The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-07-17
Supplement to the Stevens.sherman
Bill.
Approved Julv , 1862.

AN ACT Mpplenrrn,,l r. nm Act entitled
An ct To provide for the more eHici-'t
government 81 the rebel States, pissed
March 2, 1867, and to facilitate res ora
ton
Re itenac'ed. &c. That bef"re the first
day Of Sept.mbrr, 1867. rhe rommanding
g neral in -ach dstrict defined .by tue At
To provide for the mere efficient gove,n
meni at The rHb~l states, approved March
2. 1867. shall cause a rrgisrraSon 10 be
made If the male citizens "f ilr United
States, twenty. .ope wears of age. and Up,
wards. resident ir each cDuntv or parish in
the State or Sirtss. irclnd-6 in his district,
which regi-,raIi"n will include only those
persons who are qualified 10 vote for dele.
gates bv the Act aforesaid, and who snail
have taken and subsrrib.d the following:
~ do sol-Rniv swear or affirm in ,he pres
anre "f Almighty. God, that am n citizen
"f tn" Stn'o of -: that have resided
in said State for - months next pre-
ced'ag this dnv. and nav res de in the eoun
tV of -, or the parish Of F., ir said
State, as the case may bs that am tween
v.oue years OLD 'ha' ] have not been Ills
frnnchiSed for.parIcipari"n IN any rrbplIi,n
Of civil var against The Uniicd Statrs. nor
for felony committed against the laws of
snv Stale or Of the Urit-d States; tha,
nave never been member. Of any State
tegislatnre. ar held any Exscut We or Judi.
cial Once IN anv State, md af'rr~ards en-.
gagged in in-urr.cti"n ard rebellion against
The United Sta eS and given all or comfort
To the rneInis- thereof that | have neve
taken an oaih an msrnher OF toDvrrss Of
the u y, or ar officer Of tre United
states, or as a member If any State Iepis.
latnre. or n Sn Executive or Judicial Od
Ger "fan state. to support the Crns, itu.
ti"R OF the United States, and afterwards
engaged in inSurrertion or rebellion against
the United 'tatsS or giyun aid or comfo-t
to the enemies thereof; that | will fsiih.
fully snppori the rons'rn,inn aud nb-.y rhe
law. Of the U"i'ed States. and will. TO. the
best Of NV ability, rnrourag. others so to
do. So help me Gnd."
which cath OF affirmation may be admins
tered b, any registering officer.
sec That If er tho completion Of the
registration hereby provided FIR in any
S'nte at snch time and piare therein as tie
commanding general shall appoint and di
rect. or which at least thi'ty dp's public
motto" shall be given; an ele ;tion shall be
held for delegates 10 convention for the
purpose of ct, t,b'isi,ing n constitution and
civil goVernm, NJ. for such State, IovaI 10
the Union; said convention in each State,
except Virgins, To consist of The same mum
Der Of m-mbsrs "a the most numerous
branch Of the State Legislature Of .uch
State in the year 1860, to be spportiored
among the several districts, counties. or
parishes Of such State by the commanding
general, giving 10 each, representation in
the ratio Of voters registered as aforesaid
as nearly - may be The convention in
Virginia in the most numerous, branch OF
tie bsKis'aiure OF said State in the year
1850 to be apPortiooed as afores.d.
Sec 8 TINT at sash election The rseis
ters1 voters Of each state shall vote for or
against & conveGtion TO form q constitution
hereof uuder this act, Those votIng 10