Smyrna times., 1867-12-18
[PCBLIC-NO. 6Sl
An Act to provide for the efficient of the


An Act provide for the government
Whereas no legal State governments adequate protection
North Carolina South Carolina. Georgia Mississippi, Aaana,
csary that peace and good order should be enforced ia said
& G{S and rrrde State can be %
Be enacted by the Senate House Representatives
said rebel states shall be divided military and made
a"d o a urpge @ 3sa
the the a district North Carona and South Carolina the sec.
Mississippi and Arkansas the fourth district and Louisiana and
And he further enacted That shall be the duty
ht PRESIDENT To assign TO the command OF each OF said districts
an officer Of the army not below the rank Of hrigader general
perform his duties and enforce his authority within the district
And further enacted That it shall be the duty of
eac officer assigned as aforesaid to protect all persons their
der and violence and punish cause be punished all
may allow local civil tribunals to take jurisdiction of and to try
Offenders Dc or when in hs Hdsnent it may be necessary for the
missions tribunals for that and all nterrnces
hority under this act shall be null and void
military BY virtue Of this act sha he tried Without h a
necessary delay and no cruel or unusual punishment shall be
nal hereby authorized affecting the life liberty Of
the district and the laws aud regulations the
they conflict With its proTonS RroVei T no sentence of
under the provisions Of this act shall be carried into effect
SEC And be il further ENACTED That when the people
government in conformity with the Constitution Of the United
ted by the Of said State years. old and
RESIDENT % P pvos o he % ag
such election such be- for parcpa
such shall provide that the elective franchise shall
stated for electors Of eegas and when scR ComsttSoH
shall be ratified by majority Of the voting the
and when such Constitution shall have been submitted Con
ess for and approval and Congress- shall have
ture elected under said Constitution shall have adopted the
snendmen to the Of the United States proposed
by the Thirty Ninth Congress and known as article fourteen
and when said article shall have become part of the COnstu
ton Of the United said State shall entitled
to in Congress- and and Representative
shall be admitted thereom on their taking the oath prescr
ed by and then and thereafter the preceding sections
privilege holding Office said
ed amendment to the Constitution of the United States shall
for rebe States noP amy such
SEC And be further enacted That the people
rebel states shall be by law admitted to representation in tn
exist therein shall be deemed provisional only, and in all
Pees subject to the Of the United ed state
and N all elections to office under such provisional
the fifth section Of this and shall be eligible
office under such provisional who wo1l
third article Of said f9nSEtioEa EoF 1@eRdment
Ia FAYETTE s. FOSTER,
President Of the Senate tGmpore.
In THE HOUSE REPeEsEYrArIvEs, !
The President of the United States having returned to IN
act provide for the more efficient government tn
aenIave proceeded of the Constitution to
Roved That the said bill do pass twothrds of the Hous
Representatives agreeing to pass the sme
Clerk II. X. U. s.
Is THE SENATE OF THE USITEP STATES ' ;
The Senate having proceeded pursuance Of the Const,
tom 10 reconsider the bill entitled Ar act to provide for I'll
tons and House Of Representatives 70 the Senat
with the % q M the h eGas go aa Of the
agreeing to pass the same W FoRNEv
Secretary oil the Senate.