The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-05

to the provisions of this act, and the
act to which it is supplementary and
when the same shall have been so
framed, said constitution shall be SUBJ
mitted By the convention for ratifca-
ton to the persons registered under
the provisions of this act at an cleo
ton to be conducted by the officers or
persons appointed or to be appointed
by the commanding general, as
hereinbefore provided, and to be
held after the expiration of thirty
days from date of notice thereof,
to be given by said convention; and
the returns thereof shall be made to
the ommanding general of the dis
trict ,., a ~
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted,
That if, according to said returns, the
constitution shall be ratified by a ma
iority of the votes of the registered
electors qualified as herein specified,
cast at said election, at least one half
of all the registered voters voting upon
the question of such ratification, the
president of the convention shall
transmit copy of the same, duly GER
tilted, to the President of the United
States, who shall forthwith transmit
the same to Congress, if then. in ses-
sion, and if not in session, then imme-
mediately upon It's next assembling;
and if it shall moreover appear to
Congress that the election was one at
which all the registered and qualified
electors in the State had an opportu-
nifty to vote freely and without re-
straint. fear or the influence of fraud,
and if the Congress shall be satisfied
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prevail of a majority of all the qualified
Constitution shall be declared by Con-
gress to be in conformity with the pro-
visions of the act to which this is sup
Elementary, 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 represen-
tation, and Senators and Representa-
tives shall be admitted therefrom as
therein provided. ,tH .f
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted,
That all elections in the States men
toned in the said "Aet to provide for
the more efficient government of the
rebel States" shall, during the opera
ton of said act, be by ballot; and all
officers making the said registrat ton of
voters and conducting said election
shall. before entering upon the dis
charge Of their duties, take and sub
scribe the oath prescribed by the act
approved July second, eighteen hun
bred and sixty-two, entitled IAN act
to prescribe an oath of Office" Pro
p;ded, That if any person shall know
ingly and felsely take and subscribe
any oath in this act prescribed. such
person so offending and being thereof
duly convicted shall be subject to the
pains, penalties, and disabilities which
by law are provided for the punish
ment of the crime of wilful and cor
rupt perjury.
SEC. Z. And be it further enacted,
That all expenses incurred by the sew
eral commanding generals or by vir-
tue of an order issued, or appointments
made, by them, under or by virtue of
this act, shall be paid out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted,
That the Convention for each State
shall prescribe the fees, salary and
compensation to be paid to all dele
gates and other officers and agents
herein authorized or necessary to car
ry into effect the purposes of this act
not herein otherwise provided for, and
shall provide for the levy aud collec-
ton of such taxes on the property in
such State as may be necessary to pay
the same.
Sec 9. AID be it further enacted,
That the word ARTICLE" in the sixth
section of the act to which this is sup
Elementary, shall be construed to
mean section"
SCHUYLER CoLFAX,
Speaker, House of Representatives.
B. f. WADE,
President of the Senate pro tempore.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, u. s.,
1tr March %, 1867.
The President OF the United States
having returned to the House of Re p
resentatives, in which It originate d,
the bill entitled An act supplemental
ry to an act entitled An act to pro-
vide for the more efficient government
of the rebel States passed March
second, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven, and to facilitate restoration,