The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-21
ALABAMA.
The State Convention.
MONTGOMERY. Ara n

In the Reconstruction Convention to J.
a resolution was adopted by vote of ~ =.
~, lnstructlng the proper Committee =. "
change the names OF all new counties crea,oJ
at the last session OF the Legislature thu
were named in Qualification of the RehelI inas
or after those who participated in it ALL
ward an ordinance to change the nanno =
Colbert County to Brownlow was tatIe vi
yeas, rs; nays, IL. The COMMITTEE M ~
several parts of the Constitution renort ."e
the ofhcers OF the Executive Department ="
consist OF Governor, Lieutenant-G ovarnoSo
Secretary OF State, Auditor and TreaSnr".'
the Auditor to hold office for four wears n',
the other officers two years, all to be eIectaJ
| by the people. The Governor onlv La. IIsel
elected by the popular vote heretofore '''n
THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY Rppo,,,o
THE FRANCHISE BEFORE THE CONVENTION
In the Convention, on the 18th inst NJ.
Albert Griffin OF Mobile, from the ma;or; n,
OF the Committee on the Elective FrancL;n:y
presented the following article, TO ho Sc
corporated in the new Constitution. III
| SECTION 1. Every male citizen of A..
United States, and every male person who
has legally declared his intention 70 hao" no
citlzen OF the United States, 81 years old
or upward, who shall have resided in t J'u
State six months next preceding the eIao+; ms
and three months In the countv in Will oI ~
offers to vote, shall be deemed an alenta nc
provided, that no soldier, sailor. or mai
| IN the military or naval service of the TnitoJ
States, shall hereafter acquire residanoo
by reason OF being stationed on duty in tb;,,
State. ~ 'Aiis
SEC. 2. It shall be the duty oftbe Geuoro,
Assembly to provide, from time to tima e IA
the registration of all electors, but the fol- ;J'
lowing class of persons shall not be narni.
ted to register, vote, or hold office:
1. Those who, during the late RehelEon
inflicted, or caused to be inflicted, anv ,rnai
or unusual punishment upon any soldier
sailor, marine, employee, or citizen of the
United States, or who, in any other war
violated the rules of civilized warfare. ~
2. Those who shall have been convicted
of treason, embezzlement of public funds
malfeasance IN office, crime punishable INV
law, with imprisonment in the Penitentiarr
or bribery.
3. Those who, having been registered in
accordance with the provisions of an Act nf
Congress, entitled IAN Act to provide for
the more efficient government OF the Rebel
States" passed March 2, 1867, and the acts
supplementary thereto, shall refuse to vote
either for or against this Constitution. when
it shall be submitted for ratification; pro.
vided, that no person shall be disfranchised
by this clause whose failure to vote shall he
In consequence OF sickness, necessary absence
from home, or any providential occurrence
rendering it impossible tor him to reach the
polls, and
Provided further, That the General AS
sembly shall have authority to remove the
disabilities incurred under this clause.
SEC. 3. All persons, before registering.
must take and subscribe the following oath:
Il, do solemnly swear Cor affirm,
that will support and maintain the Con
stitution and laws of the United States and
the Constitution and laws of the State of
Alabama; that if have ever believed in
the right of a State to seeede hereby aban-
don it; that accept the civil and political
equality OF all men, and agree not to attempt
or countenance in Others any attempt to de-
prlve any person or persons on account of
race color, or previous condition, Of any
political or civil right, privilege or immunity
enjoyed by any other class of men {; and
furthermore, that 1 will not in any way in
jure or countenance in others any attempt to
lnjure any person or persons on account of
past or present support of the Government
OF the United States, the policy of the Con-
gress of the United States, or the principle
of the political and civil equality of all men,
or of utilization with any political party"
Mr.. j. H. Speed of Perry (Marion) from
the minority of the Committee, presented
the following:
The undersigned, minority of the Com
mittee on Elective Franchise, not being able
to concur in the provisions and requirements
in the report of the majority, as
to who shall be qualified electors under the
Constitution proposed to be adopted by this
most respectfully submit and
in lieu OF the seyeral articles
and sections proposed by the majority, the
article:
SECTION 1. Every male citizen of the
United States, and every person who has
legally declared his intention to become
citizen of the United States, twenty-one
years of age and upward, who shall have
'esided in this State twelve months next
the election, and the last three
months thereof in the county in which he
pliers to vote, shall be deemed qualified
Ioter; provided, that no soldier, sailor, or
marine in the Regular Army or Navy of the
United States, and no person who shall have
99een convicted of treason, perjury, bribery,
orgery, or other high crime or misdemeanOr
which may be by law declared to disqualify
lin. And NJ person who has violated any
election of this State
Sec. 2. As a condition precedent to vo-
ing in this State, every person shall be re-
luired to take an subscribe an oath, or az
to support, obey, preserve, protect,
md defend the Constitution and laws of the
United States, and the union of the States
and the Constitution and laws Of
he State of Alabama.