Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-01-03

ritory. Each of said officers shall receive S. per
day for the time actually employed. Each of the
members of said commission shall receive 5000
per annum, and their clerks $4,000. The commits
sion shall procure all the necessary books stationary
and boxes, and make all regulations to effect the
objects of this act The President of the United
States and the military commander of the district
shall furnish so much aid as the said commission
ers shall deem necessary to protect the polls and
keep the peace at each of the election districts If,
by any means no election should be held in any of
said late States on the day herein fixed, then said
election shall he held on the third Monday Of May,
1867, in the manner herein prescribed. Returns
of all such elections shall be made to the said COM
missioners whose certificates Of election shall be
pranad tdcie evidence of the fact.
Section 4. And be it further enacted, That per
sons who shall be entitled to vote at both OF said
elections shall be as follows: All male citizens a.
bove the age Of twenty one years, who have resi-
ded one year in said State and ten days within the
election district.
Section 5. And be it further enacted, That the
word citizen as used in this act shall be construed
to mean all persons Except Indians not taxed born
in the United States, or duly naturalized. Any
male citizen above the age of twenty years shall
be competent to be elected as delegate to said
vention.
Section. E. And be it further enacted That all
persons who on the 4th day of March, 1861, were
of full age, who held Office either civil or military,
under the government called the Confederate
States of America, or who voluntary swore ale
glance to said government, are hereby declared to
have forfeited their citizenship and to have renoun-
ced allegiance to the United States, and shall not
be entitled to exercise the elective franchise or hold
offices until five years after they shall have filed
their intention or desire to be reinvested with the
right of citizenship and shall swear allegiance to the
United States and renounce allegiance to all other
governments or pretended governments: provided,
however, that on taking the following oath, the
party being otherwise qualified, shall be allowed to
vote and hold Office.
''I, A. B., do solemnly swear, on the Holy
Evangelists of Almighty God, that on the 4th day
willingly have complied with the requirements Of
the Proclamation of the President of the United
States, issued on the Sth day of December, 1863,
had safe opportunity of 50 doing been allowed
and that on the said 4th of March, 1864 and all
times thereafter / was opposed to the continuance
of the rebellion, and to the establishment Of the So
called Confederate Government, and voluntarily
gave no aid and comfort thereto, but earnestly de-
sired the success of the Union and the suppression
of armed resistance to the Government Of the Uni
ted States; and that will henceforth faithfully
support the Constitution of the United States and
the Union of the States Hereunder.
Section I. And be it further enacted, That no
constitution shall be presented to or acted on by
Congress which denies to any citizen any rights,
privileges or immunities which are granted to any
other citizen in the State ALI laws shall be impair
tal without regard to language race or former con-
dition If the provisions of this section should be
altered repealed, expunged, or in any way abroga-
ted, this act shall become void and said State lose
it's right to be represented in Congress
Section s. And be it further enacted, That when
ever the foregoing conditions shall be complied with,
the citizens Of said State may present said constltu.
ton to Congress- and if the same shall be approved
by Congress- said State shall be declared entitled to
the rights, privileges and immunities and be sub
ject to all the obligations and liabilities of State
within the Union No Senator or Representative
shall be admitted into either House of Congress un
til Congress shall have declared the State entitled
thereto.