Tex
GUY sio ' Thnt I, SIou ho tbo du+,, ~ .o r,s
ident to assign ~ the command of each Of so;d
districts mn ofiieer Of the army not below the
rank of brigadier general, and to detail a suf-
ficient military force to enable such officer to
perform his duties and enforce his authority
within the district to which he is assigned.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of each Off
Ger assigned as aforesaid to protect all persons
In their rights OF person and properly, to sup,
press insurrectlon, aisorder ana violence, ana
oa oau a,d ~ IT, Rusneu al bs'urp
Se nav e aIlpw local civil trihnnaI t 70 r. ; r
dictioI of and try Offenders. Or when in his
Judgment It NAV be nece ssary for the trial ofof-
Tenders, he shall have power to organize military
commission or tribunals for that purpose; and
all interference under color of State authority
with the exercise of military authority under
TINS act snail pc nun and VOID.
oec. :. Lnas an persons pIt unoer mintary
a.. W sn.uo y, S.s ac'; snaii Do oIieu Wilt
a nnn;sha, sbaii a ;na;n y uer ,d ~ NJ sa
tenca of anv m;i;taru comm;sS;on or tr;bnnaI
~
Of any person, shall be executed until it is ap
proved by the officer in command of the dis |
trict; and the laws and regulations for the gov
eminent of the army shall not be effected by |
this act, except in so far us they may conflict
win lts PROVISIONS.
!, sec. o Ihag Wnen the people Oh any one OF
the sald rebel States shall have formed
constitution OF governments IN conformity
WIN the Constitutlon Oh the United States
IN All respects' framed Dy convention OF
delegates elected by the male citizens OF said
state twenty-one years old and upward. of
whatever race, Color OF previous condltlon,
VINO nave Deen residents IN SAID oCate IOr
one year previous 10 the DAY OF such cleo
slon' except sucn as may Dc dlsfranchlsed
LOT participation IN the rebellion, or Tor telo-
ny at common law and when such consti-
tntions snail provide that the elective fran
cnlse snal DC enjoyed Dy an sach persons as
~ 5 II o1ti 0o"Uo"' ~
election OF delegates and when uch con-
stitutlon shall be ratified by majority of g
Gne persons voting on the question OF ratlti-
catlon VINO are quallfed as electors for dele '
gates, and when such constitution shall have !
been submitted to Congress for examination
and approval and Congress shall have APP .
proved the same and when said State, by =
vote OF It's Legislature elected under said
shall have adopted the amend
nent to the Constitution of the United .
states proposed by the Thirty-ninth Con- i
5ress, and known as article Ia, and when
uch article shall have become part of the