The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-14

the event of vacancy occurring IN any Of
fee in these States by death, resignation,
disability, or expiration of term of office, a
successor shall be appointed by the govern
or, by and with the advice and consent of
the legislative council, whether the office has
heretofore been filled by popular election, or
otherwise; and Immediately upon entering
on the duties of his office the governor in
each State shall, by public proclamation,
call upon every officer in the militia, and in
the executive and Judiciary departments, and
in the political corporations of the State, to
take and subscribe an oath that he does not
belong to any of the classes excluded from
Office under this act, and also the oath to
maintain republican form of government,
which oaths must be filed with the Secretary
of State within thirty days thereafter; and
any officer failing in this regard shall be in
competent to perform the duties of his Of
flee, and all his acts shall be null and void
and the person offending by performing such
acts shall be liable, on conviction before a
competent court, to fine of not more than
one thousand dollars and Imprisonment for
not more than two years.
SEC. 0. Ind he ut further enacted, That the
governors and all other officers, executive
and judicial, authorized by this act, shall re-
ceive the salaries and emoluments to which
such States respectively, and the members of
the legislative council shall receive for their
services the compensation allowed to the
members of the upper branch of the legisla-
ture in such States respectively. And all
these expenses shall be collected and paid
according to existing law.
SEC. 10. add be it .turtaer enacted, That
grand and petit jurics shall continue to be
drawn and empanelled as now provided by
law in each State, and the jury lists shall be
formed from citizens of the United States,
resident in each jurisdiction, who do not be-
long to any of the classes excluded from Of
flee under this act, and who can truthfully
take the oath to maintain 4 republican form
of government; and before" entering upon
his duties every juror shall take an oath that
he does not belong to any of the classes ex-
cludeu from office under this act, and also
the oath to maintain a republican form of
government; and no person shall be disqual
flied as a juror on account of race or color.
SEC. II. Aud be 1t further enacted, That
the militia of each State shall consist of all
the ablc-bodicd men, not exempt by law,
over the age Of eighteen years, without dis
tinction of race or color, who do not belong
to any of the classes excluded from office I'M
der this act, and who can truthfully take the
oath to maintain u republican form of gov
eminent. And before enrolement in the mil
itia, every person shall take and subscribe
an oath that he does not belong to any of
the classes excluded from office under this
act, and also the oath to maintain repubi-
can form of government.
SEC. 10. 1nd be 1t FURTHER enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the governor and legis-
lative council, in each of these States, to es-
tablish public schools, which shall be open
to all without distinction Of race or color, to
the end that where suffrage is universal, cdu-
cation may be universal also, and the new
governments may find support in the intelli-
gence of the people.
Sec 10. -lnM be it further enacted, That
from and after the passage of this act, 10
Legislative body shall assemble or have au-
thority in any of these States except the leg
islative council created herein; but the local
government of the political corporations now
existing in these States may continue to act
until otherwise ordered by Congress or by
the legislative council of the respective
States.
SEC A. and be it further enacted, That
in each Of these States all the acts of the con-
ventions which framed ordinances of seces-
sion, and all the acts of the legislatures and
legislative bodies in these States, and all the
acts laws. regulations, and ordinances of the
political corporations of these States since
the date of the ordinance of secession in each
State respectively, are hereby abrogated and
annuled, and declared to have had from the
beginning no force or effect in law: but the
governor and legislative council in each
State shall have power to revive and declare
in force all such acts as they may deem prop
err, always excepting such as are contrary to
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States, and such as are inconsistent with the
equality of all men before the law, without
distinction of race or color, and excepting
such as provide for the payment of any debt
or obligation incurred in aid of rebellion
against the United States, any claim for
the loss or emancipation of any slave. or for
the payment Of any pensions or bounties for
services rendered to the rebellion.
SEC. IS. And be it further enacted That in
each of these States all judgments and de-
crecs of court, which have not been volunta-
subsequent to the date Of the ordinance of
secession in each State respectively, shall be
subject to appeal to the highest court in the
State organized after the State shall be adj |
mitted again by Congress into the Union;
but no such appeal shall be allowed, unless
the motion for the same shall have been
lodged in the court, or clerks office of the
court. in which the decree was rendered, |
within sixty days after the governor appoint
ed under this act shall have entered upon |
the discharge of the duties of his Office, and |
for all judgments rendered subsequent to
such date, within sixty days after the same |
have been rendered.
SEC. 16. Ind be 1t further enacted, That in
order to provide for the formation of per-
manent governments, truly loyal and repub
lican, it shall be the duty of the governor to
cause registration of all the male citizens
of the United States over the age of twenty
one wears who have resided for one year pre-
vious in the State, of whatever color, race,
or former condition, and on the completion
of this registration he shall, by public proc
invite all such registered persons
who do not belong to any of the classes ex-
cluded from Office under this act, and who
can truthfully take the oath to maintain a
republican form of government, to appear
before the proper local officers at a fixed
time, and then and there to take and sub
scribe an oath that they do not belong to
any of the classes excluded from office I'M
republican form of government, and if
majority of the persons duly registered shall
take and subscribe these oaths, and thus
give evidence of proper loyalty and good
then it shall be the duty of the
in such State to order an election
in each county. town, parish, or other electo-
ral district for members of convention to
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