Arizona miner., 1868-03-28
Bill of Despotism.

We print, below, the yindictiyc bill recent ly passed by Congress for stripfin" the Pres idrut of all power granted him by the Con ,tnu,ion, and making General Grant Dictator over ten States of the Union. l. was con cciycd in malice by the Radical leader, of the House. and voted for by every black scorpion in Congress The Democrats cast solid vote against it
 See. |. Be enacted, etc., That, in Nir- guia, North Carolina. South Carolina. Geor- gla, Alabama, Mississippi. Louisian, Texas, Florida and Arkansas. there are no oi7li Staie Governments, republican in form, and that the so-called civil Governments in said states respectively shall not be recognized as vaIia or legal state Governments. either by the eN- ecutiye or the judicial power or authority oi the United States
 Sec. ?. That for the speedy enforcement oi the Act entitled "Au Act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States, passed March ?, sG7. and the several Acts supplementary thereto. the General Of the army of the United States Is hereby author ! zcd and required to eujoin, hy -pecial orders, i upon all officers in command. within the -ey- eral military departments within sad several l States, the performance of all nets author ized by said several laws above recited; is authorized To remove at his discretion, by his order. from command any or ail of said com mauders, and detail other officers of the ni- ted States army not below the rank Oi Col- oncl. Co perform all the duties and exercise all the powers authorized by said several Acts to the end, that the people ot the sad several States may speedily organize civil Gurernmeuts, republican n form in sad scy- eral States and be restored tO political power
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 Sec g. That the General of the army may remove any or all civil officer, now acting under tLe several Provisional Government.
 within the said several di-orgauilci States
 and appoint others to discharge the duiie.
 pertaining to thir respective offices. and may
 do any and all gets which, by said seyera
 laws above mentioned, are authorized to b,
 done by the several commander, of the Mill
 tary Departments within said states; and E,
 much of said Acts, and of any Act, as au
 thorizes the President to detail the M.itIr] commanders to said Military Departments. u tc remove any officer, who may be dctuiIe, | d, herein provided, is hereby repealed.
 Sec. l. That it shall hc unlawful for th
 President of the United States to order an,
 part of the army or nary uf the Ouite' - States to assist by force of arms the author b fly of either of said Provisional Government in .ail disoFeanzcd States, to oppose or oi
 ,truct the authority of the United Stales, q
 provided in this Act and the Acts to whic tAis i- supplementary.
 - Sec. j. Any interference by any perso E with intent 10 prevent by force the executio
 of the orJlers of the General of the army
 made in pursuance of this Act and of the Act - aforesaid, or any refusal or wilhl neglect d any person to issue any order or do any as e required by this Act, or other of the Acts { e which rhfs Act k additional and supplement
 ary, shall be held to be high misdcmcano
 and the party guilty thereof shall, upon coi S yict.on, bc fined not exceeding five tLou,an z dollars and imprisoned not exceeding tw :. years.
 Sec. (. And be it further enacted, That :, muah of all Acts and parts of Acts as confi II or is inconsistent with the provisions Of tl n Act is hereby repeated