The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-24

THE OMNIBUS BILL.-The following is the text of the
omnibus bill as it went to the President
An act to admit the States of North Carolina South
Carolina Louisiana, Georgia, and Florida to representa-
ton in Congress:
WHEREAS, The people of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Louisiana Georgia, Alabama, and Florida,
have III pursuance Of the provisions of an act entitled
An act for the efficient government of the rebel
States, passed March 2, 1867 and the act supple
mental thereto, framed constitutions Of State
ment which republican, and have adopted said
constitutions by large maorties of the votes cast at
the elections held for the ratification repeating of
the same therefore, 49,
Be it enacted That each of the States of North Car
olina South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia. Alabama
and Florida shall be entitled and admitted to represen
alton in Congress State Of the Union, when the
legislatures of such States 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 fundamental
conditions:
SECTION l. That the constitution of neither of said
States shall be amended 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
by the Constitution herein recognised except as
punishment of such crimes are feonies at COM
law, whereof they shall have been duly convicted
under laws equally applicable to all the inhabitants of
said State Provided That any alteration of said Con-
stitutons prospective in its effect may be made with
the State of Georgia shall only be entitled and admitted
to representation upon this further fundamental con-
dition That the first and third subdivisions of section
II of the fifth article of the Constitution of said State
except the provso 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. That if the day fixed for the first meeting
of the legislature of either of said States by the Con-
sttuton ordinance thereof shall have passed. or so
nearly arrived before 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 shall take effect
unless the governor elect shall sooner continue the
same.
SEC 8. That the first section of this act shall take
effect as to each State except Georgia. when such State
SHALL by Its legislature duly ratiy article IA of the
amendments to the Constitution of the United States
proposed by the thirty Congress; and as to the
State of Georgia. when it shall, in addition, give the
ssent of such State to the fundamental condition
lereinbefore imposed upon the same. And thereupon
he officers of each State duly elected and qualified
nder the Constitution thereof shall be inaugurated
Without delay but person prohibited from holding
flee under the United States under any State by
be proposed amendment to the Constitution of the
jnlted States, known Article IA, shall be deemed
gble to any Office in either of said States unless re-
eyed from disability as provided in said amendment /
40 is hereby made the duty of the President within
n days after receiving official information Of the rat
cation Of said amendment by the legislature Of either
said States TO issue proclamation announcing that b
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