New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-21
less be subject to indictment, trial, and
punishment according to law.
TITLE vI.-aENERAL PRovIsIOA

N1cOAAAAA ~ aeNs
TITLE v1.-GEEEEAL PROVISIONS.
ART. 90 Every male person of the age of
twenty-one years or upward, born or natus
rallied in the United States, and subject TO
the jurisdiction thereof, and resident of
this state one year next preceding an cleo
tion, and the last ten days within the parish
in which he offers to vote, shall be deemed
an elector, except those DISTINGUISHED by
this constitution, and personS under inter
'diction. Be-. q
ART. 49, The following persons shall be
prohibited from voting and holding any
office: All persons who shall have been con-.
victed Of treason, perjury, forgery, bribery.
or other crime punishable, in the peniten-
tiary, and persons under introduction.
All persons who are estopped from claim
ing the right of suffrage by abiuring their
allegiance to the United States government,
or by VIGOROUSLY levying war against it, or
adhering to its enemies, giving them aid or
comfort, but who have not expatriated
themselves, nor have been convicted of any
of the crimes mentioned in the first para.
graph Of this article, are hereby restored to
he said right, except the. following; Those
who held office, civil or military, for one
year or more under the organization styled
"The Confederate States of American those
who registered themselves as enemies of the
United States; those who acted as leaders of
guerrilla bands during the late rebellion;
those who in the advocacy of treason
wrote or published newspaper articles OF
preached sermons during the late rebellion,
and those who voted for and signed an or.
dinance of accession in any state No per
son includA9 in these exceptions shall
either vote Oh Rold office until ne shall have
relieved himseA Ny voluntarily writing and
signing certifS hte setting forth that he
acknowledges the late rebellion to have
been morally and politically wrong, and
that he regrets any aid and comfort he NAV
have given it; and he shall file the certif
cate in the office of the secretary of state
and it shall be published in the oficia
ournal;
Provided, That no person who prior to the
FIRST of January, eighteen hundred and
sixty.eight, favored the execution of the
laws Of the United States popularly known
as the reconstruction acts of congress, and
onenlv and acti,alv sseisto5 +ho I,,y,,o1 -,
of the state in their efforts n re.toro o,,is
lana to her position in the Union, shall b,
held to be included among those herein ex
ratI Of s,,cb ~ ~, ~
dsnco ~ tba fao+ .l,o+ /. =. o,,.i.,ss - a.,
benaft ofthis ,,ro,-is,s '.'-'.f''-' - -
-. = -. 4-l
ll' w, useill'ers s u tne general Assem-
pls anu an otner olncers' pelore they ente
upon Inc ouEes OF IN their onceS, shau tax
Ihe lonowlIng pain OF animation; y q
Poi uo solellniy swear tor anirm) that
aoSePS me ciFli ana polIlcai equallty OF a.
Aaen' sn@ asree HOT 10 attempt TO dePriv
h4y person OF persons on account OF race
GoAof' " PREVIOUS cohultioh' OF any politlca
oN4 FshS privilege, OF mml
misy enjoyed Dy any other class Of mel
4nas Wil support the constitutlo
a.uu iaws o. .ne united states ana the col
e'i.us'on anu Jaws u lhls staIe ana tnat
ana I'M psrIlally olscharge an
Pe'iorin Al. 'ne uutles incumbent on me 9
a0ooreins 70 sne pest OF my aollity an
% 0el' nlle 'eou'
ART lOl. Treason against the state sha
consist only in levying war against it, or
laaherlng TO its enemies--giving them al
and comfort. No person shall be conyicte
OF treason except on the testimony of tW
witnesses to the same overt act, or on h
Contession m open court. h.
ART. l02. All penalties shall be propo
4oned to tho nature OF the offense.
AR lO5. The privilege Of free suffrat
6alau be supported by laws regulating Gle
items, and prohibiting under adequate pc
alsles an undue influence thereon fro
ROWei' bribery tuilsui'' OF otner lmprop
Prac1Ice,
AAL. ~. No money Snall pc oEawh no
ny s.S..sls ~. Z pI =, u specn
ment and account Of reee,Dts 4,
aexpend,tnres n All nnb,ic nons
ahaIl be'made annuallv In sneb u,anno,.
sbaIl be- nresoribe.l l,v law /: and no tlrst -
,eral- ssser,,llv eoD,,e1,ng nndsr fb,s- cons
a1itiun sl,all male 1 syaS,al av,,,rovy,ist,,,,
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esiss.,sysS,ion nav sttl,at .S,,e ,'.i, :,
as,aii, y ,,n,~ovi,ssa for, - ~ =,
.51sARFs les. An ciriloaicers Of the state
Z large shaar be voters OF ana reside with
othe- state. and ali sistfie,t.or nar,sL, ofIins
si.slaall reside within their respective sls,r.t
0rpaasshes and shall kesp tseIr' offices
asucA place therein g nav be teoaisel
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