New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-16
THE ApAIIssToN n1LL.

We copy from the Washington LnteRi-
genoer Of Friday the admission bill as 1t
passed the Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentatives:
An act to admit the States of North Caro-.
lima, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia,
Alabama, and Florida to representation
in Congress.
WHEREAS, The people of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Ala
bama, and Florida have, in pursuance of
the provisions of an act entitled ian act
for the more efficient government of the
rebel States, ~ passed March 2, 1867, and the
acts supplementary thereto, framed eonsti.
tutions of State government which are re-
publican, and have adopted said constitu-
tions by large mRiorities of the votes cast
at the elections held for the ratification or
rejection of the same; therefore,
Be il enacted, ETC., That each of the States
of North Carolina, South Carolina, Lou
isiana, 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 funda-
mental conditions: That the constitutions
of neither of said States shall ever be SO
amended or changed as to deprive any citi-
zen 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,
except as punishment for such crimes as
are now felonies at common law, whereof
they shall have been duly convicted under
laws equally applicable to all the inhabit-
ants of said State; Provided, That any al
teration of said 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
subdivision of section seventeen of the fifth
article of the constitution of said State, ex-
cept the proviso to the first subdivision,
shall 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.
| SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
| if the day fixed for the meetings of
the Legislature of either of said States by
the constitution or ordinance thereof shall
have PASSED or have so nearly arrived be
fore the passage of this act that there shall
| not be time for the Legislature to assemble
at the period fixed, such Legislature shall
convene at the end of twenty days from the
| time this act takes effect, unless the govern
/ or elect snail sooner convene the same.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the
first section of this act shall take effect as tt
each State except Georgia, when such Statt
shall, by Its Legislature, duly ratify articl,
fourteen of the amendments to the Consti
tuition of the United States, proposed by TIL
thirty.ninth Congress; and as to the State o
Georgia, when 1t shall, in addition, Civ
the assent of said State to the Fundamental
condition hereinbefOre imposed upon tn
same; and thereupon the officers of eacl
State, duly elected and qualified under tn
constitution thereof, shall be inauguratel
without delay; but no person prohibited
from holding office under the United States
or under any State by section three of tn
proposed amendment to the Constitution o
the United States known as article fourteen
shall be deemed eligible to any office il
either of said States, unless relieved fror
disability as provided in said amendment
and it is hereby made the duty of the Pres
dent, within ten days after receiving offics
information of the ratification of sal
amendment by the Legislature of either {
said States, to issue proclamation announ,
ing that fact,