Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-30
The Southern Admission giII.

I An act to admit the States of Nortl
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana
Georgia, Alabama and Florida to repre
sentation in Congress.
| :. WHEREAS, The people of North Car
4 DINA, South Carolina, Louisiana, Geor
gla, Alabama and Florida have, i'm pur
suance OF the provisions of an act en-.
tilted IAN act for the more efficient gcv.
erDment OF the rebel States,'' passed
March =, 1867, and the acts supplement-
| tary thereto; framed constitutions OF
State government which are republican
and have adopted said constitutions by
large majorities of the votes cast ut the
elections held for the ratification or re.
Jection OF the same; therefore,
be 1T enacted, etc., That each of the
States OF North Carolina, South Caro-
INA, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and
Florida shall be, entitled and admitted
10 representation in Congress as States
OF the Union when the Legislatures of
SAID States respectively shall have duly
ratified the amendment to the Constitu-
ton proposed by the Thirty-ninth Con-
gress, and known as article fourteen.
upon the following fundamental condi-
tiohs: mat the constitutions of neither
OF said States shall ever besso amended
or changed as to deprive any citizen or
class OF citizens of the United States of
the right to vote in said State who are
entitled to vote by the constitutions
tnereof herein recognized, eXcept as a
punishment for such crimes as are now
felonies at common law, whereof thew
shaii nave been duly convicted under
laws equally applicable to all the inhab-
itants OF said State; Provided, That
any alteration of said constitutions.
prospective III its effect, may be made
with regard to the time and place of
residence of voters; and the State of
Georgia shall only be entitled and, adj |
united to representation upon this fur |
ther fundamental conditions: That the
first and third subdivision of section
seventeen of the fifth article of the con-
stltutlon of said State, except the pro
viso to the first subdivision, shall be |
null and void, and that the General AS |
sembl Y of said State, by solemn lssblic
act, shall declare the assent of the State
70 the foregoing fundamental condition.
Sec. 2. And bel further enacted.
That if, the day fixed for the meetings of
The Legislature of either of said States
by the constitution or ordinances thereof
snail have passed or so nearly have ar
'lVed before the passage of this act that
mere shall not be time for the Legisla-
'ure TO assemble at the period fixed, II
'uch Legislature shall convene at the
md of twenty days from the time this
lct takes effect, unless the governor
'hall sooner convene the same.
SEC. 3. Aad be 1t further enacted, II
That the first section of this act shall
axe effect as to each State except Geor- !
ia, when such State shall, by its Legis-
allure, duly ratify article fourteen of the '
amendments to the Constitution of the {
United States, proposed by the Thirty 6
llnth Congress; and as to the State of {
Georgia, when it shall, in addition, give {
he assent of said State to the funda- !
mental condition hereinbefore imposed |
pom the same; and thereupon the Off {
ers of each State, duly elected and
ualified under the constitution thereof, .
hall be inaugurated without DELAY; but !
o person prohibited from holding Office !,
nder the U. States, or under any State !
y section of the proposed amendment
, the Constitution of the United States
nown as article ID, shall be deemed Z
Iigible to any Office in either of said !,
tates, unless relieved from disability y
provided in said amendment; and it )
hereby made the duty of the Presi-
emit, within ten days after receiving of q
clal information of the ratification of =
nd amendment by the Legislature of ~
Their of said States, to issue procla- =,
alton announcing that fact !, !,
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