The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-07
THE SUPPLEMENTARY ACT.
An ACT supplemental to all net entitled an act
provide for tho moro efficient government OF q,

An ACT supplemental to an net entitled an act lt
provide for tho moro efficient government of The
rebel States, passed March ., 1867, and to facili
tate restoration.
BE u enacied by Me Senate ana House Of Repre-
seRtattrts Of The Tinted States Of imcTicG IN Ton.
gfTss assembled. That before the frat dny Of Sop
tembcr, eighteen hundred and pixty-sevcn, The
commanding gonoral in each district defined by
act euttlcd An net 10 provide fipr the more eli
ciont government of the rebel States" approved
March second, eighteen hundred aud sixtv-sevcn,
shall canso n registration 10 BIZ made of the male
citizens of the United States tHcnty-ono years Of
ago aud upward, resident in each county or parish
i'll tho State or States included in his tlis rict,
which registration will in .llde only those pcranl,
who ara qualified 10 vote FIR delegates by tho act
aforesaid, and who shall lavo taken and subscribed
The following onth or affirmation:
II -, do s0lemnly swear or affirm in tho
presence of Almighty God, that nm citizen of
tho State Of --, that I bave resided in said
now reside in tho county OF - or tho parish
of -- in suid State ms tho case may be J; that
! am twcnty-one years old; that have not boon
disfranchised for participation in any rebellion or
civil war ngainst tho United States, nor for felony
committed against tho laws of any State OF of tho
United States; that llavo never been L,ember of
any Slate Legislature. nOr held any Executive or
Judicial oco in uny Slate, and afterwards cngag.
ed in insurrcctiOn or rebellion against tho UHitGl
States, and given aid or comfDrt to tho enemies
lhereot; that have never taken an oath ms a m:n
ticcr Of the United States, or ~ member OF any
State Legislature, or rs an Executive Judicial
officer Of any State to support to Constitution of
surrecton or rebellion against tho UHtol States,
or given aid or comfort to tho cnomica thoreor;
that will faithfully support the Constitution AMI
obey tho laws Of the United Statos, an wiIi to tho
bost 0! my ability Gnconra2e others no to do. SO
administered by any registering officer.
SEo. 2. And BE- a further ,nGcicd That after tho
completion OF tho registration hereby provided for
Ill any State, Mt such timn and places therein MS
thc n;n, SGmmannS general as appoint and direct
given, oil elecion shall bc held OF d,6ga.cs to 4
convention, for tho purpose OF establishing O con-
stituttun md civil government Tor such Sito loyal
Virginia, to consist OF tho number uf inclil-
bcrs rs tho most numerous branch of tho State
Legislature Of such Slate in tho year eighteen
several districts, counties or parishes of such
Stnte by tho commanding general giving 10 each
representation in tho ratio of voters registered
Virginia BinlI consst Of tho snruo numbers Of
nonibors ns represented the territory now consii-
tuting Virginia in tho most numerous branch 0i
hundred aud aixty, 10 be apportioned as Aforesaid.
SEQ. 8. And be Hfu,fhcr enacted, That ut said
election the regiscicd votors uf each State shall
,,i VOC ior OF against conyenion to form eonsti-
favor OF such n convention shall have written or
printed on tho tallos by Which they roto for ole.
gatcs, as aforcsaid, tho words, .'For Conyctl-
tion, and thoso voting against suci, convention
shall havo written or printed OH such pllots tho
words Against q Convention" Tho persona an
pointed TO Hupcrinlond Eu1 election, md 10 make
return Of tho voios given thercat, MS herein pro-
vidcd, shall count nnd mako return ol tho votes
given for md against convention; and tho COIL
Inandng gcnernl to whom tho snnno shall havc
been returned shall ascertain and declare tho total
vote in each State for and against convention.
IL majority Of tho votes given on that question
shall DO for Q convention, then such convention
shall bo held, hereinafter provided; hut IL n
majority Of said votes shall bo against conyan-
tion, thon no such convention shnll bo held under
this net: Iropiisd, That such convention shall
ed voters shall hayo voted on the question OF hold
ing such convention.
SEc. 4. And be afitr!her enacted, That tho COM
manding General OF each district shall appoint
not exceeding threo in encl election district m
any State, to mako and complete the registration
Buporintend tho election, and mnLc return TO him
OF tho votes, lists OF voters and Of Tho persons
elected as delegates by plurality Of tho votes cast
ut said election; and upon receiving said returns
o shall open tho same ascertain tho persons elect
cd as delegates according to tho rotnrnH OF tho
officers who conducted said election and mako proc
lamation thereof, and il O majority OF tho votes
given on that question shall DO for convention,
tho Commanding Gonoral, within sixty days from
tho dato OF election, shall notify tho delegates 10
assemble In convention, at timo and place TO bo
mentioned in tho notification. and said convention
whom organized, shall proceed to frame o constil-
RionB OF this Act, and tho Act 10 which IL Is ann
Elementary, and when tho snmo shall have boen 10
| framed, said constitution shall bo submitted by
tho conyoution for ratification to tho persons re-
election TO bo conducted by tho officers persons
appointed by the Commanding Gonora as herc-
inbofore provided, anil 10 bo hold after tho oxpra-
ton Of thirty days from tho dato Of notice horcof
| 10 bo given by said convention; and tho returns
thereof shall be made to tho Commanding General
| Of the dlstrict,