Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-13

ted By the convention for RATIFICATION TO the
persons registered ulde1 the provisions Of
Ibis act At an election TO be conducted by the
officers or persons appointed or 10 be appoint
ed BY the commanding general, as hersinbe
ford provided, and TO be held after the expi.
raben OF thirty days from the date Of notice
thereof, 70 be given by said con n,ion. ma
the returns thereof shall be made TO the con-
nsnd,nS general Of the district.
SIC. o And Dc IL further enacted, That If, ac-
eording 70 said returns, the con stitution shall
De ratined by malority of the votes of the
registered electors qualified as herein speci.
NED, cast at said election, at least one-half of
question of such ratification, the president of
the convention shall transmit copy of the
same, duly certified, to the President of the
United States, who shall forth with trans
MT the same 10 Congress, ii then in session.
ana II not IN session, then i'm N ediately upon
us next assembling; and IL H. shall more
over appear to Congress that the election
was one az which all the registered and
qualified electors in the State had an oppor
tunlty TO vote freely and without restraint
rear, or the influence of fraud, and il the Goa .
meets the approval OF majority OF all the
qualified electors in the State, and if the sad
constitution shall be declared by Congress 70
De IN conformity with the provisions of the act
70 which this is supplement tary, ar d the other
provisions OF said act shall have been COM
Piled with, and the said constitution shall he
approved by Congress. the State shall be de-
cIared entitled 70 representation, and senator's
and representatives shall be admitted there
from as therein provided
SEC. 8. And be 10 further enacted, That ALI
elections In the States mentioned in the SAID
"Act 10 provide for the more Efficient govern.
ment OF the rebel States" shall, during the
operation OF SAID act, be by ballot; and ALI
ohieers making The said registration Of voters
and conducting said elections shall, before
entering upon the discharge of their duties
take and subscribe the oath prescribed nv the
act approved July second, eighteen hundred
and sixty-two entitled IAN act to PRESCRIBE an
D PTOriHsH.
shall knowingly and falsely take and su bscrihe
any oath in this act prescribed, such person 40
OFFENDING and being thereof duly con yicted
shall be subject to the pans, penalties. and
disabilities which by law are provided for the
punishment of the crime of wilful and corrupt
perjury.
SEC. !. And be it further enacted. Tia. all NV
penses incurred BY the several Commanding
generals, or by virtue Of any orders issued. or
appointments made, by them, under or by
virtue Of this act, shall be paid out of am
moneys in the treasury not other wise appro.
priated
SIC. 6. Ind be it further enacted, That the
convention for each State shall prescribe the
fees, salary, and compensat TO be paid m
all delegates ana other officers and agents
herein authorized or necessary to carry into
effect the purposes of this act not herein other
wise provided for, and shall provide for the
levy and collection of such taxes on the nrone
erty In such State as may be necessary to paw
the same. Ply
SEQ. 9. And be IL further enacted. That tho
10 which this supplementary, shall be con.
strued to mean section"
SCHUYLER COLLAR
speaker OF the House of Represen tatiyes
Ii. r. WADE.
President of the Senate pro tempore.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, U.s.
March 23d, 1867. {
The President OF the United States havin1y
returned to the House of Representatives i'm
which 1t orig mated, the bill entitled IAN Act
supPIeme ntary to an act entitled AN act 10
provide for the more efficient government Of
the rebel States passed March second eipb
teen hundred and sixty seven, and to facilitate
RESTORATION. with his objections thereto. the
House OF Representatives proceeded, in pur.
suance Of the Constitution, to reconsider the
same; and
ResOlred, That the said bill do pass. two
thlrSs OF the House of Representatives agree.
ing to pass the same
Attest EDwD. MCPHERSON,
Clerk II. K. US