The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-04-27
The Military Act.

Whereas no legal State Government or alc-
puatc protection for life or property now exists
in the rebel States Of Virginia, North Caro-
Ina South Carolina, Georgia mississippi,
Alabama. Louisiana. Florida. Tcyas;qpd Ar
kansas; and whereas it is necessary that peace
and good order should be enforced in said
States until loyal and republican, State govern
ments can be legally cstablialcd; therefore,
Bc it enacted bystlo Senate and House of
Representatives OF the United States Of Amcri-
Gil in Congress assembled, That said rebel
States shall be divided into military districts
and made subject to the military authority oi
the United States, rs hereinafter prescribed,
and tcr that purpose Virginia shall constitute
thc first district; North Carolina and South
Carolina the scccnd district; ucor@ia. Ma
''ana ana Florida ;ho third district; Nlsrs-
iili and Arkalsta Tie fourth district !; ;.;.,'
'ou;sia'a ana Teas the fifth district.
SIC. .. And 1t further enacted, That it
STALL be Tic duty of. the prcsidcn. 70 as.ig, to
Ike r3amanl Of c4cll Of said district: "a cf::
d Ike crazy. not below the rink nj -Hriy,ii-
/ ;.l: General, and t, detail sufficc:.t military
!urce to enable such otliccr 10 pcrforn His tlutics
a:j! ynt',rcc his authority w;,l.!y the district ,f
which he IS unsigned.
Si:r. 3.Anl be it further enacted, That ii
Shall be the duty Of each officer assigned as
at"rcsaiA, % protect aIl persons in their rights
"f l,c.sam ASH i,.rpvrtis u, suppress ilsurrcc-
tivn. disorder any v!olc:!cv: and to punish On
cause ;, Le punished all da:urbc:s OF the pub
lie peace ana c, ;;.nas: ;';i Is this ci:'! he may
alln~ local civil tribunals to .ikr iuris!ct'"n OF
and . ily oile"dcI4, q. yho: ID his J,s., s.,'cut
J. !.i:,y be necessary r ti.c trial Of offenders.
lie shall haze power tn or2anizc military COM
l:.:s;o.s " tribunals Tor that rur,n,se; and al
"ter.clolWc under color OF state authority with
tho exercise OF military. authority under this
Act Shall b. nall and void.
Si:c T. ANIL be it further cnactcl Tin: AL
persons lut under military arrest l,y virtue of;
this Act shall be tried without ncccs.arydc-
lay, and cruel or unusual puniSncrt shall
be ;mtlic!cl; and 80 sentence of any military
r,H,ini snn az tribunal hereby authorized
i.eesi"sih' III; ;ir lilrrty ,. amy ],rrrnn, shall
bc'c%ocrtca unt It is approved ;y. the of,.cry
III command ot' the district and ta lnv $ ami
regulations icr The government ot' Ike army
s!r!I not Lc affected hy this icty cxccp. il. so
!ar as they con:iict wih lis ,l,!pyisiDi,s; PRO.
vdcd. ilyt ma scntcnt. al death under tho
provisions of this -.ct shall he carried into.
effect w;'i.out thc arnro,@.l:of the President
Src. ). And lc !, f,:r;hcy enacted. That
when ;;ie People Of any one Of said rebel State:
ahall have lcr.ncd Constitution f Govern
"ont il conformity with The Constitution Of,
the United Sta.e#. il I'll respects. framed by a.
conycnion q dyeaa;2s elected by lie male
citizens . Ai,: STATE, twch;ycne years Old and
upward. CT whatever race, color. or previous
condil4n,, Who haze been resident in said State
for ono yen: previous to the day Of cct,ion:
except ugh ~ may bc disflanchiscd for rartici-
patton il tic rebellion, or. for felony 1t COM
mon l.;w and when such Constitution shall
provide that The elective fiallshisc shall be en-
joycl by all such persons as have the qualiica-
lions herein stated for election of delegates.
ard Wien :lc!!, Constitution shall be ratified hy
majority Of the persons voting on Che qnes-
ton oe ratification, who are qualified :.s clcc-
tors Tor delegates and when such Constitution
shall Lave been submittcd'to Congress for cI-'
animation and approval, and Congress Shall
hayc approved the same aud when said State,
BY Il vote of it, LEGISLATURE Uadtr said Coiisti4
tuition. shall have adopted the amendment
to the Constitution Of the United States pro-
posed BY the Thirty-Ninth Congress, and
known as article iourtccn and when said article
shall have become part Of the Constitutionof
the United States s!inl be declared entitled to
representation in Congress, and Senators and
Representatives shall bna,lmittcd thercltom or
their taking the oath prescribed by law, and
llcn and thcrcalterhc preceding sections this
Eill shall be imperative in said State; ;providcd,
that no person excluded from the privilege Of
holding ciicc By said proposed amendment to
the Constitution Of the United States shall i,c
eligible to election rs Il member Of thea owen
tion to frame Il Constitution for any OF snih
rebel States, nor >iii! any such person vote for
members OF said Covcmtion
SIC. 6. Apd be it fur tlcr enacted. Thotuut;l