The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-17
The Omnibus BiIl.

The following is the text Of the omnibus bill ss
1t went to the president:
An act to admit the States of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia and Florida to
representation in Congress:
WHsREAs, The people Of North Carolina. South
have, in pursuance OF the provisions of an act
entitled An act for the more efficient government
Of rebel States" passed March 2, 1867, and the
act supplemental thereto. framed constitutions OF
State government which are republican, and have
adopted said constitutions by large majorites oil
the votes cast at the elections held for the ratIh
cation or repeating of the same; therefore,
Be ii eRdcted, That each Of the States OF North
Carolina. South Carolina, Louisiana, georgia, Ala,
bama and Florida shall be entitled and admitted
10 representation in Congress as State Of the
Union when the legislatures of such States shall
have duly ratified the amendment to the Constitu
ton Of the United States proposed by the Thirty
ninth 0Dngress, and known as article fourteen
upon the following fundamental conditions:
6KcTIos /. That the Constitution Of neither OF
said States shall ever be amended or changed as
to deprive any citizen, class Of citizens OF the
United States Of the right to vote in said State
who are entitled to vote by the Constitution herein
recognized. except as punishment Of such crimes
as are now felonies at common law, whereof they
shall have been duly convicted. under laws equally
applicable TO all the Inhabitants OF said State I;
Prortded, That any alteration Of said C0nstit1
tons, prospective in it's effect, may be made with
regard to time and place Of residence of voters.
And the State Of Georgia shall only be entitled
and admitted TO representation upon this further
fundamental condition: That the first aud third
subdivisions Of section IL of the fifth article of the
Constitution Of said State, except 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 tue State to
the foregoing fundamental condition.
SIC. 2. That If the day fixed for the first meet
ing Of the legislature of either of said States by
the Constitution or ordinance thereof shall have
passed, OF SO nearly arrived before the passage
of this act thar there shall not be time for the le
gislature to assemble ct the period fixed. such
legislature shall convene at the end of twenty
days from the time this act shall take effect, IN.
less the governor elect shall sooner continue the
same. .
SEC. 8. That the first section Of this act shall
take effect, to each State except Georgia, when
such State shall, by its legislature duly ratfy
tice Ii Of the amendments to the Constitution OF
the United States, proposed by the Thirty ninth
Congress; and TO the State Of Georgia,
when it shall, in addition, give the as.
sent of such State to the fundamental condi.
ton hereinbefore imposed upon the same. And
thereupon the officers OF each State duly elected
and qualified under the Constitution thereof shall
be inaugurated without delay; but no person pro.
hibited from holding Office under the United sates
or under any State by the proposed amendment
to the Constitution of the United States, known as
Article IA, shah be deemed eligible to any Office
in either Of said States unless relieved from dis.
ability as provided ia said amendment; and it is
hereby made the duty of the president, within
ten days after receiving official Information Of the
ratification of said amendment by the Legislature
of either of said States TO issue proclaim alton
announcing that fact.