The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-07
TIL; I,ECoNsTRUcrIoH AcIs.

For tho information OF our readers, wo rcpub-
lisl, tho several Acts OF Congress, bearing tho
subject of tho reconstruction or The Sonth, uui
also tho proposed Constitutional Amendment re-
fcrrcd to in tho original Acl.
An ACT TO PROVIDE FOR TIE Nnnr Esrrcrixr Gov
ERSMiNr Ur Till: EETIr SLATER.
Whereas un legal State Governments or alc-
hc rebel States OF rirginia, N"rtn Caroliua south
Carolina, Georgia. Mississippi. Alabama, Iuni>-
ana, Florida, Texas and ArkarsiH; lud whereas n
is necessary that Et.,co and eo'n order should nc
State Governments can DO legally c.stab!is!ied;
therefore,
81 ata'irts Hf Hr Tinted Saes Of .ini',i,.l an tnn-
y,rss dSs,nbtcd 11la. said rebel Statcss shall bn d
yidr,l lnin military districts ami matic subject 10
10 the military authority at tho United S.rtc, NJ
hereinafter prescribed; anu rur that purpose Eir-
ginia shall constitute the trsl district! North Caro-
liIla and South Carolina III" second district icor-
gin. Alabama Hnl Florida the third district; Ms>is
sipp and Arkansas the iourlh district, AMI ia,n-
istana AMI Texas the fifth district.
SEC d Int BE- at"r,hcr cnar'"f: That il slisil c
the duty Of the President 10 assign 10 thu COM
nlnnd uf each of said districts an officer of The
army, not below tho rank ot I;rigndicr,,icncral
| and TO detail sufficient military force to enable
such officer to perform his duties and enforce his
i authority within The district TO which hc is Ms
| signed.
the tlnty Of each officer assigned aforesaid io
protect nil persons i'll their rights of person a,l
property, 10 suppress inslircctiun, disorder and
violence, and to punish or CAUSE to- le punished,
NIL tlisturlcis of tho public peace auI criminals,
md to this end lc may allow local civil tribunals
| Ia take Jurisdiction of and try Offenders, nr when
in his judsmen; IL may DO necessary FOR the trni
of offenders. llu shall avu power To organ ~ mill
tary commissions or tribunals tor that purlusn
and all Interference under color Of State authority
with tho exercise of military authority unler this
act shall bc null anu tUitl.
EEc. 1. Iind Dc 4 fHriher enacted, That all per-
sons nut under military arrest by virtue of tins act
,1,1l "A "a
cruel or Unusual punishment shall bo inic!cd;
anu nu fehtAnec of nny military commission or
liberty of any pcra,n, shall DO eXcc9tcd until il is
approved By tho oihenr i'll command of the dis
trict, and tho laws and regulations for The govern
mGnt Of the army shall no: be effected by this
act except in SD far rs they cuii.i:s. with its
visions Proridfd, That no scltence of death
under tho provisions OF this act shall 'Ie carried
| SEC. s. imd be Il .fhrthfr enacted; That
when tlte people of any one OF E9ia rebel
government in conformity with the C1rIsitu-
| ton of tho United States in a!i respects,
framed By n convention of delegates elected by the
male citizens of sail State twonly-one years oil
| and UPWARD. of whatever race, color, or previous
condition who have been resident in sail State for
ono year previous to tho day Of aneh election. cx-
in tho rebellion or fnr felony Mt common law,
| and whom such constitution shall provide
that tho elective frnncliae, shall bc enjoyed
by all such persons as hase Tho IuaIiii ;a-
| tions herein stated for electors Gr delegates,
and when sucl constitution shall Il! ratified
by majority Of the rrrsons voting, on,
the question Df ra'ilication who arc qualified
| rs electors for delegates, and when sn. constilu-
| ton shall liavc been submitted 10 Congress FOR
| examination and apmaynl, and Congress shall
have approved the same, and when said State by
n vote OF s Legislature elected Gg,lcr said co.,si
tuition. shall have adopted the nneL9 9icat to Tho
Constitution OF tho United States, proposed by tho
Thirty. Ninth Congress-, and known arri6 fur
teen, and when said article shall have become 2
part of the Constitution OF Tho u" States snirl
| State shall be declared enti,i"t. cpre entatinn
in Congress, AMI Senators and Representatives.
! shall be admitted thcrcfr0m on their taking the
oath prescribed by law, mn then and thcropiter
the preceding sections of lis net shall be inopeIa
tive in said State: Pr0Uidcd, That no person eX-
cludcd from the privilege nf holding oicn by said
proposed amendment to The Constitution OF tho
member OF The convention to frame a constitution
for amy of said rebel States, shall amy such per-
| Hon veto for rncml,cIs Of such convention.
SEC. &. Ind ben further enacted, That until this
pcore Of said rebel States shall bc by law nlmt-
ted to representation i'll tho Congress uf the United
States any civil government which may exist
therein shall be deemed provisional only, and in
all respects subject to the paramount nutnoiiy nf
tho United States nj amy limo to abolish, moilIfy,
control srperscdc the samc and in all elections
| to any Office under such provisional governments
all pcrsons shall be entitled to vote, and nure
others, WHO entitled To vote under The prnvi-
Visions OF tho fifth section OF this act; and no per.
shall be eligible to Office under any such
provisional governments who woud 10 disqualified
from holding Office under the provisions of tho
| third article of said constitutional amcnlncut.
Tho following il tho section of the constitutional
amendment referred 70 jn the preceding act
SEC. 8. No person. shall be II Srnntor or Repre-
sentative in Congress- cleciSr Of President and
under the Unified States, ur under any Slatc who
having previously taken uatll as Il member Of
as n member nf any State Legislature or NJ an
executive judicial officer Gf any State, To sup
port tho Constitution OF tho Unitad STATES shall
have engaged in iisurrcction or reuell,Lu against
nj it,s