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rHE NEW RECoNsrRUcTIoN BILL.

luC lOllOhlbS 10 NhS ~" ASNSpost ANsaSA
bill as it finally passed thetwO Houses o.
tCongress, including Mr.. Wilson's and M
Shellabarger's amendments.
Whereas, No legal State government, oil
adequate protection for life or property
now exists the rebel States of Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, and
Arkansas; and ...-.t
Khereas. 1t Is necessary that peace and
good order should be enforced in said
States until loyal and republican State
Governments can be legally established,
therefore,
Be Il enacted, &C., That said retel
States shall be divided into military dis
tricts, and made subject to the military
authority of the United States as hereafter
prescribed, and for that purpose Virginia
shall tohstitdte the frat district North
Carolina aud South Carolina the second
district, Georgia. Alabama and Florida
the third district, Mississippi and Arkan-
sas the fourth district, Louisiana and Tex
as the fifth district. ....
SECTION 2. That it shall be the duty
of the President to assign to the com mand
of said districts an officer of the army not
below the rank of Brigadier General, and
to detail sufficient Military force to cna-
Bile such officer to perform his duties and
enforce his authority withia the district to
which he is assigned. ....,.
SECTION 8. That it shall be the duty
of each officer assigned as aforesaid, to
protect all persons in their rights of per-
son and property, to suppress instruction,
disorder and violence, and to punish, or
cause to be punished, all distarbers of the
public peace and criminals, and to this
end he may allow local civil tribunals to
take jurisdiction of and try Offenders,
for when in his judgment it may
be pccessary for the triel Of offenders
he shall have power to organize Military
Commissions or Tribunals for that purpose,
and all interference under coler of State
with the exercise Of military
under this act shall be null and void.
Section 4. That all persons put un-
der military arrest by virtue of this act
shall be tried without unnecessary delay,
and no cruel or unusual punishment shall
be inflicted, and no sentence of any mill.
:ary commi ssion or tribunal hereby au-
horized affecting the life or libertgof any
person shall he executed until it is ap-
proved by the officer in command of the ,
district. and the laws and regulations for ,
he government of the army shall not bel ,
fected by this act except in SO far as
hey may conflict with its provisions.
SECTION 5. That when the people of ,
ny one of said rebel States shall have >
'rmed constitutional government in
onformity with the Constitution CT the 4
Inited States in all respects, framed by a :,
invention of delegates elected by the :,
lale citizens of said State twcnty-one ;,
ears old and upward. of whatever race, =
dor or previous condition, who may have !.
cen resident in said State for one year ;,
revious to the day Of such election, ex- !;
pt such as may be DISTINGUISHED for par
cipating ia the rebellion, or for felony :.
common law, and when such Constitu.
on shall provide that the elective fran.
Use shall be enjoyed by all such persons !,
have the qualifications herein stated :,
r election of delegates, and when such :.
shall be ratified BY majority A
the persons voting on the question of .,
LITIGATION who are qualified as electors ;,
r delegates, and when such Constitution .,
all have been submitted to Cougess for >;
animation and approval, and Congress @
all have approved she bill,and when said n
ate shall, by vote of its Legislature. =,
acted under said Constitution, have ad- ;,
ted the amendment to the Constitution :,
the United State proposed by the tbir- A
ninth Congress, and known as ARTICLE =;
- aud when said Article shall have be- :,
me part of the Constitution of the IN :,
d States, said State shall be declared !.
titled to representation in Congress and -,
majors and Representatives shall be ad- >,
Ittcd therelrom on their taking the oath :;
escribed by law, and then and thereaf- n
: the preceding sections of this act shall 9,
imperative in said State, !.
'rOpided, That no person excluded from u
G privilege Of holding Office by said pro- -
sed amendment to tho Constitution of :,
c united States shall be eligible to cleo "
IN as member Of Convention to frame :
constitution for any rebel State. nor =
all any such person vote at any election
. members Of such Convention. ~
Provsded further, That until the people r
said rebellious States shall by due form -
law be admitted to representation in the -
ngress of the United States, any civil :,