The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-14
MISREPRESENTATION.

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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE MORE Eft
GENT GOVERN sfEfT OF THE RHE 81 ST q TIES
II WHEREAS, no legal State governments or ade
quate protection for life or properly oW exists
Il, in the rebel States of Virginia North Carpina
Florida, Texas, Mississippi and Arkansas, and
whereas, It's necessary that peace and good order
should be entorcedin said States until loyal and
republican State governments Gamble legally es-
BE Il enacted ba the Senate and Ho,tse of Repre-
4 Sentatfues OF the United States of ADdicG IN GO1t-
greSS dsseiJs6ed That said rebel States shall
! be divided into military districts, and madesubi
ject to the military authority othe UnitedStates,
as neutrality-suspicious. Band for that purpose
Virginia shall constitute the first district; North
Carolina and South Carolina the second district;
! Georgia Alabama and Florida the third district
Mississippi and Arkansas the fourt trict, land
! Louisiana and Texas the fifth district r-0nii9 d
SEC Q. And be it further eMactet, Thatit shall
be the duty of the President to assign to the com
mand of each of said districts ali officer OF the
army not below the rank OF brgadier general,
and to detail sufficient military force to enable
| such officer to perform his duties and enforce
his authority within the district to which he is
assigned. = -.H.i ~ -..-siJS q, z
SEC B. And be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of each officer assigned atpre
said to protect all persons in their rights of per-
son and property, to suppress lnSurrection, dis
order, and violence, and to punish or cause to be
punished all disturberS of the public peace and
criminals and to this end he may allow local
civil tribunals to take jurisdiction OF and try
offenders, or when in his Judgment it may be
necessary for the trial OF offenders, he snail have
power to organize military commissions or tri-
bunas for that purpose and all interference
under color of State authority with the eXer-
else of military authority under this act shall be
null and void. ...- - p. p. ....... 5..r.. ,
Sec T. ds,d be it further enacted, That all
persons put under military arrest by virtue OF
this act shall be tried without unnecessary delay
and no cruel or unusual punishment shall be in
fiicted and sentence OF any military com
mission or tribunal hereby authorized, affecting
the life or liberty OF any person, shall be eSecu-
ted until it is approved by the officer in command
of the district and the laws and regulations for
the government OF the army shall not be affected
by this act, except in so far as they may conflict
with its provisions Fioridea, That no sentence
OF death under the provisions OF this act shall be
carried into effect without the approval of the
President"
SEC s. AadGe 1t further eaactcG, That when
the peopleof any one Of the aforesaid rebel States
shall have formed 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-on years old and
upward, OF whatever race, color, or previous
condition, who have been resident in said State
for year previous to the day of such election,
except such as may be DISTINGUISHED for partici
patton in the rebellion or for felony at common
law and when such constitution shall provide
that the elective franchise shall be enjoyed by all
such persons us have the qualifications herein
stated for election of delegates and when such
constitution shall be ratified by majority of the
persons voting on the question of ratification who
qualified as electors for delegates, and when
such constitution shall have been submitted to
Congress for examination and approval, and
Congress shall have approved the same; and
when said State, by vote ofits Legislature elect
ed under said constitution shall have adopted the
amendment to the Constitution of the United
States proposed by the Thirty Ninth Congress,
and r.nown as article II, and when said article
shall have become part of the Constitution of
the United States, said State shall be declared en-
titled to representation in Congress. and Senators
and Representatives shall be admitted thercfrom
on thei taking the oath prescribed by law, and
then and thereafter the Proceeding sections OF
Il is act shall be imperative ~ said State P.ovi
ded, That no person excluded from the privilege
of holding Office by said proposed amendment to
eligible to election member CT the convention
States nor shall any such person vote tor NOM
bcrs of said convention. ........... -. Z
SEC. g. And belt FURTHER eaaeFed That until /
the people of said rebel States shall be- by law ad-
mitted TO representation in the Congress Of the |
United States, any civil governments which may
exist therein shall be deemed provisional only, |
and in all respects subject to the paramount
thorty of the United States at any time to abol-
ish modify. control OF superscdc the same and |
in all elections to any office under such provis-
ional governments all persons shall be entitled to
vote, and none other, who entitled to vote
act and no person shall be eligible to any Office
under any such provisional governments who
would be disqualified from holding office under
the provisions OF the third article of said consti
tutional amendment.