The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-17

Ge0rg12, Alabama, and Ek0r10a, nave,
il pursuance of the provisions of az
act entitled An Act for the more
/ efficient government of the rebel
States" passed March 2, 1867, and
the act supplemental thereto, framed
I Constitutions Of e State Government
which are republican. and have adopt
ed the said Constitutions by large ma
joTltles OF votes east atethe elections
held for the ratification or rejection
OF the same therefore
Be Il enacted. That each of the
States of North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama,
aud florida, shall be entitled and adj
mIttedhto representation IN Congress
as States of the Union, when the
legislatures Of such States have duly
ratified the amendment to the COnsti-
tuition of the United States, proposed
by the Phirty-ninth Congress, and
known as Article IA, upon the follow
ing fundamental coodi ions:
SECTION THAT the Constitution
OF neither Of said States shall ever be
so amended or changed as to deprive
any citizen, or class of citizens, Of the
United States Of the right to vote IN
said State who are entitled to vote by
the Constitution thereof. herein re-
eognlzed, except as punishment o.
SUCH crimes as are now felOnies at
common law, whereof they shall have
been duly convicted under laws
equally applicable to all inhabitants
ct said State. Provided, Any a~ltera-
ton of said Constitution, prospective
In its effect, may be made with regard
to time aud place of residence Of yo-
ters, and the State of Georgia shall
only be entitled to representation
upon this further fundamental condi-
ton; That the first aud third subdi-
visions Of section IL of the fifth arti-
Gle OF the Constitution of said Stat
except the proviso to the first subdi-
vision, shall be null and void, and
that the General Assembly of that
State, by solemn public act. shall de-
clare 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 Constitu-
ton or 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 assem-
bic at the period fixed, such Legisla-
ture shall convene at the end of TWEEN
ty days from the time this act shall
take effect, unless the Governor elect
shall sooner convene the same.
SEC } That the first section of this
act shall take effect as to each State,
except Georgia, when such State shall
by its Legislature duly ratify Article
NV. of the Amendment to the Con
stitution of the United States pro-
posed by the Thirty ninth Congress
and as to the State of Georgia, when
it shall, in addition, give the assent of
said State TO the fundamental condi-
ton hereinbefore imposed upon the
same; and thereupOn the officers of
each State, duly elected aud qualified
under the Constitution thereof. shall
be inaugurated without delay but no
person prohibited from holding Office
under the United States or under any
State by section - of the proposed
Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, known as Article
XIV, shall be deemed eligible to any
Office in either of said States, unless
relieved from disability as provided
In said amendment; and it is hereby
made the duty of the President, with
in ten days after receiving official
information of the ratification of said
amendment By the Legislature of
either of said States, to issue a proc
lamation announcing that fact.
Virginia and Texas are now the
only States that still remain to be re-
constructed, as far as Congress can
do it.