The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-03-21

tsicts, eossaiss, y parishes q sesh
State BY the eo00aa1Sag kseesal, otstaG
70 sssh vsprsssa1aaioa y ~ ra1fr q
votsrs registered ~ afosssaiA, - nses3y
~ nay -. The ceavse>joa = vkE1sta
shall consist Of the sans asness u
members a. rspveseessl W. tsssaessy
now cos.stitssine virglaia in ~ nsse
namsruss bsaneA Of tAs Ls8islaesss q
said ssase In The year sieAtssa escAss4
'" sss.aSxcl3s. -
tered xaSM e "a oeA.s All .
or asalhst convention 70 i6r2 eca.
-,itu,ion therefor under this act Thss
voting in fav~r OF such . coavsnsiaa
shall have wr,tt@a or printed Va Ne bal
lots by which they vote fos dsbgasss,
ns aforesaid, tho words +" For eonvsa.
ton and those voting against sseh >
convention shall have written or printed
on such ballots The words "Anisss .
convention The psssca speoiaasd 10
surss:ntcad sn;d efecfs..e, aaa v nahs
return o. the votes given thsssaa, ~
herein pf6vi4sd, sasajl sesns aaA DeAs
return a The vosss givsa As and acsiass
. convention ard he soooasdiag gss-
sral 70 who's tAs saas skall have bees
rsanrssd shall asssraaia asA declare shs
total we 10 sach S4aAs IL aad agaissa
= conventioa II majority II he vo>es
Eivsa "a thaA qssstjsa shall BE- fas .
coavsation, tAsa sssh sonvsstioa shall
be held ~ hsrsisaisss psovidsd but u
u majority Of ssd vo>ss shall b. against
u convention, thsa ~ such composites
shsll be held under this act: Provided,
That such coavsasioa shall 10 b. ksA
unless . majority Of al such Registered
voters shall have voted On he qsss&ioa
Of holding such convention.
Sm l. Thaa tho coansnding essesal
Of each district shall appoise - naay
boards Of registration ~ may bs Rscss-
sary, consisting Of three loyal 00ssss o.
persons, to male and coaplsts tAs reg
istration, supesisssnd tAs sIestioa, asi
make rssarn 70 him Of he voess, liss Of
votevs, aad Of the persons elected - del
sgasss BY plurality Of ths voAss east q
said slsctiea; asd Apo. ssssisiag ~
retasas be sAaH opsa IL saas, ese.
tain the persons elected - dsls6a>ss ~
eording 70 The returns Of the oacsss
who conducted said election, and make
proclanation thereof aad IL . majority
Of the votes given on that qssssios b.
for . convention, the commandisx gsn-
sral within sixsy days fsoa ths 1aSs II
election, shall notify she delegates 70
Aaeembls In conventioo, n . tims and
place 10 be mentioned IL the nosiasaaios
and aaid convention, when osgaaissd,
shall proceed to frxae = cons.itutio~
and civil government according y The
provisions Of this act and the acs 70
which il il supplementary and whsa
the same shall have been 10 frsned,
said constitution shall be submitted By
the convention for ratification " The
persons regisssrsd undss tho peosisi0as
OF this act at an election 70 be sondss1sd
BY the oeccrs or psrsoss appointed o.
to be appointed by The coauAsding
general, ~ hsrsir before provided, and
10 be held amer the expiration ~ thirty
days from the date Of notice thersof, 10
he given by sHid convention, ard The
/, returns thereof shall be naas b The com-
n,aEding general Of the disssics
Sac q That II, according to said 70.
t1r.s, the constitution shall be ratified
by majority If the votes Of the regis-
tered electors qualified NJ hsrsin speci.
aed, cast at said election Cat least one
half Of all the registered voters voting
upon the question Of such ratinca alton,
the president 81 the convention shall
transmit u copy Of the same Huly csrti-
fed, to the President Of the United
states, ..;o shall forth with lrans,ai, the
snme to Congress, IL then Ia session, AID
IL not IN session, then Immediately upon
its next assembling and il Il shall,
moreover, appear to C0ngrsa tAaa We
election was one ct whlck all Tie rsgis-
tered aad qualified electors in the Stass
Ind an opportunity 70 vots freely and
without rsstrsint, fear, or the influence
M ftasd, and II The Coagrsss shall b.
oatisHed that sub Consolation nsels
the approval Of = majority Of ali he
qualified electors Ia the Stale, asd u ths
aid constitution shall - declared BY
Coagrsa 70 b. IL conformity viii ~
rrosisione Of the act 70 which this 10
supplementary, and the other psovisioas
Of said act shall have been eonplisd
with, and the saA Constitution shsll bs
approved by CoAgrsss, the Ssats shall
bo declared entitled 10 representation,
and Senators and Representative shali
be admitssd thcrefro1 ~ thssria pro
vidssi.
ssc. Q. That all slsetioos Ia H. H>aAss
mentioned in the said Act 10 provide
for the more eAcisRt gIvssnnesi Of he
rebel States" shall, dRsiag he opsra-
ton OF said act b. BY ballot; asA ell
okcen aaking the sid rsgis<sa4iea n
voters and coaductiag said sIeetiaas
shall, before catering upas The disehssgs
Of their datiss, taks asd subssribs tEs
oath prescribed BY the act appssvsd
July second, eighteen hundred asA siS
ty-two, sntitled" IA act 70 prescribe ~
cath or o2cs ~ Provided, That " cay
person shall knowingly aad !Alssly tAks
and subscribe any oesh in tbs ast prs-
scribei, such peFsou No oGesdiHg and
bsias ehesssf dsly ssavisosd, shall b.
subject 70 the paiss, penalties, ssd aiss-
bilities which BY hw ars provided for
tho punishment Of the crime Of willhal
and corrupt perjury.
SEC I. That all expsasss incurred BY
the several commanding generals, Of By
virtue Of any ordsrs Issued, or appoint
men,s made by them, under or BY virtss
Of this act, shall b. paid cut of asy
moneys in the treasury not Otherwise
appropriated.
Ssc q. That the caavsatioa fos saeA
| ktate shalI nsescyihs tka fena anhsV.