The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-07-23
The New Reconstruction Bill.

"''' 40 1t "'a'iy plsscu DOti
Houses of Congress:
! he it enacted bv the Senate and Uop,o
t OF Representatives of the United States
oi America in Congress assembled, That
| 1t Is hereby declared to have been the
| true intent and meaLing of the act of the
G eecond day of March, |G7, entitled "An
I act to provide for the more efficient GOV.
crnment of the rebel states" and Of the
! "ct supplementary thereto, passed on tho
twenty'third day Of NJ; rch 1867. that
the governments existing in tbe rebel
states OF Virginia. North Carolina. South
Caro'lna Georgia Mississippi, Louisiana,
. fIorIdd, Texas and Arkansas were Illegal
ana That thereafter said governments if
continued were continued subject in all
respects TO the military commanders of
'hc respective dl-tricts and to the the au-
thoriy of Congress.
See , And he it further cnactel
hat the comm1nler of any district named
IN sad act shall have power, whenever in
'he opinion OF such commander the prom
'r administration Of said act shall rennire
IT. to suspend or remove from Office, or
from the performance of Off ia duties
ana the exercise Of off .ial powers. any
OH 'tr or person holding, exercising or
protesting 10 hold or cxerci.c any civil
or military Office or duty in snch district
/ under amy power, election, appointment
I or authority dnrivcl from. or granted by.
/ or ci'lmed under any 50 called state or
! ''e government thereof, or any municip9t
or other division thereof; and upon such
suspension or removal surh commander
'haI have power 10 provide from tim,
10 iimi i'r the ps1Jrm nce of the s,i
| "niies otauch off 'cr or person so suspend.
ed or removed, by the detail ofsomc com.
p'teni officer OF sJllier of the army. or
by the appointment Of some other person
to perform the same. and TO fill vacancies
hy death Or resignation. AMI the distrir.
c9mm1nier, whenever lie shall deem it
necessary. shall have power to srs ,and.
t aside or affirm any act or proccedinr
ol any state government or any nlnicipal
or other division thereof or any act or
thing dine under or by virtue of its an.
thority.
Sc. s. And be il further cn,ctcd,
" ,"c general OF The armies of the
'"''c1 H'"'es shal be invested with all
the powers of suspension. removal. an
fointmant AMI detail granted in the pre-
''''''- Se'''oi' to district commuters
Sec. 4. And lie it further enoctcJ
lhAt the acts Of the off .crs of the
army nreaiy done, in removing in snii
districts persons exercising the function,
ol ciyiI ot cr4 anl ann ,intino o..o... So
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o''" P'e''''o'u III sa'' supplementary act
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'"'' ., "'9 S."'r' OF VINO mas held any
"a V','Nr VI Ju"IcIal oil;e II any state,
Whe'"er lie ii'is taken an oath to support