Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-06-19
AdmLsslon Of sonlhern states.


The Senate and House of Representativs
have both passed the following bin to "a
nit the States Of North Carolina. Soub
Carolina, Louisiana Georgia, Alabama aul
Florida to representation in Congress . Te
House to day, after considerable diseussios,
agreed TO the Senate amendments. and de
bill now goes to the President for his a.
provai or rejection
Whereas, The people of North Carolin,
South Carolina, Louisiana Georgia, Alabama
and Florida have in pursuance Of the Or,
visions Of an act entitled IAN act for tie
more efficient government of the Reid
4 States, passed March second, eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven, and the act
supplementary thereto, framed Constitutions
/ OF State Governments which are republican
aud have adopted said Constitutions by larg,
majorities OF the votes cast al the election
/ held for the ratification or rejection Of the
same therefore.
BE i enacted &C., That each Of the States
Of North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisi
ana, Georgia, Alabama and Florida shall Be
entitled and admitted to representation IN
! Congress as States Of the Union when the
| Legislatures of said States respectively shall
have duly ratified the amendment to the
| Constitution Of the United States. proposed
| by the Thirty ninth Congress, and known
as article fourteen, upon the following
fundamental conditions: That the Con-
sututions OF neither OF said States shall ever
| be so amended on 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 Constitution
thereof, herein recognized excent as a
punishment for such crimes as are now
telonies at common law, whereof they shall
have been duly convicted under laws equally
applicable to ali the inhabitants Of eaid
State. Provided, That any alteration Of
sand Constitutions, prospective in 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 admitted
to representation upon this further funda-
mental condition that the first and third
subdivisions OF section seventeen of the
nth article of the Constitution of said State
except q tle nEaZiza 10 tha-44l.P,.s.++21; :; r
snail be null and void, and that the General /
Assembly of said State, by solemn public /
act, shall declare the assent OF the State to /
the foregoing fundamental condition.
Section ? Aad be It further enacted, That /
if the day fixed for the meeting of the /
Legislature Of either Of said States, by the /
Constitution or ordinance thereof, shall have /
passed or have so nearly arrived before the I
passage of this act, that there shall not be I
time for the Legislature TO assemble at the /
period fixed, such Legislature shall convene /
at the eud of twenty days from the time this /
act takes effect, unless the Governorment /
elect shall sooner convene the same.
Section g. Aad be Il further Enacted, That /
the first section Of this act shall take effect |
as to each State, except Georgia, when such |
State shall, by its Legislature, duly ratify !
article fourteen Of the amendments to the |
Constitution Of the United States, proposed |
by the Thiity ninth Congress- and as to the |
State Of Georgia, when it shall, in addition, |
give the assent Of said State to the funda- /.
condition herein before imposed upon
the same; and thcreupon the officers Of each !
State, duly elected and qualified under the !
Constitution thereof, shall be inaugurated |
without delay; but no person prohibited !
from holding Office under the United States, |
or under any State by section Of the propos- |
ed amendment to the Constitution Of the |
United States known as article fourteen, |
shall be deemed eligible to any Office in eth /
er of said States, unless relieved from disa- |
bility as provided in said amendment; and It |
is hereby made the duty of the President, /
within ten days after receiveing official 10, /
formation of the ratification of said amend /
ment by the Legislature Of either of said |
States, to issue a proclamation announcing /
that fact.