The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-26
The Omnibus BIZ ana the XIV Amendment

The passage, yesterday, by Congress, over the
veto of the president, of the bill admitting the
States of North Carolina. South Carolina, Louisi-
ana, Georgia and Florida, is announced by tele
graph. Below we reproduce copy of the law,
and the pending constitutional amendment re-
fared to in the third section Of the former
THE OMNIBUS BILL.
The following is the text Of the omnibus bill
which was yesterday passed over the veto of the
president, and is now alaw
AN ACT to admit the STATES Of North Carolina. Sou d
Carolina Louisiana Georgia, Alabama aud Florida {
representation in Congress
WHEREAS, The people of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and Flor
ida have in pursuance of the provisions of an act
entitled IAN act for the more efficient govern
ment of rebel States, passed March 2, 1861 and
The act supplemental thereto, framed Constitu-
tpns Of STATE government which are republican,
and have adopted said Constitutions by large
msjorities of Che votes cast at the elections held
tor ;he ratification or repeating of the same;
therefore
BE At enacted, That each of the States of North
Carolina, south Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia,
Alabama and Florida shall be entitled and ad-
united 10 representation in Congress a State
of the Union. when the legislatures of such States
shal have duly ratified the amendment TO the
Constitution of the United States proposed by the
thirty ninth Congress, and known 5 agucle four
teen, upon the following fundamental conditions:
SECTION l. That the Constitution of neither of
said States shall ever be amended or changed as
10 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 Constitu-
ton herein recognized, except as punishment of
such crimes are now felonIes at cOmaOn Law,
whereof they shall have been duly convicted IN.
der laws equally applicable TO all the inhabitants
of said STATE PrOUlded, That any alteration of
said Constitutions, prospective in its effect may
be made with regard TO time aud place of resi-.
dence of voters. And the State of Georgia sh all
only be entitled and admitted to representation
upon this further fundamental condition: That
the first and third subdivisions Of section seven
teen Of the fifth article of the Constitution Of said
State, except the proviso 10 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 10 the fore.
going fundamental condition.
SIC. 2. That if the day fixed for the fret meet
ing Of the legislature OF either Of said States by
the Constitution or ordinance thereof shall have
passed, so nearly arrived before the passage Of
this act that there shall not be time for the egis
lature TO assemble at the period fixed, snch legi.-
! lature shall convene at the end of twenty days
from the time this act shall take effect unless the
| governor elect shall sooner convene the same
SEC. 8. That the first section Of this act shall
take effect, as 10 each State except Georgia when
such State shall by its legislature duly ratify art
| Gle fourteen OF the amendments 20 the Constits-
ton Of the United States proposed by the Thirty.
ninth Congress; and to the state of Georgia when
it shall, in addition give the assent Of such State
to the fundamental condition hereinbefore i'm
| posed upon the same. And thereupon the off ,ers
| Of each State duly elected and qualified under the
| Constitution thereof shall be nsugurated without
| delay; but no person prohibited from holding
Office under the United States or under any State
/ by the proposed amendment to the Consultation
of the Um,ed States. known as article fourteen,
shall be deemed eligible TO any Office in either Of
said States unless relieved from disability a. pro-
| vided IN said amendment; and il 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