The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-16

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| WAsHISGrox, March IL, 1877. }
GENERAL ORDERS No. 10.
NJ /. The following Act of Congress 10 publish
cd for the Information and government OF al con.
[PuBLIc-No. es.l
An act TO provide for the more sf1cisnt govern.
ment OF the Rebel States.
whereas no legal State governments or adequate
protection for life or property now EXISTS n the
ana. sa FIorids, Texas. and Arksn.ss; and whereas
!. IL ssd States until loyal and
can State governments can be legally sstabiisnsd;
Be Il enacted 6y the Senate and House Of Repre-
ssntnipss ofths United States Of Amerfca IN tb.s-
gress assembled. That said rebel States shall %
the military authority Of the United States -
hereinafter prescribed and for that purpose vlr-
ginia shall constitute the 6rst district worm
Carolina and South Carolina the second district
ieorgia AIabams, and Florida the third district
Mississippi and Arkansas the fourth district; and
sEcrIoN2 .. and be 1t further enacted, That 1t
shall be the duty OF the President to assign 70 the
army not below the rank Of brigadisr- general,
and to detail sufficient military force tc ENABLE
such officer to perform his duties ana enIolSe nn
authority within the district TO wnicn No
SECTIONS. and BE- It further enacted, That IL
shall be the duty Of each oaces assigned as sfoss
son and property, to suppress insurrecton, disor-
Ss sRS ali puSc and
criminals; and to this end he may allow local
civil tribunal, to take lurisdistion 81 and TO try
cassary for the trial OF offenders. he shall have
power to organize military commissions or tribu-
ess oF OF he m
tary authority under this act shall be null and
SECTION 4. And be Il further enacted, That all
persons put under military arrest by virtue OF this
act shalt be tried without unnecessary delay, and
no cruel or unusual punishment shall be indicted
and no sentence OF any military comnission or
tribunal hereby authorized, affecting the iife OF
liberty Of any person, shall be executed unu.
approved by the officer In command OF the district,
OF the army shall not be affected by this act sx-
PrpSridsd Pro IA ed That no ssntsncs OF death under the
provisions OF this act saai be carried into enec'
| SEcrIos s. 4ndbe ii further enacsed, Thstw
the people Of any one OF said rebel States shall shall
formiy with the Constitution Of the United states
| in ali respects, framed by convention OF dcle-
By The aa nss o1 II 'slS
race color, or previous condition, who nave been
resident in said state for one year previous 20 tne
day OF such election, except such ~ may Dc as-
hised for participation in the rebellion, or Tor
| felony at common law and when such Constitu,
tion sh all provide that the elective franchise shall
ncations herein stated for electors oil delsystes
rst}dca who are qualified AS electors for dele
| gates: and when such Constitution shall have
| 6sen submitted to Congress for examination
and approval, and Congress shall have ap.
| proved the same and when said State, by Q
ros of fs Legislature elected under said Consttu-
ton, sha all have adopted the smendmsnt 20 the
Constitution OF the United States proposed by the
| Thirty. ninth Congress and known as article
| fourteen and when said article shall have be:
| come part of the Constitution OF the United
States said State shall be declared entitled to re-
presentation In Congress, and senators and repre-
| sentatiyes shall be admitted therefrom on their
| taking the oath prescribed by law and then and
| he inoperatiye in said State: Provided, That no
person excluded from the privilege OF holding
| Office by said proposed amendment 10 the Consti.
| tntion Of the United States shall be ehEiole 70
| election as member OF the convention to frame .
| Constitution for any OF said rebel states, nor
shall any such person vote for members oI sucn
| convention. rs...u
the p.ople OF said rebel states shall De by law al.
/ mitted 10 representation in the Congress OF the
United States any civil government wnicn may
! exist therein shall be deemed provisional onlys
and in all respects subject 10 the paramount AZ
thorty OF the United States AZ any time 10 ADoiisn,
modify control, or supersede the same ana ~ all
aIscti5ns To any ONCE under such PROVISIONAL go.
| yarnment all persons shall be entitled 10 voie,
and none Others who entitled to vote under the
nr"vsians of the sfth section OF this act; and no
| paJson shall be eligible TO any office uDder any
| such provisional governments VINO would DC dis
1ualited from holding office under the provisions
OF the third article OF said constitutions! amend
mani SCHUYLER COLPAx,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives..
| LAFAYETTE 8. POSTER,
President Of the senate pro tempore. =