The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-21
The Military Government EsiIl.


WHEREAS. No LEGAL State Governments ol
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Cdioi.a' 9ou'H CaioIlhl, 'enIgia' MISSES,
suppl Alabama LOUISIANA L Ioilda, Texas ana
Arkansas ana whereas, it IS necessary that
peace and good order should he enforced IN
said States until loyal and republican state
governments cam be legally established:
Their fore
BE ii enacted. &c, That said rebel States
shall I,c Divided into military ,Iis.-i.t. md
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intel stgto. a. La.ai,,.fi, ,,e,fij ,,l
for ia At ,r,rfo.t. Nir,ini., sb,I .o,ctit,,t IN -
49, distrirt Nortb GaroIina ani SnrtI 60
lima the second district. GEORGIA. AIab1uaand
Florida the third district. Mississippi and Ar.
kansas the fourth district. Louisiana and Tex
rs the fifth district.
sec :. That 1t shall be the duty Of the Pres
ldchi 10 assign 10 iIe command OF eacn OF shlG
III tilSL9 ai oItl''i "I lit army hol DtloN Ihc
RANK OF pItSautr general, ana TO uelali SUI
nrlenl Ilii!l'IA ioT'e 20 cI.hle suGh oIuJeI 70
niti ~ 80 M ne
See r That il shan he the ,I,if, Of eIch off
Ger assigned as aforesaid to protect all persons
in their rights of person and property. to sup
press Instruction, disorder and violence. and
to punish or cause 10 be punished all disturb
erS OF the peace ana criminals, ana 10 TINS end
he may allow local civil tribunal, 10 TAX jurls-
dlctloL oil ana try OFFENDERS or, when IN his
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,or9nii. ar trinr.,I ft, t6af rm-,l
ali interference under color of state authority
with the exercise of military authority under
this act shall be null and void.
See. 1. That al persons put under military
arrest by virtue Of this act. shall be tried With
our unnecessary delay anu no cIuel or un I.l
sual PunlSAhtit Nhal' De lhHIt.ed' ana no sen
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ro,sI I,, ~ ,tI;,r i'm ,,,,,,,,.,,,J Of tba liz.
frot, and the Iar,- au,t equations fJr the gov
ernment of the army shall not he elected by
this act, except IN SO lar As they may conflict
with IT. provisions
sec. > MAI men inc PTuP'o "a "'S 'HT VI
the salu Ieoei ot'l'S 9nall ma,
constitution OF government ~ e'iiiV =, ~
with the constitution Oh inc o"'Ieu 9'"''s
IN all respects, framed hy = convention ~
delegates elected by the male citlZehs OF s''l'
state tWehty-on years OF" aiu "P" 'iit; ~
whatever race, color or previous coil'.L' 'G en-
who have been residents IN SAID state loi
one year previous TO the Gay "a etio,i"',1
ton, except such as may ne u'S iI' y 3
torparucpaton IN the ieeSHiol, u ioi .I l'tG
ny at common law ana Wueh S"Nn 'olle.
tutlons shall provide that the eleCtiNo nan
chise shall be enjoyed by all such persons as
have the qualifications herein stated lor
election of delegates and Wheh ucn C'L
stltutlon SHAH be FatihGd oy Jpe ~ .;G
the persons voting on tue VuSS'i'H u
cation who are qualihed as electors lol uoi'-
gates. and when such constitution Shall nav
been submitted to Congress for examination
and aDproyal and Congress shall have APP
nroved the same. and when said State, by
= vote fits /. erislature elected under said
constitution shall have adopted the amend
ment 10 the Constitution of the United
States proposed by the Thirty ninth Con