Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-07-24

Representative in Congress, or electot Of
President and Vice: President, or hold any
office, civil or military; Under the United
States or under any State, who, having pre-
Yiously taken an cath as a member OF. Con;
gress. or as an officer of the United States,
or as member of any State Legislature, or
as an Executive or. Judicial Officer of any
State to support the Constitution. Of the Uni
ted States, shall have engaged in insurrection
or rebellion against the samey'or given aid
aud coBfopt to the enemies thereof: But
Congress, may, bg..a.vote OF. two thirds Of each
| House, remove SUCH disability: ..u
7 Sec. 4. The validity Of the public debt OF
the United States authorized by law, inrlu-
ding debts incurred for payment of pensions
and boupties-.for services. in. -suppressing In
snrrectiop Or rebellion shall notbe questioned.
But neither the United States nor any State
! shall assume OF pay any debt or obligation m
cured in aid of insurrectiop or., rebellion
against the. United States, or any claim, ter
the loss. or emaacipatiop. .,of any slave; but
all such debss,, obligations and claims, shall
be held'illegal and void. ,l..-t.. ,,,-s
Sec,5. The, Congress. shall haze power fe
enforce BY appropriate-legislatiep The cproyls-
ions of .this article, ,..,s> s4sTs =:
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An Act to Presrrine'an Oath of Office.
| The following. is the. oath Of Office referred
to iusthe 5th section Of the Reconstruction
Act" in the 9th section of the Supplementary
Act, aud also III the 9Th Section Of heSecond
Supplementary. Act: So. :. - - :
- Be It enacted. That hereafter aay person
elected OF, appointed TO any. office, o., honor Or
profit under the government of the United
States, either in the civil, military or naval
department of the public service. except the
Presidents of the United States, SHALL before
entering upon, the duties of such. office, and
Fbefore being entitled TO any of, The salary or
other emoiumentc thereof, take and subscribe
the following oath or affirmation: {" l, IA y,
do selemnly swear. .los, affiru3 that ! have
never voluntarily borne arms against the U:
S. sincelI have been a citizen thereota that !.
have voluntarily gwen no aid, countenance,
ffcounsel.or eneoutagementtoipersoDs engaged
in armed hostility lneret95 that have never
soug nt nor accepted, snor attempted 10 .eSer,
else Tue ilbCVoilos ga! ti' '-S'AsSc S'!s;
der any authority, OK pretended authorlty,ln
hostiity.to; the United States:. ahat i have
not yielled voluntary .sueport-io any pre-,
tended government power or, constitution !
within the. United States, hustileror .lnlmical
thereto; aud / do.urlher swear l9E affirm
that. TO the b.st of my,knuwledge and ability,
| I vii support. delcad the constitution oI
the uaited S,ates.against ai;eaeil,ias, foreign
and domestic !, that i will .llar tGe !atq. anG
allegiance to. the SAME; that lta'Se this ,obl
CATION freely, without any montal rsservatlon u
or purpose OF evasion, -apd thai Twill well
,aGl faithfully discharge the Eulies of the
office on which am about toehter.. So help
Inc Gol,r wI CHI oath, so.tskcp and sign=de,
shall betpreseryed. among the ,liss OF the
Court, Houses ,oi Congress, or .the depart
ment to- which said office may. apfer;uin.
oath snail be guilty of perjury, alNIon conFic
ton, ir addition to the pepaines now pre-
scribed for that offence, shall ba deprived OF
bis efflcc,. and rendered incapable, forever
after, of holding any Office or place under the
United States -.
ApprOrea July 2, 1862. -. q