The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-20

The following is the full text of Senator SHEER
MANS Bill, which recently passed the Senate an,
was defeated in the House yesterday, as will b.
seen from our telegraphic dispatches this morn
| ing:
| Whereas, No legal State Governments or ado
the Rebel States Of virgins, Moth Garolna roll % souti
Carolina Georgia, AabSma Mississippi, Louisi
ana, Florida, Texas and Arkansas; and whereas il
enforced in said States until loyal and republicar
State Governments can be legally established
Be Il e'eacted &C., That said rebel States shal
| be divided into military districts, and made sub
ject to the military authority of the United
az abe and for that
trict; North Carolina and South Carolina the
second district; Georgia, Alabama and Florida
| district
SECTION 2. That it shall be the duty Of the Pre-
districts an officer Of the army not below the rank
OF Brlgadler General, and to detail sufficient
military force TO enable such officer to perform his
to which he is assigned. E
SECTION 3. That it shall be the duty Of each
ohcer assigned as aforesaid to protect all persons
IN their rights Of person and property to suppress
lnsurection, disorder and violence, and to ptnish
or cause to be punished all disturbers Of the pub
lc peace and criminals, and to this end he may al
low local civil tribunals to take jurisdiction Of and
try offenders, or when in his Judgment it may be
necessary 1or the tr1al or Offenders. he shall have
power to organize military commissions OF tribu-
nais for that purpose, and al interference, under
color of State authority, with the exercise Of mill
tary authority under this Act, shall be null and
void. # Is.T M --- T--
SECTION 4. That all persons put under military
arrest by virtue Of this act shall be tried without
unnecessary delay, and no cruel or unusual pun
ishment shall be inflicted; and no sentence Of any
military commission or tribunal hereby author
lied, affecting the life or liberty Of any rerson,
shall be executed until it is approved by the officer
in command Of the district; and the laws and re-
gulations for tho government Of the army shall not
be affected by this act, except in so far as they
may conflict with its provisions.
SECTION 5. That when the people Of any Of said
Rebel States shall have formed constitution OF
government in conformity with the Constitution
of the United States, in all respects, framed by q
convention OF delegates elected by the male cit-
zens Of said State, twenty-one years old and up
ward, Of whatever race color or previous condi-
tion who have been resident in said State for one
year previous to the day of such election, except
such as may be disfranchised for participation in
the rebellion or for felony at common law; and
when such constitution shall provide that the
elective franchise shall be enjoyed by all such
persons as have the qualification herein stated
for election OF delegates; and when such consti-
persons voting on the question of ratification who
are qualified electors for delegates, and when
-ch constitution shall have been submitted to
gress shall havo approved the same and when said
State, by vote Of its Legislature elected under
said constitution, shall have adopted the amend
ment to the Constitution Of the United States pro
posed by the Thirty-ninth Congress, and known as
article IA, and when said article shall have become
part of the Constitution of the United States
said State shall be declared entitled to representa-
tcn in Congress, and Senators and Representatives
shall bc admitted therefrom on their taking the
oath prescribed by law, md then and thereafter
the preceding sections of this act shall be inopera-
tive in said State.