The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-03-20
If. Wnsou's Bill.

G14s 4SSA
4 Bill Supplementary to an act entitled
IAN Act to provide for the more eff
cSent government of the rebel States"
. and TO facilitate restoration.
Be It enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
She commanding general in each district
defined by the act entitled ''an act to
provide for the more efficient government
of the rebel States" shall cause regis
tration to be made before the first day Of
September, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven, in each county or parish in the
State or States included in his district, of
male citizens of the United States twenty
one years and upwards, resident in each
county or parish, which registration shall
include only those persons who are quail
lied to vote for delegates by the ''act to
provide for the more efficient government
Of the rebel States, aud who shall have
taken and subscribed the following oath
or affirmation:
81, --, Of, in the county
orr RTiSh of ---in the State of --,
do hereby solemnly swear (or afRrm)
that | am sincerely and earnestly attached
: 20 the Union and government oft Uni
ted States, that ] will steadfastly support
the Cor stitution and obey the laws of
the United States, and that will, to the
best Of my ability, engage all others to
such support and obedience, so help me
God"
Sec. 2 And be it further enacted, That
whenever the registration hereby provi-
ded shall be completed, the commanding
general shall cause to be held in each
State of his district, on a day not less
than thirty days from the date of procla-
nation thereof, an election of delegates
to a convention for the purpose of amend
ing the existing or framing new con-
Stitutiou for said State, and of Firmly re-
establishing q civil government loyalto
the Union therein, and of passing oil
needful ordinances for putting said con-
stitution and government into operation.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
That the conventions herein provided for
shall be called on the basis of the repre-.
sentation of the House of Representatives
ofeach State.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
That the commanding general of each
district shall appoint such loyal officers
or parsons as may be necessary to make
AID complete the, registration, to pre-
side at the election, to receive, sort,
and count, and to make returns to him
of the votes and of the persons elected
as delegates; and upon. receiving said
returns be shall open the same, aseer-
tain the persons elected as delegates,
and make proclamation thereof, and,
within sixty days from the date of elec.
ton, he shall notify the delegates to as
semble, at time and place to be men
toned In the notification, to proceed to
the organization of a convention; and
when the said convention shall haye2
amended the existing constitution, or
framed anew constitution in accordance
with the 'tAct to provide for the more
effceHt government of the rebel States, ,"
said constitution shall be submitted by
the convention to the persons registered
under the provisions Of this act, at an
election to be held after the expiration
of thirty days from the date of notice
thereof to be given by the said conven-
ton. = y. : y IS .~--ss
Sec. 5. And be it further. enacted,
That if the said constitution shall be
ratified by majority of the votes of
Che electors qualified as herein specified,
sthe President Of the convention shall
transmit copy ofthe same, duly certi-
fed, to the President of the United
States, who shall forthwith transmit
The same to- Congress, if then in ses-
sion, and if not in session, then imme-
diatslY uron its next assembling; and
If the said constitution shall be declared
by Congress 10 be in conformity with
the 9th section ofthe. act entitled ian
act to provide for the more efficient
government of the rebel States" and
the other provisions of said act shall
have been complied with, the State
shall be declared entitled to representa-
fion, and Senators and Representatives
shaii be admitted therefrom as therein
1proTided. IL:
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted
That the duties hereby imposed upon
the commanding general of each dis
trict, and the powers conferred, may,
with his consent, be performed and ex-
ercised by the acting Governor of any
State, 1ho shall take an oath or alfrma-
ton faithfully to keep ard perform the
same. " .S--.~ -...... 49,.