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and its inhexible resolve to secure. oil all
Ievente, the cardinal principle OF equal
rights, the sheet anchor of our inS'i'u'
tons. The result'will be equally accepta'
BILE to patriots. lovers Of peace and to the
business community "of the nation
Boston Journal
THE OMNIBUS RECONSTRUCTION BILL -
The following is the Omnibus Bill. so
called, as passed by both Houses Of Con
gress:
.In-qct 10 admit tile States Of North
Carolinu, South Ca roltna. Louisiana
Georgia and FLORIDA to representation 4"
Congress. Whereas the people of North
Carolina, South Carolina. Louisiana,
Georgia. Alabama and Florida have in
pursuance of the provisions of an act en-.
titled An act for The more efficient gov
ernmrnt of the Rebel States, passed M'cb.
2, 1867, and the acts supplemental there
to. framed constitutions Of State govern
ment, which are Republican, an have ad
opted said contributions by large msjorities
of the votes cast at the elections held for
the ratification or repeating of the same
Therefore, be ii enacted, that each of
the States of North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, LouisaTiana, Georgia, Alabama and
Florida shall be entitled aud adhitted to
representation in Congress as a State of
the Union, when the Legislatureof such
State shall have duly ratified the amend
ment to the Constitution Of the United
States, proposed by the XXXiXth' Cor
gress, and known as Article 4. upon the
following fundamental conditions:
Sect. /. That the Constitution Of
neither of said states sba! ever lie so
amended or changed as to deprive any
citizen or class Of citizens Of the United
States of the tight to vote by the Const-
tuition thereof herein recognized, except
as punishment of such crimes as are
now f.lonies at common law, whereof they
shall have been duly convicted under laws
equally applicable to all the inhabitants
of said State: proUtded, that any altera-
tons of said Constitutions, prospective in
its effect, may be made with regard to
the time aud place Of residence of voters
and the State of Georgia shall only be en-
titled and admitted TO representation on
this further fundamental condition That
the first aud third sub divisions of section
IL Of the fifth article Of the Constitution
of said State. except the proyiso TO the
first subdivision, shall be null and void
and that the General Assembly Of Said
State, by solemn pubic 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 Constitution or ordi.
nance thereof shall have past, or SO near
ly arrived, before the passage Of this act
that there shall not be time for the Leg
islature to Assem- III at the period fixed,
such Legslsture'sbtl cohvehe at the eud
of twenty aaysfrom the time this act takes
effect unless tho Governor elect shall
sooner convene the same.
Sec 6, That the first section of this
act shall take effect as to each State, ex
cept Georgia, when such State shall, by
its Legislature, duly ratify Article IA
of the amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, proposed by the Thirty
ninth Congress and as to the State of
Georgia, when it shall. in addition, give
the assent of said State to Tile fuudamept.
al condition 'Bereinbe!ore imposed upon
the SAME, and thertHpon tho officers of
each State duly elected and qualified uu-
der the Constitution thereof shall be
inauguratea without delay; but no person
prohibited from holding office under the
United States, or under apy State, by
section of the prdpostd amendment to
the Constitution Of the Uhitea States.
known as Article II, shall be deemed
eligible to any Office in either Of said
States, unless relieved from disability as
provided in said amendment; and il is
hereby made the dnty of the President,
within ten days after receiving official ill.,
formation of the ratification OF said States,
TO issdc proclamation announcing that
fact"
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