The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-04
The Rseonstruction Act.
AN SGT TO PROVIDE FOE THE MORN EFFT-
CaEHr G0wERNaEWT OFF TME REsRL STATES

AN SGT TO PROVIDE F0R THE M0RN EFgE
C1ENV G0vERzsEENT OFF THE RRBGL sTATEs
WRHREss mo- BsgaH State gov erunaeata- or ade
qT1aGe protection for life property now EXIST:
m the rebel States OF Virginia. North Carolina
SOUTH Carolina Ge1rgla, Alabama. Louisiana,
FD0pfda Texas MRssissIpp1 and Arkansas, and
whereas ii is necessary that peace and good order
should be eutoEeedTn said States Un5l loyal and
republican, State governments can be Legally es
tabBhsheta1 therefore,
Be it s1ac1e2 sy tie seasnte and Hssps If RerRs-
sesGt5ees Of tie C5sed States Of 4saerb,f Gost-
gross Gsaesa6deIs That said rebel States SHALL
be divided into military districts. and made sub
fer5 60 the nalStary aurkerfsq OF the nIted States
as hereinafter prescribed, and for that purpose
Virginia shall consJIBute the first district; A0rth-
Carolina and south Carolinl the second district
Georgia Alabama and Florida the third district
Mississippi and Arkansas the fourth district, and
/ Louisiana and Texas the fifth district.
/ SIC. 2. 4R8Se it, fSVtsrr easfecetr That 1t shall
be the duty Of the President to asalgn the cra-
naand Of each OF said Districts ott.cer OF the
army Not below the rank of brigadIer general,
and to detail sufficient military force TO enahse
such officer 10 perform AIs Duties and enforce
| his authority within the district To which be Is
assigned.
SEC g. 4nd 5e s FURTHER ezaGcted, That It
shall be the duty Of each officer asagaed afore
said TO protect all persons in their rights OF per-
son and property to suppress Ins1rreeGDou, dis
0rJ-err and violence and To punish OF CAUSE To be
punished all disJGrhers Of the public peace AID
criminals and to This end be may allow local
Offenders, when IN hi Judgment II may be
necessary for the trial OF Offenders he shall have
power TO organize military Communications or tri-
bUnaEs for that purpose and all Interference
Under color Of STATE authority with the eIer-
else OF military Authority under ills act shall be
null and void
SEC l. 4Ad 5e il FURTHER enected That all
persons TUT under military arrest by virtue of
this act shall be tried without unaecessary delay
and e'1et UNUSUAL punish naenG sh;lIl be IN
fIctetr and Ro sentence OF any military c0nl-
mission or tribunal hereby authorized affecting
the life or liberty Of any persou shall be eyecu-
ted until 70 * approved by the officer IN com mand
Of the district and the Laws and regulations for
the government Of the army shall n05 be affected
by this act except n 50 Tar ~ 5hs=y may conflict
with fEs provisions ; F-5slalsGzr That sentence
of de.1h under the provisions of this act SHALL be
carried into effect without the approval of the
President.
the people of any of THE aforesaid reoet States
shall have formed constitution of government
IA conformity with the Constitution of the
United STATES IN all respects framed BY Il
convention of detegafes elected hT the male
citizens of said State GWeuty-1ne years old and
upward OF WhaIeFer -acEr color, previous
condition who have been resident IN said state
for one year previous To the div of such election
except such rlaE be CLstraacAlsed for paruiei-
cation m the = ae-.s-- ~ for felony aE Common
law; and when sgea constitution shall provide
hat the elective franchise sLa-1 be enjoyed by all
such persons have the C4caIIEcaLIols herein
stated for election Of deTeglEes and when such
constitution shall De ratified B ioI Ery or the
perz6Ls voting the l-esti0u Of rsrI icati0n who
ara 1aITEed a. electors for tete-I1es~ ant when
sQeh Constitution shall have been submitted TO
Congress for examination and Approval and
(tnrress shall have approved the same and
Wien -aII SEdEe- Gy vote OF IT. Legislature elect
cd 1nd=f aid Constitution shall have adopted the
Amendment TO the Constitution Of the United
States pruptsed BY tie Thirty Ninth Congress-,
and s-rowl a. arTIcIe IL and when said article
shall have become part Of the C,9ustTtutT0a Of
the uTre SLAIcS- SAID State shall be declared Ell
Tiled 80 representa- IN Congress and Senators
Ind Representatives, shall be admitted Cherefrpll
N their taking the oath prescribed tE law, and
.h-n md thereafter Tie preceding sections Of
Il ! act shall De il5era1TVe IN said STATE Pg~s-
ri, That 10 person excluded trun the privilege
ii h,1It.Lag Cttce BY sait proposed Amendment 10
tie Constitution OF the United S-I-es shall te
eligible TO election L. me4her Of the convention
10 tr---@ L Constitution for any Of said reoeI
STATES uor shall 1av S-ch person vote far ueo-
1er= OF said couverCIoc-
SET T. And IT. IL fs7'thsr eaEctsI That until
he people Of said rebel States shall be- by law id
---Cet - representation in the Congress Of the
nIlet- >Lltes- Any cITIl governments which nay
zEi-1 therein shall De deemed provisional only,
lid IN all res poets subject 10 the paramount a1-
a,lrrty OF the United States 1t any time 10 ahoI-
- modify, c51u5FUl O SUperses-e the same and
4 MI elections TO any Office under sCeh provt=-
0lel g3ver-ueEts al Fef=1ls shall oe entitled 10
Lu6@r The provisions Of the nth section Of this
sct md no person shall Dc eligible TO any Office
llt-er any such provisional governments who
would be Squ1Iifet from holding Office uater
he J7L-ivI- Of the third article Of said eolst
1-i1lal sC1e1duelI-