Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-08
TINE RECONSTRUCTION PLAN.
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The following is an exact copy OF the bill
Tor tie reconstruction Of the Southern States
recently passed by Congress. vetoed by the
President, snd passed by Congress, over the
veto.
Wheysa,, No legal State Government, or
adequate protection for life o. property, now
exists 10 the Rebel States Of Virgins, North |
Carolina, South Carolina, George, Alabama,
louisiana Florida, Texas and Arkansss
add.
Whereas, II is necessary that peace and
good order should be enforced in said |
States until loyal and Republican State
Governments can be established therefore,
BE denocted. eic.. That said Rebel States
shall lie divided into military districts and
made SUBJECT TO the. military authority ef
the United States, as hereafter prescribed,
and for that purpose Virginia shall constit
the first district; North Carolina and South
Carolina the second district Georgia, Ala
bama and Florida the third district Missis.
sippi aud Arkansas the fourth district.
Louisiana ard Texas the fifth district
SIC 2. That il shall be the duty OF the
i'resident 10 assign 10 the command OF each
of said districts M officer Of the army not
below the rank Of Brigadier General and TO
detail "A sufficient niitsry force 10 enable
such officer 10 perform his duties and en-
force his authority within the district TO
which he is assigned.
Src. 3. That it shall be the duty Of such
officer assigned, rs aforesaid, to protect oil
persons in their rights Of person aud prop
erty, to suppress instruction. disorder aud
violence, and TO punish or cause TO be pun
.shsd, all dislurbers Of the public peace and
criminals and TO this end he may allow
loyal civil tribunals 10 take Jurisdiction Of
aud try offenders or, when in his judgment
Il may be necessary for the trial Of offenders
he .hall have power 10 organize military
commissions Of tribunals for that purpose
aud all interference under color Of State au>
,horty under this oct shall be null and void
Sac 4. That al persons put under mill
tary arrest by virtue Of this act shall be
tried without unnecessary delay, and no
cruel or unusual punishment shall be inilict-
ed, and no sentence Of any military com
mission or tribunal, hereby authorized, af>
IoCtiuk SuC stC " UONsty w Suty KSssv"s
shall 6s executed until Il is approved by
the officer in command Of the district and
the laws aud regulations for the governs
msnt Of tLe army shall not DO affected W
this oct, except in so far ~ they may con-
iiict with Its provisions.
SEC 8 That when the people Of any
one Of said rebel states shall have formed q
constitutional government, in conformity
With the constitution Of the United States
in oil respects, framed by . convention Of
delegates cleo cd by the persons Who may
vote upon the ratification or rejection there
oil, - hereafter provided and when ssid
constitution, so framed. shalt have been rat
lied By . majority Of the male citizens o.
said state, u years old and upward. o.
whatever race, color OF previous condition
Of servitude, who may have been resident
in said State for one year previous TO The
day Of voting on the question OF ratifying
such constitution, except such rs may be
d,sfranchiscd for participating ~ the rebel
lion, or for felony nj common law; aud when
such constitution shall provide that the
elective franchise shall lie enjoyed 10y all
such persons That have the qualities atom
herein stated, and shall have been submit
ted 10 congress for examination, and con-
gress shall have approved tho same; ant
when said state, 10y vote Of its legislator,
elected under said constitution. shall hav,
adopted the amendment TO the constitution
Of the United States, proposed by the 39tl
congress, aud known as article l4th, ant
when said article shall have become par
Of the constitution Of the unitsd States, sale
state shall be declared entitled to represent
stion in congress, and senators aud repre-
sentatives shall be admitted therefrom. OF
their taking the oath prescribed by the law
and then aud thereafter the preceding Sec
tons Of this Till shall be imperative in said
state.
THE WILSON AMkNpNENr.
Prorided, No person excluded from III,
privilege of holding Office by said PROPOSE
ton Of amendment to the constitution Of tn
United States shall he eligible to election n
member Of any convention to frame a con
stitution for any OF said rebel states, no
shall any such person vote for members u
such convention.
Tnx SnriLABAIUEG AMENDMENT
u, it enacted. That until the people il
said rebellious States shalt in due form o
law TO admitted 10 representation in TIL
Congress Of the United States, any civi
government which may exist there shall b.
deemed to bc provisional, and in all respect
subject to the power AVID authority OF til
United States, at any time he abolished
modified or superseded. And oil election
Tor officers of such provisional government
shall be conducted only by the person
named in the fifth section Of this act. an
no person shall be eligible to office unde
such provisional government who would b
disqualified from holding office under tn
provision OF the third section Of the consti
tusionsl amendment Of last session.
Tnk ruiEp SECTION OF the CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT, ABOVE RErERnsp TO.
SEC. 8 No person shall be . Senator o
Representative in Congress, elcctos Of Prcsi
dent or Vice President, Or hold any ctlics
civil OF military. under the United State,
or under any State, who, having prsviousl
taken an oath "a memSer VI Congress, q
o. an officer Of the United States, or -
member &C any State Legislature, or - q
executive or judicial officer Of any State, I
support the Constitution Of the Unite
Statea, shall have engaged IT, insussectio
OF rebellion against the same. o. given 81
or comfost 10 the esemiss thereof but Cor
gsess may, By . vote Of two-thiris Of cac
House. remove such disability.
The Bridge.
good many honest people in Dubuqu
oppose the construction Of . bridge owe
the Mississippi q this point beeauss 10 viii
they bslisvs, destroy the town, and ie vi
becums nothing but 4 Vav alntion ON IN