The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-01


addtion to the penalties now prescribed ior ~, n
offence, shall be deprived Of his Office and .uat
dered forever incapable after, of holding any e ~
hce or place under the United States. - W.
approved July 2, 1852.
Supplementary to the Stevens.She,m,.
Shellabarger Bill.
An ACT supplemental to an act entitled IN act :.
provide for the more efficient goyernmen, =,
the rebel States, passed March Q, 1867. and W y,
facilitate restoration.
Be it enacted, &C, That before the first dov a,
Septembe., 1857, the commanding general in c,o y,
district defined by act entitled an act 10 nro
vide for the more efficient government Of the rrh.I
States, approved March 3, 1857, shall cause wy.
istration to. be made Of the male citizens of *.
United States. twenty one years Of aye, and nr
State States included in his district, which run
istration will include only those persons who as
qualified to vote for delegates by the act nforo
said, and who shall have taken and subscribed ~.
following oath or affirmation:
81, -, do sOlemnly swear, or affirm, in III.
presence OF Almighty God, that am citizen Of
the State Of. that ! have resided in said Sio,a
for months next preceding this dav. ans
now reside in the county of -, or the parish
of, in said State, as the case may be: that
am Il years old that have not been dlslran.
ehised tor participation in any rebellion or ciy;,
war uRd4ust the OnIteu StdteS, nor Tor telony
committed against the laws of any State Or II
the United States; that have never been
member OF any State Legislature, nor held anS
executive or judicial Office in any State, and AZ
forwards engaged in insurreetion or rebellion
against the United States, and given aid or com.
fort to the enemies thereof; that have peyc,
taken an oath as q member of Congress Of tba
United States, or us an officer of the United
States, or as member OF any State Legislature
or as IN executive or judicial officer of any STAT
to support the Constitution of the United States
and afterwards engaged in instruction or re-,
bellion against the United States, or given aid or
comfort to the enemies thereof; that will faith.
fully support the Constitution and obey the lava
of the United States, and will, 10 the best of NV
ability, encourage others so TO do. So help me-
God. A'
Which oath or affirmation may be administered
by any registering officer.
See. 2. That after the completion of the reu;s.
tration hereby provided for in any State at such
time and place therein as the commanding gen.
eral may appoint and direct, of which at least
thirty days public notice shall be given on elec.
ton shall be held of delegates to u convention
lot the purpose of establishing constitution
and civil government for such State loyal TO tle
Union; said convention in each State, except
virginia, to consist of the same number Of mem
bers as the most numerous branch of the State
Legislature OF such State in the year lSCO. 10 be
apportioned among the several districts, coup-
hSc, Va R6fAShee vi suCu Stdtc DN Ine cOn1lanQ-
ing general, giving to each, representation in the
ratio of voters registered as aforesaid, as nearly
as may be. The Convention in Virginia shall
consist Of the same number of members as rep
resented the territory now constituting Vir-
ginia in the most numerous branch of the Legis-
lature OF said State in the year 1860, to be appor
TONED as aforesaid.
Sec 8. That at said election the registered vo-
tiers Of each State shall vote for or against con.
vention to form constitution under this act
Those voting in favor of such convention shall
have written or printed on the ballots by which
they vote for delegates, the words "fOr con.
ventiOn; and those voting against such con.
yentiOn shall have written or printed on such
ballots the words against convention" The
persons appointed to superintend said election,
and to make return Of the votes given thereat,
as herein provided, shall count and make return
of the votes given for and a, anst convention;
and the commanding general, to whom the same
shall have been returned. shall ascertain and DE-
clare the total vote in each State for and against
a convention. II majority of the votes given
on that question shall be for convention, then
such convention shall be held under this act:
hoyided That such convention shall not be held
unless majority of all such registered votes
shall have voted on the question of holding such
convention.
Sec. 4. That the commanding general of each
district shall appoint such 10 al officers or per-
sons as may be necessary, not exceeding three in
ede0 ELECTION ulStTlct III any Sldle, 10 MAKE anu
complete the registration, superintend the elec-
ton and make return to him oil the votes, lists
of voters and OF the persons elected as delegates
BY plurality of the votes cast at said election;
and upon receiving sid returns he shall open
the same, ascertain the persons elected Al dele
gates according to the returns of the officers
who conducted said election and make procama.
ton thereof; and if majority of the votes given
on that question shall be for a convention, the
commanding general, within sixty days from the
date of election shall notify the delegates to as
semble in convention ut time and place to be
mentioned in the notification, and said Conven
ton, when organized, shall proceed to frame
Constitution and civil government according 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
submitted by the convention for ratification to
the person registered under the provisions ofthis
act, at an election TO De conducted by the Off
GERS or persons appointed by the commanding
general as hereinbefore provided, and to be held
after the expiration of thirty days from the date
of notice thereo to be given by said convcn-
tion and the returns thereof shall be made to
the commanding general of the district.
See. s. That if, according to said returns, the
constitution shall be ratified by majority OF the
votes Of the registered electors qualified as here
in 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 a copy of the same,
duly certified, to the President OF the United
States who shall forthwith transmit the same to
Congress, if then in session, and If not in ses-
sion, then Immediately upon its 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 eppor-
tunity to vote freely and without restraint, fear
or the influence oil fraul, and If Congress shall
be satisfied that such constitution meets the ap-
prevail OF majority Of the qualified electors In
the State, and if the said constitution shall be
declared by Congress to be in conformity with
the provisions of the act to which this is supple
mentary, and the other provisions of said act
shall have been complied with, and the said con
/ stitutfon shall be approved by Congress, the
State shall be declared entitled to representation,
and Senators and Representatives shall be admit
ted therefrom as herein provided.
Sec. 6. 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 operation Of said act, be BY ballot
and all officers making the said registration Of
voters and conducting said elections shall before
entering upon the discharge of their duties, sub.
scribe an oath faithfully to perform the duties Of
their said effce, and the oath prescribed by the
act approved July 2. 1862, entitled San act to
prescribe an oath OF Office" Provided, That lfany
person shall knowingly and falsely take and sub
scribe any oath in this act prescribed, such per
son so offending, and being thereof duly convict,
ed, shall be subject to the pains, penalties ana
/ disabilities which by law are provided for the
punishment of the crime OF wilful and corrupt
perjury. .;-..,..,....t
al commanding generals, or BY virtue OF any or
| ders issued or appointments made by them updel
by virtue Of this act, shall be paid out oil shy
moneys in the Treasury not otherwise apprepr'
| ated. ~. I,
See, g. That the convention for each State shall
| md tharo off md apentt