The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-29

held as hereinafter provided but if ma
jority of said votes shall be against a con-
Eention, then no such convention shall be
held under this act; provided that such
convention shall not be held unless a ma
jority of all such registered voters shall
have voted on the question ofholding such
convention.
See f. That the commanding General of
each district shall appoint as many boards
of registration as may be necessary, con
sisting of three loyal officers or persons,
to make and complete the registration, su-
perintend the election, and make return TO
him of the votes, lists Of voters, and of
the persons SO elected as delegates by a
plurality of the vetee cast at said election
uPon receiving said returns he shall open
s,.s-a,asar aacefiaia tl.s pgrsons eiected as
delegates, according to the returns of the Of
feers who conducted said election, and
make proclamation thereof; and within sixty
days from the date Of election he shall no.
tify the delegates to assemble in conven-
ton, at time and place to be mentioned
in the notification and said convention,
when organized, shall first determine by
vote whether it is the wish of the people
of such State to frame constitution and
civil government occording to the provis-
ions of this act and the act to which. it is
supplementary, and if so, shall proceed to
frame such constitution and when the
same ahall have been so framed, said con
stitution shall be submitted to the conven-
tion for ratification, to the persons regis
tered under the provisions Of this act, at
an election to be conducted by the officers
or persons appointed, or to be appointed, by
the commanding General, as hereinbefore
provided, and to be held after the expira-
ton of thirty days from the date of notice
thereof, to be given by said convention;
and the returns thereof shall be made to
the commanding General of the district.
Sec, 8. That if, according to said returns,
the constitution shall be ratified by ma
jOrity of the voters of the electors quail
fed, as herein specified, the President of
the Convention shall transmit a copy of
the same, duly certified, to the President
of the United States, who shall forthwith
transmit the same to Congress, if then in
session, if not in session, then immediate
diately upon its next assembling; and if
the said constitution shall be declared by
Congress to be in conformity with the pro-
visions of the act to which this is supple
mentary, the State shall be declared entitI-
ed to representation, and the Senators and
Representative shall be admitted there
from as therein provided. e..
Sec. 6. That all elections in the States
mentioned in the said act to provide for
the more efficient government of the rebel
States, shall, during the operation of said
act be by ballot and all officers making
the said registration OF voters and con-
Quoting said elections shall, before entering
upon the discharge of their duties, take
and subscribe the oath prescribed by the
act approved July Cd. 1862. entitled "An
act TO prescribe an oath of Office"
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That
all expenses. incurred by the several COM
manding Generals, or by virtue of any or
ders issued, or appointments made, by
them, under, or by virtue of this act, shall
be paid out of any moneys in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
the convention of each State shall prescribe
the fees, salary. and compensation to be
paid to all delegates and other officers and
agents herein authorized or necessary to
carry into effect the purposes of this act
not herein otherwise provided for, and
shall provide for the levy and collection of
such taxes on the property in such State
as may be necessary to pay the same.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That
the word "article. in the sixth section of
this act to which this supplementary, shall
be construed to mean section.
It will be remembered that the Confer
euce Committee from the House and Sen
ate added clause that Congress must be
satisfied that all registered voters had an
opportunity to vote freely and fairly, with
out hindrance or interruption, and that the
Constitution meets the approval Of ma
jority of qualified voters. With the ex-
cepnon of this additional clause, the bill
passed in exactly the same condition IN
1 which it was adopted by the Senate.
Axr1oUIrY-A lawyer and doctor were
discussing the antiquity of their respective
orof,ssio6s and each cited authority TO