The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-17

| TO vote under the provisions OF une nluh svv
ton of this act and no persons shall be ell
gible to any Office under any such provision.
al government, who would be disqualified
| from holding Office under the provisions OF
the third article of said constitutional
amendment. -.4.-s.
YWEFFE '-----7----y------ - ~--r----r-- VI Il
Supplementary Recommendation
s Hill. ~ n
! AN ACT supplemental to an act entitled an
act to provide for the more efficient gov
eminent Of the rebel States, passed March |
2,slS67, and to facilitate restoration.
BE it enacted, &c, That before the first i
day OF. September, 1867, the Commanding
General in each district defined by an act
entitled an act to provide for the more effi-
cient government of tho rebel States, APP
proved March q 1867 shall cause u registra-
tion to be made Of the male citizens of the
United States, q years of age and upwards,
resident in each county OF parish in the
State or States included in his district,
which registration will include only those
persons who are qualified to vote for dele
gates by the act aforesaid, and who shall
have taken and subrcribed the following
oath or affirmation: t G &A
Il, do solemnly swear, or affirm, in
the presence of Almighty God, that am
sided in said State for ----- months next
preceding this day, and now reside in the
county of ------, or the parish of -, in
said State, as the case may be; that | am 81
years old; that have not been DISTINGUISHED
for participation in any rebellion or civil
war against the United States, nor for felony
committed against the law of any State OF
of the United States; that have never been
q member of any State Legislature, nor held
| or tixya iuhi ciolo off t,,o ~ OF
and afterwards engaged in instruction or
rebellion against the United States, and
| given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof;
| that have never taken an oath as member
of Congress of the United States or as an Off
Ger of the United States, or as member of
any State Legislature, or as an executive or
judicial officer of any State, to support the
Constitution of the United States and after
wards engaged in instruction or rebellion
against the United States, or given aid or
comfort to the enemies thereof; that will
faithfully support the Constitution and obey
the laws of the United States, and will, to
the best of my ability, encourage others to
do SO. So help me God" Which oath or af-
! frmation may be administered by any reg
stering officer
Sec. 2. That after the completion of the
registration hereby provided for, in any
State, at such time and place therein as the
commanding general shall appoint and di-
rect, of which at least thirty days public
notice shall be given, an election shall be
held OF delegates to a convention for the
purpose of establishing o constitution and
| civil government for such State loyal to the
Union said convention in each State, ex-
| cept Virginia, to consist of the same number
of members as the most numerous branch of
the State Legislature of such State in the
year 1860, to be apportioned among the sew
| 1.,l.
| State by the commanding general giving to
each representation in the ratio Of voters
registeredas aforesaid, asnearly as may be.
The convention in Virginia shall consist of
the same number of members as represented
the territory now constituting Virginia in
the most numerous branch of the Legisla-
ture Ofsaid State in the. year 1860 to be ap-
portioned as aforesaid, Yfga8rIR
Sec 3. That at said election the registered
voters of each State shall vote for or against
| convention to form constitution therefor UNI
der this act. Those voting in favor of such con-
yentlon shall have written or printed on the
ballots by which they vote for deegates as
aforesaid, the words ''for a conventions" and
those voting against such convention, shall
have written or printed OH such ballots the
words "againsta convention F" The persons
appointed to superintend said election, and to
make return of the votes given thereat, as
herein pr9yiaeq shall S9ggt and P8ke dEttS5tH G
and the commanding general, to whom the
same shall have been returned, shall ascertain
and declare the total vote in each State for and
against convention. Ii u majority of votes
given on that question shall be for conyen-
ton, then such convention shall be held, as
hereinafter provided; but If q majority of said
votes shall be against conventional then no such
convention shall be beld under this act: Pro-
yided, That such convention shall not be
held unless majority of all such registered
voters shall have voted on the question of hold
ing such convention. s.r
Sec A. That the commanding general of
each distr let shall appoint such loyal officers
or persons as may be necessary, not exceed
ing three in each election district, in any
State, to make and complete the registration,
superintend the election, and make return
to him of the votes, lists of votes and of the
persons elected as delegates by plurality
of the votes cast at said election; and upon
receiving said returns he shall open the
came, ascertain the persons elected as dele |
gates according to the returns of the officers |
who conducted said election, and make |
proclamation thereof; and If majority of |
the votes given on that question shall be for |
convention, the commanding general with /
in sixty days from the date of election, |
shall notify the delegates to assemble in
convention at time and place to be men
TONED in the notification, and said c0nven-
tion, when organized, shall proceed to frame
a Constitution and civil government accord
ing to the provisions of this act, and the act
to which it is supplementary and when the
same shall have been SO framed, said COnsti
tuition shall be submitted by the convention
for ratification to the persons registered I'M
der the provisions of this act, at an election
to be conducted by the officers, or persons
appointed by the commanding general as
provided, and to be held after
the expiration of thirty days from the date
of notice thereof to be given by said con-
vention, and the returns thereof shall be /
made to the commanding general of the
district. - Cs ,
Sec. 5. That if, according to said returns, ,
he Constitution shall be ratified by ma /.
ority of the votes of the registered electors !
Iualifed as herein specified, cast at said s
lection, at least one half of all the register
ID voters voting upon the question of such
atification, the President of the convention
hall transmit q copy of the same, duly GER {
lied to I'll President of the United States.
vho shall forthwith transmit the same to
congress, if then in session, and if not in {
ession, then Immediately upon its next =
and if it shall, moreover appear
o Congress that the election was one at II
which all the registered and qualified cleo G
ors in the State had an opportunity TO vote q
RELY and without restraint, fear, or the in !,
nence of fraud, and If Congress shall be
pproyal of n majority of the qualified cleo o
OTs in the State, and If the said constitution
hall be declared by Congress to be in con-
Drmity with the provisions of the act to ST
hitch this is supplementary, and the other r;
rovisions of said act shall have been
Dmplied with, and the said constitution
lall be approved by Congress, the State a
nall be declared entitled to representation, n
nd Senators and Representatives shall be :,
limited therefrom as herein provided. u
Sec e. That all elections in the States Il
entioned in the said "Act to provide for the Ii
ficient government of the rebel States.n :,
lall, during the operation of said act, be by z.
lllot; and all officers making the said regis :
alton ofvotersand conducting said elections
lall, before entering upon the discharge u
their duties, subscribe an oath faithful
to perform the duties Of their said Office. ri,
ID the oath prescribed by the act approved VI
lily 9, 1862, entitled An act to prescribe an IN
til of office;r Provided, That if any per
n shall knowingly aud falsely take and =
bscribe any oath in this act prescribed,
eh person SO offending. and being thereof
Ily convicted, shall be subject to the pains -