The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-15
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lions as one of the constituent SEates VI Iuo
American Union. He stated that he dld SO at the
request of several gentlemen from North-Caro-
lima Read twice, referred to the Committee on
Territories and ordered to be printed
The following is the bill: ..s
Riu to establish civil government In
NORTH. Carolina, and enabl it to resume
its former relations as one of the con-
stituent States of the American Union.
WHEREAS, On the goth day of May, 1861, the
citizens of North-Carolna, one of the United
States of America, did rebel against the Govern
ment of the United States, and on the said 10Th
day of Nav and thereafter did violently set aside
and destroy the organized Constitutional Govern
ment of the said State, and did engage with Others
in armed hostility and warfare to maintain their
said action and
WHEREAS, After the lapse of more than four
wears the United States by force of arms, having
succeeded in quelling said rebellion and dlsarm-
ing such insurgent citizens, did find IN said dis
trict formerly comprising the State OF North
Carolina, no government organized or officers
qualified according to the requirements of the
Constitution of the United States; and
WHEREAS, The President of the United States
by virtue of his power as COMMANDMENTS Chief of
the Army and Navy under the operation OF mar
tial law, for the purpose of preserving peace and
order and ofrelieving his subordinate military OIL
GERS from executing the details OF civil regulations
in the several and widely separated localities in
the district, did, under forms and rules by him
prescribed authorize certain citizens of the dis
preserving peace and order under the protection
and sanction of the military authority; and
WHEREAS, 1t is the duty of the Congress OF
the United States to preserve the said district,
and the loyal citizens thereof, of the Uni
ted States of America, and by law to cause to be
organized therein government republican i'll
form, based on the civil and law making power
OF the nation; therefore,
Be it enacted, ETC., That on the goth day of May,
1867 at the hour of II o'clock, meridian, there
shall be assembled at the State House in the city of
Polai 0,a Convention n" the LOYAL citizens of the
district formerly comprising the State of North
Carolina composed of 12O delegates, to be chosen
by voters qualified as hereinattcr provided; and
each county in said district shall be entitled to
send to said Convention the same number of del
egates that it was entitled to send members to the
House of Commons of the State of North Carroll
ma prior to the 10Th day of May, 1861; and
jority of the delegates elected to said Convention
shall constitute quorum, and be invested with
the sovereign power of the people of the district
to frame State Constitution, which shall be
submitted to the Congress of the United States
for approval, modification or rejection, prepare
tory to the re-eStabliShment of the said State and
the re nvesting its loyal citizens with all of the
rights privileges and immunites appertaining to
the citizens OF the other States OF the Union;
and the said Convention shall have powerand au-
thority to do all other acts which by the recog-
niZed principles of republican government SOW
ereign Conventions of the people of the States
may OF right do; provided that in case no quorum
shall assemble on the said 10th day of May, any
less number of delegates assembled may adjourn
from day to day until such time quorum may
assemble for the transaction of business.
oiJ TonIent;on there sbaII h, aIo,vaI ~ vote all
naaIa rnsident citizens of the district formerly
nnmnrisin~ the Stale of Norih1C;aroIiuaS of thu,
age of twenty years, without distinction OF
in fee real estate of the assessed yalue of SiOO or
more: Provided, That no one who has heretofore
exercised the right of suffrage in said district
shall he disuualiied from VOTING in said election
Third That the onoiifcati0ns for the dele
ootos r. tho said ConIent;on shall he tho s,,ne ~
S So. W. r;r i'i far ,,hnr IF tM Ii0nl 81 80
,,ons ofti,a state Of Nhrtbl Carolin, ;mm.diota
i tUna " NV, -, tbo ,ot1 Of No 1Sa1 ,IIo,, th
t3,in and subScri,,;nv bafort fbr Jn'drpp Of the
District Conf of th. Tinted States for thn Dis
tr;ct nf Nnrth Carnlin, or some other ofiirar of
tbe Tinted States authorized TO administer oatbs
tho foIioT-;,,,r roth 10 80 0'N'
T 40 SoIn',7I 80 soa, an tho Holy Eono1i+s of
.i,;it,- ~ "a TO- ofir,,, os tba go 49, 10y ,Lot
~ w "a ,t III i - 49, - my II l"
gu tne VI us VI i1of, anu ~ i tllies
tereAllel, "ouiu M WI my eoipeu Mn
the requirements Oh Tue froSlanttion Oh the IRE
sldent OF the Cnlted states issued on the el@ith
day OF December, 1903, mad safe opportunity OF
doing SO been Afforded me. mat on the said
fourth day OF March, 1901, ana At all times there
after was opposed 10 tne continuance OF the
heoelhon. ana 10 Ihe estaoushlleht OF inc so-cai-
LED confederate government, ana voluntarily gave
no :llo or encoulasenrftil thereto, 1ut earnestly
ueslreu tne SUCCESS VI lue mon anu the suppress
oion VI az 81 N.Y. W Iu1 vi
Tue Ohlteu otates ''liu ttit III ial'h
Iully support the Oohstltution oi the Chlted
0IaIe"' ai 'iiS MON VI 'h S'at1o 'e euiiuei.
ana NO person snaii DC alio"eu 10 SIT or ACT as
delegate IN sald convention, or hoid any once
OF appointment thereunuer, uhtl ne shall
nave taken ana subscribed the ABOVE oath III the
nid5neL anu T totit u do no We Rros!utu
TO-, naG II s'li ot .ne aGay vi e ouue
such oath IL n-onosed 10 hn tain 1vnenevr h
NAV suspect # is about to be taken falsely by anv
person. to put to such person any Question Under
oath and to hear any other evidence that NAV
tend to satisfy him as to the propriety of admin
istering it. And if, in his Judgment, the person
cannot truthfuliy take the oath he may refuse to
administer it. And should any person falsely take
said oath, he shall be indicted and prosecuted in
the Circuit Court OF the United states held i'm the
district in which the offense NAV be committed
for the crime of perjury, and upon conviction
thereof shall be sentenced to and receive such
punishment now attaches to the crime of per
jury. And in the trial of such indictment, no per-
son shall be qualified to sit npon the jury until
he shall have taken said oath, and the Court may
require any juror to take it, unless he shall swear
that he cannot truthfully do
Fifth: That it shall be the duty of the Presi-
dent of the United States to direct and require
the United States Marshal for the District OF
North Carolina to appoint for each county III SAID
district one Deputy Marshal, and the Deputy Mar
sinai so appointed Shall, each in his respective
county, appoint keepers and inspectors OF polls
and other necessary assistants and on the first day
of MAY, 1867, the said Deputy Marshals shall each
open DOLLS in their respective counties for the
election of delegates to said Convention at such
places and shall conduct the election and rive
certifcatps of e ection under sucb rnles and req.
nIations evcont ne hor,oin otberHisa nrovided a.
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