Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-01-31
Recon sErtzcaiORa.

The following is the Supplementary
Reconstruction bill as passed by the House
on the 21st: 7ls .,.}, .a a
Be 1 enacted, &c, That IN Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississip
ri, Louisiana, Texas, Florida, and Arkansas, there
are no civil State governments, republican IN
form that the so called civil governments IN SAID
States, respectively, shall not be recognized as
valid or legal State governments either by the ex-
ecutive Or judicial power or authority Oh the
United States.
speedy enforcement of the act entitled " an act TO
provide for the more efficient government OF the
rebel States passed March "a lSG1 ana the s1V "
the Army OF The United States is hereby authorized
and required to enOin by special orders upon all
officers in command within the several military
departments within said several States the per,
formance of all acts authorized by said several
Jaws above recited; is authorized to remove at his
discretion, by his order, from command any or az
of said commanders, and detail other ofhcers oil
the United States army not below the rank OF
Colonel; to perform all the duties ana exercise All
the powers authorized By said several acts 10 me
end that the people of said several States may
speedily recognize civil governments, republican
in form, in said several States and be restored 10
political power in the Union. 30,
SEC. 3. Be 1t further enacted, mat the General
of the Army may remove any OF all elVl othcer5
now acting under the several provisional govern
ments within the said several dlsorganlzed states
and appoint others to discharge the dunes per-
tanning to their respective o1hces, ana may 90
any or ell acts which, by said several laws above
mentioned, are authorized to be done by the sew
eral commanders of the military departments
within said States, and SO uch OF SAID acts or OF
any act as authorizes the President to detail the
military commanders to said military departments
or to remove any officers who may be detailed as
herein provided, is hereby repealed.
SEC. H. Ind be IL further enacted, That 1t snail
be unlawful for the President OF the United states
to order any part of the army or navy OF the United
States to assist by force OF arms the authority OF
either of said provisional governments In sald dis
organized States to oppose or obsruct the author-
ity of the United States provided In ILLS act and
ACTS TO which this is supplementary.
SEC. 8. And be Ut further enacted, Ihat any IN
terferance by any person with the intent to pre-
vent by force the execution of orders OF the
General of the Army made in pursuance OF this
act and of acts aforesaid or any refusal or liul
neglect of any person to issue any order or do any
act required by this act other acts to which this
liz additional and supplementary, Win the intent
to defeat or delay the due execution OF this act or
either of the acts to which this Is supplementary
shall be held to be a high misdemeanor, and the
party guilty thereof shall upon conYlcuon, De
fined not to exceed $1,000, and imprisoned not
exceeding two years.
of all acts and parts of acts as conflict or is incon-
sstent with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed.