The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-06-17
THE SIy,sTATE SOUTHERN ADMISSION
= l BILL.

THE SIA,SFATE SOU IHERN ADMlSSION
Il BILL.
The following is the tex, of the omnibus
admission bill passed by the Senate on
Wednesday night:
An act to admit the States OF North Carolina, South
Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and Flo
rida to representation in Congress.
Whereas the people OF North Caroliaa,
South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Ala,
bama and Florida have. in pursuance of the
provisions of an act entitled !" An act for
the more efficient government of the rebel
Sta.es," passed March Cd. 1867, and the
acts supplementary thereto, framed consti-
Ttutions oi State government which are re-
publican, and have adopted said constitu-
tons by large majori,ies of the votes cast
at the elections held for the ratification or
rejection of the same therefore
Section |. Be il enacted. &C., That each
of the States Of North Carolina. South Ca
rolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama aud
Florida shall be entitled and admitted TO
representation in Congress as State OF the
Union when the Legislature OF such State
shall have duly ratified the amendment to
the constitution of the United States p,o-
posed by the Thirty ninth Congress, and
known a. article fourteen, upon the follow
Ing fundamental conditions: That the con.
situations OF neither of said States shall ever
he SO amended or changed as to deprive any
citizen or class of eiuLens in the United
States of the right TO vole who are entilled
10 vote In said State by the constitution
thereof herein recognlzer, except asa pun
shment for such crimes as are now felonies
at common law, whereof they shalt have
been duly convicted under laws equally ap.
plicable TO all the inhabitants Of said States /;
provided that any alteration OF said consti-
buttons prospective in its effect. may be
made 10 regard to time and place OF rest
dence Of the voters and the State OF Geor-
gia shall only be entitled and admitted to
representation upon this further iundamen.
tai condition: that the first and third sub.
divisions OF section seventeen vi the fifth ar
ticle of the constitution OF said STATE, ex-
cept the prOyIso to the first Subdivision,
shall be null and void. and that the Gene.
raj Assembly OF said STATE. by solemn pub
lie act, shall declare the assent of the State
~ the foregoing fundamental condition.
Sec. .. And be it further enacted, That
if the time fixed for the meeting ot the Leg
islature oil either of he said States by the
convention thereof shall have passed, or
shall have so nearly arrived beicle the pas
sage OF this act that there shall not be time
for the Legislature TO assemble at Tie time
fixed by the convention of said Stale, such
Legislature shall convene at the end OF
twenty days from the time this act take, Ell
feet, unless the Governor shall sooner con-
yeae the same.
Sec. 5. That the first section of this act
shall take effect as 10 each State, except
Georgia, when such State shall, bs lis Leg
stature. duly ra,ily article IA Of tue
amendments to the constitution OF the Unit
ed States proposed BY the 39lh Congress.
and as to the State Of 1eorgiS. when it sha !,
IN addition, give the assent Of SAID State TO
the fundamental condition herelnbetore in
posed upJn the same and thereupan the
officers oil each State, duly elected ard qua
hfied under the constitution thereof. shall
be inausursted without delay but no per-
son prohibited from holding Office under the
UnIted States or under any State by Sec
ton three Of the proposed amendment to
the constitution Of the United States known
az article IL shall BE- deemed eligible to
any Office in either of said States, unles,
relieved from disability as provided IN SAID
amendment. And il is hereby made the
duty Of the President, within ten DAYS after
receiving official information VI tie ratf.
ca:iOn oI said amendment by The Legisla'
ture Of either OF said States. to Issue pro.
cIamaiion announcing that TACT.
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