The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-02-27
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The Senate finally adopted John Sher.
mans substitute Tor Mr.. Stevens Mill,
tary Organization bill as it came from
the House. The Sher ran substitute
was carried by the strong vote of 20
Yaes to 10 Nays, and is as follows:
Whereas, No legal State governments
or adequate protection for lite Or prop
erty now exists in the rebel States of
Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima. Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Florida, Texas ard Arkansas;
and wAercas it is necessary that peace
and good order shall be enforced in said
States until loyal and republican State
governments can be legally established;
therefore
Be 1t enacted, &C., That said rebel
States shall be diyded into military dis,
IL lets and made subject to the military
authority OF the Uniled States, as heres
matter mentioned and Tor that pnr-
pose Virginia shall constitute the First
District, North Carohnia and South
Carolina the second District, Georgia,
Alabama and Florida the Third District,
Mississippi and Arkansas the Fourth
District. and Louisiana and Texas the
Fifth District.
SEC. 2. That 1t shall be the duty of
the Pre- ident 10 assign to The command
Of each Of said Districts an officer of the
army not below the rank Of Brigadier,
General, and to detail n sufficient mill
tary force to enanIe such officer to per-
form his duties and enforce his authority
within the district to which he is assign
ed.
SIC, 8 That it shall be the duty of
each officer assigned as aforesaid to
protect all persons in their rights OF
person and property, to suppress insur-
rection, disorder and violence, and to
punish or cause to be punished all dis.
turbers of the public peace and criml>
nails and to this end he may allow
local civil tribunals to take jurisdiction
OF and try offenders, or, when in his
judgment it may be necessary for the
trial of offtnders, he shall have power to
organize military committees or tribunals
for that purpose; and all interference
under color of State authority with tho
exercise of military authority under this
act shall be null and void,
SrC 4. That all persons put under
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
military commlssian or tribunal hereby
authorized affecting the lite or liberty of
any person shall be executed until it Is
approved by the officer in command of
the district and the laws and regula-
tons tor the government OF the army
shall not be affected by this act, except
in so Tar as they may conflict with its
provisions.
SEC 5. That no sentence of death
under this act shall be carried into cxe-
cutlon without the approval of the
President.
Sro. g. When the people of any one
of said Rebel States shall have form ed
constitution and government in contor-
nifty with the Constitution Of the United
States in all respects, framed by con.
ven,ion of delegates elected by the male
citizens Of said State 2 years old and
upward, of whatever race, color or pre-
vlous condition, who have been resident
IN said State for one year previous to tfe
day of such election, except such as may
be dsiranchsed for participation IN the
Rebellion or for felony at common law,
and when such constitution shall pro-
vide that the elective franchise shall be
enjoyed by all such persons AS have the
qualifications herein stated for electors
Of delegates, and when such constitution
shall he ratified by majority of the
persons voting on the question OF ratId'
cation who are qualified as electors for
delegates, and when such constitution
shall have been submitted to Congress
Tor examination and approval, and Con,
gresS shall have approved the same, and
when $ id State 10y n vote OF its Legis.
la,ure elected under said constitution
shall have adopted the amendment to
the Constitution of the United States
proposed by the XXXIXh Congress
and known as article II, and when said
article shall Rave become part OF the
Constitution of the United States, SAID
State shall be declared entitled to repro
seuta,on in Congress, and Senators and
Representatives shall be admitted there
from on their taking tho oath prescribed
by law, and then and thereafter the pre-
cceding sections of this act shall be IN
operative IN said State,