Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-06-08


The provisions relative to the dp 'jesnpd pow:
sidcred in future opinion
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, :
May 81, 1867.
10 the I'rcsidcnt--SIR | have the honor
to state my opinion upon the questions aris-
ing under the Act of March 2, 1867, cnti-
tied "An Act TO provide for tic more eff
cient government of the rebel States" and
the Act Of March %, 1867, entitled An
Act supplementary to an Act entitled An
Act to proyfle for the more efficient gov
crnmcnt of the rebel States" Upon which
questions military commanders Of districts i'll
which these States are comprised have asked
your Instructions.
The first am, most important Of these qncs-
tions may be thus stated: Who arc entitled
to vote and who are disqualified from voting
at elections provided for or coming within the
purview Of these Acts? The first provision
upon this subject is to be found in the fifth
section of the original Act, and declares the
qualifications and diSqunlifcntions Of voters
for an election to be held for delegates to
proposed constitutional convention in each
State, and for the election to be held for the
ratification of constitution that may be
framed by such convention. That section
provides that delegates to such convention
shall be elected by the male citizens Of said
State twcnty-one years old and upwards, OF
whatever race, color, or previous condition,
who have been resident in said State for one
year previous to the day Of such election, cx-
ccrt such MS may be dsfranchiscd for pnrtici-
patton in the rebellion or for felony at com
mon law; that the same qualifications so re-
4ured for the election of delegates shall also
be required upon the election for Tie ratiiica
ton. THIS provision to this section also cx-
clndcs from the right TO vote for delegates to
a convention every person cxcindcd from the
privilege OF hoidlhg Office by an amendment
to the Constitution OF the United states pro
posed ny the thlrty-nnth Congress. and known
as article fourteen.
The sixth section provides that until the
people OF the SAID rebel States sha'' be by law
admitted to representation IN the Congress OF
the United States, any c'vli governments
which may exist therein shall hc deemed pro
''slonal only, and in all respects subject to the
paramount authority "i the lmtr! States at
any time to abolish, modify, control or super
ccdc the same, and III all c'ert'"ns to any Of
lice under such provisional governments, AL
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