The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-20

Def. GEoRGIA, FLA, AND ALAlAuA
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 10, 1858.
Special Orders No. Q.
/. WHEREAS, The Constitutional Convention
OF the State Of Alabama rscentiy in session q
Montgomery, In that State, adopted the follow.
ing ordinance:
" An ORDINANCE TO STAY COLLECTION OF DEBTS
"Bs 1t ordained BY the people Of Alabama in
Convention assembled, That when any writ Of
execution, peAditiont szpoHas or other legal
process, requiring the sale Of property, shall be,
or has been issued from any court Of this State.
1t Is made the duty Of the officer 70 whom dsliv.
cred for collection, to return The said writ or
other process to the proper court, with his In.
dorsement thereon, returned by operation Of
law dated and signed by him. This ordinance
to remain In full force until the hrst day Of jan
uary; 1869; Provided, This ordinance shall Rot
apply to Judgments In favor Of laboress and me-
ohanics for services rendered since July ~,
And whereas the passage Of this ordnance,
which was intended TO afford relief TO debtors
In that State, has, on the contrary, caused 10.
creased distress to them BY oecssio ming very
uumsro IA attempts TO ey.ds lie provisions BY
forcing tales under execution in ths interval Be.
tween Ii, time Of IT, passage and Of its taking
effect; At d whereas such tales, In the present
unsettled condition Of sasirs in The ststs 81
Alabsua and in oonssqusncs Of the low price
are ruinous to debtors and o. but httis esnsnt
20 ersai.orsi aDa ~Sessa inc peep; o. IN, ,hs
state nave no metnIa Oh en'oIo.ns .aon WI,
oppressed In said ordnanos' unth sitsr me rati-
noation Oh the oonstitution framed ~ sshd con
vsntion union mas pesn soonitssa 10 tnsn iof
their ratincauon or r:soaon on the sth Gay OIL
February next
II. Therefore, by virtue Of the plsnsry powers
invested by the reconstruction acts Of Copgress
in the Commanding General Of the Third Mill
tary District, and for the temporary relief Of the
people Of the State OF Alabama:
IL IS ordered That said ordinance shall from
this date be deemed to have taken effect In said
State and shall continue In full force and valid
ity, until the result Of said election on the rsti
hcation Of said constitution shall have been A.
certained and publisaed from these head quarters;
the force Of this order thsn to csas should said
constitution DO rejected. But should said con
stitution be adopted BY the people, this order
shall continue In force until such constitution
shall have been submitted TO Congress for ex.
animation and approval as provided for 10 said
reconstruction acts, and until Congress shall
have approved or rejected said constitution.
III. 1t Is further directed that this order be
respected and obsysd BY the several civil ON
esrs, Judicial and otherwise In the State Of Ala.
bama.
r. G. DRux, A. A. @.
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HzApa'Rs SUE. DrsrRIcr or ARKANSAS, l
LXrLz Rock, Aak, Jan. o, 1858.
SPECIAL Orders No .;
Owing TO Irregularities at the recent election
In Ouachita county, the same 10 hereby declared
invalid so far as IL relates to the election Of del
egatss TO the constitutional conversation, and b,
authority Of Breyet MAJ Gen Ord an election
Is hereby ordered ~ Csmasn me county ~: scar
On rasy aea ,as IN ., sou ,'S All. o
y.