Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-03-09

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The Military Government niil'
me Crescent hss. from iis Washlnfion
sSffestdndshi. ~ islfffafh NE inll ietl ~ /
ne miliiafy guftfnmeht iill. ns l1's''
Conefess ltisAs fellows
WHAatas, no lfgal hiaie rp'efnmfnla ~
adequate protection for llis ~ properly 90.
exlsi 10 The feLel States ~ VIZ 900 Noth
Carolina, South Carollaa, utufgia,- Allssis'
sippi, Alabama, louisiana Florida texas
and Arkansas
Am, wnrRrAs, II Il necessary thni peace
aud good order should be enforced Ia said
State until loyal aud republican govern
ments can be legally established therefore,
BE Il snaeisd by he Sfnah and H9uss y
Representatives e( he Lmhd Sldiesg AmfT.
icd, IN Ctr,grss' as''Nbta, That the snid
rebel States shall DO divided into military
districts, AMI M de subject To the mill'Hfy
authority Of the United States as hereinal-
Ser preseribedi and for that purpose Nlr'
ginia shall constitute the first dlslIlo'
North Carolina aud South Carolina NE SCI
coud district, Georgia, Alabama ana florl'
'da the hind district, Mississippi aud Ar
Kansas the fourth district, and Louisiana
and Texas the fifth district.
sIsEc. 2. And Dc Il further enacted That It
10 the command OF each Of tho said districts
an officer Of the army not below the rank OF
brigadier general and 10 detail n sufficient
military force to enable such officer 10 per
form his duties and enforce his authority
within the district 90 which he is assigned.
$50. 3. And be Il FURTHER enacted, That II
shall be the duty Of each officer assigned as
aforesaid, 10 protect all persons in their
rights Of person and properly, to suppress
instruction, disorder aud violence, aud to
punish or cause 10 be punished all disturb
ers of the public peace and criminals and
TO this end he may allow local civil tribu-
nails totake Jurisdiction ofGni totry often
ders, or when, in his judgement, IL may be
necessary for the trial OF Offenders, he shall
lraye power to organize military commits
sfons or tribunals for that purposes and all
Interference, under color OF State authority,
with the exercise OF military authority, I'M
der this net, shall be null ana void,
\ SIC. 4. .dnd be Il further eHae:td, That oil
persons put under military arrest by virtue
Of this act, shall be tried without unneces.
sary delay, and no cruel or unusual pun
ishment shall be inflicted, and no sentence
ofany military commission or tribunal here
by authorized, affecting life or liberty ofuny
person, shall be executed until il is approx
ed by the officer in command of the district;
and the laws and regulations for the gov
eminent of the army shall not he affected
by this net, except in SO far as they conflict
with its provisions; provided. that no SEN
tence Of death under provisions oil Ills act
shall be carried into effect without the iap-
proval of the President. 'i H'
SEC. s. And be IL further enacted, That
when the people of any of the said rebel
States shall have formed Il constitution and
government in conformity with the consti-
tuition of the United States in all respects,
framed by convention of delegates elected
by male citizens of said State II years and
upwards, of whatever race, color OF previous
condition, who have been resident in the
State for one year previous to the day of
such election, except such as. may. be dis
franchised for participation in the rebellion
or for felony at common law; and when such
constitution shall provide that the elective
franchise shall be enjoyed by all such per-
sons as have the qualifications herein sta
ted for election OF delegates, and when such
constitution shall be rat fed by majority
of persons voting on the question Of ratif-
cation who are qualified as electors for del
egates, and when such constitution shall
have been submitted to Congress fol-, exam
ination and approval, and Congress shall
have approved the same, and when tie said
State by a vote gifts legislature elected I'M
der said constitution shall have adopted the
amendment TO the constitution of the uni
ted States proposed by the Thirty Ninth
Congress and known as article fourteen,
and when the said article shall become a
part of the constitution of the United States,
said State shall be declared entitled TO rep
resentation in, Congress, and Sen ators and
Representatives shat be admitted there
,f"om, on their taking the oath prescribed
|. by law; and then and thereafter, The pre-
ceding sections OF this bill shall be nope-
rniive in The said states: Provided, FhaI
no person excluded from the privilege Of
holding Office by the said proposed amend
men to tho constitution of the United States
shall be eligible TO election as member OF
the convention TO frame y constitution ioI
any of the said rebel States; nor shall any
such person vote Tor members of lhe said
convention. ..-.Hl -.ge ,t....s
SEC 5. ARd az Jurther enacted, That un-
til the people of the said rebel Stat shall
be ty law admitted TO- representation in The
Congress of The United States, any civil
governments which may exist therein shall
be deemed. prov isional only, and in Glt res
poets subject to the paramount authority OF
the United States, at any lime TO abolish
modify, control or supefcede ii samei and
in all elections 10 any office under such
provisional governments all persons shall
be entitled TO vote, and none other, who are
entitled to vote under the provisions of the
fifth section of this act; and no person
shall be eligible o any office under such
provisional governments, who would be
disqualified from holding Office under The
Al az ,,,l NJ e co;f pnp
siituiional amen6tnent. n 'f' l