The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-05-25


local officers or persons as may be
necessary, not exceeding three in each
election district, in any State, to make
and complete the registration, superin-
tend the election, and make return to
him of the votes, lists of voters, and of
the persons elected as delegates by a
plurality of the votes cast at said cleo
ton f; and upon receiving said returns
he shall open the same, ascertain the
persons elected as delegates according
to the returns of the officers who con-
Quoted said election, and make procla-
nation thereof; and if a majority of the
votes given on that question shall be
for convention, the commanding gen
eral, within sixty days from the date of
election, shall notify the delegates to
assemble in convention at time and
place to be mentioned in the notifca-
ton, and said convention, when organ
lied, shall proceed to frame a constitu-
ton and civil government according to
the provisions of this act, and the act
to which it is supplementary and
when the same shall have been so
framed, said constitution shall be sub
mitted by the convention for ratifca-
ton to the person registered under the
provisions of this act, at an election
to be conducted by officers or persons
appointed by the commanding general
as to hereinbefore provided, and to be
held after the expiration of thirty days
from the date of notice thereof to be
given by said convention, and the re-
turns thereof shall be made to the COM
manding general of the district.
SECS. That if, according to said
returns, the constitution shall be rati-
fed by majority of the votes of the
registered electors qualified as herein
specified, cast at said election, at least
one half of all the registered voters vo-
ting upon the question of such raifca-
ton, the President of the convention
shall transmit copy of the same, duly
certified, to the President of tho United
States, who shall forthwith transmit
the same to Congress if then in session,
and if not in session, then Immediately
upon its next assembling and if ii
shall moreover appear to Congress
| that the election was one at which all the
registered and qualified electors in the
State had an opportunity to vote freely
and without restraint, fear, or influence
of fraud, and if the Congress shall be
satisfied that such constitution meets
| the approval of majority of all the
qualified electors in the State, and il
the said constitution shall be declared
| by Congress TO be in conformity with
the provisions of the act to which this
is supplementary, and the other pro,
visions of said act shall have beer
complied with, and the constitution
shall be approved by Congress, tn
| State shall be declared entitled to rep
resentation, and Senators and Repre-
sentatives shall be admitted therefron
as therein provided. G.g.r.. .....- O
/ Sec. 6. That all elections in the
States mentioned in the said ''act t.
provide for the more efficient govern
ment of the rebel States shall during
the operation of said act, be by ballot
and all officers making the said regis
tration of voters and conducting sale
elections shall, before entering upor
the discharge of their duties, subscribe
an oath faithfully TO perform the dutie!
of their said office, and the oath pre-
scribed by the act approved July 2
1862, entitled ian act to prescribe al
oath of office: prorided, that if any
person shall knowing and falsely taxi
and Subscribe any oath in this act pre-
scribed, such person SO offending, AM
being thereof duly convicted, shall b,
subject to the pains, penalties an'
disabilities which by law are provide,
for the punishment of the crime o
: willful corrupt perjury.
Sec. z. That all expenses INQUIRE,
by the several commanding generals
or by virtue of any orders issued 0
appointments made by them under o
by any virtue of this act, shall be PAL
out of any moneys in the treasury nc
otherwise appropriated.
SEC. s. That the convention fo
each State shall prescribe the fees, sal
: airy and compensation to be paid to al
delegates and other officers and agent
herein authorized or necessary to carr
into effect the purposes of this acr
not otherwise herein provided for, an
shall provide for the levy and collec
tod of such taxes ON the property i
such State as may be necessary to pa
the same.
Sec. 8. That the word ARTICLE" i
the sixth section of the act to whic
this is supplementary, shall be Cor
strued to mean section"
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