The Portland daily press., 1868-06-17

The bill for the admission of six Southern
States has passed both Houses of Congress-
Did it not include Alabama. to the admission
of which under existing circumstances many
Republicans are opposed, it would pass over
the Presidents veto which perhaps may not
come. The text is as follows:
Whereas the people OF North Carolina. South Car
olina, louisiana Georgia, Alabama and Florida
have in pursuance of the provisions of an act emit
tied d" An act tor the more efficient government OF
the Rebel States" passed March 2, 1867, and the
tons OF Stale government, which are Republican,
and have adopted sad constitutions by large major-
ties Of the votes cast at the elections held Tor the rat
ifieation or repeating OF the same,
Therefore, De enacted, that each of the States of
North Carolina South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia,
Alabama, and Florida shall be entitled and admitted
representation in Congress State of he Unon
when the Legislature OF such State shall have duly
rstiied the amendment to the Constitution OF the
United states, proposed by the XXXIXth Congress,
and known as Article IA, upon the following funda-
mental conditions:
SECTION !. That the Constitution OF neither OF
said shall ever be amended changed to
deprive any citizen class of citizens OF the United
States of the right to vote in said State who
titled 10 vote by the Constitution thereof herein
ognized, except as a punishment of such crimes
are now tel0nies at common law, whereof they shall
have been duly convicted under the laws. Provided,
that any alterations Of said prospective
in its effect may be maze with regard to the time and
place OF residence of voters; and the State OF Geor
tion upon this further fundamental condition: That
The first and third subdivisions of section II Of the
fifth article of the Constitution of said State,
cept the provso to the first subdivision, shall be
null and void. and that the General Assembly of
said State by solemn public act shall declare the
sent of the State to the foregoing fundamental con-
dtien.
SEQ 2. That If the day fixed for the first meeting
OF the Legislature of either OF said States by the
Constitution ordinance thereof shall havepassed
nearly arrived, before the passage of this that
there shall not be time for the Legislature to
BILE at the period fixed, such Legislature snail
vene at the end OF twenty days from the time this
act takes effect unless the Governor elect shall
convene the same.
Sec g. That thefrst section of this act shall take
effect as to each State, except Georgia. when such
State shall, by its Legislature, duly raty Article IA
OF the amendment, to the Constitution of the United
States, proposed by the Thi ty ninth Congress- and,
to the State OF Georgia. when it shall, IL addition,
give the assent of said State 10 the fundamental
dtion herein before imposed upon the same; and
thereupon the officers OF each State duly electea ami
qualified under the Constitution thereof shall be in
augurated without delay; but no person prohibited
from holding office under the United States or
der any State, by section of the prop sed amend
IA.t to tha on of the United States. known
as Article IL, shall be deemed eligible TO any Oic9 IN
either of Said States, unless relieved from disability
as provided in said amendment; and 1t is hereby
made the duty of the President, within ten days at
ter receiving official information OF the ratification
of said amendment by the Legislature OF either of
said States, to issue proclamation announcing that
fact.