Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-16

stated registration, and the following reg
istration oath is to be administered:
Il, -. do s"lemnly swear (or affirm)
tnat will support and maintain tne Con
sCltutlon aud laws of the United States, and |
the Constitution and laws of the State OF |
Alabama; that l am not excluded from |
registering by any of the clauses in section |
three, article seven, Of the Constitution OF
the State of Alabama: that l will never
rountenance or aid in the secession of this
State from the United States; that accept
the civil and political equality of all men.
and agree not to attempt to deprive any
person or persons, on account of race or
color, or previous condition, of any politi-
cal or civil right, privilege or immunity,
enjoyed by any other class of men; and,
furthermore, that will not in any way in
Jure, or countenance in others any attempt
10 1nJure, any person or persons, on ac-
count OF past or present support OF the
Government of the United States, the laws
OF the United States, or the principle of the
POLITICAL and civil equality of all men. or
for aihllation with any p,lit cal party"
Ihe following class of persons are dis
frauchised:
Il. Those who. during the late rebellion.
inflicted, or caused to be inflicted, any
cruel or unusual punishment upon any sol
uler; sailor, marine, enploye or citizen OF
the United States, or who, i'm anv other
"oy. NIoidtcu Tile TulcS Vi ClVl1IZNu war
iaTe. z. Those who may be disqualified
fr m holding office by the proposed amend
m mt to the Constitution of the United
States, known as ARTICLE XIV and those
Who have been disqualified from registering
to vote for the delegates to the Convention
to frame Constitution for the State of
Alabama under the act OF Congress, to
provide for the more efficient govern ment
OF the rebel States.' passed by Congress
March 2. 1867, and the acts supplementary
thereto, except such persons as aided in the
reconstruction proposed b. Congress. and
accept the political equality of all men be-
fore the law: Proviued, That the General
Assembly shall have power to remove the
disabilities incurred under this clause.
3. Those who shall have been convicted of
treason, embeZzlemenJ of public funds,
malfeasance i'm Office. crime punishable by
law with imprisonment in the penitentiary,
or bribery. 4. Those who are idiots or in
sane.
The Representative and Senatorial dis
tricts are SO appOrtioned as to give a large
majority to the black counties. There is to
be no poll tax, except one not to exceed a
dollar and half, to be exclusively applied
| TO school purposes. A board of thirteen j.
| to have entire charge of the subject of edu-
| cation, with power to levy poll tax. anc
| a specific tax is To be levied by the Gene a
Assembly on all railroad. navigation, bank
ing anu H1suTdHce companies, anu Oh All
| foreign bank rud insurance agencies, ana
on the profit of foreign bank bills, to go t.
the school fund. One fl tn of the entir,
annual income of the State is to take the
same direction. A Bureau of Industria
Resources is established. Laborer's lien is
| to prevail over any exemption law. Prop
erty OF wife, acquired before or during mar
| riage, to be hers only and not liable tor OBJ.
| legations of husband. The oath of office il
as follows. and all electors are eligible tC
office. letting the negroes into the General
| Assembly. r...... -.-
Il, A B., do solemnly swear, or affirm
that am not disfranchised by the Con.
stitution of Alabama. or by the Constitu'
tiOn or laws of the United States; that
will honestly and faithfully support anC
defend the Constitution and laws of tn,
United States, the Union of the States an(
the Constitution and laws of tn,
State OF Alabama, so long as | remain
citizen thereof; and that l will honestly
and faithfully discharge the dusies of tn
office upon which l am about to enter t,
the best of my ability. So help me God
The ordinances and resolutions, whicl
form an important appendage to this or
ganic law, are too long to be reviewed now
and must be deferred to another letter.
There is dissatisfaction as we'll among Rad
icals as Conservatives over the Coustitu
ton. But little over half the delegate
| SiSneu Ks anu great eHOrC VIII
be made to defeat the ratification.
WITHIN the year the Democracy hav
gained the control of four of the principa
cities of the Northern S ates-Boston, Bal
timore, Philadelphia. and Pittsburg. Wit
New York city added the constitute tn
five largest and most influential cities @
the astern section of the Union. The fac
!; is significant 10 lEa
Col. B. B. j. TwYMAN, formerly Consu
to Mexico, for some years connect wit
newspapers in Kentucky, and at one tim
wealthy, committed suicide in Cairo, Ill
recently. ............ ....r.....
IT is stated in New York that at the re
) cent investigation of the whisky bushes
i'm that city, the Congressional Commute