Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-30
THE SUPPLEMENTARY RECON
 SEDUCTION ACT. The Bill as it Passed the Senate,

STkUUflON AUT.
 The Bill as it Passed the Senate.
 The following is the bill which passed the Senate. As it was in the nature of a substitute to the bill from the House, it will have to obtain the concurrence of that body, which it will no doubt dos
 An act supplementarytc an act entitled an act to provide more efficient means
 of restoring the rebel States, passed
 March 2, 1867, and to facilitate rcsto- rativMs
 Be it enacted, etc, That before the first day of September, 1867, the com- handing General in each District, as de- fined by an act entitled an act to pro- vide for the more efficient government of the rebel States, approved March ?, 1867, shall cause registration to be made of all male citizens of the United States, twenty-onc years of age and upward, resident of each county or par ish in State or States included in his district. which registration will include only those persons who are allowed to vote for delegates by an act aforesaid. and who shall have taken and sub scribcd the following oath or affirma- tions
 "-, of, in the county or parish .,f ! | solemnly swear or affirm, that am not excluded from the right to vote by the fifth and sixth sections of said act to provide for the more efficient govern mcnt of the rebel States; that I will support the Constitution and obey the laws of the United States, and that will, to the best of my ability, encour- age all others to do the same, so help me God"
 Which oath or affirmation may be administered by any rcgistrating off, ccr.
 Sec. 2. That after the completion of registration, hereby provided for. in any State, at such time and place as the commanding General shall appoint and direct, of which at least thirty days public notice shall be given, an election shall be held for delegates to a conven- tion, for the purpose of establishing a constitution and civil government for each State loyal to tho Union said con- vcntion ih each State, except Virginia, to consist of the same number of mem- bcrs as the most numerous branch of tho State Legislature in such State, in the year 1860; to be apportioncd among the several districts, counties and par ishcs of such State, by the command ing General, giving to each represen- tative in the ratio of voters registered, as aforesaid, as nearly us may be. The convention in Virginia shall consist of the same number of members as are represented by the territory now con- stituting Virginia, in the most numer- ous branch of the Legislature of said State, in 1860, to be apportioned as aforesaid.
 Sec. 3. That the commanding Gener- al of each District shall appoint such loyal officers or persons as may be nec- cssary, not exceeding three in each Election District in any State, to make and complete the registration, superin- tend the election and make return to him of tho votes and list of returns of persons elected by delegates, by plu- rality of votes cast at said election and upon receiving said returns. he shall open the same, and ascertain the posi- ton of such persons elected as dele gates, according to the returns of the officers who conducted said election, and make proclamation thereof; and within sixty days from the date of the election he shall notify the delegates to assemble in convention, at time and place to be mentioned in the notitica- tion and said convention when organ izcd, shall first determine, by vote, whether it is the wish of the people of such State to frame Constitution and civil government according to the pro- visions of this act and the act to which it is supplementary: if so, they shall proceed to frame such Constitution, and when the same shall have been so framed, said Constitution shall be sub mitted by the convention for ratitica- ton to persons under the provisions of this act. at the election to be,conducted by the officers or persons appointed by the commanding General, as hercinbe- fore mentioned, and to be held after the expiration ofcighty days from date :; notice thereof to be given by the said convention, and the returns thereof to be made to the commanding General of the district.
 See. I. That if according to said re- turns the constitution shall be ratified by majority ofyotcs of the electors, qualified as herein specified, the Presi- dent of the convention shall transmit a copy of the same, duly certified to, to the President of the United States, who shall forthwith transmit to Congress, if then in session, and if not in session, then immediately upon its next assem- bling and if said constitution shall be declared by Congress to be in conform ity with the provisions of the act to which this is supplementary, the State shall be declared to be entitled to rep rescntation, and the Senators and Rep resentatjves he admitted thercfrom, as herein provided.
 Sec. 3. That all elections in States mentioned in said act, gro provide for