The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-23
Th e. sIiIl.ary Geyernment Dim.

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WHEREAS, No legal State governments .
adequate protection for life or property no,
exists in the rebel States Of Virginia, Mort
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Missii
sippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas an,
Arkansas and whereas, ii is necessary tina
peace and good order should be enforced ii
governments can be legally established
Their fore,
Belt enacted, &c., That said rebel statei
shall-be divided into military districts ant
made subjectto the military authority Of the
United States, as hereinafter prescribed; and
for that purpose Virginia shall constitute the
first district, North Carolina and South Caro-
lima the second district, Georgia, Alabama and
Florida the third district, Mississippi and Ar.
kansas the fourth district, Louisiana and Tex.
as the fifth district. 80 srss=es. .aa
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the Pres
ident to assign to the command Of each of said
districts an officer Of the army not below the
rank of brigadier general, and to detail sur
fcient military force to enable such officer to
perform his duties and enforce his authority
within the district to which he is assigned.
Sec. 3. That IL shall be the duty Of each OH
Ger assigned us aforesaid to protect all persons
in their rights Of person and property, to sup
press instruction, disorder and violence, and
to punish or cause to be punished all disturb
ers of the peace and criminals, and to this end
HoIHHy dtlOW iUCut CtFAt w toA julio
dictioL of and try offenders, or, when In his
judgment it may be necessary for the trial ofof-
Tenders, he shall have power to organize military
commission or tribunals for that purpose; and
all interference under color of State authority
with the exercise of military authority under
his act shall be null and void. = tA-8A ~
Sec 4. That all persons put under military
rrest by virtue of this act, shall be tried with
nut unnecessary delay, and no cruel or unu-
ual punishment shall be inflicted; and no sen;
ence of any military commission or tribunal
ereby authorized, effecting the life or liberty
fanny person, shall be executed until 1t Is ap
proved by the officer in command OF the dis
i.ict; and the laws and regulations for the gov
arnment Of the army shall not be effected by
his act, except in SO far as they may conflict
nth its provisions.
Sec. S. That when the people of any one of
10 said rebel States shall have formed q
constitution of government in conformity
with the Constitution of the United States
in all respects, framed by convention of
delegates elected by the male citizens of said
State twenty-one years old and upward, of
whatever race, color or previous condition,
who have been residents in said State for |
one year previous to the day of such cleo |
ton, except such as may be disfranchised |
for participation in the rebellion, or for felo- |
ny at common law and when such cOnsti-
buttons shall provide that the elective fran
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have the qualifications herein stated, for |
election of delegates; and when UGH con-
shall be ratified by majority Of
the persons voting on the question OF ratifi-
cation who are qualified as electors for dele
gates, and when such constitution shall have
been submitted to Congress for examination
and approval and Congress shall have APP
proved the same and when said State, by
a vote of its Legislature elected under said
shall have adopted the amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States proposed by the Thirty-ninth Con-
gress, and known as article ID, and when
such article shall have become part of the
of the United States, said State
shall be declared entitled to representation
N Congress- and Senators and Representa-
ives shall be admitted therefrom, on their
taking the oath prescribedlby law, and then
md thereafter the preceding sections of this
act shall be imperative.
Provided, That no person excluded from
,he privilege of holding Office by said pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution Of the
United States, shall be eligible to election as
member of the convention to frame con
Ititution for any of said rebel States, nor
hall any such person vote for members OF
ad convention.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That
Until the people of said rebel States shall be
1y law admitted to representation in the
Congress of the United States, anv civil gov
,rnment which may exist therein, shall be
leemed provisional only, and in all respects
ubject to the paramount authority Of the
United States at any time to abolish, modify,
control or supersede the same; and in all
elections to any Office under such provision
II governments, a'lpersons shall be entitled
20 vote under the provisions of the fifth sec
Ion OF this act and no persons shall be ell
yible to any Office under any such provision
Il government, who would be disqualified
rom holding Office under the provisions of
he third article of said constitutional
amendment.